Jack Quaid shares 3-word verdict on working with Meghan Markle on ‘Close Personal Friends’
Jack Quaid gave a short yet telling verdict on what it was like working with Meghan Markle on their upcoming film, “Close Personal Friends.”
· Jolie Zenna
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· Maddison Leach
California sues Trump to keep shut oil pipeline on Santa Barbara coast
California Attorney General Rob Bonta speaks to reporters outside the Supreme Court, on Nov. 5, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
Trial begins for NY guard accused of inmate's murder in brutal beating
The Mid-State Correctional Facility is seen on April 16, 2025, in Marcy, N.Y. (AP Photo/Michael Hill, File)
· Michael Hill
Tesla sold ‘self-driving’ software for $10,000. Now it faces a legal fight
Tesla is facing multiple legal battles over allegations it charged Australian customers more than $10,000 for its cutting-edge fully self-driving software despite their cars being technologically restricted from activating the autonomous feature.
· Elias Visontay
South African composer sues comedian over 'Lion King' routine
Lebohang “Lebo M” Morake arrives for the official opening of the local production of the Lion King in Johannesburg on June 6, 2007. (AP Photo/Denis Farrell, File)
· Safiyah Riddle
Paris Jackson’s legal fight gets nasty, with lawyers trying to ‘take control’ of late father’s estate: sources
Paris Jackson is continuing her legal fight against her late father’s estate, making insiders worry her attorney is trying to take it over.
· Stacy Brown
Haley Kalil proudly announces SI Swimsuit return after messy lawsuit drama with NFL ex
Haley Kalil returns to the fold for the 2026 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue, modeling a sultry cutout one-piece in a behind-the-scenes video on Tuesday.
· Jenna Lemoncelli
Georgia judge sets $1 murder bond for woman accused of illegal abortion
KINGSLAND, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia judge granted a bond of just $1 for a murder charge faced by a woman accused by police of taking pills to induce an illegal abortion.
Architects of anarchy: Trump, Netanyahu, and the manufactured apocalypse
THE geopolitical shock of February 2026 was no accident. It was a manufactured crisis, an engineered rupture authored by the Katzenjammer Kids of global politics: Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu, acting with little regard for the consent of their own publics. Cornered by domestic failures and legal peril, they f…
· Lito Monico C. Lorenzana
The high price of pocketing employee SSS contributions
My previous company (I worked there from 2022 to 2023) deducted money from my salary every month for my SSS contributions. I know this because I have my payslips. They also processed and released my maternity benefits during that time.
· Persida V. Rueda-Acosta
Abivax in no rush for a deal, confident key June trial data can secure better terms for partnerships, CEO tells CNBC
Abivax is planning to raise money after releasing key trial data in June, its CEO told CNBC on Tuesday, signaling to potential buyers of the firm that it is in no rush to sell.
· Elsa Ohlen
Anthropic and Pentagon head to court in legal spat over supply chain risk label
Pages from the Anthropic website and the company’s logos are displayed on a computer screen in New York on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Patrick Sison)
Kash Patel’s phone records, bank info swept up in Biden admin’s ‘Watergate’
A Senate Judiciary subcommittee hearing will examine what Republicans are calling Joe Biden’s “Watergate.”
· Josh Christenson
Supporters’ group files lawsuit against ‘excessive’ Fifa 2026 World Cup ticket prices
It says world football body has abused monopoly position, with cheapest tickets for the final costing seven times those of previous event’s
· Agence France-Presse
Albanese urges ICC arrest warrants for Israeli ministers over torture of Palestinians
The UN’s special rapporteur on Palestine, Francesca Albanese, has called on the International Criminal Court (ICC) to pursue arrest warrants for three senior Israeli ministers she accuses of being responsible for “systematic torture” amounting to genocide.
