Russian police raid book publisher accused of pushing ‘gay propaganda’
Russian police have raided the country’s top publishing house on suspicion that it has been disseminating “homosexual propaganda”, local media report.
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Newest first · UTC+11:00Florida's attorney general investigates ChatGPT's role in FSU gunman's crime
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier speaks during a news conference at Palm Beach State College in Lake Worth, Fla., Aug. 20, 2025. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP, File)
· Mike Schneider
In a split second, Keelie made the 'surreal' decision to reveal her abuse
By Brianna Morris-Grant
· Brianna Morris Grant
Supreme Court doesn't seem likely to limit telecom regulators' power
The U.S. Supreme Court is seen in Washington, Friday, April 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)
· Lindsay Whitehurst
Rideshare drivers sue Uber over being kicked off app in new challenge to California law
Uber has failed to create an appeals system to give drivers due process when they’re kicked off the app, violating the California law it carved out that declared app-based drivers independent contractors, a lawsuit filed Monday alleges.
· Levi Sumagaysay Calmatters
Weinstein preyed on aspiring US actress, court told in rape retrial
The Hollywood mogul took advantage of Jessica Mann by enticing her with a film role she had no chance of getting, prosecutors say
· Agence France-Presse
Weinstein preyed on aspiring US actress, court told in rape retrial
The Hollywood mogul took advantage of Jessica Mann by enticing her with a film role she had no chance of getting, prosecutors say
· Agence France-Presse
Disturbing details emerge after famed activist who worked with Biden is stabbed and mother killed in Burbank – as arrest is made
A 30-year-old man has been arrested in the brutal stabbings of a 25-year-old mental health activist and her mother.
· Ross O'Keefe
LA Mayor candidate goes on crazed rant about LAPD with three-point cookbook on how she’ll destroy it
A progressive Los Angeles mayoral candidate has a three-point plan for how she’ll tear apart the Los Angeles Police Department, she said in a social media video Monday.
· Ross O'Keefe
Dr. Oz announces a Medicaid audit in all 50 states
Administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Dr. Mehmet Oz speaks during a news conference on efforts to combat fraud, in the Old Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus Feb. 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Tom Brenner, File)
· Ali Swenson
Teenager pleads guilty after arson attack on London synagogue
Police officers patrol at a cordon near Kenton United Synagogue in Harrow, a suburb of London, Sunday, April 19, 2026. (Jamie Lashmar/PA via AP)
Federal appeals court upholds life sentence for Times Square bomber, overturns top count
NEW YORK — A Bangladeshi immigrant is rightly serving a life prison sentence for a fizzled 2017 subway bombing attack beneath New York City’s Times Square, a federal appeals panel said Tuesday while reversing his conviction for providing material support to the Islamic State extremist group.
· Associated Press
Kylie Jenner sued by former housekeeper for alleged bullying and discrimination by staff
Kylie Jenner has been hit with a lawsuit by her former housekeeper, who claims she was subject to discrimination over religion and national origin by other staff members.
· Tamantha Ryan, Teresa Roca
Mass trial for 486 alleged gang members begins in El Salvador
A mass trial of 486 suspected MS-13 gang members has begun in El Salvador, the country's attorney general's office has said.
California man arrested for allegedly swapping in pasta for Lego pieces then returning them
Irving police department announced bust in pun-filled social media post about alleged $34,000 Lego looting
· Victoria Bekiempis
Weinstein on trial again for 2013 rape charge after previous jury deadlocked
Weinstein switched legal teams for this retrial, but his new attorneys are echoing their predecessors’ themes
· Associated Press
Major changes in Karen Bass’ desperate budget — and the biggest losers
Mayor Bass has unveiled a $14.9 billion pre-election budget that avoids layoffs, boosts police hiring and trims her signature homelessness program, but leaves the Los Angeles Fire Department with little new funding.
· Jamie Paige
Wife charged in husband’s 2002 cold-case murder in Texas
A woman has been charged with her husband’s 2002 murder after the case went cold for decades, police announced.
