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FBI agents and analysts fired for roles in Trump classified files probe sue to get their jobs back

FBI employees fired for their roles in the investigation of President Donald Trump’s retention of classified documents at his Florida estate are suing to get their jobs back, calling their terminations unlawful acts of “political retribution.”

October 15, 2026

Business|Crime|Economy|Europe|Sports

US businessman whose firm invested in European soccer clubs pleads guilty to fraud

An American businessman whose firm invested in several European soccer clubs that struggled under its ownership has pleaded guilty to fraud charges in New York

October 16, 2026

Crime|Europe|MidEast|Political|World

Youths clash with police for a 3rd day in Albania’s anti-government protests

Student-led demonstrators have clashed with Albanian police in Tirana for a third day, joining a broader anti-government movement

October 15, 2026

Crime|Political|US

Lawsuit by 2 women accuses ex-Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz of sex trafficking

Two women are suing former U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz, accusing him of sexual exploitation in violation of a federal anti-trafficking law

October 16, 2026

US plan to ease shadow fleet sanctions unlikely to free up many tankers, analysts say

A potential Trump administration plan to ease sanctions on vessels that have transported sanctioned oil and fuel would likely have limited impact on

October 16, 2026

Crime|Political

Lula defends cutting Brazil's criminal responsibility age to 16 for heinous crimes

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Thursday he supports lowering the minimum age of criminal responsibility in Brazil to 16 from 18 years for heinous

October 16, 2026

Crime|Health

'At least I'm alive': Shopper injured while intervening in deadly grocery store attack

October 16, 2026

Crime|Entertainment

Nolan Wells’ family releases messages revealing friends’ reactions to his death

October 16, 2026

Arts|Crime|Entertainment

Florida man killed ex-fiancee hours after their 'People's Court' episode aired, police say

Authorities say a Florida man whose former fiancee went missing nearly 15 years ago, just hours after they appeared together on a pretaped episode of “The People’s Court,” has been charged with her murder

October 15, 2026

Crime

US probes Omar's decades-old immigration paperwork with eye toward deportation, sources say

A predawn raid on Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar’s home by federal agents stemmed from an expanding investigation into her

October 15, 2026

Crime

Justice Department cuts off evidence sharing with Minnesota investigators probing fatal ICE shootings

October 16, 2026

Crime|Sports

Packers running back Josh Jacobs sues to have evidence in his battery case permanently sealed

Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs has filed a lawsuit in an attempt to have evidence in his battery case permanently sealed

October 15, 2026

Business|Crime|Education|Health|Sports

Arizona State hires veteran NHL coach Dave Hakstol to lead program, Powers announces resignation

Arizona State has hired Dave Hakstol as hockey coach while investigating an outdoor workout incident that left a player on life support

October 15, 2026

Crime

New York man shot by ICE officers appears in immigration court

A New York man shot and wounded by federal immigration officers while driving with his young son has appeared before an immigration judge in Manhattan

October 15, 2026

Crime|Europe|Political|Technology|World

Drone strike and fire on ship in Romanian waters raise fears that war in Ukraine is spreading

Romanian authorities have launched search and rescue operations off the Black Sea coast after a drone struck a ship, causing it to catch fire

October 15, 2026

Crime

Police say Chicago suburb suspect in alleged mass shooting plot had white supremacy manifesto

A man arrested in a Chicago suburb had shared a document expressing white supremacist views and outlined an alleged plan to carry out a mass shooting, potentially

October 15, 2026

Arts|Crime|Europe

Suspect in fatal Atlanta Beltline stabbing not competent to stand trial, judge rules

October 15, 2026

Crime|Entertainment|Travel

Cat missing 571 days reunited with Connecticut family after epic journey

October 15, 2026

Arts|Crime|Entertainment|Europe|Political

UK comedian Russell Brand's accuser tells jurors: 'I know he raped me'

A woman who alleges British actor and comedian Russell Brand raped her more than 25 years ago told jurors on Thursday that she found him "frightening", angrily

