Fugees rapper Pras reports to prison
Prakazrel “Pras” Michel, of the Fugees, performs during “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill” 25th anniversary tour, Nov. 5, 2023, at the Kia Forum in Inglewood, Calif. (Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP, File)
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Newest first · UTC+11:00Minnesota QB Drake Lindsey arrested for possession of alcohol, fake ID
Minnesota quarterback Drake Lindsey was arrested in Arkansas early Friday morning, and police said he was found with fake identification and had consumed alcohol despite being underage.
· Thomas Gamba-Ellis
May Day protests ramp up in LA as agitators descend on federal building
There’s gridlock and tension in downtown Los Angeles as May Day demonstrators flooded streets near a federal building Friday, blocking lanes and confronting law enforcement.The Los Angeles Police Department issued an emergency alert as protesters shut down two southbound lanes on Alameda Street between Temple and Al…
· Daniel Farr
Baby-faced e-bike rider leads caravan of cops on wild chase through SoCal streets
A person on an electric dirt bike took cops on a wild chase through the city streets of southern California before he was arrested on Wednesday.
· Katie Jerkovich
Pub and restaurant latest targets in series of Melbourne arson attacks
The fire caused damage to The George Hotel. (ABC News)
How Lakers can maximize Austin Reaves, Luke Kennard
HOUSTON — As Austin Reaves was ramping up to make his eventual return to the court from a strained left oblique, Lakers coach JJ Redick was asked: How would the team manage Reaves’ role after Luke Kennard’s emergence in the playoffs?
· Khobi Price
Court’s right to end racialized voting, the ‘wasted potential’ lie and other commentary
Liberal: Court’s Right To End Racialized Voting
· Post Editorial Board
TikTok troll charged with slaying innocent teen bystander during fight with angry mob over rape claims: sources
A TikTok troll was arrested and charged Friday with fatally stabbing a 17-year-old boy, who inadvertently got between the online-provocateur and an angry mob that came to his home to confront him over claims he raped a young child, sources said.
· Joe Marino, Amanda Woods, David Propper
Spike in number of Tasmanian police on mental health leave
A coroner's recommendation that police conduct mandatory six-monthly screenings of all officers for PTSD has not been implemented. (ABC News: Luke Bowden)
· Scout Wallen
Anna Kepner’s heartbroken dad reveals he and his wife won’t attend stepson’s murder trial: ‘Too painful to relive again’
The grief-stricken father of cheerleader Anna Kepner, who was allegedly killed by her stepbrother, will not attend the June murder trial – revealing he can’t possibly “relive” the tragic moment he discovered his slain daughter on a family vacation.
· Anna Young
Minnesota QB Lindsey arrested in native Arkansas for alleged underage drinking, fake ID
Minnesota quarterback Drake Lindsey (5) throws a pass in the first half during the Rate Bowl NCAA college football game against New Mexico, Friday, Dec. 26, 2025, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri, File)
Friends stole from NASCAR's Greg Biffle after his death, police say
Greg Biffle looks on during driver introductions before the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway, in Daytona Beach, Fla., Feb. 20, 2022. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)
· Steve Reed
Court blocks mailing prescriptions to abortion pill mifepristone
Mifepristone tablets sit on a table at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Ames, Iowa, July 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)
Who shot a Secret Service officer at the Trump press dinner?
Nearly a week after a suspect allegedly tried to assassinate President Donald Trump at a press gala, key details about the shooting remain unclear.
· Kayla Epstein
Dem congressional candidate arrested at May Day protest that blocked Wall Street
At least five people — including a Queens congressional candidate — were arrested Friday as part of a May Day protest outside the New York Stock Exchange.
· David DeTurris, Katherine Donlevy
How young actor's big break ended in court battle against a Hollywood star
Rebel Wilson gave evidence across three days. (AAP: Dan Himbrechts)
· Isobel Roe
San Francisco’s new drug center lockup lets addicts walk right out
It’s a lockup with an open-door policy.
· Katie Jerkovich
Partner of former Queensland Premier charged with rape
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Colleges continue to cut tennis programs
Spectators crowd center court at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex during the UCLA and North Carolina women’s doubles match in the NCAA Division I tennis championships, May 20, 2014, in Athens, Ga. (AP Photo/David Tulis, File)
· Eric Olson
Rebel Wilson accused of leaking private photo as co-star brands her ‘abusive’ in explosive court battle
Rebel Wilson was branded “abusive” and accused of leaking a nude photo of Charlotte MacInnes in her explosive defamation court battle with the “Deb” actress.
· Connor Surmonte
Australia’s first political assasination or miscarriage of justice?
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· Adam Shand
At least 12 killed in latest Israeli attacks on Lebanon
At least 12 people have been killed, including a child, in southern Lebanon, as Israel continues its strikes despite a ceasefire.
· Al Jazeera
Reckless driver who allegedly spun around in BMW during viral, fiery NYC car meet-up is busted: cops
A second reckless driver who allegedly turned a Queens street into a fiery danger zone earlier this month was arrested on Friday morning, cops said.
· Larry Celona, Joe Marino, Amanda Woods
Iranian dad fatally beaten for using Starlink during web blackout; karate champ executed over protest
The barbaric Iranian regime reportedly tortured a dad to death for the high crime of using the internet and abused and executed a 21-year-old karate champ for merely attending a protest.
· Alex Oliveira
Iranian Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi hospitalised as health deteriorates
Iranian human rights activist and 2023 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi has been transferred from prison to a hospital due to a sharp decline in her health.
