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Crime|Health|Science

What to know about cychlorphine, a drug more potent than fentanyl

October 27, 2026

Crime|Europe|MidEast|Political

Iraqi court sentences six French men to life in prison for Islamic State membership

BAGHDAD, Oct 27 - An Iraqi court on Tuesday sentenced six French nationals to life in prison and a seventh to 15 years after convicting them of membership in Islamic State, a Reuters witness inside

October 27, 2026

Trump administration loses push to block California votes from alleged noncitizens

A US appeals

October 26, 2026

Crime

Trump administration attempting to prosecute former FBI Director James Comey again

The Trump administration is attempting to prosecute James Comey for what it calls a decade-old leak of classified information

October 26, 2026

Justice Department charges former FBI Director James Comey for third time

October 26, 2026

Trump administration asks Washington to set aside ballots from 400 voters it says may be noncitizens

The Trump administration is asking Washington state to set aside any ballots received from more than 400 people it suspects registered to vote without U.S. citizenship

October 26, 2026

Crime

Jordan says it attacked militants in Syria tied to church assault. Syria says civilians killed

Jordan has launched airstrikes against armed groups in Syria following an attack on a Greek Orthodox Church in Karak, which killed nine people last week

October 26, 2026

Arts|Crime

Illinois man charged with mailing white powder to members of Congress

Court records show a 37-year-old Illinois man is charged with sending threatening letters to members of Congress containing a white powder, including one with a note reading “HAH enjoy the gift.”

October 26, 2026

Crime|Political|Uncategorized|World

Ex-FBI chief James Comey charged again by Trump administration's DOJ

Former FBI Director James Comey is facing a third criminal case from President Donald Trump's administration, the latest accusing him of sharing sensitive national

October 26, 2026

Arts|Crime|Europe|MidEast|World

Jordan says its air force struck 'militant hideouts' in Syria after church attack

Jordan said on Monday its air force struck what it described as militant hideouts in southern

October 26, 2026

Arts|Crime

Illinois man charged with sending threatening letters to US lawmakers

An Illinois man was charged on Monday with sending threatening letters to at least four US lawmakers, with the mailings containing a white granular powder that did not have any

October 26, 2026

Family loses 'everything' to catastrophic flooding

October 26, 2026

Crime|Education|Sports

Candlelight vigil held in honor of those killed in Lewiston mass shooting

October 26, 2026

Israel presses ahead with West Bank operation as election approaches

The Israeli military is pressing ahead with a massive operation in the occupied West Bank that has displaced hundreds of Palestinians

October 25, 2026

Crime|Travel

'Crash ur row only': United flight turned around after passenger allegedly said he'd 'hijack' plane

An airplane passenger was arrested for allegedly writing that he was going to “hijack” the plane, forcing the United flight to be diverted back to Las Vegas shortly after takeoff

October 26, 2026

Arts|Crime

Man accused of beheading Iwo Jima statue in Virginia with sledgehammer

October 23, 2026

Crime

Man serving a life sentence for murder slips through a fence and escapes a Tennessee prison

Authorities say a man serving a life sentence for murder has escaped from a prison in northwest Tennessee

October 26, 2026

Arts|Crime

Jordan strikes southern Syria after linking church attackers to 'terrorist groups'

Jordan said on Monday its air force struck what it described as militant hideouts in southern Syria after determining that the attackers behind last week's deadly church attack were

October 26, 2026

Head of Mexico's electoral authority resigns amid corruption allegations

The head of Mexico's National Electoral Institute will resign amid allegations of corruption, a decision President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Monday that she supports.

October 26, 2026

Crime|Sports|US

15-year-old arrested in Florida A&M shooting that wounded 11 after homecoming game

Police in Florida say a 15-year-old has been charged as an adult in a weekend shooting that wounded 11 people at Florida A&M University after the school’s homecoming football game

October 26, 2026

Arts|Crime|Entertainment|Sports

Suspect bites trooper, runs away after Florida vehicle pursuit ends in PIT maneuver, FHP says

October 26, 2026

Trump administration's firing of prosecutor Maurene Comey was unlawful, judge rules

The abrupt firing of Maurene Comey as a federal prosecutor by President Donald Trump's administration was unlawful, a US judge ruled on Monday in a victory

October 26, 2026

Crime|Europe|World

Italian prosecutor seeks life term for US man accused of double murder

An Italian prosecutor requested a life sentence on Monday for a US citizen accused of murdering his partner and their 13-month-old daughter, whose bodies were discovered last

October 26, 2026

Philadelphia DA fires back at police commissioner in feud over officer's killing

October 26, 2026

Ukraine has waited nearly a month for US to sign off on Patriot missiles, Zelenskiy says

