The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) announced Friday that it had arrested a 20-year-old Pakistani man residing in Canada over an alleged plot to carry out a mass shooting at a New York City Jewish center on or around October 7, 2024, one year after the Hamas attack on Israel that killed nearly 800 civilians. [...]

New York Judge Juan Merchan on Friday delayed former US president Donald Trump’s sentencing in his hush money criminal case to November 26, with the new date scheduled three weeks after the US presidential election. Trump’s attorneys requested the postponement in August to prepare a potential appeal and avoid a “politically prejudicial” effect on the [...]

The US Department of Justice has unsealed criminal charges against Hamas political leader Yahya Sinwar over his participation in the October 7 attacks on Israel. The criminal complaint charges Sinwar, as well as the deceased Hamas leaders Ismail Haniyeh and Mohemmed Deif, with a variety of terrorism offenses including: Conspiracy to provide material support for [...]

The US Supreme Court on Thursday, in a 5-4 decision, allowed the enforcement of an Arizona election law requiring prospective voters to provide “satisfactory evidence of citizenship” upon registering to vote. However, the court kept two lower court blocks on related laws that prevent those with unverified citizenship status from voting in presidential elections or [...]

A US federal court in Texas set aside the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) new ban on non-compete clauses Tuesday, holding that the agency lacked the authority to issue the ban and that the new rule is “arbitrary and capricious.” The ban, which was set to go into effect on September 4, seeks to prevent employers [...]

Bodycam footage released Monday by the Illinois State Police showed Sangamon County Sheriff’s Deputy Sean Grayson shooting 36-year-old Sonya Massey, a Black woman, who was tending to a pot of boiling water. Grayson was arrested and charged with first-degree murder, aggravated battery with a firearm and official misconduct for his actions. He was also fired [...]

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled on Friday that Israel’s settlement and occupation activity in Palestinian territory breach international law. The court’s decision came after the UN General Assembly requested an advisory opinion from the body on Israel’s practices in the occupied territories. The world court held that Israel’s policies and practices violated a [...]

The US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ruled Tuesday that a Minnesota law requiring handgun carry permit applicants to be at least 21 years of age is unconstitutional. The appeals court upheld a lower court ruling from 2023 that struck down the age restriction after gun-rights advocacy organizations and three adults under 21 [...]

US Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) was found guilty of bribery offenses and conspiracy to act as a foreign agent Tuesday after being charged for receiving more than $500,000 in cash, $100,000 worth of gold bars, and a Mercedes luxury car from three businessmen.  The senator’s trial lasted for a month, and jury deliberations took more [...]

The Russian Prosecutor General’s office announced Thursday that it approved an espionage indictment against Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who has been detained in Russia since March 2023, and sent his case to the Sverdlovsk Regional Court in the city of Yekaterinburg. Gershkovich’s detention has been condemned by his employer and press freedom groups, [...]