· Patrick Reilly
Federal appeals court upholds life term for Times Square suicide bomber
Police stand guard inside the Port Authority Bus Terminal following an explosion near Times Square, Dec. 11, 2017 in New York. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki, File)
· Larry Neumeister
Mamdani faces outrage over response to viral police beatdown: ‘All he’s doing is smiling’
Mayor Zohran Mamdani is facing growing criticism from civil rights leaders over his response to a viral video showing NYPD officers beating a man during a mistaken identity arrest.
· Haley Brown
Egypt bars alimony defaulters from leaving country as family law reforms loom | The National
Divorced men in Egypt who fail to pay court‑ordered alimony or child support will be barred from travel and placed on watch lists in the most forceful action against defaulters yet.
· Kamal Tabikha
EU court rules Hungary’s LGBTQ law violates human rights
The European Union’s top court has ruled that anti-LGBTQ legislation implemented by the Hungarian government in 2021 breaches the bloc’s law.
· Al Jazeera
Disney tourist sues park for $50,000 due to ‘pain and suffering’ of alleged bed bug infestation
Move over Mickey and Minnie Mouse — there’s new vermin in the house, claims a skin-crawling lawsuit accusing Walt Disney Parks and Resorts of two counts of negligence.
· Asia Grace
Teacher 'had dark thoughts about abused baby'
A former high school teacher accused of the sexual abuse and murder of an adopted baby boy told a friend he had "dark thoughts" about the child, a court has heard.
· BBC News
Opposition lawmakers in Mauritania are charged with insulting the president
President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani of Mauritania addresses the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Sept. 25, 2019. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
· Ahmed Mohamed
Absence of threat, force or coercion is not a defense in child trafficking cases
My neighbor’s child was rescued from an alleged human trafficker. At the police station, the suspect argued that the child voluntarily agreed to be trafficked in exchange for a large sum of money for the child’s parents. The suspect further claimed that he did not threaten, force, nor coerce the child to go with him…
· Persida V. Rueda-Acosta
D4vd thrown in segregation after suddenly moving jails following 14-year-old rape, murder charges
D4vd has been transferred to a new jail and segregated from other inmates due to his high profile after being accused of murdering and sexually abusing a 14-year-old girl.
· Zain Khan
War on Iran sparks gas theft epidemic
A wave of “fill up and flee” crime is sweeping petrol stations across the UK, while American drivers are waking up to drilled-through tanks and drained fuel as the US-Israeli war on Iran has sparked a spike in oil and gas prices across the globe, according to media reports and industry watchdogs.
· RT
Russia Removes 2 Decades of Court Statistics From Public Access
Russia has taken down two decades’ worth of judicial statistics from public access, removing data that had been widely used by journalists and rights groups to track prosecutions and broader legal trends.
· The Moscow Times
Mom, pregnant teen daughter, 12-year-old son found murdered at home, found with hands tied
An Alabama woman, her pregnant teenage daughter and her 12-year-old son were found brutally murdered in their home, authorities said.
· Fox News
Timor-Leste parliament questions president over proposed resort’s links to ‘scam’ empire
Jose Ramos-Horta urged by opposition to explain diplomatic passport given to businessman behind resort project, who denies any involvement with organised crime
· Kate Lamb, Ariel Bogle
Romualdez pins budget corruption on executive branch | The wRap
Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world:
· Camille Angela Zarate
Ben-Gvir to promote senior police officer Ruti Hauslich on court recommendation
National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir informed Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara on Tuesday that he has accepted the Jerusalem District Court’s recommendation to promote senior police officer Ruti Hauslich to head of the Investigations Department.
· JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Iranian citizen extradited to US under Iran-China smuggling indictment
A 44-year-old Iranian citizen was extradited to the US last week and will appear in a Seattle District Court on Tuesday on a nine-count indictment related to his attempts to violate trade sanctions imposed on Iran, the Justice Department confirmed.
