Judge finds Pentagon in violation of order to restore reporters' access
The Pentagon is seen from an airplane, Tuesday, April 7, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
· Michael Kunzelman
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· Wade Stephens
Horrifying video shows horse being smashed by car and launched into the air after cruel stunt epically fails
A startled horse frantically fled down a South Carolina street and into oncoming traffic when it was run over by a car — after its moronic rider tried to dance on its saddle, heartbreaking video shows.Two horse-riding bozos were arrested in Charlotte when one of the steeds bucked its rider and galloped away — only t…
· Jared Downing
Florida police rescue elderly couple after car slides into pond following heavy downpours
Police in Port St. Lucie, Florida, rescued an elderly couple from a vehicle that ended up submerged in a pond after crashing during heavy downpours on Wednesday.
· FOX Weather
Hunter Biden is too broke to pay his lawyer — as he challenges Trump’s sons to a ‘cage match’ at YouTuber event
WASHINGTON — Hunter Biden is crying poor again over legal debts he incurred from retaining high-powered attorney Abbe Lowell in his federal tax and gun crime case — even as the troubled former first son announced a US-based tour with a popular YouTuber where he wants to cage-fight President Trump’s sons.
· Josh Christenson
Netanyahu graft trial to resume after Israel eases war restrictions
JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's corruption trial will resume on Sunday, the Jerusalem District Court confirmed, after emergency restrictions imposed during the conflict with Iran were lifted.
· Agence France-Presse
Netanyahu corruption trial to resume on Sunday after Israel eases war restrictions
Netanyahu, who has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing, is the first sitting Israeli prime minister to stand trial for corruption
· Agence France-Presse
Netanyahu corruption trial to resume on Sunday after Israel eases war restrictions
Netanyahu, who has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing, is the first sitting Israeli prime minister to stand trial for corruption.
· Agence France-Presse
Plaintiffs settle with Trump administration over library funding cuts
The Department of Justice seal is seen in Washington, Nov. 28, 2018. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)
· Gary Fields
Suspect in murder of Ukrainian refugee unfit for trial
A homeless man accused of fatally stabbing 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska could see charges against him dropped after he was deemed unfit to stand trial, several US media outlets have reported, citing a motion filed by his attorney. He had been previously indicted by a federal grand jury in the case, w…
· RT
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The homeless man accused of fatally stabbing 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska could see charges against him dropped after he was deemed unfit to stand trial, several US media outlets report, citing a motion filed by his attorney. He was previously indicted by a federal grand jury in the case, which could…
· RT
Child dies in dog attack, police say
A child has died in a suspected dog attack, police have said.
· Pamela Bilalova
LA Mayor Karen Bass bluntly ditches LAPD growth plan: ‘My goal changed’
Mayor Karen Bass is dialing back her once-ambitious plan to rebuild the Los Angeles Police Department, now aiming simply to stop the bleeding.
· Daniel Farr
Drug scheme failing to keep Aboriginal people out of court, report says
The Early Drug Diversion Initiative was in-part aimed at addressing the Closing the Gap target to reduce the over-representation of Aboriginal incarceration. (ABC News: Shauna Foley)
· Blair Wise
Conservative Activists Take Aim At Native Hawaiian Health Scholarship
A decades-old federal program designed to put Native Hawaiian doctors and nurses to work in some of Hawaiʻi’s most underserved communities has become the target of national conservative activists whose stated mission is to “expose political bias and discrimination in healthcare and medical education.”
Live Nation antitrust trial nears end
Michael Rapino, chief executive officer of Live Nation Entertainment, leaves Manhattan federal court in New York, on Thursday, March 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)
· Larry Neumeister
Police pursue stolen SUV on Gold Coast
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Courts differ on retrospective laws
This Supreme Court judgment (Handuwala Devage Simon Fernando vs Ranepura Devage Hector Jayasiri – SC APPEAL NO.134/14-2020) revolves around a critical interpretation of the Debt Conciliation (Amendment) Act No. 29 of 1999, specifically whether its provisions regarding absolute transfers of land can be applied retros…
· Gayan Abeykoon
Judge throws out plea agreement in case of missing Navajo woman
On June 15, 2021, Ella Mae Begay’s truck was seen leaving her Sweetwater, Arizona home before dawn. Five years later, the missing woman’s family is still seeking answers. (AP Video: Thomas Peipert)
· Savannah Peters
Mick Cronin replenishes frontcourt with Filip Jovic and Sergej Macura
UCLA basketball coach Mick Cronin’s front court is starting to take shape with the addition of two power forwards from the transfer portal.
