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September 22, 2020

British man sentenced to 5 years for hacking US companies

A British man who was part of a hacking collective called The Dark Overlord was sentenced Monday to five years in prison for ...

September 21, 2020

2 sentenced to life in absentia over Bulgarian bus bombing

A Bulgarian court on Monday sentenced two men to life in prison for their involvement in the 2012 bombing of a tourist bus ...

September 21, 2020

2 sentenced to life in absentia over Bulgarian bus bombing

A Bulgarian court on Monday sentenced two men to life in prison for their involvement in the 2012 bombing of a tourist bus ...

September 21, 2020

Israel court says woman can be extradited in child sex case

An Israeli court on Monday approved the extradition of a former teacher wanted in Australia on charges of child sex abuse, ...

September 20, 2020

Wildfires and hurricanes disrupt final weeks of 2020 census

Already burdened by the coronavirus pandemic and a tightened deadline, the Census Bureau must now contend with several ...

September 19, 2020

Homeland Security whistleblower not yet ready to testify

A whistleblower from the Department of Homeland Security who says he was pressured to suppress facts in intelligence reports ...

September 19, 2020

Ex-California attorney sentenced for killing wife on cruise

A former Southern California lawyer was sentenced Friday to life without the possibility of parole for strangling his ex-wife ...

September 18, 2020

Photos fuel concerns over in-custody death of La. Black man

Graphic photos that surfaced online this week appear to show deep bruises on the face of a Black man who died following a ...

September 18, 2020

Washington gov: Postal ruling a win for democracy

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee called a ruling Thursday that blocked Postal Service changes that have slowed mail nationwide a ...

September 18, 2020

Texas man sentenced to prison for stalking Taylor Swift

A federal judge has sentenced an Austin, Texas, man to 30 months in prison after he pleaded guilty to stalking and sending ...

September 17, 2020

Judge tosses US lawsuit over fire at London's Grenfell Tower

A U.S. judge in Philadelphia has dismissed a lawsuit filed over the 2017 fire at London’s Grenfell Tower that killed 72 ...

September 17, 2020

Diack's son calls French sentences 'denial of justice'

The son of former IAAF President Lamine Diack said Thursday from Senegal that his father's conviction and four-year prison ...

September 17, 2020

Man of 'Hotel Rwanda' fame denied bail in terrorism case

A Rwandan court on Thursday denied bail to Paul Rusesabagina, whose story inspired the film “Hotel Rwanda,” saying the ...

September 17, 2020

Germany: Victim refuses to testify after defendant proposes

A 48-year-old man in Germany avoided a lengthy jail sentence after he made a marriage proposal in court to the woman he was ...

September 16, 2020

Pentagon Papers leaker comes to the defense of Assange

Daniel Ellsberg, one of the most famous whistleblowers in living memory, came to the defense of WikiLeaks founder Julian ...

September 16, 2020

Former IAAF head Lamine Diack sentenced to 2 years in prison

Former track federation president Lamine Diack was sentenced Wednesday to two years in prison for corruption during his ...

September 16, 2020

Alleged head of international blood doping ring begins trial

The trial of a German doctor and four others accused of being at the center of an international blood doping ring began in ...

September 16, 2020

Louisville to pay $12M to Breonna Taylor's family

The city of Louisville will pay $12 million to the family of Breonna Taylor and reform police practices as part of a lawsuit ...

September 15, 2020

Lawyer: Bolton will cooperate with any probe into his book

Former Trump administration national security adviser John Bolton will cooperate with any investigation related to the recent ...