A Spanish soccer player’s death is now under investigation as possible involuntary manslaughter, after he suffered a fatal injury in an on-field collision during a match. The country’s National Police said Tuesday that proceedings were opened and prosecutors will also be involved. Tenerife forward Jesús de Miguel died after he suffered cardiac arrest from the…
The Trump administration has made plans to deport nearly 200 Afghan nationals by first sending them to Pakistan, where officials would then return the deportees to Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, a U.S. official told CBS News. The official cautioned the plans are still in flux, and that it’s unclear when such deportations could take place. The Afghans…
Prosecutors in Lindsay Clancy’s case said Monday they plan to have her stand trial a second time for the murders of her three children, with the judge leaning toward a possible March retrial. What isn’t known yet is what charges Clancy would face. In her first trial, Clancy’s attorney admitted she killed 5-year-old Cora, 3-year-old Dawson and 8-month-old Callan…
Washington — Following the news that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth fired another Army general this week, a statement shared to media outlets from a Pentagon official said the high-ranking officer had failed polygraph examinations amid an ongoing investigation into alleged leaks of classified information to journalists. The revelation is unusual and raises questions about whether…
Washington — A federal judge on Friday said she is opening an inquiry into whether government officials and lawyers made misrepresentations to the court and violated ethics rules during proceedings over President Trump’s plans to renovate a historic golf course in Washington, D.C. U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes said during a hearing she will conduct the…
Federal prosecutors were rebuffed in their effort to secure an indictment against former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson over her testimony related to the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol, according to four sources briefed on the grand jury proceedings. The Justice Department has not yet responded to a request for comment. The…
A judge ruled Friday that Jane Doe, who filed a civil lawsuit alleging sexual assault involving seven former members of Cornell University’s Chi Phi fraternity, can remain anonymous as the legal proceedings move forward. Judge Phaedra Perry-Bond granted the anonymity protections, citing the highly publicized nature of the allegations, concerns about retaliation and threats and…
A Mexican judge on Friday sentenced three men to more than 158 years of imprisonment for the murder of two Australian surfers and their American friend during an attempted robbery in 2024. Brothers Jake and Callum Robinson, aged 30 and 33 respectively, and their friend Carter Rhoad, 30, were on a surfing trip to Mexico’s…
A New Mexico judge has dismissed an indictment against “West Wing” and “Field of Dreams” actor Timothy Busfield that accused him of criminal sexual contact with a child, citing prosecutorial misconduct and errors that undermined the grand jury process. State District Judge Joseph Montano granted a defense motion to toss the charges in a decision…
Washington — The Trump administration sharply criticized a legal complaint filed in Lebanon against the country’s ambassador to Washington over her reported outreach to her Israeli counterpart, accusing Hezbollah-linked actors of seeking to obstruct U.S.-led efforts to foster diplomatic contacts between the two countries. The complaint against Lebanese Ambassador Nada Hamadeh Moawad was filed with…