October 15, 2026

Arts|Crime|Europe|Political|World

Russian investigators question Novaya Gazeta editor over colleague's case

The editor-in-chief of Russian independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta was questioned by investigators in Moscow on Thursday in connection with a criminal case against a colleague, the

October 15, 2026

Crime|Political|World

Venezuela's Maduro and wife plead not guilty to US torture charges

Ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores pleaded not guilty on Thursday to a new US indictment accusing them of conspiring to

October 15, 2026

Northern Ireland's Donaldson sentenced to 15 years in jail for child sex offences

The former leader of Northern Ireland's largest unionist party, Jeffrey Donaldson, was sentenced to 15 years in jail on Thursday for

October 15, 2026

Asia|Crime|Education|Health|World

Pakistan school roof collapse kills at least 32 children and one teacher

October 15, 2026

Crime|Europe

Russia arrests Swedish man it says planned 'terrorist acts' for Ukraine

Russia's FSB security service said on Thursday it had detained a Swedish man it suspects of planning attacks and sabotage on behalf of Ukraine after entering Russia on the

October 15, 2026

Arts|Crime|Entertainment|Europe|Technology

Police seize robot that groped 16-year-old girl, investigate whether young men were at the controls

German authorities have opened an investigation into possible sexual harassment involving a robot

October 14, 2026

Arts|Crime|Entertainment|Sports

Man dies after falling off Six Flags roller coaster in Georgia

A man has died at Six Flags Over Georgia, police said, with witnesses telling CNN affiliate WXIA they watched the man fall off a roller coaster.

October 14, 2026

Arts|Crime|Education|Entertainment

What we know about the fatal roller coaster incident at Six Flags Over Georgia

October 14, 2026

Crime|Education

Police investigate report of sexual assault at a fraternity party near the University of Chicago

Police are investigating a report that a woman was sexually assaulted during a fraternity party near the University of Chicago campus

October 15, 2026

Crime|Political

Rep. Nancy Mace’s ex-fiancé and two others charged with sexual misconduct-related offenses

October 15, 2026

Crime|Entertainment|Sports

4 arrested in the shooting of San Francisco 49ers player Keion White at a Super Bowl party

Four men have been arrested in connection with the shooting of San Francisco 49ers defensive lineman Keion White at a nightclub in February

October 15, 2026

Flavio Bolsonaro slightly leads Lula in Brazil runoff, Quaest poll shows

Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro was seen slightly ahead of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva heading into the October 25 presidential runoff, a Quaest poll showed on

October 15, 2026

Americas|Arts|Crime|Europe|World

Costa Rica opens mega-prison as organized crime fight intensifies

Costa Rica inaugurated a maximum-security prison on Wednesday as it stepped up its fight against organized crime after a surge in killings in what was

October 15, 2026

Judge extends order blocking Trump from banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico reporters from White House

A federal judge has extended an order blocking the Trump administration from banning reporters from CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the White House

October 14, 2026

Saudi Aramco headquarters suffered extensive damage in Houthi attack, sources say

Oil giant Saudi Aramco's headquarters in Dhahran suffered extensive damage in an attack on Tuesday, with a fire spreading across several floors, three people with direct knowledge

October 14, 2026

BofA misses profit estimates on trading weakness, books $1.2 billion charge

Bank of America missed third-quarter profit estimates on Wednesday due to weakness in its trading business and disclosed a $1.2 billion charge

October 14, 2026

Crime|Europe

A trial over one of the biggest acts of sabotage in decades is getting underway. Here’s a refresher

October 14, 2026

China buys 8-10 US soybean cargoes in first deals since Trump-Xi summit, sources say

Chinese state buyers purchased 8-10 Panamax cargoes of US soybeans this week, the first such deals since the September summit between Presidents Donald

October 14, 2026

Crime|World

Russia detains Japanese journalist on suspicion of spying

Russia said on Tuesday it had detained a Japanese journalist on suspicion of espionage and accused Tokyo of using media correspondents to gather intelligence, marking

