Judge finds Pentagon in violation of order to restore reporters' access
The Pentagon is seen from an airplane, Tuesday, April 7, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
· Michael Kunzelman
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· Wade Stephens
Hunter Biden is too broke to pay his lawyer — as he challenges Trump’s sons to a ‘cage match’ at YouTuber event
WASHINGTON — Hunter Biden is crying poor again over legal debts he incurred from retaining high-powered attorney Abbe Lowell in his federal tax and gun crime case — even as the troubled former first son announced a US-based tour with a popular YouTuber where he wants to cage-fight President Trump’s sons.
· Josh Christenson
California man shot by ICE says officials falsely labeled him a gang member
Carlos Ivan Mendoza Hernandez was hit by more than six bullets, says lawyer, with ICE facing scrutiny over shooting
· Sam Levin
Netanyahu graft trial to resume after Israel eases war restrictions
JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's corruption trial will resume on Sunday, the Jerusalem District Court confirmed, after emergency restrictions imposed during the conflict with Iran were lifted.
· Agence France-Presse
Netanyahu corruption trial to resume on Sunday after Israel eases war restrictions
Netanyahu, who has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing, is the first sitting Israeli prime minister to stand trial for corruption
· Agence France-Presse
Netanyahu corruption trial to resume on Sunday after Israel eases war restrictions
Netanyahu, who has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing, is the first sitting Israeli prime minister to stand trial for corruption.
· Agence France-Presse
Plaintiffs settle with Trump administration over library funding cuts
The Department of Justice seal is seen in Washington, Nov. 28, 2018. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)
· Gary Fields
Suspect in murder of Ukrainian refugee unfit for trial
A homeless man accused of fatally stabbing 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska could see charges against him dropped after he was deemed unfit to stand trial, several US media outlets have reported, citing a motion filed by his attorney. He had been previously indicted by a federal grand jury in the case, w…
· RT
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The homeless man accused of fatally stabbing 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska could see charges against him dropped after he was deemed unfit to stand trial, several US media outlets report, citing a motion filed by his attorney. He was previously indicted by a federal grand jury in the case, which could…
· RT
Drug scheme failing to keep Aboriginal people out of court, report says
The Early Drug Diversion Initiative was in-part aimed at addressing the Closing the Gap target to reduce the over-representation of Aboriginal incarceration. (ABC News: Shauna Foley)
· Blair Wise
Conservative Activists Take Aim At Native Hawaiian Health Scholarship
A decades-old federal program designed to put Native Hawaiian doctors and nurses to work in some of Hawaiʻi’s most underserved communities has become the target of national conservative activists whose stated mission is to “expose political bias and discrimination in healthcare and medical education.”
Live Nation antitrust trial nears end
Michael Rapino, chief executive officer of Live Nation Entertainment, leaves Manhattan federal court in New York, on Thursday, March 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)
· Larry Neumeister
Courts differ on retrospective laws
This Supreme Court judgment (Handuwala Devage Simon Fernando vs Ranepura Devage Hector Jayasiri – SC APPEAL NO.134/14-2020) revolves around a critical interpretation of the Debt Conciliation (Amendment) Act No. 29 of 1999, specifically whether its provisions regarding absolute transfers of land can be applied retros…
· Gayan Abeykoon
Judge throws out plea agreement in case of missing Navajo woman
On June 15, 2021, Ella Mae Begay’s truck was seen leaving her Sweetwater, Arizona home before dawn. Five years later, the missing woman’s family is still seeking answers. (AP Video: Thomas Peipert)
· Savannah Peters
Mick Cronin replenishes frontcourt with Filip Jovic and Sergej Macura
UCLA basketball coach Mick Cronin’s front court is starting to take shape with the addition of two power forwards from the transfer portal.
· Ben Bolch
Exonerated man fights to hold his newly elected post despite GOP challenge
Calvin Duncan, center, stands with supporters on the steps of Orleans Parish Criminal Court in New Orleans, on Oct. 2, 2025, to speak about his ambitions to be the next clerk of court. (Chris Granger/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP, File)
· Jack Brook
Bimal raises voice against indecent remarks in House - DailyNews
Leader of the House, Minister Bimal Ratnayake yesterday urged the Speaker to take action against Opposition MPs who use obscene and unparliamentary language, particularly indecent remarks aimed at female members of the ruling party.
