New York mayor's former chief adviser, her son and two real estate investors are charged in a bribery conspiracy
NEW YORK (AP) — New York mayor's former chief adviser, her son and two real estate investors are charged in a bribery conspiracy.
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The TelegraphLuxury watch salesman killed himself after ‘not putting up enough of a fight’ during £1.3m robbery
A luxury watch salesman took his own life after he was accused of “not putting up enough of a fight” with robbers who grabbed £1.3 million worth of jewellery from his shop, a court heard.
- Bloomberg
Singapore charges former director in record laundering case
Singapore has charged Wang Junjie, the former director of a local corporate service provider linked to individuals caught up in the city-state’s record S$3 billion ($2.2 billion) money-laundering case.
- HuffPost
CNN Legal Analyst Stunned By ‘Extraordinary’ Donald Trump Move That’s ‘Sent Shock Waves'
Former prosecutor Elie Honig described it as "very heavy-handed."
- People
Woman Vanished on a Hike with Mom and Was Later Found Slain in Woods. 4 Years Later, Suspect Is Arrested
Dakota Petrey is charged with the 2020 murder of Vanessa Ceja-Ramirez
- The Telegraph
Watch: Firefight erupts between Hamas and bandits over Gaza aid trucks
Hamas has been involved in a prolonged firefight with bandits trying to loot aid trucks, as the terror organisation struggles to assert control over Gaza.
- BBC
China hands death sentence to man who killed Japanese boy
It is the latest punishment imposed by the Chinese authorities following a series of mass attacks.
- People
Calif. Woman Charged with Animal Cruelty After Police Find 27 Dead Horses Across Several Properties
Authorities confirmed 16 horses had been rescued, but a further four and a bull "had to be euthanized due to their extreme neglect"
- People
2,000-Year-Old Greek Statue Found Abandoned in a Bag Near Trash Cans: Police
Greek authorities said the statue is from the Hellenistic period
- The Independent
Suspect who posed as a child care worker is arrested after ‘raping teen waiting for the bus’
Derrick Dwayne Thompson, 57, drove a black Chevrolet Suburban advertising a fake childcare business
- The Independent
Southport killer Axel Rudakubana gloated he was ‘glad they’re dead’ after murdering three children
The court heard Axel Rudakubana, 18, talked about the attack while in police custody
- Fortune
Crypto crime lord Ross Ulbricht gets a pardon—but his fortune is gone after the U.S. auctioned off his Bitcoins in 2014 for just $334 each
Ulbricht’s conviction has been wiped out, but his 144,000 Bitcoins are long gone.
- CNN
Pete Hegseth paid $50,000 to a woman alleging 2017 sexual assault
Pete Hegseth, President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Pentagon, told the Senate Armed Services Committee that he paid $50,000 as part of a confidentiality agreement to a woman who alleged he sexually assaulted her, according to documents obtained by CNN.
- CNN
Trump pardons DC officers convicted in death and cover up
President Donald Trump has issued a “full and unconditional pardon” to Washington, DC, police lieutenant Andrew Zabavsky and officer Terence Sutton for their roles in the death of 20-year-old Karon Hylton-Brown, a case that drew protests on the heels of the murder of George Floyd.
- The Telegraph
French woman who refused sex with husband not ‘at fault’ in divorce, ECHR rules
A French woman who refused to have sex with her husband was not “at fault” in her divorce, Europe’s top human rights court has ruled.
- The Independent
Three people stabbed in random attack at bus stop near Japan ski resort
Suspect, believed to be man in his 40s, remains at large
- Reuters
Ousted South Korean defence minister testifies Yoon never intended full martial law
SEOUL (Reuters) -A former South Korean defence minister charged with insurrection for his role in a short-lived martial law attempt told a court on Thursday that he wanted a broader military deployment but was overruled by President Yoon Suk Yeol. Kim Yong-hyun, who resigned after the Dec. 3 martial law and is now jailed, testified before the nation's Constitutional Court, which is deciding whether to reinstate or fully remove Yoon from power after he was impeached on Dec. 14. Central to Yoon's defence is that he never intended to impose military rule, using the decree only to break political deadlock.
- CNN
A Chicago elementary school turned away agents they feared were from ICE. They turned out to be from the Secret Service
Fearing federal agents asking to search a Chicago elementary school Friday morning were from Immigration and Customs Enforcement, school officials denied them entry. But it turned out they were US Secret Service agents pursuing an investigation.
- People
7 Police Officers Shot While Responding to 'Suicide in Progress' Call in Texas, Authorities Say
Multiple San Antonio Police Department officers were taken to the hospital with 'non-life-threatening' injuries after the Jan. 22 shooting
- The Independent
‘You’re a coward’: Inside courtroom where grieving families refused to be overcome by Southport killer’s antics
Rudakubana, 18, was not in court as his victim’s spoke of their anguish after he started shouting from the dock
- BBC
Man, 25, is charged with woman's murder
Jacob Clark, from Luton, was arrested by police on Wednesday and remanded into custody.