October 13, 2026

Crime|Economy|Technology

IMF, World Bank launch 'Bangkok Blueprint' to fight cyber fraud

The International Monetary Fund and World Bank on Wednesday released a framework for tackling cyber-enabled fraud, as the Thai government underlined the mounting cost of

October 14, 2026

Business|Crime|Europe|Finance

Austrian court grants former property tycoon Benko's request for house arrest

An Austrian court on Wednesday granted former property tycoon Rene Benko's request to be released from prison to house arrest with an ankle monitor after he served two-

October 14, 2026

Asia|Crime|World

South Korea police identify more victims in Incheon stabbing attack, total rises to 10, reports say

South Korean police have verified additional victims from a stabbing attack in Incheon on Tuesday, bringing the total number of people wounded to 10, media reports said on

October 14, 2026

Crime|Political|World

US to drop South Korea intelligence case against ex-CIA analyst

The US Justice Department has agreed to forgo prosecution of a former CIA analyst and White House National Security Council official who was accused of working as an

October 14, 2026

Crime|Sports

Jury finds Tyreek Hill liable for 2 battery counts, awards $500,000 to the NFL star's estranged wife

A Miami jury has found Tyreek Hill liable for two counts of battery but not liable for the eight remaining claims made by his estranged wife, Lakeeta Vaccaro

October 14, 2026

Iran shifting tactics to step up attacks on shipping before US vote, officials say

Iran is deploying new tactics to target ships sailing through the Strait of Hormuz as it seeks to keep oil

October 14, 2026

Crime|Economy|Political|World

After surging troops to the border, US military showcases a quieter Rio Grande

The U.S. Army is deploying hundreds of soldiers to Texas' Rio Grande Valley in response to what it says are signs of elevated activity from Mexican drug cartels

October 13, 2026

Arts|Crime|Education

Cornell bans fraternity parties for rest of academic year after alleged gang rape

Cornell University will ban parties and social events at fraternity houses until the end of the academic year, its president said on Tuesday, responding

October 14, 2026

Crime|Sports

Fixer in lucrative NCAA basketball betting scheme sentenced to 6 years in prison

Prosecutors in Pennsylvania have announced that a man involved in rigging college basketball games has been sentenced to six years in prison

October 14, 2026

Arts|Crime|Entertainment

Six Flags closes 9 North American roller coasters after families watch man fall to his death

Witnesses watched in horror as a man riding a roller coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia was ejected from his seat and fell to his death

October 13, 2026

Business|Crime|Economy|Finance|Political

BofA fined $1.2 billion by US government for failing to police suspicious activity

Bank of America has been fined $1.21 billion by US regulators for widespread failures to detect potential money laundering and other

October 14, 2026

Arts|Crime

Ex-gang leader sentenced to 40 years to life in prison for Tupac Shakur murder

A former gang leader was sentenced to 40 years to life in prison on Tuesday for orchestrating the 1996 drive-by shooting death of hip-hop

October 13, 2026

Americas|Arts|Crime|Europe|MidEast

Trump debates calling off livestream of firing squad execution after learning Fort Hood shooter was paralyzed

October 14, 2026

Business|Crime|Technology

OpenAI employee arrested for allegedly hiding a ‘sophisticated recording device’ in its office

October 14, 2026

Arts|Crime|Entertainment

Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis gets 40 years to life in prison for orchestrating the murder of Tupac Shakur

Duane “Keffe D” Davis has been sentenced to 40 years to life in prison for the murder of rap icon Tupac Shakur

October 13, 2026

Arts|Crime|Food

Four arrested after authorities uncover stolen watermelons worth $7K

October 14, 2026

Arts|Crime|Europe|US

Washington resident charged with conspiracy in Canada shool shooting is ordered detained

A Washington state resident charged with conspiracy in one of the worst school shootings in Canada’s history has been ordered detained pending further hearings in the case

October 14, 2026

Crime|Political

US Supreme Court denies bid for pretrial release by anti-ICE activist

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to allow the pretrial release of an anti-ICE activist whose arrest for an allegedly threatening social media post

