A federal magistrate judge on Monday rejected a bid by a former Colorado county clerk to be released from prison while she appeals her state conviction for orchestrating a data breach scheme driven by false claims about voting machine fraud in the 2020 presidential race. Former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters filed a federal lawsuit asking that she be released on bond while her appeal is considered. Attorneys for the state had argued the case should be thrown out partly because of a legal doctrine that prevents federal courts from getting involved in pending state criminal cases. Federal magistrate judge Scott Varholak...
Court Settlement Approved For New Orleans Archdiocese To Pay Hundreds Of Clergy Abuse Victims
The New Orleans Archdiocese will pay at least $230 million to hundreds of victims of clergy sexual abuse under a settlement approved Monday by a federal judge that follows years of negotiations. Richard Trahant, an attorney representing victims in the case, and a spokesperson for the archdiocese both confirmed approval of the settlement to The Associated Press by U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Meredith Grabill. Earlier this month, some of the survivors behind the more than 500 abuse claims testified in court, saying they are still affected decades later by the painful memories they shared publicly. The archdiocese had filed for bankruptcy in May...
Cuba Sentences Former Economy Minister To Life In Prison For Espionage
Cuba’s top court on Monday said a former economy minister was sentenced to life in prison for espionage, in the highest-profile case against an ex-official in recent years on the island. The Supreme Popular Tribunal said in a statement that former Economy Minister Alejandro Gil Fernández also received a second sentence of 20 years in prison after being found guilty in a separate trial of other crimes including bribery, falsification of documents and tax evasion. Gil was economy minister from 2018 to 2024, and he was one of the closest collaborators of President Miguel Díaz-Canel until he was removed from...
Bullets in Luigi Mangione’s bag convinced police that he was UnitedHealthcare CEO killing suspect
Moments after Luigi Mangione was handcuffed at a Pennsylvania McDonald’s, a police officer searching his backpack found a loaded gun magazine wrapped in a pair of underwear. The discovery, recounted in court Monday as Mangione fights to keep evidence out of his New York murder case, convinced police in Altoona, Pennsylvania, that he was the man wanted in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan five days earlier. “It’s him, dude. It’s him, 100%,” an officer was heard saying on body-worn camera video from Mangione’s Dec. 9, 2024 arrest, punctuating the remark with expletives as the officer combing...
12 FBI agents fired for kneeling during racial justice protest sue to get their jobs back
Twelve former FBI agents fired after kneeling during a 2020 racial justice protest in Washington sued Monday to get their jobs back, saying their action had been intended to de-escalate a volatile situation and was not meant as a political gesture. The agents say in their lawsuit that they were fired in September by Director Kash Patel because they were perceived as not being politically affiliated with President Donald Trump. But they say their decision to take a knee on June 4, 2020, days after the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police, has been misinterpreted as...
BEING COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE END OF THE SECURITY STAKEHOLDERS SUMMIT, THEMED: ‘TOWARDS A UNITED FRONT AGAINST INSECURITY IN YORUBALAND,’ HELD ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2025, AT 10 DEGREES EVENT CENTRE, OREGUN, IKEJA, LAGOS.
Preamble Security Stakeholders from diverse backgrounds and ideological leanings in Yorubaland, having convened at the Conference on Security in Yorubaland, hosted by the Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams and notable Yoruba leaders, in partnership with over 33 socio-political groups, under the unifying theme, “Towards A United Front Against Insecurity in Yorubaland,” hereby affirm our collective commitment to addressing the multifaceted security challenges confronting our communities. Recognising the imperative for collaboration, synergy, and proactive engagement among all security agencies, traditional authorities, community leaders, and civil society, participants pledged to foster a coordinated and inclusive approach to crime prevention,...
France To Repatriate 70-Million-Year-Old Smuggled Dinosaur Skeleton To Mongolia
France on Monday began repatriating a 70-million-year-old dinosaur skeleton to Mongolia, nearly a decade after the fossil was looted from the Gobi Desert and later intercepted by French customs. The “extremely rare” fossil of a Tarbosaurus Baatar, considered to be the Asian cousin of the fearsome Tyrannosaurus rex, was confiscated in 2015 in the central French town of Gannat after being smuggled through South Korea. Public Accounts Minister Amelie de Montchalin is set to formally hand over the skeleton along with roughly 30 other fossils, including dinosaur eggs. “This is an entire Tarbosaurus, estimated at around 700,000 euros when it...
Epilepsy: Causes, Symptoms & Living Well
Epilepsy is a neurological disorder marked by recurring, unprovoked seizures caused by sudden electrical disturbances in the brain. It affects people of all ages and walks of life, yet it remains misunderstood and often stigmatized. WHAT CAUSES EPILEPSY? Epilepsy can result from various factors, including: – Genetic predisposition – Brain injuries (e.g., trauma, stroke, or infections like meningitis) – Developmental disorders (e.g., autism) – Tumors or structural abnormalities in the brain However, in many cases, the exact cause is unknown. RECOGNIZING THE SYMPTOMS Seizures vary widely, depending on the type and part of the brain affected. Common signs include: –...
Many People usually think that when siblings go to court, it must be about inheritance or land disputes. But this true story from Saudi Arabia is completely different and truly moves the heart.
An elderly man named Hizam Al-Ghamdi had to stand in court against his own younger brother. They were not fighting over money; instead, each of them insisted on taking responsibility for caring for their frail, elderly mother. Hizam argued strongly that he wanted to continue caring for his mother as he had always done, saying that she was his very life. But his younger brother disagreed, believing that Hizam himself was already old and needed rest. The courtroom became emotional as both brothers pleaded before the judge for the honour of caring for their mother. Unsure of what to decide,...
U.S Congressman Moore Says If Measured Outline During National Security Delegation Are Effected, It Will Disrupt Terrorists’ Organisations And Enhance Security In Nigeria
Rep. Reily Moore in an appreciative post on X on Monday afternoon claimed “things are moving in the right direction” after delegating with Nigerian National Security Advisor Nuhu Ribadu on insecurity concern, kidnapping and terrorism that riled the country. Moore, a West Virginia Republican on the House Appropriations Committee, visited Nigerian on Sunday concerning security challenge, met government officials, bishops Wilfred Anagbe and Isaac Dugu, and the Tor Tiv during a fact-finding visit. The congressman had promised more details after meeting with delegates, as he has been especially vocal about alleged religious persecution in Nigeria, calling for a reassessment of...