CHICAGO — The brother of James Weiss, the politically connected business owner convicted of bribing two state elected officials, pleaded guilty Monday to lying to federal investigators about his brother’s mob contacts, including connections to notorious Outfit hit man Frank “The German” Schweihs.

Joseph “Joey” Weiss, 44, of Oak Lawn...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A Davis resident is suing the University of California, Davis, and its top administrators for the school’s handling of the ongoing pro-Palestine encampment on campus.

Jonathan Groveman, a pro-Israel member of the Davis Oct. 7 Coalition and a counterprotester to the encampment since it began May 6, has filed a lawsuit ...Read more

Amal Clooney was among a group of U.K.-based international law experts who gave their unanimous approval to Karim Khan, the prosecutor for the International Criminal Court, to seek arrests warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and three Hamas leaders on war crimes charges.

“The attacks by ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner said Monday that his office had declined to file charges against four pro-Palestinian protesters who were arrested Friday night by Penn Police while allegedly attempting to occupy a campus building, saying the evidence submitted by the university’s police force did not support the ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — For four years, Vanessa Artis and her two adult children slept on the sidewalks of Parramore, hoping for a bed of their own.

Finally last year their fortunes began to change with the help of the Christian Service Center and a rush of federal funding that has made a surprisingly large dent in the neighborhood’s ongoing ...Read more

The chief prosecutor for the International Criminal Court said Monday he is seeking arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar on war crimes charges.

Karim Khan said in a statement that the charges relate to the Oct. 7 attack on Israel by the Hamas militant group, and also to the Israeli military...Read more

Kenyan President William Ruto landed in Atlanta on Monday for the start of a critical week of talks with the Biden administration over the long-planned deployment of a multinational security mission to Haiti.

The Kenyan-led mission could begin within days, despite concerns among some administration officials that preparations on the ground are ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden was not shouted down by pro-Palestinian protesters Sunday at Atlanta’s Morehouse College, but he used a commencement speech to address the anger that has fired up many other campuses and sent a key signal about his Middle East policy.

The speech at the private, all-male historically Black college was billed ...Read more

NEW YORK — More than five years after they began investigating Donald Trump and a month after the hush money trial began, Manhattan prosecutors rested their case against the former president Monday afternoon, moments after former fixer Michael Cohen wrapped up his testimony after four days on the stand.

Prosecutor Susan Hoffinger ended ...Read more

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A 13-year-old girl was arrested Friday after she allegedly called 911 and falsely reported a shooting at her middle school in Dania Beach, the Broward Sheriff’s Office said.

The girl reported a shooting at Olsen Middle School on Friday afternoon and “told the dispatcher she was joking but the call had already ...Read more

BALTIMORE — Cars and trucks have clogged Baltimore’s two interstate tunnels following the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, backing up traffic and slowing the speeds of area drivers, according to data analyzed by The Baltimore Sun and a private traffic management firm.

During the week ending March 30, Baltimore’s two remaining ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr., the Supreme Court's most predictable conservative of late, is again battling complaints that some of his actions demand that he recuse himself from pending cases.

Alito has responded that he is a victim of unjust criticism.

Here's a look at some of the recent controversies.

What is the upside-down ...Read more

NEW YORK — Mayor Eric Adams said Monday that his administration will conduct a “review” of the NYPD’s response to a pro-Palestine march in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn over the weekend after cops were caught on video punching demonstrators during the street protest.

The mayor didn’t say if the review will be conducted internally by the NYPD or...Read more

NEW YORK — Nearly a year after accused Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann’s Long Island home was searched for 12 days, police were back with another warrant Monday morning, according to local reports.

State Troopers and Suffolk County police flooded Heuermann’s Massapequa Park block and home, according to Newsday, while the suspect�...Read more

BOSTON — When she got into bed in the early hours of Jan. 29, 2022, Jennifer McCabe said she went on her phone and researched a club basketball team her daughter got an offer to play on and texted her husband and “another individual.”

Her phone activity also included a Google search for “ho[w] long to die in cold,” at 2:27 a.m., hours...Read more

NEW YORK — Michael Cohen testified that he stole from the Trump Organization when he returned to the witness stand for the end of his cross-examination Monday at Donald Trump’s hush money trial in Manhattan, as defense lawyers continued to attack the former fixer’s credibility.

Prosecutors begin redirect questioning

Starting redirect ...Read more

DENVER — The U.S. military’s proposal to unilaterally move potentially hundreds of Colorado Air National Guard members involved in space operations to the Space Force is facing pushback from Gov. Jared Polis and most of the state’s congressional delegation.

The proposal, which would affect guard units in several states, is aimed at ...Read more

NEW YORK — Michael Cohen testified that he stole from the Trump Organization when he returned to the witness stand for the end of his cross-examination Monday at Donald Trump’s hush money trial in Manhattan, as defense lawyers continued to attack the former fixer’s credibility.

Trump lawyer challenges Cohen on retainer

Defense lawyer ...Read more