October 14, 2026

Crime|Political|US

Jury selection begins in federal death penalty trial of Buffalo, NY, supermarket mass shooter

Jury selection is underway in Buffalo, New York, in a federal trial that could lead to the death penalty for a white supremacist who killed 10 people at a supermarket

October 13, 2026

Arts|Crime|Entertainment

Duane Davis sentenced to 40 years to life for the death of Tupac Shakur

October 14, 2026

Crime

Surviving kittens recovering after being buried alive

October 14, 2026

Crime|Entertainment|Sports

Monster truck to crush car seized by LMPD in illegal street takeover

October 14, 2026

Arts|Crime|Entertainment|Travel

Police identify Atlanta man killed after being ejected from Six Flags Over Georgia roller coaster

October 13, 2026

Arts|Business|Crime|Finance|Sports

US sanctions Mexican cartel CDN's horse-racing, business network

The US Treasury Department on Tuesday sanctioned four people and 11 entities tied to the Cartel del Noreste (CDN), targeting a business network spanning horse racing,

October 14, 2026

Crime|Europe|World

Eleven sailors missing after drone sinks ship off Bulgaria

Eleven sailors were missing at sea on Tuesday from a ship sunk by a drone attack off the coast of Bulgaria, possibly the second deadly sinking of a cargo

October 13, 2026

Crime|Lifestyle

Tinder date in SC leads to kidnapping charge, chase, crash with police car, officers report

October 14, 2026

MI5 chief says Iran is targeting military sites and suspected plot at RAF Fairford is 'not unique’

The head of MI5 says Iran is trying to hit military sites in the U.K. and the suspected plot to attack a U.S.-run military air base in September is not unique

October 13, 2026

Trump says Houthis trying to drive up oil prices ahead of US midterm elections

President Donald Trump on Tuesday accused Yemen's Houthi militants of deliberately trying to drive up oil prices ahead of the US midterm

October 13, 2026

CVS agrees to pay $315 million to settle Justice Department case over opioid prescriptions

CVS Pharmacy Inc. and various subsidiaries have agreed to pay $315 million to resolve a Justice Department case alleging it unlawfully dispensed medically unnecessary prescriptions of highly addictive opioids

October 13, 2026

Arts|Celebrity|Crime|Entertainment

Selma Blair accused of attacking 2 flight attendants and assaulting a police officer and nurse

Actor Selma Blair has been arrested after she was accused of injuring two flight attendants on a trip from Los Angeles to New York

October 13, 2026

Trump says US still sharing intel with Ukraine, defends Russian diesel deal

President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the United States continues to share intelligence with Ukraine and is working with both Kyiv

October 13, 2026

Arts|Crime|Entertainment

What we know about Selma Blair’s flight disturbance, arrest and assault charges

October 13, 2026

Iran and Russia are stepping up hybrid campaigns in Britain, UK spy chief says

Iran is stepping up attempts to hit harder targets such as military sites in Britain and Russia is increasing its hybrid warfare against Ukraine's allies,

October 13, 2026

Arts|Crime|Europe|MidEast

FBI, police to use luminol to search for blood in Olney "house of horrors"

October 13, 2026

Arts|Asia|Crime|Europe

South Korean police detain man over stabbing of eight people at shopping mall

South Korean police said they had detained a man suspected of stabbing eight people on Tuesday at a shopping mall in the city of Incheon, and the Yonhap news agency said one

October 13, 2026

Crime|Science|Technology

UK in ‘new era of national security’ as AI supercharges rising threats, security chief warns

October 13, 2026

Trump says he does not believe China and Russia help Iran, contradicting US intelligence

President Donald Trump said on Monday he did not believe that China and Russia were helping Iran "at all," even as US

October 13, 2026

Arts|Celebrity|Crime|Entertainment|Health

Selma Blair charged with assault after alleged violent incident at JFK

October 13, 2026

Poland blames Starlink sabotage on Russia

Poland blames Russia for an arson attack on a Starlink satellite station in September and two Turkish citizens have been arrested in connection with the sabotage

