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TikTok seals US investor deal to sidestep looming American ban

In an internal memo, Shou Zi Chew said the transaction – due to close on 22 January – would secure t...

Trump sues BBC for billions over edited 6 January speech

Court papers filed in Florida say Mr Trump is claiming $5bn (£3.7bn) in damages on each of two count...

Abu Trica charged with $8m romance scam targeting elderly victims

According to a recently unsealed indictment, Abu Trica, 31, from Swedru, was part of a criminal netw...

One dead, one critically injured after dorm shooting at Kentucky State University

Police say the incident happened on Tuesday afternoon in a dormitory on the south side of the Frankf...

Adidas secures appeals court win in investor suit over Kanye West partnership fallout

In a decision handed down by the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, judges affirmed an earli...

Doctor who supplied ketamine to Matthew Perry sentenced to 30 months in prison

Dr Salvador Plasencia, a Santa Monica-based doctor, admitted to four counts of distributing ketamine...

Saudi-US dual national jailed over critical tweets returns to Florida

Saad Ibrahim Almadi, a 75-year-old retired engineer with dual US and Saudi citizenship, arrived back...

Texas woman sentenced to over two years for threatening Federal Judge in Trump case

Shry pleaded guilty to transmitting an interstate threat, a federal offense, after leaving a vulgar ...

I won't quit-Kim Kardashian says after failing California Bar Exam again

In a post shared on Instagram over the weekend, the reality star and entrepreneur admitted she was “...

Deportation of Indian-origin man wrongly jailed for 43 years stayed by US court

Mr Vedam, who was exonerated in October 2025 after new evidence cleared him of the 1983 killing of h...

Texas Attorney General sues Tylenol makers over alleged Autism link

The suit, lodged in a Texas state court, accuses the pharmaceutical giants of “betraying America by ...

Trump appeals hush-money conviction, citing presidential immunity

Trump was convicted on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in connection with payments m...

US Supreme Court to rule on gun rights for illegal drug users

The case comes after a federal appeals court in Texas ruled in favour of Ali Hemani, who was charged...

New York Attorney General indicted on federal bank fraud charges

Prosecutors allege that James misrepresented details on a mortgage loan for a Norfolk, Virginia, pro...

Trump calls for jailing of Illinois, Chicago leaders

In a fiery social media post, the president alleged that Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Illinois ...

YouTube to pay $24.5m in Trump lawsuit settlement over account suspension

The settlement, reached with YouTube’s parent company Alphabet, comes after similar payouts from oth...

Trump announces $15bn lawsuit against New York Times for defamation

In a post shared on Truth Social on Monday, Trump declared: “Today, I have the Great Honour of bring...

Brazil's Ex-president jailed 27 years for plotting coup

Bolsonaro, currently under house arrest, did not appear in court for the sentencing. His legal team ...

Mark Zuckerberg the Attorney sues Meta over impersonation claims

Mark S. Zuckerberg, a bankruptcy lawyer practicing for nearly four decades, says his Facebook accoun...

Google hit with $425M in privacy suit

The ruling followed a lawsuit brought by users who accused the tech giant of accessing their mobile ...

Cardi B cleared by jury of assault on security guard in Los Angeles

Emani Ellis alleged that the US rapper cut her cheek with a 3in (7.5cm) fingernail and spat on her o...

Judge declares Trump's deployment of the National Guard illegal

The ruling comes as Trump seeks to use National Guard troops in order to crack down on crime in othe...

Pentagon to send 600 military lawyers as temporary immigration judges

The document, dated 27 August, directs the military to begin sending groups of about 150 attorneys—b...

Colombian teen sentenced 7 years for assassination of presidential hopeful

Uribe, a 39-year-old conservative senator, was struck by three bullets at a rally on 7 June and, des...

Halt foreign aid payments-Trump administration tells Supreme Court

On Tuesday, the Justice Department submitted an emergency request to the justices, seeking to overtu...