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Mexico's attorney general cites irregularities in investigation of alleged cartel killing site
Mexico’s attorney general has reported irregularities in an investigation by state authorities into an alleged cartel killing site and training camp at a ranch in the western state of Jalisco where ...ABC News - 2d -
Woman pleads guilty in cross-burning hoax during Colorado Springs mayoral campaign
DENVER — A woman who was part of a group charged with setting a cross on fire in front of a defaced campaign sign for a candidate who became Colorado Springs’ first Black mayor pleaded guilty on ...NBC News - Mar. 12 -
Trial to begin for Haiti town’s ex-mayor on charges he lied about rights abuses to get U.S. residency
A former mayor from Haiti is set to go on trial Monday after authorities say he lied on his visa application about committing rights abuses in his country.NBC News - 4d -
Denver mayor tags arrest of leading immigration advocate as 'Putin-style political persecution'
Denver Mayor Mike Johnston blasted the Trump administration for "Soviet-style political persecution of political dissidents" by arresting high-profile Colorado immigration advocate Jeanette ...NBC News - 3d -
Miami Beach mayor withdraws proposal to end lease and cut funding of theater that screened Israeli-Palestinian film
Miami Beach mayor Steven Meiner on Wednesday withdrew a controversial proposal to shutter a local movie theater that screened an Oscar-winning documentary on the war between Israel and Palestine.NBC News - 2d -
Pirate's Booty founder stages Long Island mutiny, declares he's mayor and tries to fire village staff
The founder of Pirate’s Booty Snacks lost his chaotic bid for mayor of a tiny New York community after he claimed he was the village leader and had the authority to replace the entire local ...NBC News - 1d -
Mormon church rocked by child sexual abuse allegations in California
Look-back window results in nearly 100 allegations against the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS) in the US has been rocked by a slew ...The Guardian - Mar. 8 -
Sean 'Diddy' Combs pleads not guilty to 'forced labor' allegations in superseding indictment
Sean “Diddy” Combs pleaded not guilty Friday to new allegations that he forced employees to work long hours with little sleep and wielded threats to get them to comply with his demands.NBC News - Mar. 14 -
Stephen Miller: Court has 'no authority' in deportation of alleged Venezuelan gang members
Senior White House aide Stephen Miller on Monday asserted a federal judge did not have the authority to direct how the administration carried out the deportations of alleged gang members amid a ...The Hill - 4d -
Texas AG announces multiple arrests over alleged illegal abortions
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Texas AG makes multiple arrests over alleged illegal abortions Ken Paxton this week announced the arrests of ...The Hill - 2d -
Trump administration escalates legal battle over alleged gang member deportations
President Trump is lashing out again against the top federal judge who issued an order stopping deportation flights of alleged gang members under the Alien Enemies Act.ABC News - 1d -
D.C. Mayor calls out ‘$1.1 billion problem’ in House GOP stopgap plan
Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) on Monday sounded alarm over what she described as a "$1.1 billion problem" in a plan rolled out by House Republicans to keep the government funded beyond ...The Hill - Mar. 11 -
NYC mayoral candidate confronts Trump border czar over ICE arrest of Columbia graduate
New York State Assembly member and mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani confronted President Trump's border czar, Tom Homan, in Albany on Wednesday over the recent arrest of Columbia University ...The Hill - Mar. 12 -
Miami Beach mayor targets local cinema for screening Oscar winner 'No Other Land'
Miami Beach Mayor Steven Meiner has threatened to remove a nonprofit art house cinema from city-owned property after it decided to screen the Academy Award-winning documentary 'No Other Land', ...The Hill - Mar. 13 -
Two men arrested in India over alleged rape of Israeli and local woman
The two women were said to have been stargazing with three male travellers when the incident took place. Two men have been arrested in India in connection with the alleged rape of an Israeli and a ...The Guardian - Mar. 8 -
Alabama city leaders vote to replace and rebuild 'corrupt' police department
An Alabama city plans to replace its police department after a grand jury indicted its chief and four officers.NBC News - Mar. 11 -
'Huawei lobbyists' held in Belgium raids over EU corruption
The prosecutor's office said it raided 21 addresses in Belgium, according to local media.BBC News - Mar. 13 -
Democrats demand investigation into Musk over possible criminal corruption
Leading figures urge Pam Bondi to examine ‘Mr Musk’s activities at the FAA’ amid conflict-of-interest concerns. Never miss global breaking news. Download our free app to keep up with key stories ...The Guardian - 4d -
