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One dead after attack on Brazil's Supreme Court
The suspected attacker is believed to have been killed by his own explosives.Top stories - BBC News - November 14 -
China arms itself for potential trade war with Trump
Beijing has enacted sweeping laws since US president-elect’s first term that would allow it to retaliate if threatenedWorld - Financial Times - November 14 -
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Court pauses appeal of Trump's classified documents case
A federal appeals court granted Special Counsel Jack Smith’s request to pause his appeal of President-elect Donald Trump’s classified documents case until Dec. 2.Top stories - ABC News - November 16 -
Murder accused psychotic for months, court told
Dylan Thomas has admitted the manslaughter of William Bush, at a flat in Llandaff, but denies murder.Top stories - BBC News - 5 days ago -
Jussie Smollett's conviction overturned by Illinois Supreme Court
The Illinois Supreme Court has overturned actor Jussie Smollett's conviction for staging a fake hate crime. Smollett had claimed he was the victim of a racist and homophobic attack in January 2019.Top stories - CBS News - 2 days ago -
Jussie Smollett conviction overturned by Illinois Supreme Court
The Illinois Supreme Court overturned actor Jussie Smollett’s conviction Thursday on charges that he staged an attack against himself in Chicago in 2019 and then lied about it. Smollett appealed ...Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago -
Netanyahu’s Arrest Sought by International Criminal Court
The I.C.C. rejected Israel’s challenges to its jurisdiction and also issued a warrant for a top Hamas official. Its chief prosecutor is seeking the arrests for war crimes in Israel and Gaza.World - The New York Times - 2 days ago -
Supreme Court tosses Facebook appeal in shareholder lawsuit
The Supreme Court issued its first opinion of the term, a one-line decision dismissing Facebook's appeal.Politics - CBS News - Yesterday -
Supreme Court sends case testing limits of death penalty for intellectually disabled back to lower court
The Supreme Court vacated a federal appeals court’s decision blocking a death row inmate’s execution because he says he’s intellectually disabled, ordering the lower court to issue a clearer ...Politics - The Hill - November 4 -
Judge blocks Virginia from dropping alleged noncitizens from voter rolls
A federal judge on Friday granted a Department of Justice request to block Virginia from systematically removing alleged noncitizens from the voter rolls this close to an election.Top stories - NBC News - October 25 -
'Interagency operation' launched at New York federal jail housing Sean 'Diddy' Combs
Federal investigators have launched an “interagency operation” at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, where Sean “Diddy” Combs is incarceratedEntertainment - ABC News - October 28 -
If Musk and Trump want to cut federal spending by $2 trillion, they’ll have to come for Social Security and Medicare
Musk is talking big cuts. Something’s got to give.Business - MarketWatch - October 29 -
A federal judge continues to block Florida from threatening television stations that air abortion rights ad
A federal judge continues to block Florida from threatening television stations that air abortion rights adHealth - ABC News - October 29 -
Owner of Bronx day care where toddler died after ingesting fentanyl pleads guilty to federal charges
A woman who owned a New York City day care center where a toddler died after ingesting fentanyl pleaded guilty to federal drug charges Tuesday.Top stories - NBC News - October 29 -
Possible Trump Treasury secretary says he'd work with Musk to cut federal spending
Hedge fund founder John Paulson, an ally of former President Trump, said in a new interview that he will work with tech billionaire Elon Musk to “reduce federal spending” if tapped to serve as ...Politics - The Hill - October 30 -
New York grand jury hearing new evidence in Sean 'Diddy' Combs federal case
A federal grand jury in New York is hearing new evidence this week as part of the investigation into Sean "Diddy" Combs.Top stories - NBC News - October 30 -
Trump is considering halting federal grants to police depts. that decline to conduct mass deportations
As Trump promises the largest mass deportation of undocumented immigrants in US history if re-elected, his team is considering withholding federal police grants from local law enforcement agencies ...Top stories - NBC News - October 30 -
McDonald's E. coli case count rises as federal officials inspect an onion grower
Federal officials are reporting more cases of EHealth - ABC News - October 30 -
Some GOP-led states won't allow federal monitors at polling places, officials say
Some Republican-led states will not allow federal poll monitors at voting locations on Election Day, officials tell ABC News.Top stories - ABC News - October 31 -
Drugs, weapons and electronics seized during sweep at Brooklyn federal jail where 'Diddy' is held
Investigators seized drugs, homemade weapons and electronic devices this week during an “interagency operation” aimed at cleaning up the troubled New York City federal jail in where Sean “Diddy” ...Entertainment - ABC News - November 1