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Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards runs the court before an NBA basketball game against the Dallas Mavericks, Monday, March 30, 2026, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Gareth Patterson)
Two American men have been jailed over a scheme that helped North Koreans obtain remote IT work with US companies and raised funds for the country's weapons programs, the Justice Department said Wednesday.
In a saner world, the political weaponization of the Department of Justice under President Joe Biden would be a bipartisan scandal, but the “moderates” in today’s Democratic Party won’t lift a finger to protect traditional norms.
The Four Seasons Private Residences in Harbor East, situated in crime-ridden Baltimore City and serving as a flagship luxury development project tied to the Inner Harbor's waterfront revitalization, was originally envisioned as an ultra-luxury tower designed to attract the rich and powerful. The premise for building…
Nearly a dozen Big Apple jail guards, including a Rikers Island captain, pocketed more than $220,000 in salary and overtime when they weren’t even on the job, Bronx prosecutors said as the officers were hit with criminal charges for the alleged scam Wednesday.
Posts on the WA Police Force's Facebook page attract hundreds of racist comments. (ABC News: Charlie McLean)
Soccer referee Javier Ortega was killed on the pitch during an amateur match in a horrifying scene on Sunday.
TEHRAN — The military adviser to Iran's supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei on Wednesday warned that Iran would sink American ships in the Strait of Hormuz if the United States decided to "police" the key shipping bottleneck.
Property News: Australia's most expensive streets, and how much it costs to live in them.
Brazil’s Supreme Court has ordered a probe into whether right-wing presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro issued defamatory statements about his election rival, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
The parents of a two-year-old girl have been charged with murder after she died of a fentanyl overdose in San Francisco.
Former UFC champion Mark Hunt was arrested for domestic violence after he allegedly threatened to kill a woman on Tuesday night in South Wales, Australia, according to the Sydney Morning Herald.
Former New York City police sergeant Erik Duran is seated during his sentencing hearing at the Bronx County Hall of Justice Thursday, April 9, 2026, New York, for tossing a picnic cooler full of drinks at a fleeing suspect, Eric Duprey, who then crashed his motorized scooter and died. (AP Photo/Michael R. Sisak)
The mother of Athena Strand stared daggers at her daughter’s killer at his sentencing hearing Wednesday – describing how she had to hide the bruises he left on her neck, as she vowed to keep her memory alive.
The legal battle over Hope Downs royalties is likely to continue long after the ruling. (ABC News: Mark Evans)
The gun-toting thug charged with killing a 7-month-old Brooklyn girl in a stray-bullet horror hobbled into court on crutches Wednesday to face murder charges in the senseless slaying.
Seoul will open pickleball courts at Gwangnaru Hangang Park starting Thursday, offering residents a new way to stay active along the Han River.
New young German police officer trainees throw their hats in the air after taking their oath of service and officially entering the service for security, law and democracy in Cologne, Germany, Wednesday, April 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
NSW Police believe prisoner Kyle Quayle, 35, is in the Newcastle area after he was mistakenly released from jail. (Supplied: NSW Police)
Kyle Quayle, 35, was sentenced to 12 months in prison. (Supplied: NSW Police)
On Monday, Lauren Bullis, a 40-year-old Department of Homeland Security (DHS) employee, was "brutally shot and stabbed to death" while walking her dog, and DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin is blaming the Biden administration for her murder.
Ticketmaster owner Live Nation has maintained an illegal monopoly over the live event and ticketing markets, according to a bombshell verdict announced in Manhattan federal court on Wednesday.
Whether she’s shooting for Sports Illustrated Swimsuit or starring in bikini campaigns, Brooks Nader is no stranger to having fun in the sun.
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The ISIS-loving teens charged with hurling homemade bombs outside Gracie Mansion were arraigned on federal terrorism charges Wednesday — as prosecutors said they need more time to comb through the pair’s phones and laptops.
We should throw a party when a worthy television series gets to four seasons. The algorithmic logic and sharp-edged budgets of the streaming era mean most shows, barring the absolute blockbusters, are lucky to make it to three seasons before they’re ushered into the back catalogue. The celebration for Dark Winds des…
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One of the two men who chopped down the Sycamore Gap tree has been released early from prison.
Ankara: A 14-year-old student shot at least nine people dead including eight of his fellow pupils and wounded 13 others at a school in southeastern Turkey, officials said, in the country’s second school shooting in two days.
Michael Rapino, chief executive officer and president of Live Nation Entertainment Inc., arrives at Manhattan Federal court, Thursday, March 19, 2026 in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)
The U.S. Supreme Court is seen in Washington, Tuesday, April 7, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)
Police in Northern Ireland have slapped fines on demonstrators who disrupted traffic to protest soaring fuel prices. Similar demonstrations began across the border in the Republic of Ireland last week.
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s security forces are on high alert over a planned attack by Islamist militants on public infrastructure in Abuja and Niger states, an internal memo dated April 13 obtained from the Nigeria Customs Service by The Associated Press on Wednesday showed.
Iranian director Mahnaz Mohammadi dramatised many of the brutal moments from her own repeated imprisonment by the repressive regime in her latest film, including physical and psychological torture, but there was one element she thought would be too confronting for audiences.
Three successive Israeli attacks have killed at least three paramedics in southern Lebanon in one day, including one featured in a BBC report this week, Lebanese officials say, as they accuse Israel of deliberately targeting health workers in its war against Hezbollah.
Camp Mystic night watchman Glenn Juenke testifies during a hearing on a suit against Camp Mystic in the 459th State District Court in Austin, Wednesday, April 15, 2026. (Mikala Compton/Austin American-Statesman via AP)
A real estate–focused social media influencer, or “finfluencer,” who promised his followers huge profits and financial freedom has learned his fate after pleading guilty to tax and wire fraud.
Dan Serafini, the former MLB pitcher who was sentenced to life in prison for shooting his in-laws in a twisted scheme to inherit their money, is adamant he’s innocent.
ATLANTA (AP) — An Atlanta man has been charged in a string of attacks over a matter of hours that left two women dead and a man in critical condition, drawing the Trump administration’s attention after one of the victims was identified as a Department of Homeland Security employee who was walking her dog.
Educator Kirk Moore was shot in the leg but managed to stay on top of the suspect until law enforcement arrived
Educator Kirk Moore was shot in the leg but managed to stay on top of the suspect until law enforcement arrived
Alexia Nepola and Adriana de Moura have Lisa Hochstein’s back.
At least 2,167 people have been killed in Lebanon since Israel resumed attacks across the country on 2 March, according to the health ministry.
The president of SantaCon, an annual event in New York City in December where thousands of young people dress up as Santa Claus and drink across the city, has been charged with wire fraud.
Mississippi State Auditor Shad White speaks at the Neshoba County Fair in Philadelphia, Miss., July 29, 2021. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)
The firefighter accused of killing his wife with an ax after allegedly learning she was cheating pleaded not guilty in a Los Angeles courtroom Wednesday as family and friends of the slain woman showed up in force.
‘Palestine’s Mandela’ suffers three recent attacks including assault where prison guards set a dog on him, lawyer says
April 15 – As people increasingly turn to artificial intelligence for advice, some US lawyers are telling their clients not to treat AI chatbots like trusted confidants when their freedom or legal liability is on the line.
Eight Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza over the past 24 hours, in what the health ministry described as violations of the ceasefire.
A man armed with two knives and carrying a "martyrdom note" tried to carry out a terrorist attack at Israel's British embassy because he wanted to send a message about "the killing of children," prosecutors told a London court on Wednesday.