A federal judge has extended a court agreement ensuring safe conditions for migrant children in U.S. Customs and Border Protection custody. The agreement was set to end Wednesday, but Judge Dolly Gee extended it for 18 months. The ruling means a court-appointed monitor will continue inspecting CBP facilities in Texas. Reports have highlighted ...
Mexico says it has evidence of human rights violations by U.S. authorities against deported immigrants. President Claudia Sheinbaum revealed two cases of abuses, one involving a Guatemalan woman and the other a Mexican national. Sheinbaum said Mexico interviews returnees to check for violations. Most deported individuals are Mexican, but some ...
WASHINGTON- (AA) Former Senator Bob Menendez has been sentenced to 11 years in federal prison on bribery, extortion and corruption charges. Menendez, 71, a longtime Democratic lawmaker from New Jersey, had been convicted for accepting bribes, including gold bars and cash, in exchange for political favors. In a tearful 12-minute speech before h...
President-elect Donald Trump’s secretary of state pick Sen. Marco Rubio has criticized the International Criminal Court or ICC. Rubio claims the arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant damage the ICC’s credibility. Speaking at his Senate confirmation hearing, Rubio warned t...
Special Counsel David Weiss has defended prosecuting Hunter Biden on tax and gun charges. In a report to Congress, Weiss dismissed criticism from President Joe Biden, who recently pardoned his son. The years-long investigation led to Hunter Biden admitting guilt to tax evasion and a jury convicting him on gun charges. Weiss rejected claims the...
HOUSTON, United States (AA) – A federal appeals court on Monday upheld a New York jury’s verdict from last year holding Donald Trump accountable in the $5 million defamation case of E. Jean Carroll, according to media outlets. The president-elect was found liable by the New York jury in May 2023 for sexually abusing Carroll, [&hell...
Legal action could be taken against the U.S. and Germany for supplying 99% of Israel’s weapons. Speaking to Anadolu, U.N. special rapporteur Ben Saul revealed 69% of Israel’s arms come from the U.S. and 30% from Germany. He said both nations are under obligation as per international law to prevent violations of humanitarian law. Citing [&helli...
U.S. President Joe Biden has signed 50 bills into law, addressing a wide array of critical issues. Among the landmark measures is the Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act, championed by Paris Hilton, establishing a federal oversight group for the safety and care of minors in youth residential programs. A bipartisan ethics reform now prevents co...
A U.S. Court of Appeals has partially revived a lawsuit alleging improper FBI surveillance of Southern California’s Muslim community. The case, Fazaga v. FBI, centers on “Operation Flex,” in which the FBI allegedly used an informant to gather intelligence in a counterterrorism effort. Plaintiffs claim unconstitutional searches and religious d...
President-elect Donald Trump has filed a lawsuit against The Des Moines Register and pollster J. Ann Selzer over a pre-election day poll. The poll suggested Vice President Kamala Harris led Trump in Iowa by three points. Trump ultimately won the state by a 14-point margin. The lawsuit, filed in Iowa state court, accuses the pollster […...