Mourners protest against corruption in North Macedonia after nightclub fire
Demonstrators call for change and justice for 59 victims after tragedy blamed on multiple safety violations. With flags still flying at half mast in North Macedonia, grief over a fire that tore ...The Guardian - 4d -
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Rapper Yella Beezy arrested, indicted in alleged murder-for-hire that killed musician Mo3
A grand jury in Texas indicted rapper Yella Beezy in connection with an alleged murder-for-hire plot that resulted in the death of musician Mo3 five years ago.Los Angeles Times - 2h -
At least 59 killed in 'catastrophic' fire at illegal nightclub in North Macedonia
The fire has prompted a bribery and corruption investigation, officials said.ABC News - 5d -
New lawsuit alleges Education Department's Office for Civil Rights cannot fulfill responsibilities after cuts
A lawsuit filed Friday alleges the Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is unable to fulfill its mandated obligations due to the Trump administration's changes as it seeks to ...The Hill - Mar. 14 -
US deports 250 alleged gang members to El Salvador despite court ruling to halt flights
Trump invoked 1798 law previously used to detain Japanese Americans in second world war to justify deportations. The US deported more than 250 mainly Venezuelan alleged gang members to El ...The Guardian - 5d -
Jury convicts alleged ringleader of massive pandemic food fraud scheme on all counts
A jury has found the alleged ringleader of a massive pandemic fraud case in Minnesota guilty on all counts for her role in a scheme that federal prosecutors say stole $250 million from a program ...ABC News - 1d -
Pro-Palestinian activists sue UCLA alleging civil rights violations at campus encampment
More than 30 pro-Palestinian activists have filed a civil rights lawsuit against UCLA, alleging the university “repeatedly and systemically” violated the civil rights of protesters during ...NBC News - 16h -
Family of Boeing whistle blower sues company alleging harassment campaign led to suicide
The family of a Boeing whistle blower who had raised alarm over the company’s safety flaws and later died by a self-inflicted gunshot wound has filed a lawsuit against the company alleging wrongful ...NBC News - 6h -
Facebook whistleblower alleges ‘lethal carelessness’ in new book
Sarah Wynn-Williams, who worked at Facebook for six years, opens up about her experience at the tech giant, what she calls the company’s “lethal carelessness” and her views on Mark Zuckerberg in a ...NBC News - Mar. 10 -
Scientists at Antarctic base rocked by alleged assault
A spokesperson for the South African government told the BBC there had been an assault at the station.BBC News - 3d -
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NFL star Odell Beckham Jr denies allegations in Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs lawsuit
Woman claims player was involved in assault Beckham says he was not in California at time NFL star Odell Beckham Jr has denied any wrongdoing after saying he was named in a lawsuit that alleges ...The Guardian - Mar. 11 -
How Mayor Eric Adams Lost New York City
He promised law and order. Instead, his scandal-ridden mayoralty became a symbol — and engine — of the city’s chaos.The New York Times - Mar. 8 -
A 150-Mile Commute Complicates 3 New York City Mayoral Campaigns
Zohran Mamdani, Zellnor Myrie and Jessica Ramos are ping-ponging between New York City and Albany as they divide their time between legislating and campaigning.The New York Times - Mar. 14 -
Florida mayor drops threat to evict cinema over No Other Land screening
The Oscar-winning film, about a Palestinian community resisting displacement and violence from Israeli forces, has become the latest focus of a culture war in the state. After a week of ...The Guardian - 2d -
‘This is about injustice’: crowds defy ban to protest over Istanbul mayor’s detention
People gather at city hall and students march in anger at arrest of Ekrem İmamoğlu, a likely opposition candidate for presidency. Outside Istanbul’s city hall on Wednesday night a mass of ...The Guardian - 1d -
Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna eyes anti-corruption agenda in bid to reform party
California Rep. Ro Khanna is not only taking stock of the Democrats' stinging defeat last fall, but also taking shots at his own political party.ABC News - Mar. 10 -
Rubio bars ex-Argentina president from visiting US, citing 'significant corruption'
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that Argentina’s former President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner and the country’s former minister are barred from visiting the U.S. due to their ...The Hill - 26m -
Why the Arabic ‘Sesame Street’ and Other Cuts Are Not Really About Fraud
As President Trump and Elon Musk cut federal programs, they often equate political and policy differences with corruption.The New York Times - 5d -
Angry protests after North Macedonia nightclub disaster
People in Kocani blame corruption after 59 people - many of them teenagers - died in a nightclub inferno.BBC News - 4d
