Crime and Justice

Bayer won its first Roundup cancer trial since a US Supreme Court ruling restricted plaintiffs’ legal arguments. The verdict could influence around 65,000 pending claims as Bayer pursues a proposed $7.25 billion settlement.

An RCMP collar tab pin is seen in Edmonton, on Feb. 5, 2025. (The Canadian Press/Jason Franson)

Judge considers whether Letitia James should be removed from Cornell rape case The Washington Post Judge sharply questions lawyers over request to remove Letitia James from Cornell sex assault investigation CNN Man...

A judge is considering whether to remove New York Attorney General Letitia James from the investigation into an alleged sexual assault at a Cornell University frat house. The judge questioned why all of the...

Defense attorneys argue Letitia James' social media posts show pre-existing bias in the reopened Cornell University gang rape criminal investigation.

Man accused in Cornell rape lawsuit wants Letitia James removed from investigation over her posts

The suspect accused of attacking Jewish demonstrators with two lit Molotov cocktails in Boulder, Colorado, last year pleaded guilty to federal hate crimes and other charges on Thursday. Mohamed Soliman, a 47-year-old...

Mohamed Sabry Soliman, 47, an Egyptian national, is already serving a life sentence for his guilty plea in May to more than 100 state charges, including first-degree murder.

An Egyptian national, 47-year-old Mohamed Sabry Soliman, pleaded guilty in federal court to committing a hate crime resulting in death, along with eight other hate crime charges and three explosives charges. Federal...

An Egyptian man returns to court Thursday to change his not guilty plea to federal hate crime and other charges for a deadly firebombing attack on demonstrators in Colorado last year

Court rules Patterson will spend the rest of her life behind bars after denying parole.

Erin Patterson is photographed in Melbourne, on April 15, 2025. (James Ross/AAP Image via AP)

Supreme Court of Victoria Justice Christopher Beale sentenced Patterson to life in prison on September 8, 2025, but set a non-parole period of 33 years.

Australian mushroom murderer Erin Patterson lost a bid to overturn her convictions and had a harsher sentence imposed on Friday, failing to prove she was wrongfully jailed for killing three people with a poisoned...

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT Tyla Wharmby, 24, was found guilty of murdering three-month-old Hunter Hodges at Canterbury Crown Court

A 45-year-old man has pleaded guilty to the murder of a woman in south Oxfordshire.

Colorado mother Erika Nagle says her kids were denied $12,000 in preschool aid due to their Catholic faith, sparking a Supreme Court dispute.

Stephen and Janet Timmis are due at Sheffield Magistrates' Court on 1 December over allegations involving the same woman.

Utah filed 14 felony counts against prediction market Kalshi and its founders for allegedly violating the state's anti-gambling laws.

According to the filing, Kalshi required the agent to confirm his location before each bet, and he truthfully reported he was in Utah. The company collected a fee on every wager, which prosecutors say amounted to...

Utah has filed criminal charges against Kalshi and its executives, accusing the prediction market of breaking anti-gambling laws, as reported by The Salt Lake Tribune and the Associated Press. The state has filed 14...

Utah has filed criminal charges against prediction market company Kalshi and two of its co-founders, escalating a legal battle over whether states can regulate event contracts as gambling. The charges come after the...