Tag: Law and order
South Africa’s ruling ANC tries to defuse standoff over Zuma
JOHANNESBURG — South Africa’s ruling African National Congress party has sent some of its top leaders to defuse rising tensions over the pending arrest...
Belarus leader says alleged foreign-backed plots thwarted
KYIV, Ukraine — Belarus' authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko claimed Friday that his government has thwarted a series of purported Western-backed plots, and ordered the...
Boy Scouts of America reaches pivotal agreement with victims
DOVER, Del. — The Boys Scouts of America have reached an agreement with attorneys representing some 60,000 victims of child sex abuse in what...
Bragg’s opponent concedes in primary for Manhattan DA
NEW YORK — Alvin Bragg, a former top deputy to New York’s attorney general, was poised to become Manhattan's first Black district attorney after...
TAKEAWAYS: Trump’s safe for now, but company’s in hot water
NEW YORK — With Thursday's arraignment of Donald Trump's company and his longtime finance chief on tax fraud charges, New York authorities...
Marine guilty of involuntary manslaughter in hazing death
NORFOLK, Va. — A member of an elite group of U.S. Marines has been convicted of involuntary manslaughter and related charges for his role...
A look at 8 lawmakers appointed to probe Jan. 6 attack
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is acting swiftly to launch a new investigation of the violent Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol,...
US Supreme Court backs Minnesota Amish in septic tank fight
MINNEAPOLIS — The U.S. Supreme Court sided Friday with members of an Amish group in Minnesota who are fighting efforts by authorities to compel...
Lawyer: Ex-officer reaches plea deal in Black man’s death
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A white former Nashville police officer will plead guilty to voluntary manslaughter Friday just ahead of his first-degree murder trial, three...
Court strikes Trump EPA rule for full-year 15% ethanol sales
DES MOINES, Iowa — A federal appeals court on Friday threw out a Trump-era Environmental Protection Agency rule change that allowed for the sale...
