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(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...

(Headline USA) Huawei Technologies, a leading Chinese tech company, faces a criminal racketeering trial in New York over charges that it stole technology, plotted to steal U.S. trade secrets and committed wire and bank fraud, among other crimes. Jury selection is scheduled to begin Tuesday. The indictment alleges that, besides stealing trade...

(Headline USA) Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky was scheduled to appear in court remotely Tuesday for a hearing on a claim that an accuser wants to recant allegations that Sandusky sexually abused him years ago. The hearing is part of the latest bid by Sandusky’s lawyers to secure...

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) On the day before the 2024 presidential election, the Justice Department announced that it foiled a right-wing terrorist plot. Former Attorney General Merrick Garland said at the time that the defendant, Skyler Philippi, was planning to destroy a Tennessee energy facility. “But the FBI had already...

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) In April 2025, the Justice Department announced the indictment of a 25-year-old man who had elicited sexually explicit videos from a 16-year-old girl. However, lawyers for the defendant, Aniruth Kuppusamy, said last month that the FBI violated their client’s Fourth Amendment rights. Now, those lawyers want...