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Supreme Court Weighs Bad Legal Advice To Korean Immigrant
Trying to avoid costly prosecutions and long prison sentences for the accused, plea bargains are commonplace in the...
Rule Change Bans Leaping Over Lineman To Block Kicks
A ban on players attempting to block kicks by leaping over linemen and stiffer penalties for helmet hits were among...
Flint Water Settlement Orders Lead Pipes Replaced
A federal judge on Tuesday approved a $97 million settlement in a lawsuit over drinking water contamination in the US...
Senate To Vote April 7 On US Supreme Court Nominee Gorsuch
The US Senate will vote April 7 on confirming Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch, the chamber's Republican leader...
Trump Moves To Roll Back Obama Climate Measures
President Donald Trump declared the end of a "war on coal" Tuesday, as he moved to curb rules that underpin American...
US Supreme Court Overturns Death Sentence For Texas Inmate
The US Supreme Court overturned Tuesday a death sentence for a Texas man, saying he was not properly sentenced because...
Spy Fiction? Byzantine Russia Tale Envelops Washington
Secret meetings, phone taps, Russian oil money and mysterious intelligence dossiers: the swirling scandal over Donald...
CAF Chief Ahmad Backs Morocco 2026 World Cup Bid
New African football chief Ahmad Ahmad gave his backing on Tuesday to a potential bid from Morocco to host the 2026...
US Fed’s Fischer Worried By Possible Rise of Protectionism
Federal Reserve Vice President Stanley Fischer said Tuesday he would be worried by any return to protectionism in the...
FIFA Probes Ivory Coast, Senegal Crowd Trouble
FIFA said Tuesday it had launched an investigation into incidents which led to the abandonment of a friendly match...
White House Says Egypt’s Sisi To Visit April 3
The White House announced Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will make an "official visit" to Washington on April 3, ending years in...
Extradited Russian Pleads Guilty In US Botnet Fraud Case
A Russian man pleaded guilty in a US federal court on Tuesday to charges he participated in a global computer fraud...
Coalition ‘probably’ Had Role In Civilian Casualties In Mosul
Coalition forces "probably" played a role in the deaths of numerous civilians during a recent air strike in west Mosul,...
Ultra-Orthodox Jews Protest Against Israel Military Service
Thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews took to the streets of Jerusalem on Tuesday to protest against compulsory military...
Pakistan Extends Secret Military Courts
An expired Pakistani law allowing secret military courts to try civilians on terror charges was extended by the Senate...
Kids Exposed To Lead Show Less Intelligence As Adults
Children in New Zealand who were exposed to high levels of lead have grown up to be less intelligent adults than their...
Trump Could Make First Pitch For Nationals
US President Donald Trump is in talks to make a ceremonial first pitch next Monday when the Washington Nationals open...
Zambia To Consult Public Over ICC Membership
Zambia opened public consultations this week on the government's plan to leave the International Criminal Court, as...
Programme To Be Axed By Trump Saves Energy
Voluntary efficiency programmes -- including one targeted for elimination by the Trump administration -- have led to...