UttarPradesh Man Bludgeons Aunt With Stone, Stabs Her To Death In Sultanpur; Arrested, Altaf, the deceased's husband, alleged that Arif's intentions were "not good" towards his wife. (english.jagran.com)
IRS has collected more than $520M in back taxes from delinquent millionaires so far (www.nbcnews.com)
The agency credited the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act for its stepped-up ability to pursue high-income, high-wealth individuals who owe money....
Phoenix seeks to end Justice Department probe of its police department without court supervision (apnews.com)
Phoenix has asked the U.S. Department of Justice to end its two-year civil rights investigation of the city’s police department through an agreement in which it would take recommendations for changes from the federal agency but wouldn’t be subject to costly court supervision....
Eight 'suspicious' US deaths in Colombia linked to dating apps (www.bbc.com)
US citizens travelling to Colombia have been warned against using dating apps in the country after the “suspicious deaths” of eight American tourists in two months....
Starbucks faces lawsuit over coffee sourcing claims (www.axios.com)
Starbucks is being sued over allegations that the company is deceiving consumers with its claims of "100% ethical" coffee and tea sourcing....
Donald Trump asked to pay NY Times nearly $400,000 in legal costs (www.bbc.com)
The expenses are for a failed lawsuit the former president filed against the paper and its reporters.
Deported Ukrainian children sent to "survival training" with Belarus military (www.politico.eu)
The ‘forcible transfer and russification of Ukrainian children’ is ‘evidence of a genocide,’ the Council of Europe says.
U.S. Strikes Against Houthis in Yemen for Second Day, as Conflict Escalates (www.nytimes.com)
The United States carried out another strike against the Houthi militia in Yemen, the U.S. Central Command said on Friday night, bombing a radar facility as part of an effort to further degrade the Iran-backed group’s ability to attack ships transiting the Red Sea....
Justices take up camping ban case - SCOTUSblog (www.scotusblog.com)
George Carlin AI comedy special is 'ghoulish' and 'creepy,' his daughter says (www.cbc.ca)
A new comedy special starts with the quote, “I’m sorry it took me so long to come out with new material, but I do have a pretty good excuse. I was dead.”...
Seven men 'filmed themselves gang-raping toddlers in mall bathroom' (www.dailymail.co.uk)
Horrifying videos have surfaced of a gang of at least seven accused pedophiles sexually abusing toddlers inside the restroom of a Texas mall.
Prosecutors to seek death penalty for white supremacist who killed 10 at Buffalo supermarket (apnews.com)
Prosecutors will seek the death penalty for the white supremacist who killed 10 Black people at a Buffalo supermarket.
Bill O’Reilly Outraged After School District Pulls His Books Under Florida Law He Supported: ‘It’s Absurd’ (www.mediaite.com)
Multiple Canadian universities facing class-action lawsuit, claiming antisemitism (www.ctvnews.ca)
Six prominent Canadian universities are facing a series of proposed class-action lawsuits with claims that Jewish students are unsafe on campus....
Feds say Texas is blocking Border Patrol from a section of the border, ask U.S. Supreme Court to intervene (www.texastribune.org)
The Justice Department says agents can’t access 2.5 miles of the border and a boat ramp in Eagle Pass....
Passengers file class-action lawsuit against Boeing for Alaska Airlines door blowout (www.cbsnews.com)
A class-action lawsuit was filed Thursday against aircraft manufacturer Boeing on behalf of multiple passengers who were aboard an Alaska Airlines flight last week that was forced to make an emergency landing in Portland, Oregon, after a portion of the fuselage blew out in midair....
Bloomberg: Russia preparing legal defense to slow, prevent seizure of frozen assets (kyivindependent.com)
ussia is pursuing legal means, including obtaining representation from international law firms, to stymie efforts by the U.S. and its allies to seize frozen Russian assets, Bloomberg reported on Jan. 12, citing unnamed sources....
eBay agreed to pay maximal possible fine of $3 million after employees harassed, intimidated, and stalked a Massachusetts couple in retaliation for their critical reporting of the online marketplace (arstechnica.com)
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Trump Must Return $7.8 Million in Foreign Payments, Democrats Demand (themessenger.com)
Human rights in decline globally as leaders fail to uphold laws, report warns (www.theguardian.com)
Human rights across the world are in a parlous state as leaders shun their obligations to uphold international law, according to the annual report of Human Rights Watch (HRW)....
EPA sets out rules for proposed 'methane fee' for waste generated by oil and natural gas companies (apnews.com)
Oil and natural gas companies for the first time would have to pay a fee for methane emissions that exceed certain levels under a rule proposed Friday by the Biden administration....
Trump ordered to pay New York Times nearly $400k in legal fees for 'frivolous' lawsuit (lawandcrime.com)
Jewish students sue Harvard, alleging lack of action against antisemitism on campus (abcnews.go.com)
Johnson Says He’ll Stand by Deal to Avert Shutdown, Spurning Hard-Right Demands (www.nytimes.com)
Speaker Mike Johnson said on Friday that he stood by the spending deal he negotiated with Democrats to avert a government shutdown, spurning demands from ultraconservatives who have pressured him to jettison the agreement....
Israel rejects genocide allegations at international court (www.washingtonpost.com)
Israel on Friday rejected allegations that it is committing genocide in Gaza, arguing before the International Court of Justice that the soaring death toll was an unavoidable consequence of its battle against a militant army that has embedded itself in civilian areas and seeks to repeat the Oct. 7 attacks....