· Middleeasteye
Rubio takes stand in former lawmaker's trial
Former congressman David Rivera arrives at the James Lawrence King Federal Building on Tuesday, March 24, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Joshua Goodman)
· Joshua Goodman
Bill Cosby ordered to pay $19.25m to woman in decades-old assault case
A California court has awarded $19.25m in damages to a woman who accused actor Bill Cosby of drugging and sexually assaulting her somewhere in the early 1970s.
· AfricaNews
Government rejects suggestions surveyor conspired with contractor
But government lawyer tells independent committee investigating deadly Wang Fuk Court fire shortcomings exist in supervising minor construction works
· Brian Wong
Ex-Tropical Cyclone Narelle: ‘Vulnerable’ evacuees from Katherine aged care homes housed in open-sided basketball court
Some residents moved amid threat of flooding are under public guardianship due to reduced mental capacity. NT public guardian says they ‘would have been very frightened’
· Words and photography by (A)manda Parkinson in Katherine
2026 AL MVP odds, prediction: Can anybody usurp Aaron Judge?
We’ve yet to play a game of the 2026 MLB Season, but oddsmakers believe the AL MVP race is Aaron Judge’s to lose.
· Michael Leboff
‘Preliminary findings’ revealed in Jessi Pierce fatal fire, ruling out arson
The Minnesota fire that killed NHL reporter Jessi Pierce and her three children is not being labeled an arson case, according to the White Bear Lake fire department.
· Matt Ehalt
Swedish businessman in Hong Kong loses appeal over rape conviction
Court of Appeal upholds conviction and sends Patrik Tobias Ekstrom, sentenced to seven years in prison for raping helper in 2022, back to jail
· Fiona Chow
Exclusive: 'Handful' of ICC states aim to sabotage report clearing Karim Khan
A minority of members from the bureau of the Assembly of States Parties (ASP) at the International Criminal Court (ICC) are calling for the findings of a judges' report, which found no evidence of misconduct against ICC prosecutor Karim Khan, to be ignored, Middle East Eye can reveal.
· Middleeasteye
China protests to Japan about Tokyo embassy break-in
China has lodged a strong protest and made representations with the Japanese after what it described as a "forceful break-in" at its embassy in Tokyo, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Tuesday.
· No Author
He Compared a Black Child to a Dog and Withheld Evidence in Death Row Cases. Now He’s Running for Judge.
Hugo Holland’s aggressive legal tactics made him one of Louisiana’s most renowned prosecutors and helped turn Caddo Parish, a majority Black community in the northwest corner of the state, into one of the nation’s leaders in death penalty convictions.
· Richard A. Webster
Thai court holds gold mine operator liable for toxic runoff in a decade-old environmental case
Plaintiffs and supporters in a case against Thailand’s largest gold mine stand in front of the Bangkok Civil Court in Bangkok, Thailand, on Tuesday, March 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Anton L. Delgado)
· Jintamas Saksornchai
Perpetual Help men’s and juniors teams retain NCAA soft tennis crowns
The men’s and juniors teams of University of Perpetual Help System Dalta captured back-to-back titles in the NCAA soft tennis tournament which culminated on Tuesday at the Rizal Memorial Tennis Court in Malate, Manila.
· Dennis Abrina
Sajin Vass Gunawardena further remanded - DailyNews
Former Member of Parliament Sajin Vass Gunawardena has been further remanded by the Colombo Magistrate’s Court over allegations of amassing illegal assets worth Rs. 243.8 million.
· Supuni Kulasinghe
Man facing trial over Easey Street murders charged with rape
A rape charge has been reinstated by prosecutors against accused Easey Street killer Perry Kouroumblis. (Supplied)
Singapore says involvement in Israeli military-linked groups ‘not acceptable’
The government warned that volunteering with organisations like Sar-El could lead to legal action
· CNA
Couchman fronts judiciary for hip-drop tackle
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Alleged fuel thief accused of seriously injuring petrol station worker in hit-and-run
Glenn Willem Francis McCagh allegedly struck an attendant with his car after stealing fuel at this Vibe service station in Armadale. (ABC News)
· Daryna Zadvirna
Voice of America journalists allege Trump wants to make outlet a propaganda source
Some journalists at Voice of America charged in a lawsuit Monday that the Trump administration — while largely shutting down the government-run outlet that provides news around the world — has turned what remains into a voice for propaganda.
