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San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama (1) takes a hard fall on the court during the first half in Game 2 of a first-round NBA playoffs basketball series against the Portland Trail Blazers in San Antonio, Tuesday, April 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
This March 28, 2017, photo provided by the New York State Sex Offender Registry shows Jeffrey Epstein. (New York State Sex Offender Registry via AP, File)
South Africa’s national police commissioner Fannie Masemola appears in the Pretoria Magistrates Court in Pretoria, South Africa, Tuesday, April 21, 2026. (AP Photo/ Mogomotsi Magome)
Previous slideNext slide Docked pirogues at the Port Artisanal in Nouadhibou, Mauritania. AFPInfo Columns of smoke rise from a mountainous area as wildfires burn around the town of Otsuchi in north-eastern Japan. ReutersInfo Displaced women hold their severely malnourished babies at a medical centre in Kismayo, Soma…
DAVAO CITY — Authorities arrested 20 Chinese for violations of immigration laws during the immigration operation for the service of Mission Orders 2026-151 and 152 in Pantukan, Davao de Oro and Tagum City, Davao del Norte on Wednesday.
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — Federal authorities said Thursday that they arrested nearly two dozen members and associates of the Mexican Mafia during an early morning crackdown across Southern California.
I have read in a local tabloid that the Philippines punishes this so-called “impossible crime.” However, the article offered no explanation about it. Can you explain what an “impossible crime” is? Why would the law punish something that is “impossible” to accomplish?
A Virginia court has blocked the implementation of new congressional district maps in the state, The Guardian reported on Thursday, ruling the act unconstitutional following a lawsuit by the Republican National Committee (RNC).
Judges at the International Criminal Court confirmed murder charges against former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte as crimes against humanity on Thursday, paving the way for a trial.
Two IDF soldiers were indicted on charges of spying for Iran in exchange for financial compensation, the military, police, and Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) announced on Thursday.
Adam Hall, of Tyne and Wear, will serve at least 23 years in prison, with victims describing lasting trauma
Violence around Tanzania’s October general election left 518 people dead, a government-appointed commission said Thursday — a figure far below opposition estimates of thousands killed.
Israel has charged two air force personnel with allegedly working for Iranian intelligence, according to a joint statement from the Israeli military, Shin Bet and police.
Last week, the United States recorded its first lightning fatality of the year, and as seasonal summer storms loom on the horizon, experts say death by bolt is highly likely in this Southern state.
A Texas elementary school’s assistant principal was killed in her home — with her teacher husband saying he accidentally shot her in the face, according to cops who charged him with manslaughter.
A flock of roseate spoonbills soars across the almost full moon above the New Orleans skyline at sunset, with the Caesars Superdome and Smoothie King Center visible below, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025. (David Grunfeld/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP, File)
British grime artist and producer Skepta was arrested after officers pulled him over for driving recklessly, a court heard.
Kuwaiti-American journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin has been released from prison after being acquitted of all charges related to sharing images on social media of the US-Israeli war on Iran.
AI developer Anthropic insists it has no backdoor or “kill switch” for its Claude AI once it is deployed in classified Pentagon military networks, according to a new court filing.
A "dangerous" rapist who deliberately infected five young men and two boys aged 15 and 17 with HIV has been been handed a life sentence with a minimum jail term of 23 years.
Amal Khalil, the seasoned journalist, was born during a years-long Israeli occupation of southern Lebanon. She was killed there four decades later by invading Israeli forces.
Defense attorney Mark Collins, right, speaks to the judge as defense attorney Steve Nodler, center, listens during the arraignment of former Franklin County, Ohio, deputy Jason Meade, appearing on video screen, Dec. 3, 2021, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon, File)
Federal agents in Orange County on Thursday arrested alleged gang members with ties to the infamous Mexican Mafia in a series of stunning predawn raids meant to put SoCal’s criminal underworld on notice.
Police chief says human remains had been in a wooded area for years and did not match local missing persons reports
The Netherlands is increasing security funding for its Jewish community from €700,000 to €2 million per year, Justice Minister David van Weel announced Wednesday.
