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A California man is taking on retail giant Costco, accusing the warehouse club of quietly renewing memberships without giving customers proper notice — and making it too difficult to cancel.
Former cornhole champion and quadruple amputee Dayton Webber had to “kill or be killed” when he allegedly fatally shot his pal, his defense lawyer claimed Monday — as the accused gunman with no limbs was indicted on first-degree murder charges.
Tough on crime prosecutors are going after criminals they say are using California’s mental health system as a “get out of jail free card.”
The home of Daniel Moreno-Gama is seen after the FBI raided his home in Spring, Texas, Monday, April 13, 2026. (Jason Fochtman/Houston Chronicle via AP)
A French court has found cement group Lafarge guilty of financing “terrorism” through its Syrian subsidiary, fining the company and jailing its former CEO.
Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton (0) shoots around on the court before an NBA basketball game against the Minnesota Timberwolves in Indianapolis, Tuesday, April 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Doug McSchooler)
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Trump launched the lawsuit after the newspaper published a letter it claimed Trump wrote to Epstein in 2003. Trump says the letter is fake
Trump launched the lawsuit after the newspaper published a letter it claimed Trump wrote to Epstein in 2003. Trump says the letter is fake
The Trump administration quietly settled a lawsuit seeking to restore a pride flag at the Stonewall National Monument in the West Village, abruptly agreeing to allow the flag to fly.
The highly anticipated trial in Blake Lively’s lawsuit against Justin Baldoni is likely to feature testimony from celebrities including the actress herself and her movie star husband, Ryan Reynolds, new court papers reveal.
Rob Pimental, Miami Heat’s director of team operations, walks on the court during a break, in the second half of an NBA basketball game between the Miami Heat and the Atlanta Hawks, Sunday, April 12, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
The High Court of Justice ruled on Monday that the IDF is under a legal duty to implement, as far as possible, equal opportunity for women and men in access to combat roles, and in a split operative outcome ordered the military to begin its long-delayed pilot integration of women into the maneuvering armored corps b…
Geoffrey Robertson says proposals to reduce backlog are betrayal of party’s values and a ‘cure worse than the disease’
TMTG drops defamation claim over report that prosecutors were investigating payments received as possible money laundering
The State Attorney’s Office on Monday filed an indictment with the Lod District Court against military defense attorney Idan Dvir, 42, of Netanya, accusing him of exploiting his position as counsel to commit multiple sexual offenses against 10 women, including female soldiers, women awaiting enlistment, and an under…
A French court has fined cement group Lafarge $1.3 million for paying the Islamic State group and other jihadists to keep its factory running in Syria during the civil war.
The Central District Court in Lod convicted Barkat Abu Issa of Tel Sheva on Monday of rape under aggravated circumstances, burglary, and abuse of a minor, in a case stemming from a February 2023 nighttime attack on a woman in her Gedera home while her young children were present.
Protesters demonstration against homosexuality in Dakar, Senegal, March 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu, file)
Nowadays, securing the services of a lawyer can be very expensive. For every pleading filed and every court appearance, there is a corresponding fee or compensation. Thus, I was wondering, can I engage an AI-generated lawyer to appear and litigate on my behalf?
Authored by Kimberly Hayek via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),
MIAMI — A US federal judge on Monday tossed out a $10 billion defamation lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump against The Wall Street Journal.
Donald Trump sued Rupert Murdoch and his Wall Street Journal newspaper, accusing it of publishing a "false, malicious and defamatory" story. (Reuters: Carlo Allegri)
The 44-year-old is scheduled to appear in court in May for her driving-under-the-influence arrest, according to the Los Angeles Times
The 44-year-old is scheduled to appear in court in May for her driving-under-the-influence arrest, according to the Los Angeles Times
Melania Trump denies 'relationship' with Jeffrey Epstein
The High Court of Justice struck down on Sunday the government’s faction-based framework for Knesset member visits to security prisoners, ruling that the arrangement unlawfully undercut parliamentary oversight, while unanimously rejecting Ta’al MK Ahmad Tibi’s individual request to meet imprisoned Fatah leader Marwa…
A Miami federal judge dismissed President Trump’s $10 billion defamation suit against the Wall Street Journal Monday over a bombshell story about a lewd letter he purportedly sent to late sex predator Jeffrey Epstein for his 50th birthday.
Six defendants appeared in a UK court on Monday to stand trial on charges in connection with a Palestine Action raid on an Israeli-owned arms factory.
A US judge has dismissed a case against the publisher of the Wall Street Journal over a story about ties the US president had to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Former Petroleum Resources Minister Diezani Alison-Madueke answers a question following a speech at the IHS CERAWeek, in Houston, March 4, 2014. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan, File)
President Donald Trump waves to reporters as he walks on the South Lawn upon his arrival at the White House, Sunday, April 12, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
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A federal judge in Florida on Monday dismissed President Donald Trump's $10 billion lawsuit against media baron Rupert Murdoch and The Wall Street Journal, which had alleged the newspaper defamed Trump in a story saying the president had sent a birthday letter to notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
MANILA, Philippines — A Makati court has issued a warrant of arrest against Cavite 4th District Rep. Francisco “Kiko” Austria Barzaga over eight counts of cyber libel.
Measures spark hopes for hard-hit sectors in possible KMT poll boost, but ruling DPP warns about economic access as a ‘political tool’
Measures spark hopes for hard-hit sectors in possible KMT poll boost, but ruling DPP warns about economic access as a ‘political tool’
A Paris court on Monday found cement maker Holcim's Lafarge unit guilty of charges that its Syrian subsidiary financed terrorism and breached European sanctions to keep a plant operating in northern Syria during the country's civil war.
Revolution Medicines' drug for pancreatic cancer succeeded in a highly anticipated Phase 3 trial, almost doubling the typical length of survival and slashing the risk of death by 60% versus chemotherapy, the company said Monday.
The husband of missing American mom Lynette Hooker is in an “extremely fragile state” while holed up in Bahamian custody, according to his lawyer, as cops must decide by Monday night whether to press charges.
A gang rapist recaptured after spending five days on the run following a hospital escape while under guard by immigration officials has been refused bail in court.Michael Angok, 30, did not apply for bail and it was formally refused by Judge Rachael Wong when the matter was mentioned in Blacktown Local Court on Mond…
Uganda police officers stand at the crime scene after a man killed four children in a machete attack at the Gaba Early Childhood Development Program nursery school in Kampala, Uganda, Thursday, April 2, 2026. (AP Photo)
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A “study support” business has been fined $500,000 for providing cheating services to Australian university students, in a landmark victory for the regulator.
Some documents and names will be suppressed to protect national security in the court case against alleged Russian spies living in Brisbane.
Tarot card reader Ashley Guillard, who falsely accused history professor Rebecca Scofield, plans to appeal
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A South Korean court has sentenced a woman in her 90s to prison for helping launder drug proceeds on behalf of her son, a trafficking ringleader currently jailed in Cambodia.
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