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WASHINGTON – The Justice Department is investigating allegations of sexual assault against former Congressman Eric Swalwell, a source familiar with the matter told The Post Thursday.
Long Beach residents keen to see fireworks light up the sky to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary this Fourth of July will be disappointed — as Southern California moves away from pyrotechnics.
Police Traffic Control and Road Safety DIG W. P. J. Senadheera said that 42 fatal road accidents were reported across the country between April 10 and 15, resulting in 44 deaths.
A former Basnayake Nilame was arrested yesterday (16) by the Special Crime Investigation Unit of the Kandy Police for alleged financial fraud worth millions of rupees.
Nine Chinese nationals allegedly linked to cyber crimes were arrested by Airport Customs officials early yesterday morning, along with a stock of electronic communication equipment worth over Rs. 24 million.
A group of monks participating in the ‘Walk for Peace’ departed from DFW International Airport, US, bound for Sri Lanka on Wednesday. They have travelled ahead to begin preparations for the upcoming event. The internationally recognised “Walk for Peace” in Sri Lanka is scheduled from April 21 to April 28 is a seven-…
A bottle shop in Melbourne’s east fears it will be defenceless against burglars after it was ordered to remove a “fortress-like” shutter by the council, sparking debate about what brick-and-mortar businesses can do to combat crime.
A 41-year-old paraprofessional was arrested Wednesday for allegedly dropping a 10-year-old boy on the ground in a disturbing encounter inside a Brooklyn public school earlier this year, police said.
Jurors were left sobbing and family members fled a Texas courtroom as footage from the last moments of young Athena Strand’s life were played at her murderer’s trial Thursday.
COTONOU, Benin (AP) — Benin ‘s Constitutional Court on Thursday confirmed the presidential election victory of Finance Minister Romuald Wadagni in the West African country’s weekend election.
A fight over a dog in a blue-ribbon Sydney apartment building that escalated into a six-and-a-half-year court battle, ending in a legal ruling recognised as one of the 21st century’s most influential, is now the subject of an explosive new tell-all book.
This undated photo obtained by The Associated Press shows Andres Zapata, a confidential informant for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration from 1998-2020. (AP Photo)
The Utah judge overseeing the case against Charlie Kirk’s accused assassin Tyler Robinson has unsealed a ballistics report from the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives that could not conclusively match a bullet fragment to the suspected murder weapon but confirmed a match with the spent casing.
Jay Bryant negotiating plea deal in New York death of Run-DMC star, over which one conviction has been overturned
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A man accused of fleeing to Hong Kong after his wife’s body was found in a freezer in their Virginia apartment has been apprehended, authorities said.
Officers looking into attacks on Iran International media offices, synagogue and Jewish charity ambulances
Prosecutors say this is first criminal case against a federal agent involved in Trump’s immigration crackdown
Former NBA basketball player and assistant coach Damon Jones arrives at Brooklyn federal court, Monday, Nov. 24, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, File)
Athena Strand’s father broke down in tears as he faced his daughter’s killer in court — and said he hopes the jury makes the “right decision” in determining whether or not the FedEx driver is sentenced to death.
Virginia’s former lieutenant governor, Justin Fairfax, has shot and killed his wife before taking his own life in an apparent murder-suicide, according to authorities in the United States.
Mourners have gathered in Turkiye’s southern province of Kahramanmaras for the funerals of victims killed in the second of two school shootings that rocked the nation this week.
Lebanon’s health ministry says an Israeli strike on the southern town of Ghazieh has killed at least seven people and wounded 33, just hours before a 10-day ceasefire is due to take effect.
Efforts are under way to repatriate the ex-lawmaker, who is accused of pocketing huge kickbacks from flood-control projects
Efforts are under way to repatriate the ex-lawmaker, who is accused of pocketing huge kickbacks from flood-control projects
A man who murdered his wife and has never revealed where her body is can be released from prison, the Parole Board has decided.
British police said on Thursday they had arrested three suspects in connection with an attempted arson attack on the offices of the parent company of Iran International, Volant Media, in northwest London.
