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‘Bling bishop’ US pastor sentenced to nine years for wire fraud and attempted extortion

June 18, 2024 World Justice News 0

A flamboyant Brooklyn pastor known as the “Bling bishop” has been sentenced to nine years in prison for schemes that included preying on the bank account of one of his own followers. Lamor Whitehead, a […]

US child dies from fentanyl kept under nursery nap mat

September 20, 2023 World Justice News 0

The fentanyl that killed a one-year-old child at a nursery in New York City was hidden in the nap room under a mat as he slept, police say. Nicholas Dominici, who had been at the […]

Ex-teacher and twin brother arrested in NYC bomb plot

February 16, 2018 World Justice News 0

A former high school teacher and his brother were accused on Thursday of stockpiling explosive materials in their apartment and paying students to dismantle fireworks for gunpowder to make bombs. Federal officials arrested Christian and […]

Bronx fire: At least 12 deaths in New York apartment block blaze

December 29, 2017 World Justice News 0

At least 12 people have been killed and four others critically injured in a fire at an apartment building in the Bronx borough of New York. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said the […]

Man Posted Selfie Holding Mother’s Severed Head

October 15, 2016 World Justice News 0

Bahsid McLean, 26, is standing trial charged with murdering his mother, Tanya Byrd, 52, at their Morrisania apartment on 26 February 2013. McLean allegedly stabbed his 52-year-old mother after she told him he was a […]

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War criminal Mladic close to death, say lawyers asking judge for jail release

May 3, 2026 0

Lawyers acting for convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal