Crime

Conservative outlet Newsmax settles with Smartmatic in 2020 election defamation case

A settlement has been reached in a defamation lawsuit pitting an electronic voting machine manufacturer targeted by allies of former…

Trump ally Matt Gaetz says House Ethics panel issued subpoena for him in sex, drug probe

Rep. Matt Gaetz said Thursday that he has learned the House Ethics Committee will subpoena him as it investigates whether…

Watch Live: Federal prosecutors announce charges against NYC Mayor Eric Adams

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Eric Adams indictment unsealed: New York mayor charged in campaign contribution scheme

A federal indictment charging New York City Mayor Eric Adams with a decade-long campaign contribution scheme, bribery and other crimes…

Secret Service agent under investigation for alleged sex assault on Harris aide

The U.S. Secret Service is investigating allegations that one of its agents sexually assaulted a female staff member of the…

Secret Service failures before Trump rally shooting were ‘preventable,’ Senate panel finds

Multiple Secret Service failures ahead of the July rally for former President Donald Trump where a gunman opened fire were “foreseeable, preventable, and directly…

FTX fraudster Caroline Ellison sentenced to 2 years in prison, ordered to forfeit $11 billion

Caroline Ellison, the star witness in the prosecution of her former boyfriend, FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, was sentenced Tuesday in New…

Judge orders would-be Trump assassin Ryan Routh held without bail

A federal judge in Florida on Monday ordered that Ryan Routh, the alleged would-be assassin of Donald Trump, be held…

Kentucky sheriff charged in killing of judge at courthouse

A judge in a rural Kentucky county was fatally shot in his courthouse chambers Thursday, and the local sheriff was…

Harvey Weinstein hit with new sex crime charge in New York

Harvey Weinstein pleaded not guilty Wednesday to a new sex crime charge in New York, as he awaits retrial in his…