Europe court condemns Spain over blood transfusions for Jehovah's Witness

The Tsetse Fly, Blood Meals and African Sleeping Sickness

World - Yahoo News - 4 days ago

Marine Le Pen questioned in court over alleged fake EU jobs scam

French far-right leader denies embezzling EU funds and compares European parliament to a ‘blob’. The French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has denied embezzling EU funds in a fake jobs scam when ...

World - The Guardian - October 14

NH Supreme Court justice indicted over alleged attempts to interfere with investigation into husband

New Hampshire Supreme Court Associate Justice Anna Barbara Hantz Marconi was indicted for allegedly trying to interfere in a criminal investigation into her husband, state officials announced ...

Politics - The Hill - October 17

South Korean court acquits former police chief over deadly crowd crush

A South Korean court found the former police chief of the country’s capital, Seoul, not guilty over a botched response to a Halloween crowd crush that killed nearly 160 people in 2022

World - ABC News - October 17

Bangladesh court issues arrest warrant for ex-Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina over deaths of protesters

A special court in Bangladesh has issued arrest warrants for former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and 45 others, including her close aides, on charges of crimes against humanity during a student-led ...

World - ABC News - October 17

Supreme Court rejects Michael Cohen's civil rights claim against Trump over tell-all book

The Supreme Court rejected Michael Cohen's civil rights claim against Donald Trump alleging he was put in solitary confinement for refusing to stop writing a tell-all book.

Australian judge’s speech met by protest over his role in Hong Kong’s appeal court

Patrick Keane is one of only six overseas justices remaining on the bench since the introduction of draconian national security laws. A speech by Australian judge Patrick Keane KC has been met by a ...

World - The Guardian - October 23

Appeals court orders new sentence for disgraced lawyer Michael Avenatti over stealing from clients

A federal appeals court on Wednesday vacated the 14-year sentence of disgraced lawyer Michael Avenatti, who was convicted of swindling his clients, and ordered he be resentenced. Avenatti, who rose ...

Politics - The Hill - October 23

Philadelphia didn't violate rights of cops fired over offensive Facebook posts, court rules

The Philadelphia police department did not violate the First Amendment rights of several officers who were fired or suspended for racist and violent social media posts

Tech - ABC News - October 29

Elon Musk wins court victory in a dispute over a 2018 post during a labor dispute

A federal appeals court says the National Labor Relations Board was wrong to order that Tesla CEO Elon Musk delete a 2018 social media post that union leaders saw as a threat to employee stock options

Tech - ABC News - October 29

Mexico supreme court judges resign over reforms to allow voters to elect judiciary

Eight of the country’s 11 supreme court judges will stand down over reforms supported by President Claudia Sheinbaum. Eight of Mexico’s 11 supreme court judges have submitted their resignations ...

World - The Guardian - October 31

Elon Musk doesn't show at Philadelphia court hearing over $1M voter lottery

Billionaire Elon Musk's attorneys want a federal court to address a complaint from Philadelphia's District Attorney over Musk's super PAC's giveaway.

Elon Musk skips Philadelphia court hearing over $1 million voter giveaway

The richest man in the world, Elon Musk, skipped his Philadelphia court appearance over his $1 million voter giveaway. A Pennsylvania judge ruled that the lawsuit will continue in federal court. ...

Debate over abortion rights leads to expensive campaigns for high-stakes state Supreme Court seats

The debate over abortion rights is leading to expensive campaigns for state Supreme Courts in several states this year

Health - ABC News - November 2

UCF opens season with court-storming 64-61 win over No. 13 Texas A&M

Darius Johnson scored 24 points and assisted on a go-ahead slam dunk with less than a minute remaining to lead UCF to a 64-61 win over No. 13 Texas A&M

Sports - ABC News - 4 days ago

Scottish government facing £170m court case over axed bottle recycling scheme

Ministers could face a huge bill if they lose a legal fight over beleaguered bottle return plans.