· Al Jazeera
Fiji ramps up gang crackdown after drug kingpin 'murdered' during interrogation
Fiji Police and the country's military have joined forces in roadblocks across the country. (Supplied: Fiji Police)
· Nick Sas
OC mom charged with manslaughter after E-bike riding son kills veteran
An Orange County mom is now facing a manslaughter charge after her teenage son allegedly struck and killed an 81-year-old Vietnam veteran while illegally riding an electric motorcycle.
· Kevin Barr
Peter Kay show evacuated due to 'suspicious bag'
Police have evacuated the Utilita Arena after discovering a "potential suspicious bag".
· BBC News
Man, 64, charged with allegedly pointing laser at police aircraft in Sydney's west
Property News: Suburbs where house values rose most in the past 12 months.
· Joseph Sahyoun
James Carville warns Democrats that ‘abolish ICE’ slogan is new ‘defund the police’ — electoral poison
Veteran Democratic strategist James Carville and his co-host spoke on Thursday about the dangers of Democrats falling for the same far-left rhetoric that weighed them down in past elections.
· Fox News
Louisiana exoneree will not take office after Republicans eliminate position
Calvin Duncan has been elected as New Orleans’ new clerk of criminal court, but now Republican lawmakers in Baton Rouge are racing to eliminate the position. (AP Video: Stephen Smith)
· Sara Cline
Police pulled him over on his farm. He was tasered 30 seconds later
It was a routine so familiar to Stephen he could do it on autopilot: check the shed was locked, the gates were shut, and the sprinklers were running before leaving the farm for the day.
· Grace Tobin
Remains of second missing USF grad student found by fisherman: cops
The body of a second missing University of South Florida grad student has been identified after a fisherman snagged his line on the corpse in a Tampa waterway, police said Friday.
· Natalie O'Neill
Aung San Suu Kyi moved from prison to house arrest
Former Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved from prison to house arrest and her sentence has been reduced as part of a prisoner amnesty for a Buddhist holiday.
· damith
Weinstein accuser returns to the witness stand
Harvey Weinstein appears in Manhattan criminal court on Friday, May 1, 2026, in New York. (Steven Hirsch/New York Post via AP, Pool)
· Jennifer Peltz
UK Greens leader retreats in row over police after antisemitic attack
London: A divisive claim about police brutality has deepened Britain’s public row on antisemitism and forced the nation’s Greens leader to apologise for maligning police just days away from national elections.
· David Crowe
What is a town camp? The site of Kumanjayi Little Baby's tragic abduction
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· Nakari Thorpe
Nithya Raman whines about LA police union attack ads despite anti-police voting history
Nithya Raman is on the offensive — going after the Los Angeles Police Protective League for targeting her with attack ads — and blasting Mayor Karen Bass for police funding.
· Jamie Paige
Body found in Florida identified as 2nd missing student from Bangladesh: ‘Monstrous crime’
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A body found in Tampa Bay has been identified as the second missing University of South Florida doctoral student from Bangladesh, a sheriff said Friday. He described their killings as “a monstrous crime.”
· Associated Press
Man charged after car bomb explosion at police station near Belfast
Police say New IRA may have been behind attack on Dunmurry station as suspect due in court
· Raphael Boyd
Trump says Iran asking for things he ‘can’t agree to’ in latest proposal
Donald Trump has said that he is “not satisfied” with Iran’s latest peace proposal to end the war which has killed thousands and triggered a global energy crisis.
· Daniel Tari
Grenade attack kills Syrian cleric near Sayyida Zaynab shrine in Damascus | The National
A Syrian Shiite cleric was killed in an explosion on Friday near the Sayyida Zaynab shrine in southern Damascus.
· Mina Aldroubi
Jan-Philipp Scholz
Correspondente internacional na Europa, África e Oriente Médio, com foco em regiões de conflito, migração e crime organizado.
Starmer says Polanski ‘is not fit to lead a political party’ after Golders Green police criticism
Green leader apologises for sharing post that said officers were ‘repeatedly and violently kicking a mentally ill man in the head’ and says he had did so ‘in haste’
· Peterwalker
Alec Bohm’s parents push back in legal fight over Phillies star’s millions: ‘Family matter’
Phillies third baseman Alec Bohm’s parents are attempting to have his lawsuit against them dismissed, The Athletic reported, citing Philadelphia court documents.
· Matt Ehalt
Pictures of the Week: From flooded Iraqi marshes to a humpback whale rescue in Germany | The National
Previous slideNext slide A fishing boat takes to the Hawizeh Marshes in Maysan province, southern Iraq, where water has returned due to a spell of rain after prolonged drought. AFPInfo Sabastian Sawe of Team Kenya celebrates winning the London Marathon with a World Record time of 1:59:30. Getty ImagesInfo Law enforc…
· The National
Shiite cleric killed in grenade attack near Damascus
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Assailants killed a Shiite cleric Friday near the Syrian capital by hurling a grenade into his car, state media reported.
10 killed in southern Lebanon strikes; Hezbollah drone wounds 2 Israeli soldiers
TYRE, Lebanon — Israel carried out several airstrikes Friday on southern Lebanon that killed at least 10 people, while the militant Hezbollah group said it fired rockets and drones at northern Israel where two soldiers were wounded.
· Associated Press
The week around the world in 20 pictures
View image in fullscreenAntioch, TennesseeLocal residents shout at Nashville police officers after immigration operations at an apartment complex on Wednesday. Law enforcement and local government officials across the US have over the last year expressed concerns that immigration operations were interfering with pol…
· Jim Powell
Met Police chief accused of misinformation over Palestine marches synagogues claim
The organisers of the pro-Palestine marches that take place in central London have strongly criticised remarks by Metropolitan Police Commissioner Mark Rowley, accusing him of spreading “dangerous misinformation” about the intentions of the marches calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.
· Middleeasteye