October 13, 2026

Arts|Crime|Health|Travel

Six Flags temporarily closes some roller coasters nationwide after man dies falling from ride in Georgia

October 13, 2026

Crime|Technology

Germany detains fourth person over Starlink fire in Poland, RMF FM reports

Police have detained two more people in connection with a fire at a Starlink station in Poland last month, private broadcaster RMF FM reported on Tuesday, citing anonymous

October 13, 2026

Passenger train derails in central Pakistan, killing at least 4 people and injuring 30

Officials in Pakistan say a passenger train has derailed, killing four people and injuring 30 others

October 13, 2026

US says it opposes Chinese 'coercion', after Belize, Paraguay ministers sanctioned

The Trump administration opposes "coercion and aggression" by China against countries for exercising their sovereign rights, the US State Department said,

October 13, 2026

Arts|Celebrity|Crime|Entertainment

Actor Selma Blair arrested and accused of abusing flight attendants

Actor Selma Blair was arrested after flight attendants reported a "physically abusive passenger" on a Delta Air Lines flight from Los Angeles to New York, the Port

October 13, 2026

IMF cuts Latin America, Caribbean growth forecasts on energy shock, little AI boost

The International Monetary Fund trimmed its growth forecasts for Latin America and the Caribbean for this year and next and said most of the region was getting little lift

October 13, 2026

Business|Crime|Education|Health

Chicago police investigating reported sexual assault at University of Chicago fraternity house

October 13, 2026

Emergency help was delayed by confusion after failed execution of Christa Pike, 911 calls reveal

Emergency help for Christa Pike was delayed by confusion among first responders and Tennessee prison officials following her failed execution last month

October 13, 2026

Crime|Political|US

The Latest: Rep. Omar says she will ‘not be silenced’ after Homeland Security searches her home

Federal agents have searched the home of Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar

October 12, 2026

Crime|Political|US

Agents search Rep. Omar's Washington home in criminal probe as she vows she won't 'be silenced'

Minnesota congresswoman Ilhan Omar says she will “not be silenced” and calls a search of her Washington home part of President Donald Trump’s “intimidation” campaign

October 12, 2026

Crime|Election

What to know about the search of Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar's home

President Donald Trump's administration has taken the unusual step of searching Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar's home in Washington, just three weeks before the midterm election

October 13, 2026

Crime|Election

US immigration authorities raid home of Democratic Trump critic Ilhan Omar

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October 12, 2026

Crime|World

Saudi Arabia intercepts three missiles as capital’s international airport remains closed after deadly Houthi attacks

October 10, 2026

Crime|Economy|Sports|World

A man struck by an ICE vehicle broke both his legs. Here’s what we know

October 12, 2026

Crime

Authorities name the attacker and most of the 8 victims in last week's Erie mass shooting

Authorities have released the names of the gunman and six of the eight people he shot and killed at a Pennsylvania home

October 13, 2026

UK PM Burnham says Iran's IRGC likely behind RAF Fairford incident

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said on Monday that a suspected plot targeting the RAF Fairford air base in Britain was "highly likely" to have been

October 12, 2026

Crime|Political|World

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani orders department-wide review of NYPD use of force policies

October 13, 2026

Business|Crime|Economy

Munition blast during school trip kills student in Israel, and other Mideast developments

An explosion involving unexploded ordnance killed a student and injured 24 others during a school trip in northern Israel on Monday

October 12, 2026

Crime

UK launches public inquiry into killing of two Jewish men in synagogue attack

Britain's interior minister Shabana Mahmood on Monday announced a public inquiry into the deaths of two Jewish men who died during an attack at a synagogue in Manchester in

October 12, 2026

Crime

UK to review high-profile figures' security arrangements after ex-minister's murder

Britain's interior minister Shabana Mahmood on Monday announced an urgent review of the security arrangements for high-profile public figures, in the wake of the killing of

October 12, 2026