· JAMES GENN
Man pleads guilty to religiously aggravated rape
A man has pleaded guilty to the religiously aggravated rape and assault of a Sikh woman in her home in Walsall.
· BBC News
K-pop mogul behind BTS wanted by police for alleged $100M investor fraud scheme
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean police said Tuesday they are seeking to arrest music mogul Bang Si-Hyuk, chairman of the agency behind K-pop supergroup BTS, as they expand an investigation into allegations that he illegally gained more than $100 million in an investor fraud scheme.
· Associated Press
Case lost against Met Police over live facial ID
Two people have lost a High Court challenge against the Metropolitan Police over its use of live facial recognition technology (LFR) in London.
· BBC News
Nigeria charges six people with ‘terrorism’, treason over 2025 coup plot
Nigerian authorities have charged six people, including a retired major-general and a serving police inspector, with “terrorism” and treason, over an alleged plot to overthrow President Bola Tinubu, according to documents filed at the Federal High Court in Abuja.
· Al Jazeera
Hong Kong aiming to curb illicit fuel trade with tougher penalties: source
Buyers could face HK$1 million fine and one year in prison, while sellers risk up to HK$3 million fine and three years in jail under proposal
· Theodora Yu
Hong Kong aiming to curb illicit fuel trade with tougher penalties: source
Buyers could face HK$1 million fine and one year in prison, while sellers risk up to HK$3 million fine and three years in jail under proposal
· Theodora Yu
‘Armed and dangerous’ South Carolina woman captured after officer injured in shooting prompting late night phone alerts
An “armed and dangerous woman” who was wanted after a police officer was injured in a shooting in South Carolina has been captured.
· Patrick Reilly
Ben-Gvir asks High Court to clarify A-G’s role after interim ruling in police case
National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir filed an urgent request with the High Court on Sunday, accusing Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara’s office of trying to broaden last week’s interim ruling in the ongoing case over his involvement in police matters.
· SARAH BEN-NUN
Eight arrested by UK police over London arson attacks
Eleven people were arrested in connection with a spate of anti-Jewish, Israeli, and Iranian dissident arson attacks in London over the last 48 hours, including seven plotting to commit a new attack, the Metropolitan Police said Tuesday, raising the total arrested for the series of incidents since March to 23 people.
· MICHAEL STARR
Louisiana mass shooter killed himself in the driveway of his ex-Army mentor’s home
A deranged veteran who murdered seven of his children and one of their cousins killed himself in the driveway of his ex-Army mentor’s home after leading police on a chase in a stolen vehicle.
· Anthony Blair
Trump says he'll 'remember' companies that don't seek tariff refund
President Donald Trump on Tuesday told CNBC that he will gratefully "remember" U.S. companies that do not seek refunds for the tariffs he unilaterally imposed, which the Supreme Court later ruled were illegal.
· Dan Mangan
A Shinto spring festival and a stranded whale: photos of the day – Tuesday
View image in fullscreenShreveport, US People pay their respects at a home in Louisiana where eight children were killed and two women wounded during a domestic violence incident, according to authoritiesPhotograph: Brandon Bell/Getty ImagesShareView image in fullscreenArabian Sea US forces patrol near the Iranian-f…
· Guy Lane
Mass trial for 486 alleged MS-13 gang leaders begins in El Salvador
A mass trial of 486 suspected MS-13 gang leaders has begun in El Salvador, the country's attorney general's office has said.
· Amy Walker
Purdue Pharma expected to forfeit $225m as sentence in criminal opioids case
Under settlement, Sackler family will pay state, local and Native American tribal governments, individual victims and others
· Associated Press
Swipe at Marcos? Romualdez blames executive for budget corruption scandal
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· Dwight de Leon
‘War crime’: Russian envoy denounces US-Israeli war on Iran from Tehran rubble
The US and Israel have committed war crimes in Iran, Russian Ambassador to Tehran Aleksey Dedov has declared while inspecting the ruins of a hospital in the Iranian capital destroyed in the strikes.
· RT