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Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence. A son of notorious Mexican drug kingpin “El Chapo” pleaded guilty Monday to U.S. drug trafficking charges, months after his brother entered a plea deal. Known locally …
Read More »New prosecutor won’t pursue charges against Trump in Georgia election interference case
Listen to this article Estimated 6 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence. A judge on Wednesday dismissed the Georgia election interference case against U.S. President Donald Trump and others after the prosecutor who took over the case said he …
Read More »P.E.I. man facing what police say are 1st terrorism charges laid in Atlantic Canada
Listen to this article Estimated 2 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence. A North Rustico, P.E.I., man already under a terrorism peace bond is now facing what police say are the first terrorism charges ever laid in Atlantic Canada. …
Read More »Boeing officially off the hook for criminal charges in deadly crashes that killed 346 people
Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence. A U.S. judge on Thursday approved a request by the Justice Department to dismiss a criminal case against Boeing stemming from two fatal 737 MAX plane crashes …
Read More »British soldier acquitted on murder, attempted murder charges for 1972 Northern Ireland killings
A former British paratrooper who was the only soldier ever charged in the 1972 Bloody Sunday massacre in Northern Ireland was acquitted Thursday of murder charges. Judge Patrick Lynch ruled at Belfast Crown Court that prosecutors failed to prove that the veteran identified only as Soldier F had opened fire …
Read More »B.C. program offers Indigenous offenders alternative to criminal charges
The B.C. First Nations Justice Council has opened a new Indigenous Diversion Centre in downtown Prince George, B.C., which will offer some Indigenous people who commit minor crimes an alternative to being criminally charged. The organization says it’s the first of its kind in Canada. During a grand opening ceremony on …
Read More »Former FBI director James Comey pleads not guilty to federal charges
Former FBI director James Comey on Wednesday pleaded not guilty to charges of making false statements and obstructing a congressional investigation. A trial date was set for Jan. 5, 2026. An indictment approved by a grand jury late last month accuses Comey of authorizing an FBI employee to disclose information …
Read More »Manitoba sexual assault charges against Peter Nygard stayed
Manitoba·Breaking A judge has stayed all charges in the sexual assault case against disgraced fashion mogul Peter Nygard in Winnipeg, after finding that police failing to retain records related to allegations stemming from the 1990s violated his right to a fair trial. Caitlyn Gowriluk · CBC News · Posted: Oct …
Read More »Hundreds of Iranians held on U.S. immigration charges to be deported to Iran: Tehran official
The United States will deport hundreds of Iranians back to Iran in the coming weeks, with the first 120 deportees being prepared for a flight in the next day or two, Iran said Tuesday. The deportation of Iranians, not yet publicly acknowledged by the U.S. government, comes as tensions remain …
Read More »Ex-swim instructor at N.S. youth correctional facility facing 66 sex-related charges
Nova Scotia RCMP say a Dartmouth man is facing 66 sex-related charges following a four-year investigation into allegations of dozens of sexual assaults at a provincial youth correctional facility. Donald Douglas Williams, 75, who was the swim instructor at the Nova Scotia Youth Centre in Waterville, N.S., between 1988 and 2017, …
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