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — A minibus taxi in southwest Zimbabwe caught fire on a highway Thursday, killing about a dozen and a half people, police said.
South African opposition party leader Julius Malema was sentenced to five years in prison Thursday after he was convicted of breaking firearm laws by firing a rifle at a political rally in 2018.
The teenage son of former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax placed a frantic 911 call after finding his mother lying on the ground bleeding.
ANNANDALE, Va. — Disgraced ex Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax became a raging alcoholic and deadbeat father after his professional life and marriage unraveled — and he stole money meant for his kids to buy a gun, bombshell divorce documents obtained by The Post reveal.
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said Thursday night that a key suspect in a corruption scandal that has sparked public outrage in the Philippines has been arrested in the Czech Republic and that efforts were underway to repatriate the former lawmaker.
Peter Mandelson was chosen by British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to be his ambassador to the US. (AP: Carl Court)
A Honda dealership in the Cambodian city of Siem Reap. The motorcycle maker has acknowledged the presence of imitation Hondas in the country. (Photo by Yuji Nitta)
Petitioners in the High Court case over foreign journalists’ access to Gaza have asked the court to move up the deadline for the state’s next response, arguing that after months of repeated delays there is no justification for waiting until mid-May for yet another update in a case that goes to the heart of whether t…
In this image from police body camera video released by the Martin County, Fla., Sheriff’s Office, golfer Tiger Woods sits in an unmarked police vehicle as he speaks with law enforcement personnel following a car crash in Jupiter Island, Fla., Friday, March 27, 2026. (Martin County Sheriff’s Office via AP)
ILOILO CITY — A fatal workplace-related shooting in Pavia, Iloilo has left one employee dead and another injured, with police arresting the suspect less than 24 hours after the attack.
One of the women who accused Justin Fairfax of sexual assault expressed grief for his children after he killed himself and his wife — but noted there were “signs of his anger” for decades.
IMUS CITY — A man was arrested for selling a gun during an anti-illegal firearms operation conducted by operatives of the Dasmariñas Component City Police Station in Dasmariñas City, Cavite, at around 10:10 p.m. on Wednesday.
ESCALANTE CITY — Three individuals, including one tagged as a high-value drug lord, were killed in separate shootouts with authorities during warrant service and clearing operations in Barangay Jonobjonob in this city on Wednesday.
Julius Malema, the leader of Economic Freedom Fighters, addresses supporters during an election rally in Katlehong township, east of Johannesburg, Friday, Oct. 29, 2021. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe, File)
A French appeals court has ruled that an Algerian nanny convicted of poisoning a Jewish family was not antisemitic.
A Bloods gang barbecue in a popular Long Island park sparked the deadly Wednesday shooting that left a 15-year-old boy dead and two others wounded, law enforcement sources told The Post.
UK police have arrested three people after an attempted arson attack on the offices of a Persian-language media organisation in northwest London.
MANILA, Philippines —The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Thursday night said it taking note of the reported arrest of fugitive former lawmaker Zaldy Co in Prague, but said it is still verifying the veracity of the news “through official channels.”
California supreme court upholds lower court decision as Eastman says he will appeal to US supreme court
A terrorist involved in the murder of a bus driver and released in both the 2014 Gilad Schalit and February 2025 October 7 Massacre hostage deals is scheduled to lecture activists in Hungary and Spain on Thursday evening.
The Jerusalem District Court on Thursday gave National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir 10 days to notify the court of his position in the petition by senior police officer Ruti Hauslich, whose promotion he has blocked, in a decision that sharpened the parallel to the earlier Rinat Saban case and placed renewed foc…
MANILA, Philippines — The House Committee on Justice will tackle the alleged unexplained wealth as well as Statements of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALN) of Vice President Sara Duterte in its next hearing which is on Apr. 22, 2026.
The High Court of Justice stopped short on Thursday of ordering Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to fire National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, and instead moved to tighten, formalize, and enforce the rules governing his involvement in police matters.
Former Ako Bicol party-list Rep. Elizaldy Co