· Ben Bolch
Exonerated man fights to hold his newly elected post despite GOP challenge
Calvin Duncan, center, stands with supporters on the steps of Orleans Parish Criminal Court in New Orleans, on Oct. 2, 2025, to speak about his ambitions to be the next clerk of court. (Chris Granger/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP, File)
· Jack Brook
Ex-Sen. Ben Sasse on the ‘nasty drug’ for Stage 4 cancer that makes him ‘bleed out of a whole bunch of parts’
Former GOP Sen. Ben Sasse is opening up about living with what he describes as a “definite death sentence.”
· McKenzie Beard
Initial investigation into fraud at NDB underway - DailyNews
Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe on Wednesday informed the Committee on Public Finance (CoPF) that an initial investigation into the fraud that has taken place at the National Development in this regard is currently underway.
· Gayan Abeykoon
Teen who murdered Navy veteran while ‘hunting people’ appeals 87-year prison sentence — because he is young
A teen convicted of murdering a Navy veteran while out “hunting people” in a rival gang’s territory has launched an appeal to slash his sentence — because he is young.
· Anthony Blair
Police arrest three people over fatal shooting at Box Hill tower
Three people have been arrested over the fatal shooting of a man at Box Hill. (ABC News)
Massachusetts judge blocks Trump move to end temporary status for Ethiopians
MIAMI (AP) — A federal judge blocked the Trump administration’s decision to end a temporary status that has protected more than 5,000 Ethiopians from deportation and allowed them to live and work in the United States.
· Gisela Salomon
Woman who defrauded graduate of Rs. 2.5 Mn for Italy job gets bail
The Horana Special Crimes Investigation Unit took steps to arrest a woman on Wednesday (8) in the Horana area for allegedly defrauding a female graduate of Rs. 2.5 million by promising employment in Italy.
· Gayan Abeykoon
Police block workers' protest in the Venezuelan capital
The demonstrators were trying to reach the building in Caracas to demand action on the country’s political prisoners. A pro-government march was also expected to be held on Thursday to show support for interim President Delcy Rodríguez’s government.
Was Trump’s threat to end Iran’s civilization a war crime?
In the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat on social media to destroy an entire civilization ahead of a fragile Iran ceasefire, legal experts are questioning whether such incendiary language can amount to a war crime — even if it is never carried out.
· Milena Wälde
NYC judge claims prison sentence for ‘cooler cop’ will serve as ‘deterrent’ to other police officers
The Bronx judge who sent an ex-NYPD sergeant to prison for at least three years Thursday for fatally flinging a picnic cooler at a fleeing drug suspect claimed the punishment would serve as a “general deterrent” to other cops.
· Ben Kochman, David Propper
Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Hacks’ Season 5 On HBO Max, Where A Lawsuit Keeps Deborah In The Spotlight As She Tries To Sell Out Madison Square Garden
We think most fans of Hacks had an inkling that the fifth season of the show would be the last one, even before news of it being the final season leaked and then was confirmed by HBO Max. It just felt that this was where the story was going, especially after Deborah Vance quits the late night show to protect her pro…
· Joel Keller
California AG Bonta brags about finally uncovering a large fraud case — as he reveals $270M bust
California Attorney Rob Bonta appears to finally be honing in on fraud after federal pressure — digging up more than a quarter of a billion dollars in faulty services billed to MediCal and Medicaid.
· Ross O'Keefe
Cadets recount how they and ROTC leader stopped shooter at Old Dominion
Police arrive outside Old Dominion University’s campus after reports of an active shooter on March 12, 2026 in Norfolk, Va. (Kendall Warner/The Virginian-Pilot via AP, File)
· Allen G Breed
Judge says ‘No case, no ruling’ in Credit Suisse – Simon Wiesenthal Center settlement dispute
A US federal judge has declined to rule on a dispute between Swiss multinational investment bank UBS and the Simon Wiesenthal Center (SWC) over the scope of a landmark 1999 Holocaust-era settlement with Swiss banks, finding no active legal case to decide.
