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A federal judge temporarily blocked construction on President Donald Trump’s “Triumphal Arch” shortly after a planning commission led by Trump appointees approved it. NBC News' Gary Grumbach explains why U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan granted the restraining order.
Six women alleged that the British comedian had sexually assaulted them at his home, in hotels and public bathrooms. Brand has denied all claims.
Pastor Paul Mackenzie was sentenced for the murders of 191 people in total at the High Court in Kenya’s coastal city of Mombasa
The Mississippi Senate election could be determined by the mail-in ballots received after Election Day, whose legality was upheld by the Supreme Court.
WASHINGTON — The Donald Trump appointee who headed the office running a so-called “grand conspiracy” investigation looking into federal law enforcement officials who were involved in prior investigations of Trump has resigned.
Dhillon has been a powerful and divisive figure inside the Justice Department since her confirmation last year as assistant attorney general.
Law bans social media platforms from providing minors features such as autoplay that lead to compulsive use Google, Meta and TikTok have sued California to block enforcement of a new state law intended to limit the risk of addicting children under 16 to social media platforms.
Organization responsible for countering anyone who wishes to scupper the US's ambition for AI supremacy
Watch live as US Attorney General Todd Blanche is expected to speak after a US prosecutor announced the arrest of Thomas Markle on suspicion of possessing child sexual abuse material.
Government claims removal of former residents of housing complex in Helsingør is unrelated to their ethnicity Denmark’s supreme court is expected to rule on whether the state’s classification of residents with “non-western” backgrounds is covered by racial discrimination law.
Harmeet Dhillon, the outspoken and sometimes controversial head of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, submitted her resignation after the GOP midterms loss. NBC News’ Gary Grumbach details her time in office.
Mayor John Whitmire has instructed Houston police to stop notifying immigration agents when they encounter someone without legal status during routine street stops.
Montana voters approved a novel strategy to restrict corporate political spending, setting up a constitutional fight that could reach the Supreme Court.
Brand reinvented himself as a Christian conservative; his guilty verdict now tests the faith of his American defenders.
Paraguayans in Asuncion protest as the Senate launched a meeting as part of impeachment proceedings against President Santiago Peña, deepening uncertainty over the country's leadership after he resigned in connection with the collapse of a local bank.
A few months after DOJ investigators were probing the deal, Fox just completed its $22B acquisition of the streaming giant Roku.
Democrat Lakesha Womack, who defeated Republican Rep. Tim Moore in North Carolina, reportedly faces felony charges over an unreturned rental car.
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The foster mom is a teacher in the School District of Philadelphia
A 47-year-old American man with shifting identities has been convicted of the murder of his Russian partner and their 11-month-old daughter in Rome. His attorney says he expects his client to appeal. CNN's Barbie Nadeau reports.
John Eisenberg and Miami U.S. Attorney Jason Reding Quiñones are leaving the Justice Department, one day after Harmeet Dhillon announced her departure.
Regulator’s initial ruling says algorithm ‘can be harmful’ and led young and vulnerable viewers ‘down rabbit holes they can’t easily escape’ Business live – latest updates TikTok has been charged by the European Commission with failing to protect users’ mental health by exposing them to a relentless
Metropolitan Police released footage of interviews with Russell Brand between 2023 and 2025. The footage was released after Brand was found guilty in a London court of raping a young fan and sexually assaulting three women.
The 58-year-old, who has been detained since April last year, says the charges are politically motivated.
A Virginia judge, empowered by quirks in maritime law, has overseen the salvage of the remote shipwreck for decades. Now her rule is being challenged.
For people living with refractory epilepsy, the brain is like a city that can suffer a blackout any time lightning strikes. Without warning, an abnormal neural discharge can sweep through the intracranial circuits, leaving behind convulsions, loss of consciousness and years of lingering panic.
The foster mother of 10-year-old Malayshia Alford, whose disappearance sparked a massive search before her body was found across state lines nearly two weeks later, has been charged with murder, Philadelphia officials said.
A growing push among Indonesian lawmakers to investigate Vice-President Gibran Rakabuming Raka’s academic credentials is raising questions about the influence of his father, former leader Joko Widodo, as signs of a rift within the country’s ruling elite grow.
Three people accused of using artificial intelligence to impersonate corporate executives and attorneys to steal about $129 million have been indicted, prosecutors say.
Democrats have proposed a variety of measures aimed at reshaping the Supreme Court over the years and may be poised to push them forward after winning House and Senate majorities.
Hong Kong authorities have cracked down on a syndicate and arrested 28 people allegedly involved in bid-rigging, including board members of contractors and consultancy firms, in the first operation by a joint task force set up after the release of a scathing report on the devastating Wang Fuk Court
Rep. Ayanna Pressley called for Democrats to wield their power to pursue left-wing policies such as Medicare for All and abolishing ICE.
Fox News Digital embedded with ICE agents as they tracked down and arrested two migrants, one of whom resisted in a tense street confrontation in Brooklyn.
Trump wooed Latino voters in 2024, then alienated them, with ICE tactics shifting Latino voters toward Democrats Tuesday night’s explosive rout of the Republican party was supercharged by the fury of Hispanic Americans who turned out in record numbers in key battlegrounds to protest the Trump admini
Four men named in a former Cornell University student’s lawsuit are joining a co-defendant’s effort to block New York’s attorney general from leading a reopened criminal investigation into the woman’s gang rape allegations
The country's first nationwide elections since 1969 are due next year - a timetable now thrown into doubt.
The DOJ's lawsuit accuses Pennsylvania State University of offering undocumented students in-state tuition rates that discriminate against U.S. citizens.
Former NSW police officer gives evidence for a second day after pleading not guilty to murdering Baird and Luke Davies in early 2024 The day in court: Prosecution begins cross-examination of double murder accused Beau Lamarre-Condon Beau Lamarre-Condon “stands by” his decision to shoot Jesse Baird b
Investigators, using subpoenas and other law enforcement powers, are accelerating an inquiry that takes the Trump administration into the inner workings of the court.
The FBI and CISA warn that hackers are actively targeting industrial refrigeration and cold-chain monitoring systems worldwide, potentially causing food spoilage, equipment damage, and fire hazards. [...]
Russell Brand Is facing more allegations of rape, after he was convicted of the crime and three other sexual assaults by a court in London. The comedian and actor has been spending his first night in jail, after the judge told him he would be facing a “significant” prison sentence.
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