Journalist shot dead, prosecutor's office bombed in Peru

Gaston Medina previously told the Committee to Protect Journalists he received death threats related to his reporting.

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Police officer shot inside home they were responding to for help

A police officer has been seriously injured after a suspect opened fire at authorities from inside a home, officials said.
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Supreme Court Questions Prosecutors’ Focus on Sex in Capital Case

The court instructed an appeals court to reconsider whether lurid evidence tainted the trial of Brenda Andrew, the only woman on Oklahoma’s death row.
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Georgia fire chief shot dead while helping driver who hit deer in Alabama

Authorities say murder charges have been issued for a man accused of fatally shooting a Georgia fire chief in rural Alabama.
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Border Patrol agent shot dead on Vermont highway, near Canadian border

A U.S. Border Patrol agent was fatally shot on a highway in northern Vermont south of the Canadian border, authorities said.
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Pope dissolves Peru-based Catholic movement after ‘sadistic abuses’

Sodalitium of Christian Life ended after investigation found sexual and spiritual abuses and financial mismanagement. Pope Francis has taken the remarkable step of dissolving a Peruvian-based ...
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Israeli soldier killed by West Bank roadside bomb

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Adams Accuses Former Prosecutor of Bringing Case to Help His Own Career

A lawyer for Mayor Eric Adams argued in court documents that Damian Williams, the former federal prosecutor who charged the mayor with bribery, had brought the case for his own political benefit.
The New York Times - 3d
Statue of Peru’s Spanish conqueror Pizarro restored to central Lima amid controversy

Statue returns near former spot 22 years after removal in apparent attempt to rehabilitate Francisco Pizzaro’s legacy. An imposing bronze statue of Francisco Pizarro, Peru’s Spanish conqueror, has ...
The Guardian - 3d
Two judges shot dead in Iran’s supreme court building, state media say

Unnamed gunman killed Ali Razini and Mohammad Moghisseh before shooting himself, Mezan reports. Two judges have been killed in a shooting on Saturday at the supreme court building in Tehran, ...
The Guardian - 3d
Two Prominent Judges Are Shot Dead Outside Iran’s Supreme Court

The gunman took his own life after killing two judges and wounding a third in what officials described as a terrorist attack.
The New York Times - 3d
Two Iranian supreme court judges shot dead

The attacker reportedly used a handgun to shoot both judges, before killing himself.
BBC News - 4d
France's Catholic Church calls on prosecutors to probe late priest

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American accused of assaulting a Pa. student being extradited to US, prosecutors say

French Appeal Court prosecutors say an American man accused of sexually assaulting a Pennsylvania college student in 2013 is being extradited to the United States
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Peru prosecutors pursue whiff of scandal over president’s secret nose job

Dina Boluarte, who didn’t appoint a caretaker president for two-week absence, accused of abandoning her post. The Peruvian president, Dina Boluarte, has appeared before prosecutors to explain a ...
The Guardian - Jan. 13
Record number of journalists dead in Gaza war

The conflict between Israel and Hamas has been especially deadly for the people documenting it.
CBS News - Jan. 13
Miami, Messi add Peru, Panama to preseason tour

Inter Miami announced on Friday that the team will travel to Peru and Panama to compete in two preseason matches, touring across North, South and Central America before the 2025 MLS campaign kicks ...
ESPN - Jan. 11
Prosecutors Seek 15-Year Sentence for Menendez’s Bribery Conviction

Lawyers for New Jersey’s former Democratic senator, Robert Menendez, have said that even fewer years would be tantamount to a death sentence.
The New York Times - Jan. 10
Alec Baldwin sues prosecutors in Rust trial

The US actor files a lawsuit against those involved in pursuing criminal charges against him.
BBC News - Jan. 10
Alec Baldwin sues prosecutors in Rust trial, alleging civil rights violations

Actor has filed civil lawsuit claiming prosecutors targeted him for professional or political gain, and intentionally concealed evidence that vindicated him. Actor Alec Baldwin has filed a civil ...
The Guardian - Jan. 10
Alec Baldwin Sues New Mexico Prosecutors Over Dismissed ‘Rust’ Case

Lawyers for the actor accused law enforcement officials of waging a “malicious prosecution” against him after the 2021 shooting death of a cinematographer on a film set.
The New York Times - Jan. 10
German prosecutors indict three alleged to have spied for China

Yahoo News - Jan. 9
German prosecutors indict three people alleged of spying for China

Yahoo News - Jan. 9
A politician was shot dead in Bangkok. Did another country do it?

