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(Headline USA) A federal jury on Friday found rapper Lil Durk not guilty of the attempted killing for hire of rival rapper Quando Rondo at a Los Angeles gas station, a shooting that resulted in the death of Rondo’s cousin. The jury deliberated for three days before acquitting Lil Durk,...

(Headline USA) An Afghan woman who was accused of supporting an Islamic State-inspired plot in the United States and whose case was the first for an obscure and long-dormant court has been deported, the Justice Department said Friday. Nazira Haji Zada, 47, was arrested in July at her Fort Worth,...

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) A federal grand jury indicted a man whom authorities allege was behind a voting fraud scheme in the infamous Skid Row neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. The indictment, announced Thursday by the DOJ, alleges that James Brass, 47, paid homeless individuals in Skid Row to sign ballot...

(Headline USA) Lindsay Clancy shouldn’t be tried a second time for killing her three young children because prosecutors don’t have enough evidence, her lawyer told a judge Thursday, saying the court should decide she’s not guilty by reason of insanity. Eleven of 12 jurors were ready to clear Clancy of...

(Headline USA) The highest court in Massachusetts on Thursday issued a public reprimand against a district court judge who was accused of allowing an immigrant to escape U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody. The case dates back to 2018 when Judge Shelley Joseph was accused of colluding with the immigrant’s...

(José Niño, Headline USA) A 29-year-old Mexican national, Luis Carlos Davalos-Lopez, admitted guilt in an El Paso federal court to a charge of conspiring to smuggle migrants into the country, according to a Justice Department announcement released last Friday. Prosecutors say he teamed up with several accomplices to funnel...

(Headline USA) A lone juror blocked Lindsay Clancy from being acquitted, insisting he wouldn’t find her not guilty by reason of insanity despite saying during deliberations that he had reasonable doubt, the jury’s foreperson complained in a TV interview Tuesday. The interview with Boston’s NBC10 aired four days after a...

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) The BBC has released new footage of Saudi intelligence agent and alleged CIA asset Omar al-Bayoumi—who was closely linked to two of the 9/11 hijackers—associating with Al Qaeda recruiter Anwar al-Awlaki. The footage, which is being used as evidence in the long-running lawsuit from victims of 9/11,...

(Headline USA)  Social media influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate must remain in custody as they fight extradition to the United Kingdom, where the brothers are accused of rape and sex trafficking, a federal judge in Miami ruled Wednesday. U.S. Magistrate Lauren Louis denied a defense motion for release, meaning the...

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) New court filings appear to paint a very different picture of convicted killer Karmelo Anthony than the one his supporters and defense attorneys have presented, with new alleged racist, homophobic and gun-related images and messages emerging. The documents, reported by the Daily Mail on Monday, were part...

(Andrew Rice, The Center Square) The U.S. Supreme Court in December will hear arguments in cases on semi-automatic gun bans in Illinois and Connecticut, immigration detention centers, voting rights in Arizona and parental rights related to transgender children in Washington state. Justices on the high court released the December argument...

(Headline USA) The Justice Department is demanding testimony before a Florida grand jury in an investigation aiming to establish an intelligence community conspiracy against President Donald Trump, according to The Associated Press. New subpoenas being issued to former government officials represent an escalation in the year-long investigation as the Justice Department...