Ukraine has been waiting for almost a month for the US defence secretary to sign off on critical missile supplies, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday, as Russia

October 26, 2026

UN-commissioned experts say Gaza ceasefire has not stopped Israel from committing genocide

A U.N.-commissioned group of independent experts accuses Israel of committing genocide in Gaza despite a ceasefire agreement

October 26, 2026

Arts|Celebrity|Crime|Entertainment|Europe

Chris Brown avoids prison time for brawling at a London nightclub

Chris Brown has avoided prison time for beating a music producer with a tequila bottle at a London nightclub three years ago

October 26, 2026

Crime|Sports

15-year-old will be charged as an adult after 11 people were shot near Florida A&M University stadium

October 25, 2026

Arts|Crime|Food

Australian judge rejects prisoner’s human rights challenge to Vegemite ban

A prisoner has lost his challenge to an Australian state’s ban on inmates eating Vegemite after he argued in court that withholding the polarizing yeast-based spread breached his human right to “enjoy his culture as an Australian.”

October 26, 2026

Crime|Election

Fight over transgender mystery mailers heads to court

October 26, 2026

Crime

Woman sexually assaulted at knifepoint in Central Park, police say

October 26, 2026

Arts|Crime|Entertainment

Japan indicts US Marine over Okinawa killing, media say

Japanese prosecutors have indicted a US Marine on charges of robbery and murder of a Japanese woman in the country's southernmost prefecture of Okinawa, Japanese media

October 26, 2026

The races that will decide control of the US Senate

By Nolan D.

October 12, 2026

Judges skeptical of Trump administration effort to force California to set aside mail ballots

October 25, 2026

Crime|Political

Philippines defends bounty for fugitive senator wanted by ICC

The Philippine presidential palace defended on Monday a 50 million peso ($786,646) bounty for information leading to the arrest of Senator Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa, saying it

October 26, 2026

Asia|Crime|Political|World

US Marine indicted over alleged murder of woman in Okinawa

October 26, 2026

Business|Crime|Environment|Health

Ammonia threat contained at burning Oregon seafood plant, officials say

October 25, 2026

Crime

Woman charged with hate crimes in attack on two Jewish men in NYC

October 26, 2026

US appeals court appears skeptical of Trump DOJ's lawsuit over California voter rolls

A federal appeals court appeared skeptical on Sunday of a lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump's administration that seeks to force California officials to set aside

October 25, 2026

Crime|Education

The reported sexual assault at University of Arizona is the latest instance of alleged misconduct at the university’s frats

October 25, 2026

Crime|Economy|Election|Health

What are Brazilian voters' main concerns?

Brazilians headed to the ballot box on Sunday, in a runoff vote that pits right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, the eldest son of former President Jair

October 25, 2026

Arts|Crime|Europe|MidEast|World

Jordan church attack survivor says her cousin died before her eyes

When gunmen opened fire on a church in Jordan, Sahar al-Halsa hid behind a pillar as she heard the shooting and people screaming in panic during

October 25, 2026

Business|Crime|Election|Finance|Political

Massachusetts and Idaho put guns on the ballot. One seeks to restrict them, the other to honor them

Voters in Idaho and Massachusetts face contrasting gun-related ballot questions that highlight the national tension between firearm freedoms and restrictions

October 25, 2026

Crime

Once high-powered and influential brothers set to be sentenced for sex trafficking

October 25, 2026

Crime|Europe|Political|World

Four killed in two drone attacks in Russia's Belgorod region

A Ukrainian drone attack overnight on the Russian border city of Belgorod killed three people and injured 13, local authorities said on Sunday, while a separate drone strike

October 25, 2026

The midterm election outcomes that could shape Trump's final two years

Americans vote on November 3 in midterm elections that will determine who controls Congress for the final two years of President Donald Trump's term.

October 19, 2026

Crime|Sports|US|World

At least 12 people injured in shooting near a football stadium in Florida

Authorities say at least 12 people were injured, including six children, in a shooting near a football stadium in Tallahassee on homecoming weekend for Florida A&M University

October 25, 2026

Soldiers guard center of Milan as thousands of protesters march in cities across Europe

Thousands of young people marched through Italian cities like Milan, Rome, and Turin on Saturday

October 24, 2026

New York's archdiocese and survivors of clergy abuse agree to $800 million legal settlement

The Archdiocese of New York and attorneys for about 1,300 parishioners who say they were sexually abused by clergy have agreed to an $800 million settlement of their legal claims

October 24, 2026

Business|Crime|Entertainment|Sports

Former NBA star Malik Beasley negotiating plea deal over gambling charges

Former NBA player Malik Beasley is negotiating a plea agreement with the Department of Justice after initially pleading not guilty to charges of altering his play in 2024 to benefit sports bettors and ease his debts