Lim Kimya's killing had all the hallmarks of a cold-blooded, professional assassination.
BBC News - Jan. 8
Iran Frees Italian Journalist Cecilia Sala

Sala’s arrest in Tehran last month had sparked fears of a lengthy hostage crisis. Italy is expected to free Iranian businessman, wanted by the U.S., as part of a deal.
The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 8
Italian journalist Cecilia Sala freed by Iran

Reports said Sala had been held in solitary confinement in Tehran's notorious Evin prison.
BBC News - Jan. 8
Yellowstone Park shooter spewed racist views before attack, prosecutors say

Prosecutors said the gunman expressed white supremacist and antisemitic views before the shooting at Yellowstone National Park.
CBS News - Jan. 7
Former Cambodian opposition politician shot dead in Bangkok – reports

A gunman on a motorcycle opened fire on the dual Cambodian-French national as he arrived in Thai capital from Cambodia’s Siem Reap. A former Cambodian opposition MP and French citizen was shot dead ...
The Guardian - Jan. 8
FBI uncovers 'additional criminal conduct' by NYC Mayor Eric Adams: Prosecutors

The FBI has uncovered “additional criminal conduct” by New York City Mayor Eric Adams, federal prosecutors said in a new court filing Tuesday.
ABC News - Jan. 7
Sons of "El Chapo" are negotiating plea deals with U.S. prosecutors

Ovidio Guzmán López and Joaquin Guzmán López didn't appear at the hearing in Chicago on Tuesday where prosecutors said they needed more time.
CBS News - Jan. 7
Trump allies' lawyer under consideration for top federal prosecutor in D.C.

John Irving, a former federal prosecutor who now represents several Trump-world figures, is under consideration to be named the U.S. attorney in Washington, D.C.
CBS News - Jan. 7
American Driver Is Fatally Shot by Police Officer in Mexico

The shooting in Ciudad Juárez was being investigated. A prosecutor said the driver, from Texas, had accelerated in the officer’s direction and nearly hit him.
The New York Times - Jan. 7
Trump will appear by video at New York "hush money" sentencing, prosecutors say

President-elect Donald Trump is scheduled to be sentenced for his conviction in the New York "hush money case" on Friday.
CBS News - Jan. 6
Lead Trump documents prosecutor leaves DOJ

A lead prosecutor on the Department of Justice's (DOJ) prosecution into President-elect Trump's mishandling of documents at Mar-a-Lago has retired from the department. Jay Bratt left the DOJ on ...
The Hill - Jan. 6
Body of missing Indian journalist found in septic tank

Mukesh Chandrakar's corpse was found with severe injuries consistent with a blunt-force attack, police say.
BBC News - Jan. 5
The journalist, the manager, the fax machine and the hairdryer

Journalist Jonathan Northcroft tells Kelly Cates about his first experience of meeting Sir Alex Ferguson.
BBC News - Jan. 2
New Orleans City council member describes meeting officers shot in truck attack

New Orleans City Council Member Oliver Thomas spoke with CBS News' Kati Weis about his visit with the police officers who were shot during Wednesday morning's truck attack on Bourbon Street.
CBS News - Jan. 1
One dead after driver allegedly runs down two New Zealand police officers

Vehicle allegedly drove into two officers ‘at speed’ in Nelson, in a country where the killing of police officers on duty is rare. . A driver allegedly ran down two New Zealand police officers down ...
The Guardian - Jan. 1