Judge delays ruling on whether to scrap Trump’s conviction in hush money case
NEW YORK — A judge postponed a decision on whether to undo President-elect Donald Trump’s conviction in his hush money case, after his lawyers called for…
Court ruling is setback for Italy’s plan to send asylum seekers to Albania | Migration News
Under the deal, people from ‘safe’ countries are to be held in Albania while their claims for asylum are processed.Seven asylum seekers have been sent…
Opinion: Trump and our disappearing checks and balances
If ever a U.S. president needed the checks and balances that the founders established, it’s law-breaking, oath-violating Donald Trump.Yet those checks by Congress and the…
Bolivia court bars former leader Evo Morales from running for office | Politics News
The ruling prevents the country’s first Indigenous president from contesting elections scheduled in August 2025.Bolivia’s constitutional court has barred former President Evo Morales from running…
Trump’s win may extend conservative control of Supreme Court for decades
WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump’s election victory, combined with the Republican takeover of the Senate, may extend conservative control of the Supreme Court for another two…
The week’s bestselling books, Nov. 10
Hardcover fiction1. Intermezzo by Sally Rooney (Farrar, Straus & Giroux: $29) Two grieving brothers come to terms with their history and the people they love.…
French court jails 18 members of English Channel people-smuggling network | News
The longest sentence of 15 years is given to Iraqi national Mirkhan Rasoul, who was accused of leading the network.A French court has found 18…
Georgia Supreme Court overturns absentee ballot extension in Cobb County
Elections workers in Georgia process absentee ballots Monday, as Georgia’s Supreme Court reversed a lower court’s 3-day ballot extension in the swing state. The court…
U.S. Supreme Court set to rule on racial dispute over Louisiana’s congressional map
1 of 2 | The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to begin hearing oral arguments before the end of its current term next summer in…
Archaeologists unearth rare serpent carvings depicting ‘powerful snake dynasty’ on ancient Mayan ball court
ARCHAEOLOGISTS have unearthed rare carvings on an ancient Mayan ball court depicting a powerful snake-themed dynasty.Excavators have uncovered three stucco reliefs that depict scenes of…
U.S. Supreme Court allows thousands of Pennsylvanians to cast provisional ballots
Nov. 2 (UPI) -- Thousands of Pennsylvania voters who submitted potentially defective mail-in ballots can cast provisional ballots on election day. The U.S. Supreme Court…
Supreme Court rejects bid by GOP not to count some Pennsylvania ballots | US Election 2024 News
Republicans wanted some so-called provisional ballots to be rejected.The United States Supreme Court has dismissed an effort by Republicans to prevent the counting of provisional…
Supreme Court rejects GOP’s appeal to disqualify some Pennsylvania mail voters
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday turned down an appeal from the Republican National Committee and refused to disqualify Pennsylvania voters who had sent in…
Kenya’s Kithure Kindiki sworn in as deputy president after court challenge | Politics News
Former interior minister replaces Rigathi Gachagua who was sacked after parliament impeached him in October.Kithure Kindiki has been sworn in as Kenya’s new deputy president…
Republicans ask Pennsylvania court to put on hold decision on mail ballot envelope rules
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Republicans wasted no time in appealing a Pennsylvania court decision that would relax the rules for mail ballots, asking the state Supreme Court…
Russian court levies huge $20 decillion fine against Google
A Russian court has court levied an enormous fine of $20 decillion against Google LLC in Russia for blocking 17 Russian channels. The Russian Google…
Judge orders Elon Musk to appear in Pa. court over $1 million voter prizes
A Philadelphia judge has ordered billionaire Elon Musk to appear at an emergency court hearing on Thursday to address his political action committee's $1 million…
Supreme Court rules Virginia can purge 1,600 individuals from voter rolls
The U.S. Supreme Court is seen in Washington, D.C. on June 26, 2024. The Supreme Court said Virginia could continue its voter purge on Wednesday.…
Metro Boomin’s lawyer calls rape lawsuit a ‘pure shakedown’
Metro Boomin is speaking out against allegations that in 2016 he sexually assaulted and raped a woman who was mourning the death of her baby…
Supreme Court allows Virginia GOP to stop alleged noncitizens from voting
WASHINGTON — A divided Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled for Virginia Republicans, clearing the way for an election-eve purge of about 1,600 registered voters who were…