The impeachment lawyers of Vice President Sara Duterte say that the unreported P6 billion bank transactions in her Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALN) are aggregated transactions from 2006 to 2025, which could result in 'bloated' figures. In a press briefing on April 23, 2026,, Defense panel spokes…
View image in fullscreenKhan Younis, Gaza A funeral is held at Nasser Hospital for Yahya Abu Shelhub, a 23-year-old Palestinian killed in a drone strike carried out by Israeli forcesPhotograph: Abed Rahim Khatib/Anadolu/Getty ImagesShareView image in fullscreenBaysarieh, LebanonA giant poster hangs from a building s…
Media rights groups condemn killing of Amal Khalil, who said in 2024 she had been threatened by ‘an Israeli enemy’
Pot stocks are moving higher in premarket trading in New York after the Justice Department and DEA announced that FDA-approved marijuana-based drugs and state-licensed medical marijuana products will be moved immediately from Schedule I to Schedule III. This is a major shift in how the federal government classifies …
Italy’s migrant detention hubs in Albania are in line with EU law as long as migrants’ rights are fully protected, according to an adviser to the bloc’s top court.
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals handed the Trump administration a significant legal victory Wednesday, issuing a formal injunction blocking California's No Vigilantes Act from being enforced against federal law enforcement officers. The court ruled that the state law - which required non-uniformed federal agents to…
‘Wholly man-made disaster’ that killed five at popular scenic area last year blamed on construction and management failures
‘Wholly man-made disaster’ that killed five at popular scenic area last year blamed on construction and management failures
MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Imee Marcos criticized the decision of the International Criminal Court to confirm charges against former president Rodrigo Duterte and commit him to trial.
The US Department of Justice has officially reclassified how it views cannabis, a step marking a historic shift in the country's drug policy.
Killings involving a knife or sharp instrument fell by 21% last year, according to figures from police forces in England and Wales.
O Procurador-Geral da República, Américo Letela, reconheceu estar a enfrentar "grandes desafios" para o esclarecimento do crime, devido à existência de "várias linhas" de investigação.
A total of 518 people died in Tanzania from "unnatural causes" in the wake of widespread protests that followed last year's general election, the commission of inquiry set up to investigate the violence has announced.
The jury has been discharged in the trial of a former high school teacher accused of sexually assaulting and killing a baby boy he adopted with his partner.
In this Sept. 15, 2015 file photo, marijuana plants with their buds covered in white crystals called trichomes, are a few weeks away from harvest at the Ataraxia medical marijuana cultivation center in Albion, Ill.. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman, File)
ICC judges say there are substantial grounds to believe Duterte guided anti-drugs crackdown that killed thousands
Two men were stabbed — one fatally — outside of a Manhattan homeless shelter early Thursday morning, according to police.
Judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) have confirmed all three counts of murder as crimes against humanity against former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and committed him to trial.
Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann’s ex-wife sleeps in the basement where he killed and dismembered his victims – leaving her “haunted by dreams” every night, she revealed in a documentary episode airing Thursday.
A woman living in a Russian-controlled part of southern Ukraine has been found guilty of treason and sentenced to 14 years in prison for buying war bonds to support the Ukrainian military, the court that convicted her said on Thursday.
Opposition leaders vowed to establish a state commission of inquiry into government failures surrounding the October 7 attacks immediately after the upcoming elections, as bereaved families clashed outside the High Court during a Thursday hearing on petitions demanding such a probe.
Suspect is one of three ex-senior leaders also arrested last year on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter
The Philippines will not rejoin the International Criminal Court (ICC) as President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s stance on the matter remains unchanged, Malacañang said on April 23, 2026. Palace Press Officer Claire Castro issued the statement after the ICC Appeals Chamber upheld its jurisdiction over former president Rod…
A senior healthcare boss who worked at the hospital where nurse Lucy Letby murdered seven babies has been arrested on suspicion of perverting the course of justice.
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