October 24, 2026

Arts|Crime|World

At least 9 people killed in unprecedented shooting at church in Jordan

October 23, 2026

Six Flags says it will install seat belts on Georgia roller coaster after rider's death

Six Flags says it will install seat belts on the Georgia roller coaster from which a rider fell to his death earlier this month

October 24, 2026

Crime

2 ex-FBI officials charged with lying about involvement in investigation into Hunter Biden's laptop

Two former FBI intelligence officials who specialized in foreign election interference have been charged with lying about their roles in investigating the origins of Hunter Biden’s laptop in the run-up to the 2020 presidential election

October 23, 2026

Crime

Survivor of deadly attack on Jordan church describes people crawling for their lives

A survivor of the deadly attack on a church in Jordan has described a terrifying scene where people crawled for their lives

October 24, 2026

Business|Crime|Entertainment|Technology

Six Flags signals Goliath roller coaster will reopen — with seat belts — after fatal fall at Georgia park

October 24, 2026

Crime

Jordan king orders 'iron fist' response to deadly church attack

Jordan's King Abdullah ordered security forces on Saturday to respond with an "iron fist" as authorities searched for gunmen who opened fire and

October 24, 2026

Crime

Sexual harassment rules for Congress are under review after a flurry of ethics cases

Lawmakers reviewing the issue of sexual harassment on Capitol Hill say they're disturbed by what they've found

October 24, 2026

Crime|World

Jordan church attack survivor says assailant pointed handgun at him

Prayer services had just started at a church in Jordan on Friday when Nasser al-Burqan heard what he thought was an exploding air conditioner.

October 24, 2026

Crime|Education

How Title IX investigations work and why experts say the system failed Cornell’s Jane Doe

October 24, 2026

Crime|Education|Health

A teenager starved to death months after being detained. Her mom’s taking police to court

October 24, 2026

Crime|Europe|Sports|World

Man killed in suspected racist attack near Paris identified as martial arts fighter

An amateur mixed martial arts fighter was the man killed in Friday’s shooting rampage near Paris, his club said, identifying the victim of what French President Emmanuel Macron called a racist terror attack

October 24, 2026

Arts|Crime|Europe|World

Fire devastates former Nazi guest house 'Eagle's Nest'

Firefighters battled for hours to contain a blaze that engulfed the former Nazi guest house known as "The Eagle's Nest" in southern Germany, while police investigated the

October 24, 2026

Crime

US accuses government contractor of leaking classified info to girlfriend's Substack

The US Justice Department accused a government contractor on Friday of leaking national defense information to his girlfriend, the publisher of a Substack

October 24, 2026

Arts|Crime

Georgia man charged with throwing Molotov cocktail at Atlanta ICE building

A 31-year-old Georgia man has been charged after he allegedly threw a Molotov cocktail at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in downtown Atlanta

October 24, 2026

Arts|Crime|Europe|MidEast|World

Gunmen open fire at a church during a funeral in Jordan, killing 7 and wounding 40

Authorities in Jordan say that gunmen have opened fire during a funeral at a church in Jordan and killed seven people and wounded 40 others

October 23, 2026

Arts|Crime|Interview|Travel|World

24-year-old Coast Guard swimmer says he fought waves and darkness to rescue 16 people from ocean

A U.S. Coast Guard rescue swimmer spent nearly two hours in the water as his team rescued 16 survivors from a boat wreck off Mexico's Baja California coast

October 23, 2026

Arts|Crime|Interview|World

Meghan ‘deeply distressed’ over child sex abuse image allegations against father

October 23, 2026

Arts|Crime

Jury convicts man of rape, murder 14 years after UNC student’s death

A man accused of killing a North Carolina college student 14 years ago has been convicted of first-degree murder, rape and other charges

October 23, 2026

Crime

Mississippi officer and interim police chief resign after officer’s fatal shooting of 1-year-old in car during pursuit

October 23, 2026

Crime

New York state woman charged with voting illegally says she recently learned she wasn’t a citizen

An upstate New York woman has been charged with voting illegally in one of the latest arrests touted by the Trump administration as it hunts for noncitizen voters ahead of the midterm elections

October 23, 2026

Crime|Education|Interview

Oregon man who killed school shooter says he regrets there were children he didn't save

The Oregon man who fatally shot a teenage gunman to end a rampage at an elementary school says he was the children's “last line of defense.”

October 23, 2026

Business|Crime

Queens apartment seekers allege broker's text exposed housing discrimination

October 23, 2026

Crime|Political|US

Judge puts off decision on Charlie Kirk murder trial date, media reports

A Utah judge on Friday said he needed more time to decide when to start the trial of Tyler Robinson, the man accused of killing prominent right-wing activist Charlie

October 23, 2026