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Massachusetts armed group arrested after stand-off with police

July 3, 2021 World Justice News 0

Police near Boston, Massachusetts, have arrested nine people after an hours-long stand-off with an armed group. The incident began early on Saturday when an officer investigated two vehicles that had stopped by a highway near […]

US ‘white supremacist’ shoots two black bystanders

June 29, 2021 World Justice News 0

An American man who crashed a stolen lorry into a house before shooting two black bystanders was a suspected white supremacist, police say. Nathan Allen, 28, fatally shot retired policeman Dave Green and military veteran […]

US judge charged with aiding undocumented immigrant in escape

April 27, 2019 World Justice News 0

A Massachusetts judge and court officer have been charged for allegedly helping an undocumented immigrant dodge immigration officials and escape court. The two allegedly allowed the man to exit through a courthouse back door while […]

Gangster James ‘Whitey’ Bulger killed in jail

October 30, 2018 World Justice News 0

Notorious Boston gangster James “Whitey” Bulger has been killed in a US federal prison in West Virginia, according to US media. The 89-year-old was found dead in his cell at the maximum security facility shortly […]

US tax agent ‘raped intern at gunpoint’

April 5, 2018 World Justice News 0

A Boston tax agent accused of handcuffing a young intern in his car, putting a gun in her mouth and raping her last summer has pleaded not guilty. Prosecutors claim James Clarke invited a 21-year-old […]

Guilty Verdict in Boston ISIS Beheading Plot

October 19, 2017 zoshinuk 0

by Reuters BOSTON—A Boston-area man was found guilty on Wednesday of conspiracy to commit acts of international terrorism and supporting ISIS for a 2015 plot to attack police and behead a conservative blogger who organized […]

Boston Murders Suspect Arraigned From Hospital Bed

May 9, 2017 World Justice News 0

Bampumim Teixeira, 30, of Chelsea, was arraigned in his hospital bed on two murder charges. He faced a judge in his hospital room at Tufts Medical Center on multiple charges, including the murder charges in the […]

Man Killed After Wounding 11 Boston Cops

October 13, 2016 World Justice News 0

Boston police shot and killed a man wearing body armor and wielding an assault rifle who critically injured two officers responding to a domestic disturbance call late Wednesday, according to Police Commissioner William Evans. Evans […]

Human Rights

Japan’s same-sex marriage ban is constitutional, says Tokyo court

November 28, 2025 0

A Japanese court has ruled the country’s ban on same-sex marriage as constitutional – bucking a trend set by courts around the country that had raised hopes for marriage equality in Japan. The ruling was […]

Australia

Teenagers launch legal challenge over Australia’s ban on social media for children

November 26, 2025 0

Two teenagers have launched a legal challenge over Australia’s ban on social media for children younger than 16. The challenge comes two weeks before the law, a world first, is set to take effect. It is […]

Human Rights

Major changes to the UK’s asylum system announced

November 18, 2025 0

The home secretary has announced major changes to the UK’s asylum system. Modelled on the policies of Denmark, Shabana Mahmood hopes her proposals will make the country less attractive to illegal migrants and make it […]