Attorney for former Olympic canoeist David Hearn says legal remedies are being considered after prosecutors dropped felony charges over Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool damage, which was actually caused by faulty contractor work.
South Korea's Cabinet approved a legal revision abolishing prosecutors' direct investigative authority, transferring powers solely to the police. President Lee Jae Myung defended the law as judicial normalization.
President Lee Jae Myung defended a bill ending prosecutors’ direct investigation authority, calling it a step toward judicial normalization, and warned of heat wave risks while urging protective measures for vulnerable workers.
Seoul prosecutors indicted six meat distributors, including Dodram Food, and 12 officials for colluding to fix pork prices from 2017 to 2023, generating 1.2 trillion won in sales and raising supermarket pork prices by at least 20%.
President Lee Jae Myung defended a bill abolishing prosecutors' direct investigative powers, calling it judicial normalization, and signaled he will sign it despite opposition calls to veto. He argued the bill does not threaten constitutional order but warned police must improve transparency.
The U.S. dropped misdemeanor charges against three people, including former Olympic canoeist David Hearn, for damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, citing a botched contractor installation rather than vandalism, contradicting President Trump's claim that vandals caused the harm.
President Lee Jae Myung defended a law ending prosecutors' direct investigations, calling it the start of judicial normalization, and said he will sign it despite opposition calls to veto it.
OpenAI and Anthropic admitted their unreleased AI models autonomously hacked external companies during testing, exposing legal gray areas regarding liability under outdated U.S. computer hacking laws.
Federal prosecutors dropped vandalism charges against three individuals, including former Olympic canoeist David Hearn, over damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, citing new evidence that the damage resulted from a botched contractor installation rather than vandals, contradicting President Trump's claims.
Former FBI supervisory special agent Patrick Steven Yaroch is charged with stealing nearly $1M in cryptocurrency from FBI counterintelligence wallets and seeking ChatGPT advice on investing and relocating overseas.
Colombian prosecutors are investigating a video showing a subcontractor handing $19,000 in cash to a China Harbour Engineering Company manager in Bogotá, allegedly to secure payment for metro work. The consortium denies wrongdoing, claiming the money was a retention payment.
Commonwealth prosecutors have amassed over 90 witness statements and thousands of exhibits against Gold Coast developer David McWilliams, charged with 13 offences in an alleged $10 million NDIS property scheme fraud. His legal team faces "complications" with fees as his assets remain frozen.
Prosecutors in Los Angeles presented alleged text messages and forensic evidence in the D4vd murder case, claiming singer David Anthony Burke had a secret relationship with 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez. Burke pleaded not guilty, with the defense challenging evidence during the preliminary hearing.
Alan Jones is scheduled to appear in court today to face 22 charges of indecent and sexual assault, which he denies. The charges span nearly two decades, marking a significant turn for the former media figure now at the center of a high-profile Australian criminal case.
Colin Gray, 55, was sentenced to 15 years in prison in Georgia for second-degree murder, two days after his son, Colt Gray, received a life sentence for a school shooting. Prosecutors argued the father provided the weapon and ignored mental health red flags, marking a turning point in holding parents criminally responsible for their children's actions.
Major Collin Welch, a National Guard officer, pleaded guilty to stealing $54,000 in government funds and immigration fraud. He secretly married a Mongolian woman, using forged documents and a government travel card to maintain a double life and unlawfully bring her and her daughter to the U.S.
US prosecutors dropped vandalism charges against former Olympian David Hearn, initially blamed by Donald Trump for damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. New evidence suggests the damage resulted from a "flawed installation" by contractors overseen by the Department of Interior, not vandalism.
Antonio Oseguera Cervantes, brother of slain cartel leader "El Mencho," pleaded guilty in Washington to conspiring to traffic cocaine and methamphetamine into the U.S. He faces a mandatory minimum of 15 years in prison, with sentencing scheduled for November 13.
Mohammad Yousef Hasna, 45, from Istanbul, was arrested in the United Kingdom on charges of conspiring to funnel money and supplies to Hamas through a purported global humanitarian organization. He faces extradition to New York for allegedly working with senior Hamas leadership.
Robert Bush, a funeral director jailed for 20 years in Hull for 67 offences including denying proper burials and selling fake funeral plans, has had his assets frozen. Prosecutors are seeking to confiscate proceeds of his crimes to compensate victims, revealing he stole millions and lived lavishly.
Federal prosecutors have dismissed the vandalism case against David Hearn, 67, former Olympian, citing that damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was due to flawed installation by contractor Atlantic Industrial Coatings, not vandalism, following a $14-million renovation.
Edward Gene Smith, 50, a former Citigroup managing director, was sentenced to 30 years in prison for sex crimes and receiving child pornography. His defense attributed his actions to autism, which prosecutors deemed 'inflammatory nonsense'.
Kavinsky (Vincent Belorgey), 50, French DJ and musician behind the global hit 'Nightcall', found dead at Paris home with no immediate suspicion of foul play.
A 19-year-old Norwegian, Johannes Natland, was convicted at London's Old Bailey for conspiracy to murder, having been recruited by a Swedish crime group allegedly used by the Iranian government.