· Gayan Abeykoon
Massachusetts judge blocks Trump move to end temporary status for Ethiopians
MIAMI (AP) — A federal judge blocked the Trump administration’s decision to end a temporary status that has protected more than 5,000 Ethiopians from deportation and allowed them to live and work in the United States.
· Gisela Salomon
Was Trump’s threat to end Iran’s civilization a war crime?
In the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat on social media to destroy an entire civilization ahead of a fragile Iran ceasefire, legal experts are questioning whether such incendiary language can amount to a war crime — even if it is never carried out.
· Milena Wälde
NYC judge claims prison sentence for ‘cooler cop’ will serve as ‘deterrent’ to other police officers
The Bronx judge who sent an ex-NYPD sergeant to prison for at least three years Thursday for fatally flinging a picnic cooler at a fleeing drug suspect claimed the punishment would serve as a “general deterrent” to other cops.
· Ben Kochman, David Propper
Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Hacks’ Season 5 On HBO Max, Where A Lawsuit Keeps Deborah In The Spotlight As She Tries To Sell Out Madison Square Garden
We think most fans of Hacks had an inkling that the fifth season of the show would be the last one, even before news of it being the final season leaked and then was confirmed by HBO Max. It just felt that this was where the story was going, especially after Deborah Vance quits the late night show to protect her pro…
· Joel Keller
Judge says ‘No case, no ruling’ in Credit Suisse – Simon Wiesenthal Center settlement dispute
A US federal judge has declined to rule on a dispute between Swiss multinational investment bank UBS and the Simon Wiesenthal Center (SWC) over the scope of a landmark 1999 Holocaust-era settlement with Swiss banks, finding no active legal case to decide.
· MATHILDA HELLER
Meta boots law firm ads seeking clients to sue over alleged Facebook, Instagram addiction
Mark Zuckerberg-run Meta on Thursday began removing hundreds of ads from Facebook and Instagram that trial lawyers and marketing outfits have been using to recruit plaintiffs against the tech giant, according to reports.
· Marc Vartabedian
Anthropic loses bid to temporarily block Pentagon blacklisting
A federal appeals court in Washington, DC, on Wednesday rejected Anthropic’s request to temporarily block the Pentagon’s blacklisting of its AI tech while its lawsuit against the Department of War plays out in court.
· Taylor Herzlich
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs makes wild argument for freak-off tapes in court as rapper could be freed from prison
Attorneys for Sean “Diddy” Combs argued that their client should be freed from prison immediately because his infamous freak-off tapes were displays of amateur pornography rather than sex crimes.
· Connor Surmonte
Noa-Lynn van Leuven banned from women-only darts events by PDC transgender ruling
Van Leuven can no longer play in PDC Women’s Series
· Aaron Bower
Merz rejects immediate role in securing Strait of Hormuz amid fragile ceasefire
BERLIN — German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Thursday that Berlin won't participate in securing the Strait of Hormuz before the U.S.-Israel war with Iran ends, ruling out concrete steps in the coming days despite pressure from the Trump administration.
· Nette Nöstlinger
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor claims colleague Brett Kavanaugh’s prep school upbringing sways his stance on ICE raids
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor took a swipe at colleague Brett Kavanaugh over his stance on ICE raids, claiming he’s out-of-touch and couldn’t possibly know anyone who “works by the hour” because of his prep school upbringing.
· Emily Crane
An administrator is not an indispensable party in a civil action
I am a buyer in a contract to sell involving land inherited by the heirs of Y. The latter are now cancelling our agreement on unjustified grounds. I told them that I will file a case to compel them to comply with their obligations. However, they recently appointed an administrator over the estate of Y and claimed th…
· Persida V. Rueda-Acosta
Sinner into last eight after 37-set record snapped
Sinner has never won a clay-court Masters 1000 title
· Bbcsport
Jo Malone hopes 'sense will prevail' in lawsuit over use of her name
Jo Malone, the perfume designer, said she hopes "sense will prevail" in a case against her and High Street retailer Zara by beauty giant Estée Lauder over the use of her name.
· Emer Moreau
TV news anchor who just split from journo husband given ‘ridiculous’ explanation for firing: lawyer
Veteran Detroit TV anchor Taryn Asher — who recently split from her journalist husband — was told she was fired from Fox 2 over her alleged “behavior in the newsroom,” her lawyer said, calling that explanation “ridiculous” and insisting the real reason was gender discrimination.
