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Killer FedEx driver Tanner Horner once wrote a groveling letter to the family of his 7-year-old victim, Athena Strand, in which he apologized for taking away their “little angel” and begged for forgiveness for his heinous crime.
The highly anticipated trial in Blake Lively’s lawsuit against Justin Baldoni is likely to feature testimony from celebrities including the actress herself and her movie star husband, Ryan Reynolds, new court papers reveal.
Rob Pimental, Miami Heat’s director of team operations, walks on the court during a break, in the second half of an NBA basketball game between the Miami Heat and the Atlanta Hawks, Sunday, April 12, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Katy Perry has denied Ruby Rose’s accusations that the singer sexually assaulted her two decades ago.
The disgruntled worker accused of setting a massive fire at an Ontario warehouse where he worked pleaded not guilty Monday at his first appearance in a California courtroom.
The High Court of Justice ruled on Monday that the IDF is under a legal duty to implement, as far as possible, equal opportunity for women and men in access to combat roles, and in a split operative outcome ordered the military to begin its long-delayed pilot integration of women into the maneuvering armored corps b…
Geoffrey Robertson says proposals to reduce backlog are betrayal of party’s values and a ‘cure worse than the disease’
MIAMI (AP) — A 16-year-old boy has been charged with murder and aggravated sexual abuse in Florida in the death of his 18-year-old stepsister on a Carnival Cruise ship, the U.S. Justice Department said Monday.
TMTG drops defamation claim over report that prosecutors were investigating payments received as possible money laundering
Suspect told girls they could earn money through ‘compensated dating’ only for him to have sex with victims and extract money using excuses, police say
Suspect told girls they could earn money through ‘compensated dating’ only for him to have sex with victims and extract money using excuses, police say
The State Attorney’s Office on Monday filed an indictment with the Lod District Court against military defense attorney Idan Dvir, 42, of Netanya, accusing him of exploiting his position as counsel to commit multiple sexual offenses against 10 women, including female soldiers, women awaiting enlistment, and an under…
A French court has fined cement group Lafarge $1.3 million for paying the Islamic State group and other jihadists to keep its factory running in Syria during the civil war.
Police in the Bahamas are furiously searching for the body of missing Michigan boater Lynette Hooker Monday, as the clock ticks down on the deadline for criminally charging her husband.
The Central District Court in Lod convicted Barkat Abu Issa of Tel Sheva on Monday of rape under aggravated circumstances, burglary, and abuse of a minor, in a case stemming from a February 2023 nighttime attack on a woman in her Gedera home while her young children were present.
Protesters demonstration against homosexuality in Dakar, Senegal, March 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu, file)
One of the Department of Justice’s top prosecutors took a shot at California gubernatorial candidate Katie Porter for boasting about a glowing endorsement she received after the emergence of bombshell sexual assault allegations against Rep. Eric Swalwell.
LAST April 3, news reports said that three upperclassmen had committed hazing against 22 first year cadets (plebes) of the Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA). The physical harm inflicted was not merely to test the cadets’ endurance but constituted vicious assaults and senseless violence, such as hitting them …
Nowadays, securing the services of a lawyer can be very expensive. For every pleading filed and every court appearance, there is a corresponding fee or compensation. Thus, I was wondering, can I engage an AI-generated lawyer to appear and litigate on my behalf?
Authored by Kimberly Hayek via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),
MIAMI — A US federal judge on Monday tossed out a $10 billion defamation lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump against The Wall Street Journal.
Donald Trump sued Rupert Murdoch and his Wall Street Journal newspaper, accusing it of publishing a "false, malicious and defamatory" story. (Reuters: Carlo Allegri)
The 44-year-old is scheduled to appear in court in May for her driving-under-the-influence arrest, according to the Los Angeles Times
The 44-year-old is scheduled to appear in court in May for her driving-under-the-influence arrest, according to the Los Angeles Times
Melania Trump denies 'relationship' with Jeffrey Epstein
Euphoria Season 3 premiered last night on HBO and already fans of the show are seething at series creator Sam Levinson. The showrunner/writer/director’s crime this time? Introducing a storyline where Cassie (Sydney Sweeney) is eagerly trying to gain online fame by dressing up as a sexy puppy dog while preening to th…
The High Court of Justice struck down on Sunday the government’s faction-based framework for Knesset member visits to security prisoners, ruling that the arrangement unlawfully undercut parliamentary oversight, while unanimously rejecting Ta’al MK Ahmad Tibi’s individual request to meet imprisoned Fatah leader Marwa…
A passenger napping in a car outside a Las Vegas Walmart was killed when a carjacker jumped in, raced off and then crashed it, according to police.
Malawian police arrested the former finance minister Sunday on suspicion of money laundering and abuse of office, in the latest move in a widening post-election crackdown on former senior officials.
A Miami federal judge dismissed President Trump’s $10 billion defamation suit against the Wall Street Journal Monday over a bombshell story about a lewd letter he purportedly sent to late sex predator Jeffrey Epstein for his 50th birthday.
SEOUL, April 13 (Yonhap) -- A Chinese national was booked Monday on charges of accidentally causing a fire at a cold storage warehouse in the southwestern county of Wando last week, which killed two fire fighters, police said.
Six defendants appeared in a UK court on Monday to stand trial on charges in connection with a Palestine Action raid on an Israeli-owned arms factory.
A US judge has dismissed a case against the publisher of the Wall Street Journal over a story about ties the US president had to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Former Petroleum Resources Minister Diezani Alison-Madueke answers a question following a speech at the IHS CERAWeek, in Houston, March 4, 2014. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan, File)
President Donald Trump waves to reporters as he walks on the South Lawn upon his arrival at the White House, Sunday, April 12, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
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A federal judge in Florida on Monday dismissed President Donald Trump's $10 billion lawsuit against media baron Rupert Murdoch and The Wall Street Journal, which had alleged the newspaper defamed Trump in a story saying the president had sent a birthday letter to notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
MANILA, Philippines — A Makati court has issued a warrant of arrest against Cavite 4th District Rep. Francisco “Kiko” Austria Barzaga over eight counts of cyber libel.
Agencies did not fully ‘take ownership of the risk’ while teenage killer’s parents bore ‘significant responsibility’ too
Agencies did not fully ‘take ownership of the risk’ while teenage killer’s parents bore ‘significant responsibility’ too
Just two days after a Molotov cocktail was hurled at OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's Russian Hill residence in San Francisco, another violent episode unfolded at the same address. Early Sunday morning, April 12, 2026, San Francisco police responded to reports of possible shots fired near Altman's home.
An Israeli air attack has killed at least three people in Gaza, while its forces arrested at least 30 Palestinians in raids across several cities and towns in the occupied West Bank.
Boy band member fined for careless driving in crash last year, and separately for running a red light and failing to display a probationary “P” plate
Boy band member fined for careless driving in crash last year, and separately for running a red light and failing to display a probationary “P” plate
A Paris court on Monday found cement maker Holcim's Lafarge unit guilty of charges that its Syrian subsidiary financed terrorism and breached European sanctions to keep a plant operating in northern Syria during the country's civil war.
Revolution Medicines' drug for pancreatic cancer succeeded in a highly anticipated Phase 3 trial, almost doubling the typical length of survival and slashing the risk of death by 60% versus chemotherapy, the company said Monday.
Two conceptual fallacies lie at the heart of the illegal American-Israeli assault on Iran.
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Police have lobbed tear gas shells to quell a factory workers’ protest in the Indian capital’s suburb of Noida after it turned violent on its fourth day, with vehicles torched and stones pelted in parts of the satellite city.