· Associated Press
Trial begins for Queensland mother charged with drowning deaths
Leeanne Eatts's (pictured in 2019) sons Jhulio Sariago and Barak Austral drowned in a Townsville river. (ABC North Qld: Sofie Wainwright)
· Chloe Chomicki
Labor Day likely to be designated as public holiday
May 1, Labor Day, could become an official public holiday as early as this year with related legal revision being passed at a National Assembly's subcommittee Tuesday.
· Choi He-suk
Strong start carries UCLA women’s basketball against Oklahoma State
With every shot that found the bottom of the net, every pass that was deflected, every trip down the court that resulted in one player pointing at another in appreciation, the UCLA women’s basketball team did something it could not two days earlier.
· Ben Bolch
Prosecution presents key witness in flood control scam vs ex-lawmaker Zaldy Co in court
MANILA, Philippines — The prosecution team on Tuesday presented Henry Alcantara as witness in the trial of a case against former congressman Zaldy Co pending before the Sandiganbayan.
· Reina C. Tolentino
Shifting mail ballot deadline could complicate some states' election plans
A worker pushes a cart of received mail ballots at the L.A. County Ballot Processing Center Nov. 4, 2025, in City of Industry, Calif. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope, File)
· Nicholas Riccardi
Wemby's pick for MVP? That would be, well, himself
San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama (1) walks on the court during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Miami Heat, Monday, March 23, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
· Tim Reynolds
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Pentagon shuts media offices, reporters to be escorted while inside building
The Pentagon said it will close media offices and relocate press operations after a federal court struck down the Trump administration’s credential rules for reporters.
· Middleeasteye
Conservative states focus on banning abortion pills
An abortion-rights activist holds a box of mifepristone pills as demonstrators from both anti-abortion and abortion-rights groups rally outside the Supreme Court in Washington, March 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades, File)
· Geoff Mulvihill
Alabama’s Aden Holloway denies ‘each and every’ charge, demands trial after drug arrest
Aden Holloway is denying the drug charges Tuscaloosa County prosecutors are bringing against him, and the Alabama basketball star is demanding a trial, a new court filing on Monday revealed.
· Christian Arnold
Sydney man allegedly intended to kill ex-girlfriend in stabbing, jury told
Anthony Monteleone is accused of stabbing his former girlfriend at a gym car park in Sydney's Alexandria. (Facebook)
· Jamie Mckinnell
Real estate agent jailed after skimming $130,000 off trusts, tenants
A Redlands real estate agent who had tenants pay sham fees directly into her private account and falsified records for 196 transfers will spend at least eight months behind bars, a court has ruled.
· Catherine Strohfeldt
Supreme Court hears arguments Monday over late-arriving ballots, a Trump target
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Supreme Court is hearing arguments Monday in a case from Mississippi over whether states can count late-arriving mail ballots, a target of President Donald Trump.
· Associated Press
Jury begins deliberations in landmark New Mexico trial over children's safety risks on Meta
SANTA FE, New Mexico — A jury began deliberations Monday in a landmark trial in New Mexico where social media conglomerate Meta is accused of misleading its users about how safe its platforms are for children.
· Associated Press
Biden’s insane ‘asylum-seekers’ policy is what’s frustrating, hurting the US
An immigration judge has denied asylum to the family of young Ecuadoran national Liam Conejo Ramos, the boy photographed in a bunny hat as he was detained with his father by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Minneapolis.
· Andrew Arthur
Convicted baby killer Keli Lane granted day release
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· April Glover