· Ariel Zilber
Bahamas police may have tricked Lynette Hooker’s husband into talking to them for three hours before arrest: lawyer
Police in the Bahamas may have tricked US boater Lynette Hooker’s husband into talking to them for three hours before arresting him in connection with her disappearance, his attorney has said.
· Anthony Blair
Netanyahu corruption trial to resume on Sunday
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s long-running corruption trial will resume on Sunday, according to a statement released by the Israeli court hours after Israel lifted the state of emergency imposed as a result of its war with Iran.
· Middleeasteye
Russia’s Supreme Court Designates Nobel Prize-Winning Memorial as ‘Extremist’
Russia’s Supreme Court on Thursday declared the Nobel Prize-winning human rights organization Memorial an “extremist” group, a designation that effectively criminalizes its remaining operations and exposes its supporters to criminal prosecution.
· The Moscow Times
2016 Arbitral Tribunal Ruling – Asia Times
MANILA – Legislators, nationalists and other experts in the Philippines on Thursday questioned a proposed oil exploration deal with China in the disputed and mineral-rich South China Sea, which they warned would send mixed messages to a territorial foe. Talks of a possible oil exploration deal resurfaced last month …
NYC ‘squatter from hell’ sends tenants fleeing from their beds as judge brushes off hearing for 2 months: ‘Unlivable’
West Village residents claim their building’s “squatter from hell” is continuing to terrorize them — forcing them to run from their beds in fright as he screams death threats and bangs on walls so hard they shake, new court filings detail.
· Peter Senzamici
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ lawyers to urge appeals court to overturn conviction, sentence
Lawyers for Sean “Diddy” Combs are expected to tell an appeals court on Thursday the judge who oversaw the hip-hop mogul’s sex crimes trial should not have considered evidence that he abused and threatened former girlfriends in sentencing him to more than four years in prison for his conviction on prostitution charges.
· Reuters
Bruce Lehrmann's appeal will not be heard by High Court
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Russian court criminalizes the activities of the Nobel Prize-winning rights group Memorial
Court judge Vyacheslav Kirillov reads a ruling to outlaw the “international movement” Memorial as extremist in a move against Nobel Peace Prize-winning rights group in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, April 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
· Dasha Litvinova
Woman killed sister and snatched Rolex, court told
A woman fatally stabbed her film director sister in the neck and snatched her diamond-encrusted gold Rolex watch, the Old Bailey has heard.
· BBC News
Petition to High Court seeks to strike down new rabbinical courts arbitration law
A new petition filed with the High Court of Justice on Thursday is seeking to strike down the new law allowing rabbinical courts to serve as arbitrators in certain civil disputes.
· SARAH BEN-NUN
Netanyahu's criminal trial to resume Sunday after wartime court freeze
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s criminal trial is set to resume on Sunday after weeks in which Israel’s court system operated under emergency restrictions because of the war with Iran.
· SARAH BEN-NUN
Indonesian activists target Myanmar’s president in genocide case against him
The complaint seeks to hold Min Aung Hlaing accountable for international crimes in an Indonesian court, following recent legal changes
· Resty Woro Yuniar
Indonesian activists target Myanmar’s president in genocide case against him
The complaint seeks to hold Min Aung Hlaing accountable for international crimes in an Indonesian court, following recent legal changes
· Resty Woro Yuniar
Iryna Zarutska's Accused Killer Found Incompetent To Stand Trial In Charlotte Stabbing
In a development that has reignited outrage over North Carolina’s handling of violent repeat offenders and the mentally ill, the man accused of savagely murdering Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska on a Charlotte light-rail train - saying "I got that white girl" - has been declared “incapable to proceed” with his stat…
· Tyler Durden
Ruling party nominates former district chief Chong as Seoul mayor candidate
The ruling Democratic Party announced Thursday it has selected Chong Won-o, a former chief of Seoul's Seongdong district, as its candidate for Seoul mayor in the upcoming June 3 local elections.
· Yonhap
Widow of Long Island man killed in freak MRI accident while wearing 20-pound chain files lawsuit
The heartbroken widow of the Long Island man killed when he was violently yanked into an MRI machine has accused the radiology office of negligence for not telling her husband to remove his 20-pound chain from his neck.
· Richard Pollina
(2nd LD) Ruling party nominates former district chief Chong as Seoul mayor candidate
(ATTN: REWRITES headline; ADDS Busan mayor primary result in last 4 paras, additional photo)
· Oh Seok-min