Former soccer leaders Blatter, Platini return to court for new fraud trial over $2M FIFA payment

Former soccer leaders Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini are back in a Swiss court as their new trial on fraud, forgery and misappropriation charges opened

ABC News - 1d

Blatter and Platini back in court in Swiss Fifa fraud case

Ex-Fifa head Sepp Blatter and French football great Michel Platini were cleared in 2022, but prosecutors appealed.

BBC News - 21h

‘That’s not me’: Blatter and Platini restate innocence in Swiss fraud case

Pair cleared in 2022 but federal prosecutor appealed Former Fifa president tells reporters: ‘I am very positive’ Sepp Blatter, the former president of Fifa, and Michel Platini, the France great ...

The Guardian - 18h

Ex-FIFA head Blatter on verdict: 'Witch hunt'

Sepp Blatter, the former head of football's global governing body FIFA, is looking forward to clearing his name at a new court hearing into allegations he made corrupt payments to French ...

ESPN - 6d

Supreme Court orders new trial for Richard Glossip

The Supreme Court ruled 5-3 in favor of Oklahoma's Richard Glossip getting a new trial. The court ruled that Glossip, who has been on death row, may not have gotten his right to due process. CBS ...

CBS News - 6d

Menendez brothers case: DA asks court to deny their petition for new trial

Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman said he's asked the court to deny the Menendez brothers' habeas corpus petition.

ABC News - Feb. 21

Supreme Court orders new trial for Oklahoma death row inmate

The Supreme Court on Tuesday sided with an Oklahoma death row inmate who claimed alongside the state itself that his trial was unfair, ordering a new trial and staving off his execution. Convicted ...

The Hill - 6d

Supreme Court Grants New Trial to Death Row Inmate in Oklahoma

Both sides had told the justices that long-suppressed evidence had undermined the case against the inmate, Richard Glossip.

The New York Times - 6d

Supreme Court throws out Oklahoma death row inmate's conviction over flawed trial

The Supreme Court threw out Oklahoma death row inmate Richard Glossip’s murder conviction because a key witness lied in court and prosecutors withheld information about him.

NBC News - 6d

Supreme Court orders new trial for Richard Glossip after decades on death row

The Supreme Court ordered that an Oklahoma man convicted of murder, Richard Glossip, who has been scheduled for execution nine times, must now receive a new trial.

ABC News - 6d

Supreme Court orders new trial for Oklahoma death row inmate Richard Glossip

The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered a new trial for Richard Glossip, an Oklahoma death row inmate.

CBS News - 6d

U.S. Supreme Court rules Oklahoma death row inmate is entitled to new trial

Richard Glossip was convicted of murdering his boss more than twenty years ago, and has been on death row in Oklahoma ever since. Glossip has always maintained his innocence. After a years-long ...

NBC News - 6d

Chipotle returns to Roblox to debut animated short film ad and details $2M in donations

Chipotle returns to the "metaverse" of Roblox to debut animated short film ad and details $2M in donations.

VentureBeat - 5d

Brookside star jailed over £13m modelling fraud

Foster, who played Christian Wright, gets a jail term of more than eight years but remains at large.

BBC News - 3d

Los Angeles DA opposes new trial for Menendez brothers over parents’ deaths

Nathan Hochman casts doubt on sexual abuse claims but declines to say whether he would support resentencing. Los Angeles’s new tough-on-crime district attorney made clear on Friday he was taking ...

The Guardian - Feb. 21

Bosnian-Serb leader sentenced to jail in landmark trial

Dodik's trial had been widely seen as a test for the Balkan nation's weak central government.

BBC News - 5d

Fifa’s new Women’s Club World Cup could be delayed beyond 2026

Tournament has backing but more preparation needed Four-team mini-tournament could take place in 2026 Fifa’s new 16-team Women’s Club World Cup could be delayed beyond its previously proposed ...

The Guardian - 1d

Former surgeon on trial after being accused of raping or abusing children

Defendant Joël Le Scouarnec's chillingly detailed notebooks —which he used to document sexual violence that spanned decades — are central to the trial.

CBS News - Feb. 22

Trial of Former Surgeon Accused of Abusing Nearly 300 Opens in France

A former surgeon is accused of raping or sexually assaulting 299 people, mostly children, over 25 years. It is considered to be France’s largest-ever pedophilia case.

The New York Times - Feb. 24

Man disguised as lawyer kills gang leader in court

Police in Sri Lanka say the gunman used a revolver which was smuggled in a hollowed-out book.

BBC News - Feb. 21

South Korea's Yoon is in court for a hearing in his criminal trial

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is in court for a hearing where his lawyers are contesting his arrest on a criminal charge alleging he was orchestrating a rebellion when he imposed martial law

ABC News - Feb. 19

Federal court denies Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes appeal to overturn fraud conviction

On Monday, a California federal appeals court denied Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes' plea to have her 2022 fraud conviction overturned. Holmes and her former partner are serving prison time over ...

CBS News - 6d

Tony Meola: Former USA goalkeeper and soccer analyst on CBS Sports Golazo Network recovering from heart attack

The former USMNT star suffered the heart attack on his 56th birthday

CBS Sports - Feb. 22

USMNT's Josh Sargent can't stop scoring for Norwich, eyes USA soccer return: 'I want to take my opportunity'

The American striker has been in sensational form for the Canaries but wants to carry that over to the red, white and blue

CBS Sports - Feb. 23

Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio arrested at US Capitol

Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio was arrested at the United States Capitol on Friday.

ABC News - Feb. 21

Three Former E.P.A. Leaders: You’ll Miss It When It’s Gone

When the next environmental catastrophe arrives, who will be there to deal with the emergency and its aftermath?

The New York Times - 4d

As Trump Courts Putin, China’s Leader Xi Emphasizes Close Ties With Russia

The Chinese and Russian leaders reaffirmed their relationship in a video call on Monday, an apparent rebuff to the idea that the Trump administration could drive a wedge between them.

The New York Times - Feb. 24

‘Day of Reckoning’: Trial Over Greenpeace’s Role in Pipeline Protest Begins

Energy Transfer, which owns the Dakota Access Pipeline, is seeking $300 million, a sum that Greenpeace says could bankrupt the storied environmental group.

The New York Times - 5d

Greenpeace Faces Tough Start in Trial Over Dakota Access Pipeline Protests

The environmental group, battling a multimillion-dollar lawsuit over protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline, told the North Dakota Supreme Court it can’t get a fair trial.

The New York Times - 11h

Former Surgeon Accused of Abusing 299 Young Patients' Admits 'Responsibility' for 'Majority' of Charges as Trial Begins: Reports

Yahoo News - Feb. 24

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