· MATHILDA HELLER
Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Big Mistakes’ On Netflix, Where A Reverend And His Sister Inadvertently Get Involved In Organized Crime
The new Netflix comedy Big Mistakes is Dan Levy’s first TV series since Schitt’s Creek ended, so there’s some anticipation for this series, given the history of the Emmy-winning Schitt’s. But this show is different, albeit full of the same silliness that was the signature of Levy’s signature series.
· Joel Keller
Killer FedEx driver blames alter ego ‘Zero’ for 7-year-old Athena Strand’s murder — thought it was a ‘nightmare’
Killer FedEx driver Tanner Horner blamed the murder of 7-year-old Athena Strand on his alter ego “Zero,” and claimed that he thought his crimes were a “nightmare,” a jury in Texas heard.
· Anthony Blair
New York City man sentenced to 15 years for wounding ex-boss
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City man who shot and wounded his former boss on a Manhattan street and then escaped through the city’s vast subway system was sentenced Thursday to 15 years in state prison, prosecutors said.
Meta boots law firm ads seeking clients to sue over alleged Facebook, Instagram addiction
Mark Zuckerberg-run Meta on Thursday began removing hundreds of ads from Facebook and Instagram that trial lawyers and marketing outfits have been using to recruit plaintiffs against the tech giant, according to reports.
· Marc Vartabedian
Anthropic loses bid to temporarily block Pentagon blacklisting
A federal appeals court in Washington, DC, on Wednesday rejected Anthropic’s request to temporarily block the Pentagon’s blacklisting of its AI tech while its lawsuit against the Department of War plays out in court.
· Taylor Herzlich
LA’s top prosecutor goes scorched earth on California AG Rob Bonta over rampant California fraud
Los Angeles’ top federal prosecutor ripped into California Attorney General Rob Bonta as California reels from statewide fraud.
· Ross O'Keefe
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs makes wild argument for freak-off tapes in court as rapper could be freed from prison
Attorneys for Sean “Diddy” Combs argued that their client should be freed from prison immediately because his infamous freak-off tapes were displays of amateur pornography rather than sex crimes.
· Connor Surmonte
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor claims colleague Brett Kavanaugh’s prep school upbringing sways his stance on ICE raids
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor took a swipe at colleague Brett Kavanaugh over his stance on ICE raids, claiming he’s out-of-touch and couldn’t possibly know anyone who “works by the hour” because of his prep school upbringing.
· Emily Crane
Man who groomed 14-year-old girl he met on Roblox jailed for 28 months
Police say case highlights online dangers to children after Carlo Tritta pleads guilty to making indecent images
· Markbrown
Nepal issues arrest warrant for ex-PM Deuba in graft probe
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· Agence France-Presse
Ex-NYPD sergeant learns his fate after facing 15 years behind bars in fatal NYC cooler throw
A former NYPD sergeant was sentenced to three-to-nine years in prison Thursday for hurling a drink cooler at a scooter-riding drug suspect, killing him, in The Bronx.
· Ben Kochman
South Beirut Sees Mass Exodus Amid Diplomatic Scramble To Ward Off Israeli Raids
Israel has on Thursday warned civilians in south Beirut to evacuate their homes and neighborhoods, amid fears of a fresh impending aerial assault, after IDF strikes across Lebanon and the capital the day prior led to at least 250 Lebanese deaths and over 1,400 people wounded. These were the heaviest strikes of the war.
· Tyler Durden
Saudi Arabia executes two men convicted of joining terror group and killing police | The National
Saudi Arabia on Thursday executed two citizens who had been involved in “terrorist acts”, including killing security personnel, its Interior Ministry said.
· The National
Man jailed for stealing handbag containing a Fabergé egg
LONDON (AP) — A bag-snatcher who stole a designer handbag without knowing it contained a Fabergé egg and watch worth up to $3 million was sentenced Thursday to more than two years in prison.
Police gear up to interview high-profile witnesses over Peter Mandelson
LONDON — Police investigating former U.K. ambassador to the United States Peter Mandelson over his association with Jeffrey Epstein are gearing up to interview high-profile figures in British politics.
· Sam Blewett
‘Inherently dangerous and unnecessary’: NT buses will soon be patrolled by armed officers
First Nations lawyers and politicians warn the change will disproportionately affect Indigenous people, making them feel ‘less safe, rather than more safe’
· Douglas Smith