49 m. ago California resident who tried to kill Brett Kavanaugh jailed for eight years

Sophie Roske pleaded guilty in April to attempted assassination and faced potential sentence of life in prisonA California resident who admitted trying to assassinate the US supreme court justice Brett Kavanaugh in 2022 was sentenced on Friday to eight years and one month in federal prison.Sophie Roske, who was charged under her birth name Nicholas Roske but now uses female pronouns, was sentenced at a hearing before US district judge Deborah Boardman in Greenbelt, Maryland. Continue reading...

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25 h. ago Former Iowa superintendent charged with federal firearms offense after immigration arrest

Federal authorities have charged Ian Roberts, the former superintendent of Iowa’s largest school district, with possessing firearms while in the U.S. illegally

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26 h. ago Diddy is a convicted felon — but is there anything else he can be tried for?

With the mogul having now been convicted on prostitution charges,The Independent spoke to several attorneys about what, if anything, Combs can be tried for – and whether the charges could be federal or state, criminal or civil.

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3 d. ago Three years on from stadium disaster, Indonesian football has a positive story to tell

The World Cup is in reach for Patrick Kluivert’s side and, though problems persist, things are looking up in one of Asia’s most passionate football nationsThree years ago this Wednesday, 135 football fans died at the Kanjuruhan stadium in Indonesia after security forces deployed teargas and created a stampede for the exits. 1 October 2022 was the nadir of a curve that had been sliding downwards for decades. This is a country that, in this century alone, has seen its FA president run the federation from a prison cell while facing corruption charges, the creation of rebel national leagues, federations and national team Fifa bans and fans being killed by other fans.In March 2023 there were more negative headlines when the country was stripped of hosting the Under-20 World Cup just months before kick-off after the governor of Bali said that Israel would not be welcome on the island. Erick Thohir, former owner of Inter and DC United and current co-owner of Oxford United, had just become ...

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4 d. ago Madeleine McCann suspect ‘confronts prosecutor who accused him of girl’s murder’

Christian Brueckner was released from jail earlier this month after serving a seven-year sentence for rape

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4 d. ago Suspect accused of assassinating Ross Monaghan and Eddie Lyons 'fears for life' if jailed in Spain

Michael Riley is fighting against a bid to extradite him to Spain over the murders.

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4 d. ago Madeleine McCann suspect tries to confront prosecutor who accused him of murder

Christian Brueckner told Sky News he wanted the official to help him get his life back as he was being ‘hounded by the media’.

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4 d. ago Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner tries to confront German prosecutor who accused him of killing the British girl

Christian Brueckner, the freed suspect in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, has attempted to confront the German prosecutor who accused him of killing the British girl. 

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5 d. ago Large Russian drone and missile attack on Kyiv kills 4 and wounds at least 10

A large Russian drone and missile attack on the Ukrainian capital has killed four people and wounded at least 10 others, authorities say

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5 d. ago Three women face federal charges for ‘doxxing’ ICE agent by posting their home address online

If they are convicted, each woman could face a maximum of five years in prison for each count.

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7 d. ago Elon Musk and Peter Thiel mentioned in Epstein documents released by Democrats

Prince Andrew and Steve Bannon also referenced in six-page batch of documents made public with redactionsDemocratic lawmakers on Friday released documents from the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein that may show interactions between the disgraced financier and prominent conservatives, including Elon Musk, Steve Bannon and Peter Thiel.The six pages of documents made public with redactions come from a batch provided by the justice department to the House oversight committee, which is investigating how the sex-trafficking charges against Epstein, who died in 2019 in federal custody, were handled. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Moment Putin’s troops are ordered to ‘kill everyone’ before executing family – and taking orphaned girl as human shield

THIS is the shocking moment a Ukrainian family was executed before a child was kidnapped and taken from a front line village. In a clipped-together video, soldiers can be seen attacking the village and even pulling a dead person inside a building. As the soldiers approached the village, a Russian commander told them to "kill...

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8 d. ago Jury deadlocks again in trial of officer charged with sexually abusing inmates at California prison

A federal jury has deadlocked for the second time in a trial of a former correctional officer charged with sexually abusing four inmates at a now-closed federal women’s prison in California

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8 d. ago At Trump’s behest, DOJ is pushing federal prosecutors across the country to charge George Soros: report

US attorneys are directed to open criminal investigations into billionaire philanthropist’s Open Society Foundations

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8 d. ago Federal prosecutors reportedly gave US attorney memo suggesting not to file charges against James Comey – US politics live

Prosecutors in eastern district of Virginia detailed to Lindsey Halligan why not to file criminal charges against former FBI director, ABC news saysDozens of House Democrats have signed a letter to Donald Trump and secretary of state Marco Rubio, urging the administration to recognize Palestinian statehood.The letter, led by California Democrat Ro Khanna, has 46 signatures, and lawmakers will send it to the US president on Friday, according to plans first provided to the Guardian. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Woman ‘sexually assaulted’ by man as she sat next to him on train to London – as cops release CCTV

A WOMAN was allegedly sexually assaulted by a man as she sat next to him on a London-bound train. Cops have released a CCTV image in relation to the reported attack on a busy train from Birmingham to the capital. The victim was reportedly assaulted on board the train, which was travelling from Birmingham New...

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9 d. ago Manhunt after train passenger 'stabbed multiple times in back' by man in random attack

Roberto Gaspar, 25, was approached from behind while riding a subway train and was 'stabbed him multiple times in the back with an unknown sharp object' before the suspect fled the scene

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9 d. ago Glasgow crime: Police appeal after boy, 14, robbed at busy Glasgow train station in daylight attack

The boy was approached by two teenagers on the platform who demanded his wallet and threatened to stab him.

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9 d. ago Iryna’s law passes in North Carolina after Ukrainian girl’s brutal killing: What it is

The law is named after Iryna Zarutska, who was killed in a brutal attack on August 22

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1 week ago Kimmel suspension may have motivated ABC station shooter, prosecutors say

Suspect accused of firing into KXTV lobby left notes citing politics and Trump allies, court docs showA man accused of shooting up an ABC affiliate station in Sacramento, California, on Friday may have been motivated by the network’s suspension of talkshow host Jimmy Kimmel, prosecutors say.There’s “circumstantial evidence” that Anibal Hernandez Santana, 64, had “a political motive behind” the shooting, Sacramento county district attorney Thien Ho said. “There are some indications here that the motive behind the shooting of the ABC news station was political in kind,” Ho remarked. Continue reading...

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