The Trump administration imposed fresh sanctions targeting the International Criminal Court on Friday, taking action against the court itself after previously penalizing more than a dozen of its judges and prosecutors. “Either the ICC will end its threats, or we will end the ICC,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a statement announcing the…
Washington — President Trump established a committee to look into allegations that Lisa Cook, a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, made false statements on mortgage documents, the latest step in his renewed effort to fire Cook from her post with the central bank. The president signed a memorandum, dated Wednesday, creating what…
Deposed Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, are now facing an additional charge of conspiracy to commit torture as federal prosecutors filed a superseding indictment in the Southern District of New York on Thursday. “As alleged in the indictment, the Maduro regime subjected over a dozen American citizens to torture while held…
White House homeland security adviser Stephen Miller spoke at a training conference for counterterrorism agents at FBI headquarters just over a week ago, days before prosecutors criminally charged a man with making disturbing calls and texts to his wife, Katie, multiple sources told CBS News. Former Justice Department officials called the visit unusual, given the…
Federal prosecutors in Minneapolis are set to discuss “a significant counterterrorism law enforcement action” Wednesday afternoon. Federal authorities allege Sheikhdoon Abdullahi Mohamud “knowingly received a firearm and ammunition” while knowing, or having reasonable cause to believe, they would be used to commit a felony and a federal crime of terrorism, according to a petition filed…
A California couple at the center of a surrogacy scandal was arrested on Tuesday. A law enforcement source confirmed the arrests to CBS News shortly before officials held a news conference to announce the latest developments. Guojun Xuan and Silvia Zhang are being charged with multiple counts including conspiracy to commit child abuse and dissuading…
Attorneys for Olympic canoeist David Hearn asked the internal watchdogs at the Justice and Interior departments on Tuesday to investigate the circumstances surrounding his arrest, indictment and the dismissal of the case, according to a letter seen by CBS News. Hearn’s case garnered national attention, after he was falsely accused of vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial…
Nadi, Fiji — Extreme heat is increasingly linked to problems such as premature births or underweight babies, the U.N. climate chief warned on Monday as Fiji hosted talks ahead of a major summit. This week’s meetings in the city of Nadi and on the atoll nation of Tuvalu are aimed at drawing the world’s attention to…
Nearly three years after Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel, federal prosecutors allege that more than $1.7 million was funneled to the terrorist group Hamas, including hundreds of thousands of dollars from donors in the United States. Saleem Alzaq, a 45-year-old Gaza man who prosecutors allege is a longtime Hamas member, was charged with helping…
Two Indian nationals have been indicted on conspiracy and smuggling charges related to an international scheme to sell counterfeit Ozempic to U.S. distributors, according to court filings unsealed on Tuesday. Swapnadip Roy, 33, and Vicky Ramancha, 37, who are both residents of Dubai and Indian citizens, were indicted in the Middle District of Florida in…
