Japan could imprison cannabis users for up to 7 years under new laws
Recently revised Japanese cannabis and narcotics laws went into effect on Thursday and could land violators in prison for up to seven years. Source link
Biden commutes 1,500 sentences, issues 39 pardons in ‘largest single-day grant of clemency’
President Joe Biden delivers remarks at a conference on Women's Health Research at the White House on Wednesday. His administration said the president commuted and…
Amid criticism from Trump, FBI Director Christopher Wray says he will resign
FBI Director Christopher Wray testifies about whistleblower claims of politically motivated disciplinary action by the bureau's security division before the House Judiciary Committee on July…
Miami Beach real estate brothers accused of drugging, raping ‘dozens of victims’ for more than decade
Dec. 11 (UPI) -- Prominent Miami Beach real estate brothers Alon, Oren and Tal Alexanders have been arrested in connection with sexual assault allegations in…
Capitol Police arrest suspect who ‘physically accosted’ Rep. Nancy Mace
Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.D., said she was assaulted Tuesday night on Capitol grounds. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Dec. 11 (UPI) --…
Judge rejects The Onion’s purchase of InfoWars
Alex Jones, radio host, greets supporters of President Donald Trump at a rally ahead of Congress's upcoming Electoral College election vote certification, in Washington, D.C.,…
U.S. targets Chinese cybersecurity company, employee for 2020 firewall breach
The U.S. State Department is offering a reward of up to $10 million for information on Guan Tianfeng, 30, who is believed to reside in…
2 ex-CEOs of Washington biotech company face 20 years after fraud convictions
Dec. 10 (UPI) -- A federal jury this week in Maryland convicted two ex-CEOs of a Washington biotech company for their role in a multi-million…
London police arrest six on suspicions being linked to PKK militant group
Dec. 10 (UPI) -- London police on Tuesday announced six people have been arrested on charges of being linked to the Kurdistan Workers' Party, a…
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene says she received bomb threat
A bomb squad member of the Rome Police Department responds to a bomb threat at the Rome, Ga., home of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene. Screen…
South Korea’s Yoon placed under travel ban as martial law probe widens
1 of 6 | South Korea's Justice Ministry placed a travel ban on South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol Monday, as treason and abuse of…
Australian police declare Melbourne synagogue fire ‘a terrorist attack’
1 of 2 | A man reads messages on a fence outside the Adass Israel Synagogue in Melbourne, Australia, on Monday. Three suspects remain at…
Telemarketer gets 15 years for $67M healthcare fraud, money laundering
A Florida man was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Friday for conspiring to defraud Medicare of more than $67 million by ordering medically…
Federal agents arrest Boston city councilor accused in bonus kickback scheme
Dec. 6 (UPI) -- Federal agents arrested Boston councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson on Friday on public corruption charges alleging a kickback scheme to collect city…
Border agents in Texas seize big cache of controlled substances: testosterone pills
Dec. 6 (UPI) -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents at the Laredo Port of Entry in Texas confiscated 21 pounds of testosterone and other…
Judge upholds Naval Academy’s diversity-promoting admissions program
A graduating midshipmen carries his hat while participating in the Naval Academy Graduation and Commissioning Ceremony at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., on…
Missouri couple charged after police say they botched at-home circumcision on son
Dec. 6 (UPI) -- A Missouri couple who allegedly attempted a do-it-yourself circumcision on their son at home are facing child abuse charges. Tyler Wade…
Virginia man arrested for burglarizing local Trump campaign office
A man has been arrested in connection with burglarizing the local Ashburn, Virginia campaign office of Donald Trump nearly four months after the break-in, the…
McKinsey & Company to pay $122 million to settle South African bribery case
Dec. 5 (UPI) -- McKinsey & Company Africa Limited will pay more than $122 million to end a federal investigation into alleged bribery of South…
Supreme Court Justice Gorsuch recuses himself from environmental case
Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch recused himself from an upcoming environmental case scheduled for next week after reviewing the current ethics code, according to a…