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US woman to be sentenced for murders of her children she thought were zombies

A so-called "doomsday mom" will be sentenced today for the murders of her two youngest children....

Trump accused of asking employee to delete footage in classified documents case

Prosecutors accuse Mr Trump of scheming with his valet and a Mar-a-Lago manager to conceal the foota...

Gynaecologist jailed in New York after sexually abusing more than 200 patients

A gynaecologist who sexually abused more than 200 patients has been jailed for 20 years. Robert Hadd...

Court rules against Uber in win for California workers

The highest court in California has ruled that Uber must face a class-action lawsuit claiming that i...

US military emails sent to Mali by mistake

Emails intended for the US military's ".mil" domain have, for years, been sent to the west African c...

Jury rules document found in Aretha Franklin's couch is valid will

A Michigan Jury held the handwritten will found in the couch of Aretha Franklin's home is a valid wi...

Aretha Franklin's children in legal fight over handwritten wills found under sofa

One handwritten will was found under a sofa cushion, another in a locked cabinet - now a jury must d...

US judge appeared on TikTok lip-syncing rap and 'partially dressed', judicial conduct complaint says

The complaint says many of the videos included references to violence, sex and misogyny. The judge h...

Affirmative action: US Supreme Court overturns race-based college admissions

The US Supreme Court has ruled that race can no longer be considered as a factor in university admis...

Canada: Court finds "thumbs-up" emoji can constitute an electronic signature

On June 8, 2023, the Court granted a summary judgment decision in favour of a grain buyer ("the Buye...

First Muslim woman confirmed as US federal judge

Choudhury, the legal director of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Illinois, was confirme...

Trump pleads not guilty to 37 federal criminal counts in classified documents case

Ex-president arraigned and charged in Miami court over allegations he mishandled classified document...

Know the various charges leveled against Hajia 4real by the US State Attorney

According to the Bill of Indictment, Mona, 30 years of age is charged with one count of conspiracy t...

YouTuber accused of deliberately crashing plane for views pleads guilty, faces 20 years in prison

Trevor Jacob, 29, faces up to 20 years in prison after purposely destroying wreckage of small plane ...

George Santos: US Congressman charged with fraud, money laundering

Prosecutors claim he used election campaign donations to buy designer clothes, lied about being a mi...

US lawyer sentenced nine years to prison over $8M escrow fraud

According to details of the case, the lawyer engaged in two related fraudulent schemes in August 202...

'It's Marla': Donald Trump confuses rape accuser with ex-wife, trial told

Lawyers for E Jean Carroll, who claims Mr Trump raped her nearly three decades ago, say the episode ...

Texas shooting: Nine teenagers shot at prom after-party

The victims, who have not been publicly named, ranged in age from 15 to 19. All are recovering from ...

Obrafour sues Drake for copyright infringement, seeks $10m in damages

Obrafour says an agent of Drake had previously sought permission to use the copyrighted work, which ...

US-based Ghanaian trio charged over 2018 bank fraud conspiracy

The trio are alleged to have negotiated fraudulent checks with forged signatures between June and Se...

Trump sues former lawyer Michael Cohen for $500m

The lawsuit comes amid escalating attacks from Trump allies on Cohen, who is a key witness in a New ...

Lawyer accused of creating fake clients to get loans and gamble '24/7', claims ex-husband manipulated her

According to the suit, the lawyer allegedly spent $10 million in loans for fake clients to fund a La...

Virginia teacher shot by six-year-old files $40m lawsuit

Abigail "Abby" Zwerner, 25, was shot on 6 January in the hand and upper chest and spent two weeks in...

Trump faces criminal charges over alleged hush money payment to adult film actress

The former US president has called the indictment "political persecution" and his lawyers have said ...

US: Plastic surgeon charged for murdering missing lawyer

The lawyer, Steven Cozzi, had been missing since last Tuesday, when he disappeared at the law firm w...