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WASHINGTON — Some two dozen states challenged President Donald Trump’s new global tariffs on Thursday, filing a lawsuit over import taxes he imposed after a stinging loss at the Supreme Court.
Lawyers for Oren, Alon and Tal Alexander argued that the brothers were womanizers but not rapists
Cars drive by a Mercedes-Benz dealership on the Bedford Automile in Bedford, Ohio, Friday, Feb. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
Elon Musk, center, arrives for a Twitter shareholder trial at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, Wednesday, March 4, 2026, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
In this courtroom sketch, assistant U.S. Attorney Madison Smyser gestures to Alon Alexander, Oren Alexander and Tal Alexander as she presents her opening statement with Judge Valerie Caproni presiding on the bench in Manhattan federal court in New York, on Jan. 27, 2026. (Elizabeth Williams via AP, File)
Foto del 17 de octubre del 2025, el vicepresidente de la Asociación de Fútbol de Malasia Sivasundaram Sithamparam Pillai, el director de selecciones de Malasia Robert Douglas Friend y el consejero legal de la Asociación Serge Vittoz en conferencia de prensa en Kuala Lumpur, Malasia. (AP Foto/Eileen Ng, Archivo)
A federal trade judge ordered the Trump administration to begin refunding more than $130 billion in tariffs after the Supreme Court struck down the levies last month.
New York Attorney General Letitia James and the top prosecutors of 23 other states once again sued to block President Donald Trump's global tariff regime, just days after a landmark Supreme Court decision struck down his previous effort.
Asif Merchant testified that Revolutionary Guard coerced him into scheme by threatening his family in Tehran
CAS says the seven footballers who played for Malaysia using falsified documents can resume training with their clubs during the 12-month ban
Nick Reiner’s attorney, Kimberly Greene, has been the nepo baby’s only visitor in jail as he awaits his trial for the brutal murders of his parents, Rob and Michele Reiner.
A judge in Moscow sentenced manosphere blogger Arsen Markaryan to 4.5 years in prison on Thursday after he was found guilty of “rehabilitating” nazism.
Trade court directs customs to repay importers with interest after supreme court ruled tariffs unlawful
A judge in the North Caucasus republic of Chechnya has sentenced Zarema Musaeva, the jailed mother of exiled critics of Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, to nearly four years in prison after being found guilty of assaulting a prison guard, the rights group Crew Against Torture said Thursday.
Google will lower the lucrative fees imposed on its Android app store and offer a way for rival options to gain its stamp of approval, ending a bruising legal battle that led to one of several rulings condemning its tactics as an illegal monopoly.
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The Malaysian Football Association lost its appeal on Thursday against a FIFA ruling it cheated by using false documents to naturalize foreign-born players for the men’s national team.
Pacific island says the US weakened its proposal to advance a key climate ruling but vows to hold major polluters accountable
British American Tobacco is facing a London lawsuit from shareholders over allegations the cigarette maker failed to properly tell markets about breaches of US sanctions in relation to its business in North Korea.
FILE -Police officers detain a man at the Holocaust memorial in Berlin, Germany, after another man was seriously injured, Feb. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi, File)
Notorious organized criminal and drug trafficker Janith Madusankha, alias “Podi Lassie,” has been remanded in custody until March 17, 2026. The order was delivered today, March 5, by the Baddegama Magistrate’s Court following his recent extradition from India.
A lawsuit has been filed against Victoria Police after a man was arrested in relation to the manhunt for Dazi Freeman (pictured). (Supplied)
BARCELONA, Spain, March 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- ZTE Corporation (0763.HK / 000063.SZ), a global leading provider of integrated information and communication technology solutions, and Türk Telekom have jointly completed the world's first C+L (12 THz) full-band integrated 1.6Tbps live network trial in Istanbul. The tr…
A retired SWAT commander blasted Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos over his handling of the Nancy Guthrie case — and claimed that 98% of the police department gave a damning no-confidence verdict in the top cop’s leadership.
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Irma Palasics died aged 73 after being bound and bashed by two men in her McKellar home in November 1999. (Supplied: ACT Policing)
Court orders TCL to halt QLED claims for some TVs, citing misleading advertising
Kyle Sandilands is preparing to sue his employer, ARN, if the company sacks the controversial broadcaster, according to multiple sources inside the company.
A Minneapolis man will spend nearly five years behind bars for attempting to bribe a juror during a federal trial related to Minnesota’s infamous $250 million welfare fraud scandal.
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An appellate trial on compensation for the 2022 crash that killed a 12-year-old child began Thursday at the Chuncheon branch of the Seoul High Court, with the families of both the driver and the victim claiming the crash was caused by a mechanical error in the vehicle.
The son of a policewoman has launched civil court action against the state government after he was arrested near Shepparton and his family’s property raided by dozens of officers as part of the manhunt for alleged double murderer Dezi Freeman.
Alan Jones’ legal team says it may apply for a temporary stay of proceedings against the disgraced former broadcaster, further delaying his prosecution, with thousands of pages of evidence yet to be served on his lawyers.
Anthony Facchi was sentenced by the Supreme Court in Dubbo. (ABC Western Plains: Nick Lowther)
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A long-term senior official with the Electrical Trades Union NSW has faced court on a string of charges, including firearm offences and dealing with proceeds of crime after police allegedly found 167 guns at his house and more than $120,000 in cash.
Wilkinson was turned away by police while seeking help four days before she was murdered, Queensland coroner’s court told
WASHINGTON (AFP) -- US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Wednesday that Donald Trump's 15-percent global tariff is likely to be rolled out this week, as the president moves to rebuild his trade agenda after a major legal setback.
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The Toyama District Court on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit seeking to prevent Hokuriku Electric Power from restarting the No. 1 and No. 2 reactors at its Shika nuclear power plant in Ishikawa Prefecture.
The Queensland government has been told to make high-powered motorbikes legal – rather than ban them – in response to safety fears and widespread fury over teens flagrantly ignoring laws and riding the devices dangerously in public.
This image provided by the Justice Department, contained in the complaint supporting the arrest warrant, shows Asif Merchant. (Justice Department via AP, File)
Karen Read claimed in court this week that lawyers representing her dead Boston cop boyfriend’s family lied when they accused her of saying “I’m f–king dead” upon learning her cell phone was seized by cops.
Aaron Judge, de la selección de Estados Unidos, pega un batazo de foul ante los Rockies de Colorado en el duelo de exhibición realizado el miércoles 4 de marzo de 2026 en Scottsdale, Arizona (AP foto/Ross D. Franklin)
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A fence dispute between disability pensioner Kathy Pope and Australia’s richest person, Gina Rinehart, has been dismissed from the NSW Supreme Court as negotiations over their shared 12-kilometre boundary move behind closed doors.
A state judge just nixed a Columbia board’s discipline of the “pro-Palestine” students who occupied and trashed Hamilton Hall two years ago, completing the university’s elaborate dance with Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg to ensure the goons would suffer no consequences for their noxious actions.
Primary voter Allie Davis carries her seven-week-old son Declan as a Dallas County Election Navigator checks her ID before entering a voting center in Dallas, Tuesday, March 3, 2026. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Elon Musk took the stand in a shareholder trial on Wednesday in San Francisco, where he’s accused of making false and misleading statements that drove down Twitter’s stock price before he bought the social media platform for $44 billion in 2022.