Austrian tycoon Rene Benko sentenced to 2 years in prison for fraud
Austrian businessman Rene Benko, who suffered a major fall from grace after his real estate empire, Signa Holding, went bust, was handed two more years in prison.
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Across the South, Black Voters Help Propel Democratic Wins
Democrats in the South used anger over redistricting, cuts to key federal programs and attacks on Black history to help galvanize a crucial bloc of voters to the polls.
Escaped Tennessee killer hid in Illinois shed with beer and garlic bread before capture: Sheriff
Jacob Allen Morley hid in an Illinois shed near Marion, drinking beer and making garlic bread before FLOCK cameras helped track the Tennessee escapee.
ACLU Applauds Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Historic Commutation of All Death Sentences in California
California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced today that he was moving to commute all death sentences in California, marking a historic step towards ending the death penalty in California and across the country. The American Civil Liberties…
Mass protests in France driven by nationwide strike action
More than 250,000 people took to the streets across France on Thursday as five unions called a day of strike action.
Newsom says he will commute all 548 of California's death sentences to life without parole
California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Thursday that he'll change all death sentences in the state to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Gavin Newsom wipes out California's death row in historic mass commutation
California Gov. Gavin Newsom will commute all 548 death sentences to life without parole, drawing sharp backlash from victims' rights advocates.
Top US civil rights official resigns
New Democratic Congress expected to probe Trump Justice Department office's handling of Epstein files and ICE killings.
New Hampshire dads who protested transgender athletes by wearing pink wristbands score court victory
Two years of litigation over the wearing of pink wristbands to soccer games in New Hampshire has ended with a settlement
Clashes break out as hundreds of thousands take to the streets in France in strike action
Police fired tear gas and fires broke out as at least 600,000 turned out to protest across France
Newsom Commutes the Sentences of California’s 548 Death Row Inmates
Gov. Gavin Newsom, in one of his last acts, commuted the sentences of all prisoners with death sentences, calling capital punishment morally objectionable. That’s about a quarter of death sentences nationwide.
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‘Our work’s not done’: Russell Brand detective urges other potential victims to come forward
Brand is under investigation over two more rape allegations and police say others could speak up after guilty verdicts The lead detective in the case against Russell Brand has urged other potential victims of the comedian to come forward…
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Harmeet Dhillon, Leader of Justice Department’s Civil Rights Unit, Resigns
Ms. Dhillon set aside the division’s historic mission of fighting discrimination against Black people, instead battling campus antisemitism and diversity initiatives.
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Bangladesh Labor Protests Turn Violent
Click to expand Image Garment workers demanding fair wage increases, payment of salaries, improved workplace facilities, and other benefits at a demonstration in Dhaka, Bangladesh, November 4, 2026. © 2026 Sipa via AP Images Bangladesh…
Justice Dept. Steps Up Criminal Investigation of Supreme Court Abortion Leak
Investigators, using subpoenas and other law enforcement powers, are accelerating an inquiry that takes the Trump administration into the inner workings of the court.
Head of DOJ Civil Rights Division resigns after GOP midterms loss
WASHINGTON — Harmeet Dhillon, the Republican attorney who oversaw a massive overhaul of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, submitted her resignation on Thursday.
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Indiana puts man to death as three US executions to be carried out on same day
Florida set for 19th state killing of year on Thursday as death penalty under renewed focus after botched Christa Pike execution Florida and Alabama plan to execute one man each on Thursday just hours after Indiana put a prisoner to death…
Police arrest man near White House after pointing 'finger gun' at National Guard
William Clark, 28, was arrested near the White House after allegedly making a finger gun gesture at a National Guard service member.
Trump’s ally and DOJ civil rights chief resigns after embarrassing midterm losses
Harmeet Dhillon resigns from Justice Department’s storied civil rights division after embarrassing GOP losses
Head of Justice Department office on Civil Rights resigns
The head of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, Harmeet Dhillon, is out after 18 tumultuous months in charge.
Harmeet Dhillon, DOJ's controversial civil rights chief, resigns
Harmeet Dhillon, the assistant attorney general for the Civil Rights Division, resigned from the Justice Department on Thursday.
France: More than 600,000 protest as anger grows over cost of living
Demonstrators took to the streets in several French cities to call for government action on the high cost of living. Protests were largely peaceful, but there were some reports of escalation, including in Paris.
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Harmeet Dhillon, controversial head of DoJ’s civil rights division, steps down
Dhillon is first high-level justice department official to leave after historic Republican defeat in 2026 midterms US midterms 2026 live – latest updates Harmeet Dhillon, a Donald Trump ally who led the justice department’s civil rights…
American national sentenced to life in prison for murders of partner and infant daughter in Rome
An Italian court has sentenced an American citizen to life in prison for the murder of his partner and their infant daughter