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Syria Sentences Ousted Assad to Death in Absentia...
DAMASCUS — A Syrian court on Tuesday sentenced ousted President Bashar al-Assad to death in absent...

Kentucky Teacher Arrested Under New Anti-Grooming Law...
MAYFIELD, Kentucky — A 25-year-old Kentucky middle school teacher has been arrested and charged wi...

US Revokes Over 175000 Visas During Trump Tenure...
WASHINGTON — The U.S. State Department has revoked more than 175,000 visas for foreign nationals u...

Boat Captain Arrested After Capsize Near Statue of Liberty...
NEW YORK — The captain of a motorboat that capsized near the Statue of Liberty, killing a woman an...

Senate Confirms Todd Blanche as Attorney General Amid Independence Con...
The U.S. Senate’s narrow confirmation of Todd Blanche as attorney general has ended weeks of uncer...

Texas Prosecutor Details ICE Shooting of Houston Father...
HOUSTON—A federal prosecutor has released new details about the fatal shooting of a Houston father by a U.S. Immigrati...

ICE Agent in Maine Fatal Shooting Had Prior Troubled History...
AUGUSTA, Maine — The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer involved in the fatal shooting of a Colombian ma...

Men Sue Hospital After DNA Tests Reveal Birth Switch Decades Ago...
GRAFTON, N.D. — Two men have sued a North Dakota hospital after DNA testing revealed they were switched at birth nearl...

Appeals Court Orders Resentencing in Libyan Benghazi Attack Conviction...
WASHINGTON — A U.S. federal appeals court has ordered a new sentencing hearing for Libyan militant Ahmed Abu Khatallah...

US Justice Department Seeks to Unseal Jeffrey Epstein Grand Jury Transcripts...
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Justice has asked a federal court to unseal grand jury transcripts related to the ...

Foreign Terrorist Designations Expand Legal Tools Against Cross-Border Criminal ...
The United States' decision to expand its use of Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) designations against transnational...

Judge Allows Psychiatric Defense in High Profile Murder Case...
NEW YORK — A New York judge has ruled that Luigi Mangione may present a psychiatric defense at his upcoming state murd...

US Officials Trade Threats with Iran as Mediators Seek to Salvage Deal...
WASHINGTON — U.S. and Iranian officials exchanged fresh warnings on Friday as regional mediators intensified efforts t...

Courts Address High Profile Cases Involving Political Figures...
WASHINGTON — Courts in several jurisdictions continued to handle high-profile cases involving prominent political figu...