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Pakistan court overturns conviction in death of Daniel Pearl

A Pakistani court on Thursday overturned the murder conviction of a British Pakistani man found guilty of the 2002 kidnapping ...

Australia's highest court to rule on Pell's appeal next week

Australia's highest court will deliver its ruling next week on whether to overturn the convictions of Cardinal George Pell, ...

Law firm criticized by USSF asks to withdraw from lawsuit

Seyfarth Shaw, the law firm whose arguments critical of American women's players led to the resignation of U.S.

Defense lawyer in death of 7 motorcyclists: Biker at fault

One of the motorcyclists in a crash that killed him and six fellow bikers on a north woods highway was drunk and actually was ...

Judges slow abortion bans in Texas, Ohio, Alabama amid virus

Federal judges on Monday temporarily blocked efforts in Texas and Alabama to ban abortions during the coronavirus pandemic, ...

Abortion providers sue Texas over virus outbreak order

Planned Parenthood joined other abortion providers Wednesday in suing Texas over moving to ban abortions during the ...

Trial delayed for Ohio doctor charged in deaths at hospital

The murder trial of an Ohio doctor accused of ordering excessive painkiller doses for dozens of patients will be delayed due ...

German court convicts Islamist of ricin bomb plot

A German court on Thursday convicted a 31-year-old Tunisian man of planning to carry out a ricin attack in the name of the ...

FBI: Soldiers set up deadly robbery to fund foreign fighting

The two former U.S. Army soldiers met in Ukraine, where they joined the same far-right paramilitary group. After getting ...

Norway extradites convicted Kurdish cleric to Italy

A Muslim cleric was extradited Thursday from Norway to Italy, where he has been sentenced to 12 years in jail for planning ...

New Zealand mosque gunman pleads guilty to murder, terrorism

The man who committed the worst atrocity in New Zealand's modern history when he slaughtered 51 worshippers at two ...

Loughlin, Giannulli: College bribery charges must be tossed

“Full House” Actress Lori Loughlin, her fashion designer husband, Mossimo Giannulli, and other prominent parents urged a ...

COVID-19 infections rise in New York with peak weeks away

Hospitalizations from COVID-19 were rising faster than expected in New York as residents and leaders prepared for a peak in ...

US Justice Department: Don't treat trans athletes as girls

The U.S. Justice Department is getting involved in a federal civil rights lawsuit that seeks to block transgender athletes ...

Court: UK shouldn't give US evidence on pair of IS militants

A court on Wednesday barred the British government from providing U.S. prosecutors with evidence against two Islamic State ...

WADA says doping lawsuit by Russian cyclists dismissed

A lawsuit filed against the World Anti-Doping Agency by Russian cyclists in Canada was dismissed last month. WADA said ...

Turkish prosecutors file indictment over Khashoggi killing

Turkish prosecutors have formally charged two former aides of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and 18 other Saudi ...

The Latest: Pakistan suspending domestic flights

The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic, which has infected more than 422,000 people and killed over 18,000. The COVID-19 ...

Arizona appeals court upholds Jodi Arias' murder conviction

The Arizona Court of Appeals on Tuesday upheld Jodi Arias’ first-degree murder conviction and life prison sentence in the ...

Avenatti asks judge to nix Nike jury verdict or OK new trial

The once high-flying California attorney Michael Avenatti wants a judge to reject a jury verdict that found he tried to ...