Police Say Kasipul MP Charles Were's Killing Was Premeditated

Police Say Kasipul MP Charles Were's Killing Was Premeditated: The National Police Service says preliminary investigations indicate that the fatal shooting of Kasipul Member of Parliament Charles Ong'ondo Were was a planned and well-executed attack.

Luigi Mangione’s high-powered attorney is married to Diddy’s top lawyer

Two of New York City’s highest profile criminal defendants have one thing in common: Their lawyers are married.

Thousands break into aid warehouses in Gaza as deaths top 8,000 and Israel widens ground offensive

Israel says most residents have heeded its orders to flee to the southern part of the besieged territory, but hundreds of thousands remain in the north, in part because Israel has also bombarded targets in so-called safe zones. cont'd

19 new bodies recovered in Kenya doomsday cult, pushing death toll past 300

The death toll in an investigation linked to a Kenyan cult that practiced starvation to "meet Jesus Christ" has surpassed 300 after 19 new bodies were found Tuesday, a senior official said. Police go here

How DA could use hush money payment to Playboy model Karen McDougal to bolster Trump case

In addition to former President Donald Trump’s alleged role in the $130,000 hush payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News the Manhattan District Attorney’s office is also investigating a $150,000 payment to Playboy model Karen McDougal, who, like Daniels, claimed to have had an affair with Trump.

What is it like to survive an execution by lethal injection?

Alabama’s corrections department has bungled the procedure on three recent occasions, with IV teams failing for hours on end, adding immense distress to a difficult situation go here

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$4-million verdict for LAPD captain over fake nude photo shared by cops

A jury awarded a female Los Angeles police captain $4 million in damages Friday in her sexual harassment lawsuit against the city over a nude photograph that was doctored to look like her and shared around the department. read more

LAPD investigating report of George Floyd photo circulating with caption ‘You take my breath away’

Chinese Canadian Billionaire Sentenced to 13 Years for Financial Crimes

Y! News HONG KONG — Xiao Jianhua, a Chinese Canadian billionaire and onetime trusted financier to China’s ruling elite, was sentenced to 13 years in prison Friday, and his company fined $8 billion, after he pleaded guilty to bribery and other crimes that authorities said had “seriously jeopardized” the country’s financial security.

Trump under investigation for potential violations of Espionage Act, warrant reveals

Details contained in explosive search warrant show US officials investigating whether three criminal statutes violated read more.

21-year-old Russian soldier sentenced to life in prison in first war crimes trial held in Kiev

Kiev — A 21-year-old Russian soldier was sentenced to life in prison on Monday for shooting a civilian to death, in Ukraine’s first war crimes trial. The court in Kiev on Monday considered his guilt proven after the go here.

Defense seek leniency for US men in Italian officer slaying

MSN News ROME (AP) — The defense for two young men from California, convicted last year in Rome of murdering an Italian policeman and given life sentences, pleaded for leniency at their appeals trial Thursday.

A Russian court document mentioned Russian troops "stationed" in eastern Ukraine. Moscow insists there are none.

Moscow — A Russian court's verdict in a bribery case last month appears to have inadvertently referenced the presence of Russian troops in the rebel-held Donbas area of Ukraine. A district court in Russia's Rostov region, on the Ukrainian border, disclosed that the manager of a company called Tekhnologiya LLC was responsible for stocking and selling food to Russian troops stationed in eastern Ukraine.

China is ratcheting up military pressure on Taiwan

Its aerial sorties near the island are increasing the risk of a crisis cont'd

Texas cops sue Tesla claiming 'systematic fraud' in Autopilot after Model X ploughed into two parked police cars

Five officers seek $20m in damages from car maker and local restaurant cont'd

Meng Wanzhou seeks three-month delay to marathon extradition case, citing new evidence from HSBC

Scmp.com But Canadian government lawyers say Meng is trying to turn the extradition hearing into a trial, and the adjournment request should be denied

United Nations experts call for closure of Guantanamo

 United Nations, February 27 (RHC)-- A group of United Nations rights experts welcomed U.S. President Joe Biden's stated goal to shutter the Guantanamo Bay prison, urging Washington to ensure crimes committed there are punished.

George Floyd police brutality protest starts peacefully in Newark, with chants of ‘I can’t breathe’

Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in Newark Saturday afternoon to protest the killing of George Floyd by a police officer in Minneapolis and to help bring attention to police brutality and other social issues.

Muthaiga is Nairobi’s Most-Affluent Neighborhood, Offering Privacy and Lush Landscapes

Some of Kenya’s wealthiest business owners live in this area with close proximity to the city center cont'd.

Trump insists on $200 bn, after his easy US-China trade war victory

On May 19, the White House, after a 2-day US-China meeting on trade, issued a statement saying that there “was a consensus on taking effective measures to substantially reduce the United States trade deficit in goods with China … China will significantly increase purchases of United States goods and service.

Does legalizing marijuana help or harm Americans? Weighing the statistical evidence

The legalization of marijuana has been a topic of contention and confusion for both sides of the debate.

The federal government still deems it illegal. But marijuana has been legalized for recreational use in 10 states and the District of Columbia, and a further 21 broadly legalize medical marijuana. read article