French court convicts 18 people over involvement in human smuggling network, jailing 1 for 15 years

World - ABC News - 4 days ago

Facebook asks US supreme court to dismiss fraud suit over Cambridge Analytica scandal

Securities fraud lawsuit brought by shareholders accuses the social media platform of misleading them about misuse of user data. The US supreme court grappled on Wednesday with a bid by Meta’s ...

World - The Guardian - 3 days ago

Holocaust survivors who witnessed the Cap Arcona bombing share their stories

Thousands died during World War II when British war planes mistakenly struck a Nazi ship packed with concentration camp prisoners. Holocaust survivors and families of victims want the world to ...

A Crack, a Shift, Then Screams: Witnesses Describe Georgia Dock Collapse That Killed 7

Investigators have begun looking for reasons behind the failure at a ferry dock on Sapelo Island, the site of a festival celebrating the heritage of descendants of enslaved people.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 21

Witnesses describe frantic rescue effort after dock gangway collapse

Life jackets bobbed in the water, people formed a human chain to pass survivors to safety and bodies were carried ashore in blankets.

Witnesses and survivors of deadly dock collapse describe 'catastrophic' experience

Demands for a federal investigation mount as witnesses and survivors of a gangway collapse at a dock in Georgia describe the “catastrophic failure” that killed seven people traveling for a festival ...

We are witnessing the making of a fascist president in real time | Sidney Blumenthal

Trump used his presidency to harass and prosecute ‘enemies within’. If re-elected, he will act with even less restraint. “But stupidity is not enough,” wrote George Orwell in 1984. The facts must ...

World - The Guardian - October 28

Killing Time by Alan Bennett review – senior moments full of wit and style

The author employs his pitch-perfect repertoire of satirical skills in his first book for five years – a novella about the residents of an upmarket care home during the pandemic. Alan Bennett, now ...

World - The Guardian - 5 days ago

JD Vance: 'We just witnessed the greatest political comeback in the history of the USA'

JD Vance thanked Donald Trump for placing his trust in him and hailed "the greatest political comeback in the history of the United States of America."

We are witnessing the final stage of genocide in Gaza | Arwa Mahdawi

Omer Bartov is an Israeli-American professor of Holocaust and genocide studies. He has issued a grim warning on Gaza. Want to know a fun fact about Palestinians? They’re hard to kill. You can bomb ...

World - The Guardian - 3 days ago

'Biggest mistake I've seen' - farcical end to Mings' dream night

Tyrone Mings became the first Englishman to concede a penalty on his Champions League debut in bizarre fashion as Aston Villa lost to Brugge.

Former Adams Aide Is in Plea Talks in Federal Witness Tampering Case

Mohamed Bahi was accused of tampering with witnesses and destroying evidence in the corruption investigation into Mayor Eric Adams and his campaign fund-raising.

Top stories - The New York Times - Yesterday

Bruins-Panthers bad blood resurfaces in fight-filled first period

The bad blood between the Bruins and Panthers erupted in the first period of Monday's game with multiple fights and bad hits.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 14

"Blue Bloods" actors on show's success, their close-knit on-screen family

As "Blue Bloods" enters its final stretch of new episodes, the Reagan family continues to capture audiences. Star Tom Selleck and the cast discuss the show's lasting impact and the iconic family ...

Entertainment - CBS News - October 18

A third of Americans agree with Trump that immigrants ‘poison the blood’ of US

Founder of polling firm that conducted survey says: ‘That language is straight out of Mein Kampf … it’s Nazi rhetoric’. US politics – live updates A new poll has revealed that more than ...

World - The Guardian - October 18

Trump: The Criminal Conspiracy Case review – outstanding but blood-chilling

This gripping documentary about the case of a former president challenging votes plays out like a wild legal drama. But if you’re anxious about the November election, it is also a pre-Halloween ...