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Dozens of haredi (ultra-Orthodox) protesters arrived Thursday night at the Ashkelon home of Brig.-Gen. Yuval Yamin, the head of the military police, in a demonstration against the arrests of haredi draft dodgers by the military police.
A U.S. Capitol Police officer stands guard as the Senate Armed Services Committee holds a hearing on the Department of Defense budget, on Capitol Hill, in Washington, Thursday, April 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
Aymara Indigenous people march during an anti-government protest in El Alto, Bolivia, Wednesday, May 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)
A retired Long Island teacher who prosecutors said used his authority to sexually abuse children on trips to the beach and pools was sentenced to up to five decades in prison Wednesday in what the district attorney called justice “long overdue.”
California lawmakers and law enforcement officials are calling Gov. Gavin Newsom’s revised budget a slap in the face to voters after he refused to fund an initiative to hold criminals accountable.
A married couple landed behind bars in Florida Wednesday for allegedly stopping a mom from disciplining her misbehaving child — who’d just spit in her face.
In this image taken from video footage provided by KGNS, Union Pacific train cars are stationed at a rail yard in Laredo, Texas, Sunday, May 10, 2026. (KGNS via AP)
East Carolina’s Ja’Marley Riddle (2) helps with a tackle during the second half of an NCAA college football game against North Carolina State in Raleigh, N.C., Aug. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Karl DeBlaker, File)
Sheriff’s deputies investigate a shooting scene outside the Montgomery County Courthouse, Wednesday, May 13, 2026, in Clarksville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
A woman walks by a Yale sign reflected in the rainwater on the Yale University campus in New Haven, Conn., Aug. 22, 2021. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File)
The New York Police Department bulldozed more than 200 scooters, mopeds, and motorbikes in Staten Island on Tuesday as part of the city's crackdown on illegal and unregistered bikes.
Once LAPD detective Isaiah Stiles called out Coltrane Wilder’s crime crew live on air — boldly detailing their two choices, prison or death — he announced his obsession to the whole city. So now everyone can give him shit for it, from Cruz, his partner, to Viggiano, working the Patek Philippe case, to Captain Seales…
A video of the incident of a coconut-sized rock being hurled towards the animal’s head has drawn widespread condemnation
A video of the incident of a coconut-sized rock being hurled towards the animal’s head has drawn widespread condemnation
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Guyana on Thursday demanded that Venezuela investigate what it said were two recent shootings targeting Guyanese troops along their shared border, including one that wounded a soldier.
Alex Murdaugh’s lawyers teased that they have “multiple alternative theories” about the murders of the disgraced legal scion’s wife and son – and revealed he was “surprised” by his overturned conviction.
London’s Metropolitan Police are planning to deploy 4,000 police officers to maintain order during the Nakba Day protest on Saturday – one of many that will be taking place worldwide to mark the so-called “Palestinian catastrophe” of 1948.
An Iranian father who protested the regime was executed after the state canceled his final visit with his family — only to tell them over the phone afterwards that they already killed him, his grieving relatives said.
From house wife to the big house.
Courtney A. Kemp has spent the past twelve years giving viewers a glimpse of gang life via the Power franchise on Starz. In Nemesis, her first show for Netflix, she teams with Tani Marole to do a psychological deep dive into a rivalry on both sides of the law.
It was March 2023, and Sydney Sweeney was holding court in the Swans rooms. Her first visit to the SCG had coincided with a home win over Hawthorn, and the presence of one of Hollywood’s hottest actors took the post-match celebrations to another level.
Katiana Shaw knows what some people think about the Sydney jail she has worked in for nearly a decade. “There can be a view within the system that this is the Club Med of prisons,” she reluctantly concedes.
Ukraine’s High Anti-Corruption Court ordered the pre-trial detention of Andriy Yermak, the powerful former head of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s Office and once the country’s second-most influential figure, on money-laundering charges tied to a high-profile corruption scheme.
At least four Palestinians were killed in an Israeli attack on northern Gaza, Al Jazeera reported, citing hospital sources.
FBI director Kash Patel testifies before the Senate Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies hearing on Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Request for the FBI, the Drug Enforcement Administration; the United States Marshals Service and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives the on Capit…
Eminem’s ex-wife, Kim Mathers, was arrested for a DUI three days after she appeared in court on similar charges.
Members of South African opposition parties walk out of a question and answer session by President Cyril Ramaphosa, who is facing claims of misconduct by hiding from police and tax authorities a 2020 break-in at one of his homes, and theft of large sums of foreign currency.
A prison warden who abused Kurdish inmates during Saddam Hussein's rule has been sentenced to death in Iraq.
A glamorous lawyer who has amassed a following online for reenacting her gangbanger clients’ cases is suspected of helping out the criminals she defended in court.
An Israeli citizen, 32, suspected of mailing drugs from Holland to Israel, as part of an international smuggling network, was arrested in the Netherlands, Israel Police announced on Wednesday.
Rapist black-cab driver John Worboys will stay in prison after a parole board ruled that he remained a threat to women.
KYIV, Ukraine — Russia on Thursday unleashed a third straight day of massive drone and missile attacks on Ukraine, demolishing an apartment building in Kyiv where nine people were killed and dozens injured, authorities said. More strikes elsewhere in the country wounded more than two dozen civilians.
Attorney Paul Clement makes a statement outside of the Supreme Court in Washington, Dec. 2, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
Cars pass in front of the federal building housing the U.S. District Court in Honolulu on March 7, 2014. (AP Photo/Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, File)
A judge set a $500,000 bond in the 1997 murder case headed for retrial after a supreme court decision
WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice is suing the DC Bar for engaging in a “blatantly partisan” effort to disbar and discipline current and former Trump administration attorneys, including former official Jeffrey Clark.
Police respond to the scene of a shooting on Monday, May 11, 2026 in Cambridge, Mass. (Jessica Rinaldi /The Boston Globe via AP)
Louisiana, Alabama, Tennessee and more are pushing to eliminate Democratic districts after supreme court ruling
After Angelo Craig failed to pay his $620 property tax bill, Cuyahoga County officials began the legal process of seizing his house.
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The three young sons of Utah murderer Kouri Richins will be in the care of the family of the man she killed — as the twisted grief author rots behind bars for the rest of her life.
Sam Altman, center, and OpenAI president Greg Brockman, right, arrive at the U.S. District Court in Oakland, Calif., Thursday, April 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
The US Supreme Court ruled late Thursday morning that freight brokers can face state-law negligent hiring claims when they hire unsafe trucking firms that later cause crashes.
A colonel in the IDF was suspended after coming under investigation for sexual harassment, Army Radio reported on Wednesday.
A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to bring a Colombian woman back to the U.S. from Congo, after she was deported to the African nation that had refused to accept her.
Truck hit back of worker’s patrol vehicle parked in closed slow lane of Cheung Tsing Highway, which then struck minivan carrying South Korean tourists
Truck hit back of worker’s patrol vehicle parked in closed slow lane of Cheung Tsing Highway, which then struck minivan carrying South Korean tourists
RUIDOSO, New Mexico (AP) — A small medical plane crashed outside Ruidoso, New Mexico, Thursday morning, killing all four people aboard, officials say.
ELEVEN business groups on Thursday are urging the Senate to fulfill its constitutional duty to convene as an impeachment court and conduct a fair, impartial, and transparent trial of Vice President Sara Duterte based on the evidence and the law.
PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has ordered authorities to conduct an impartial investigation into Wednesday’s shooting incident at the Senate, amid claims that the chaos was staged to facilitate the escape of Sen. Ronald Dela Rosa, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC).