President Donald Trump stated he will not fire D.C. federal prosecutor Jeanine Pirro after she dropped charges against a former Olympic paddler, despite Trump's persistent and unsupported claims that the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was vandalized.
German officials deny reports that an explosive-laden drone at Leipzig Airport was near a plane carrying weapons to Ukraine. Federal prosecutors have taken over the investigation. Meanwhile, a WWII bomb in Cologne was successfully defused, and other news includes the detention of suspected IS members, RWE abandoning US offshore wind projects, and a tram accident in Gelsenkirchen.
Prosecutors are seeking a jail term for former AFL great Nicky Winmar after he was found guilty of assaulting a woman in Cohuna. Winmar's defense argued for a community corrections order, citing his mental health and past trauma.
A federal judge reluctantly dismissed the seditious conspiracy case against Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and other members after the Justice Department dropped the prosecution following presidential pardons.
German prosecutors took over an investigation after a drone with an explosive device was discovered near the runway at Leipzig/Halle airport, causing flight disruptions and heightened security concerns.
An explosive-laden drone was discovered and defused at Germany's Leipzig/Halle Airport, prompting temporary runway closures and flight diversions. German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt termed the incident a 'new quality of danger' and a hybrid attack.
Prosecutors in South Korea have indicted five members of an illegal wildlife trafficking ring for smuggling 200 exotic and endangered animals into the country and selling them online.
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.
Russia's Prosecutor General's Office has deemed the Crimean Tatar Foundation's activities undesirable, citing its support for the Ukrainian army with military supplies and promotion of 'anti-Russian' historical narratives.
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.
President Trump criticized US Attorney Jeanine Pirro for dropping charges against Olympic canoeist David Hearn, accused of vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, and hinted at removing her from office.
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.
