Updated July 21, 2025, at 6:43 p.m. BOSTON — A federal judge on Monday appeared skeptical of the federal government’s justification for freezing nearly $3 billion in research funding to Harvard, as lawyers for the two parties asked for a speedy decision in a high-stakes case that could determine the future of Harvard’s research enterprise. Speaking in front of a …
Read More »LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A federal judge on Monday sentenced a former Kentucky police officer to nearly three years in prison for using excessive force during the deadly Breonna Taylor raid five years ago, rebuffing a U.S. Department of Justice recommendation of no prison time for the defendant. Brett Hankison, who fired 10 shots during the raid but didn’t hit …
Read More »Lawyers for Kilmar Abrego Garcia have asked a federal judge in Tennessee to delay releasing him from jail in order to prevent the Trump administration from trying to swiftly deport the Maryland construction worker. U.S. District Judge Waverly Crenshaw Jr. in Nashville is expected to rule soon on whether to free Abrego Garcia while he awaits trial on human smuggling …
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Judge criticizes Brett Hankison attorneys, denies new trial in Breonna Taylor case WDRB Breonna Taylor’s family is ‘heartbroken’ over one-day sentence recommendation for ex-cop NBC News Ex-officer convicted in relation to Breonna Taylor’s death to be sentenced ABC News Opinion | Trump’s Perversion of Justice Has Reached a New Phase The New York Times Former LMPD officer Brett Hankison to be sentenced today WAVE News …
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Nearly a decade later, the sluggers’ careers intersected again. Judge launched his 351st career homer in the first inning on Sunday, tying A-Rod for sixth place on the club’s all-time home run list in the Yankees’ 4-2 victory over the Braves in the rubber match at Truist Park. “It’s just an incredible honor, especially growing up and watching A-Rod for …
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A federal judge tossed out Donald Trump‘s lawsuit against Bob Woodward, Simon & Schuster and Paramount Global over the legendary investigative journalist’s use of his recordings of interviews with the president for an audiobook. In his 2023 lawsuit, Trump had claimed that he had a copyright and contract interest in the audio recordings, interviews which were initially used in Woodward’s …
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A federal judge has thrown out President Donald Trump’s $50 million lawsuit against veteran Washington Post journalist Bob Woodward. Woodward, world-renowned for breaking the Watergate scandal with his colleague Carl Bernstein, published interviews with Trump in 2022 in an audiobook called The Trump Tapes. The project drew on nearly 20 interviews between Woodward and the president from 2016 to 2020, …
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio has revoked the visa of the Brazilian Supreme Court judge who oversaw the prosecution of former President Jair Bolsonaro, an ally of President Donald Trump. Trump has come to the defense of Bolsonaro, who is on trial for his role in an alleged attempted coup to overturn Brazil’s 2022 election. Drawing parallels with his own …
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The one-two punch of strong earnings and tame inflation helped propel the S & P 500 to a positive week — despite the latest tariff news on Friday putting a slight damper on the action. The broad index added 0.59% for the week led by technology, utilities and industrials, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq outperformed, jumping 1.51%. Meanwhile, the Dow Jones …
Read More »NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee officials must deactivate a death-row inmate ‘s implanted heart-regulating device to avert the risk that it might try to shock him during his lethal injection, a judge ruled Friday. The order by Nashville Chancellor Russell Perkins comes ahead of the Aug. 5 execution of Byron Black. Black’s attorneys have said that the implantable cardioverter-defibrillator could …
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