As greater scrutiny is falling on online sports betting companies for the way they offer extravagant perks to customers who are losing large sums of money, there is another question emerging about this fast-growing industry: how the companies treat their biggest winners. States and state lawmakers have raised questions about a practice called “limiting” —…
Attorneys for Representative Ilhan Omar have accused the Justice Department of violating a magistrate judge’s order by failing to follow certain protocols designed to safeguard her constitutional interests as a member of Congress during the search of her home in Washington, D.C. In the Oct. 16 letter, Omar’s attorneys Amy Jeffress and Joshua Matz asked…
Washington — A federal judge on Tuesday barred the Trump administration from removing trees at East Potomac Golf Links in Washington, D.C., for another two weeks after hundreds of trees were felled at the historic public course over the weekend. U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes said in a brief order that the Department of the…
Character.ai said it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, with its chief executive attributing the chatbot provider’s financial problems to “significant legal, regulatory and operational headwinds.” The company said it will continue operating as it seeks to sell its business, and added that The Walt Disney Co. has agreed to pay $20 million for a…
At least 139 people, including children, have died after a boat carrying more than 300 migrants capsized off the coast of Djibouti in east Africa, the International Organization for Migration said Sunday. “This is a devastating loss of life. Our thoughts are with the survivors and the families who have lost loved ones or remain…
Washington — The start of the Supreme Court’s new term is quickly approaching, with cases involving climate change, President Trump’s immigration policies and the Second Amendment among the most high-profile disputes the justices will hear in the coming months. But waiting in the wings at the Supreme Court are several legal battles involving Mr. Trump’s…
Washington — The Senate rejected a resolution aimed at limiting President Trump’s war powers in Iran on Thursday, though the Democrat-led effort picked up one new GOP supporter. In a 49 to 50 vote, four Republicans — Sens. Susan Collins of Maine, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Rand Paul of Kentucky and Thom Tillis of North…
Forest Grove, Oregon — A quintuple murder suspect was found dead inside a vehicle in Enumclaw, Washington, on Sunday, a day after the bodies of five people were discovered on a rural property outside Portland, Oregon, authorities said. Investigators believe the suspect, 36-year-old Benjamin Charles Parker, killed himself, the Washington County (Oregon) Sheriff’s Office said…
This story originally aired on Oct. 18, 2025. The investigation of Joe Shymanski‘s murder began as a missing persons case. It was Sept. 4, 2023, at 7:47 p.m. when sheriff’s deputies in Calvert County, Maryland, were called to the home of the well-known photographer. His ex-wife, Heather Snyder, met them in the driveway. She would…
Houston — A federal judge on Monday ordered U.S. immigration authorities to release a key witness in the fatal shooting of a Mexican homebuilder by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Houston. U.S. District Judge Keith Ellison ordered the release of Jose Trinidad Rojas Pliego from ICE custody within 48 hours, after the…
