Prosecutors in the Alex Murdaugh double murder case have criticized a defense lawyers’ recent court filing seeking deep dive cellphone data as containing “inexplicable false assertions.”

The alleged false assertions are being made “in highly prejudicial public filings by design,” prosecutors said in a filing in Colleton County court ...Read more

Loved ones of 9/11 victims say Saudi Arabia flashed its “desperation” before a federal appeals court panel deciding if the kingdom should be held responsible for the murderous al-Qaeda terror attacks a quarter-century ago.

Lawyers for Saudi Arabia and the 9/11 kin went before the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals in Lower Manhattan, just blocks ...Read more

A private prison company is challenging a new California law requiring detention centers to provide medical care, privacy and other civil rights to people detained by federal immigration authorities.

GEO Group, a for-profit prison company, filed a complaint in federal court over Senate Bill 942, also called the Civil Detainees' Bill of Rights ...Read more

As Haitian authorities prepare to postpone the country’s long-awaited Dec. 13 general elections and revise the rules for a third time, a new United Nations report is warning that political players remain intertwined with armed gangs — relationships that can be exploited to mobilize supporters, intimidate opponents and destabilize the ...Read more

The Democratic National Committee filed a lawsuit accusing the Trump administration of unlawfully using government money to pay for advertisements lauding the president that have been airing on cable and broadcast television stations across the U.S. in recent weeks.

The complaint filed Wednesday in federal court in Washington by the Democratic ...Read more

The St. Paul City Council on Wednesday approved hiring another outside law firm in the lawsuit filed by the police chief against the mayor.

Last week, council members said they were frustrated but legally obligated to appoint outside counsel to Mayor Kaohly Her. The law firm they voted on Wednesday will make a determination about whether they ...Read more

BOSTON — Two illegal immigrants accused of stabbing and robbing an off-duty New York Police detective sought refuge in the basement of a Lynn home, where authorities arrested them overnight Tuesday.

During an arraignment at Lynn District Court on Wednesday afternoon, the suspects, Dangelo Caraballo, 25, and Sneider Mejia, 24, waived their ...Read more

A terrorism investigation has yielded an indictment against a Somali man from the Twin Cities accused of planning a mass casualty event at the Mall of America later this month, the Minnesota U.S. Attorney’s Office announced on Wednesday.

Federal authorities on Tuesday arrested Sheikhdoon Abdullahi Mohamud, 18, on one count of obtaining a ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — The judge presiding over the Vance Boelter murder trial has removed a temporary gag order and is asking that all parties in the case “exercise appropriate restraint and judgement” when making any statements to the public.

Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, spoke to the media after a hearing last month and were critical ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — Tropical Storm Isaias formed Wednesday morning with the National Hurricane Center forecasting it to intensify close to a Category 3 storm before bearing down on the Gulf coast and threatening Florida.

As of the NHC’s 5 p.m. advisory, the center of Isaias was located about 2525 miles west-northwest of Progreso, Mexico and 500...Read more

BOSTON — Two illegal immigrants accused of stabbing and robbing an off-duty New York Police detective sought refuge in the basement of a Lynn home, where authorities arrested them overnight Tuesday.

During an arraignment at Lynn District Court on Wednesday afternoon, the suspects, Dangelo Caraballo, 25, and Sneider Mejia, 24, waived their ...Read more

The Kelvin wave bearing down on Southern California this week is not the kind that draws surfers.

You don't see it crash on shore, and by itself, it's probably not even noticeable. But it can have a profound effect, adding 6 to 12 inches to background sea levels, potentially for months.

This is a major concern when combined with other sources ...Read more

President Donald Trump’s decision to move U.S. B-1B bombers from a UK airbase citing terror threats may embolden Iran and Russia’s use of proxies to carry out sabotage attacks, according to current and former British officials.

While stressing any decision about American military hardware is for Washington, the UK is concerned that hostile ...Read more

Secretary of State Marco Rubio used a dramatic backdrop in Greece to remind the world of the Trump administration’s focus on the “unapologetic” pursuit of power, and issued another warning to Europe about the dangers of Western decline.

In a speech on a hill in front of the Acropolis in Athens, the top U.S. diplomat invoked Renaissance ...Read more

The founder of a Bronx wellness clinic previously arrested in connection with the death of a 27-year-old woman during a botched unlicensed medical procedure was ordered held on $2 million bail after he was slapped with a much more serious charge — depraved indifference murder, authorities said Wednesday.

It wasn’t immediately clear if Luis ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The White House has been unable to describe how it could ensure over $1 trillion President Donald Trump has promised American citizens in exchange for their midterm election votes would be spent in the United States.

During a GOP midterms convention in Dallas last month, Trump promised all U.S. adult citizens a $5,000 payout if ...Read more

CHICAGO — Months after former President Barack Obama’s museum’s opening this summer, employees at the museum foundation announced Wednesday they are organizing a union.

“Every day we come together across departments and across the country to bring President and Mrs. Obama’s vision to life,” the Obama Workers United open letter to ...Read more