FTX Sues Founder Bankman-Fried's Parents Bankrupt crypto exchange FTX has filed a lawsuit against the parents of founder Sam Bankman-Fried for allegedly enriching themselves at the expense of FTX's customers.... Money
Venezuela Seizes Control of Tocoron Prison Venezuela has reportedly conducted an operation involving 11K security forces personnel to retake “total control” of a prison that had been run by a powerful gang for years.... Crime & justice
International Criminal Court Says It Was Hacked The International Criminal Court (ICC) said Tuesday that its computer systems were hacked last week.... Crime & justice
Anti-Affirmative Action Group Sues West Point Virginia-based Students for Fair Admissions on Tuesday filed a suit against the US Military Academy at West Point, accusing the Army’s school of discriminating against white applicants.... Crime & justice
South Korea: 17 US Soldiers Detained for Drug Trafficking On Wednesday, South Korean police announced they had arrested 17 American soldiers for smuggling synthetic marijuana through the US military's postal service and distributing it to at least two US army camps based in Gyeonggi Province between February and May 2022.... Crime & justice
AG Garland Testifies Before House Judiciary Committee The GOP-controlled House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on Wednesday for US Attorney General Merrick Garland, which saw him face accusations of 'weaponizing' the Justice Dept. (DOJ ) in favor of Pres. Joe Biden and his son, Hunter.... Crime & justice
UN: 1.6K Abuses of Detainees in Taliban Custody A UN report released Wednesday claims that over 1.6K incidents of rights violations against those detained by the Taliban in Afghanistan were recorded in the 19 months leading up to the end of July 2023.... Crime & justice
India Suspends Visas for Canadians as Row Escalates On Thursday, India stopped issuing visas to Canadian citizens and asked Ottawa to reduce its diplomatic presence in New Delhi amid an escalating diplomatic row over the murder of a Sikh activist on Canadian soil.... Crime & justice
Ray Epps Charged Over Jan. 6 On Monday, Ray Epps, a former member of the Oath Keepers, was charged with one misdemeanor count for disorderly or disruptive conduct on restricted grounds in connection with the Jan. 6 riots at the US Capitol in 2021.... Crime & justice
Hunter Biden Sues IRS Over Privacy Violation On Monday, Hunter Biden, son of Pres. Joe Biden, sued the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS), alleging that the agency illegally released his confidential tax return information to the media.... Crime & justice
Russell Brand Accused of Rape, Sexual Assault Actor, comedian, and media personality Russell Brand has been accused of rape, sexual assault, and emotional abuse, according to a joint investigation published by The Sunday Times, The Times, and Channel 4's Dispatches.... Crime & justice
RFK Jr. Reissues Call for Secret Service Protection After Security Incident An armed man impersonating a US Marshal was arrested Friday afternoon at a Robert F. Kennedy Jr. campaign event in Los Angeles and taken into custody, according to the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD).... Crime & justice
Texas Attorney General Paxton Acquitted On Saturday, Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton was fully acquitted of 16 charges of corruption, bribery, and misconduct following his impeachment trial.... Crime & justice
EU Regulator Fines TikTok €345M Over Child Data Violations The European Union’s chief data privacy regulator has fined TikTok €345M ($370M) for violating EU laws pertaining to the processing of children’s personal data, marking the first time the video platform has been punished by the privacy watchdog.... Science & Technology
Dubai Police Seizes $1B Worth of 'Captagon' Amphetamines Dubai Police have seized 86M tablets of the amphetamine known as 'Captagon' — valued at over $1B — smuggled into the country hidden in a shipment of doors and wooden panels.... Crime & justice
Jury Acquits 3 in Mich. Gov. Whitmer Kidnapping Case A jury in northern Michigan on Friday acquitted twin brothers Michael and William Null, as well as Eric Molitor, who had been accused of participating in the 2020 attempted kidnapping of Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.... Crime & justice
Hunter Biden to Plead Not Guilty to Gun Charges Pres. Biden's son Hunter Biden will plead not guilty to three federal gun charges, his attorney said in a court filing on Tuesday.... Crime & justice
Judge Separates 2 Trump Co-Defendants' Trials On Thursday, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee separated the trials of Sidney Powell and Kenneth Chesebro from former US Pres. Donald Trump and 16 other co-defendants in the Georgia election probe.... Crime & justice
London Police Compensate Women Arrested During 2021 Vigil According to their lawyers, the London police on Thursday apologized and paid 'substantial damages' to the two women arrested at a vigil in honor of Sarah Everard. Everard was raped and murdered by a serving officer.... Social issues
Explosion Kills 5 Palestinians During Gaza Protests An accidental bomb detonation killed at least five Palestinians and injured more than 20 during a protest along the Israel-Gaza demarcation line on Wednesday.... Military
UN: At Least 13 Mass Graves in Sudan's Darfur The UN Joint Human Rights Office has received 'credible reports' that at least 13 mass graves exist around the West Darfur city of El Geneina, claimed Sudan's UN envoy Volker Perthes as he announced his resignation on Wednesday.... Crime & justice
Ex-Proud Boy Boss Jailed for 22 Years Over Jan. 6 Former leader of the Proud Boys, Enrique Tarrio, has been jailed for 22 years for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, riots at the US Capitol — just one of more than 1.1K cases concerning the protests of the 2020 election.... Crime & justice
New Leader of J-Pop Agency Accused of Abuse The new president of 'J-Pop' talent agency Johnny & Associates, Noriyuki Higashiyama, is facing accusations of sexual abuse, bringing even greater scrutiny to the company which had been plagued by the recent turmoil surrounding its late founder and namesake, Johnny Kitagawa.... Media
Dutch Police Detain 2.9K Climate Activists Dutch police detained an additional 500 climate activists on Sunday, a day after arresting nearly 2.4K out of an estimated 10K protesters blocking the A12 highway into The Hague. Some of those demonstrating were minors.... Environment & Energy
Canada: 2021 Muslim Family Truck Attack Trial Begins On Monday, Federal prosecutors in Canada began their opening arguments against a defendant facing murder charges for the deaths of four members of a Muslim family, claiming the event was motivated by white nationalism as part of an act of terrorism.... Crime & justice
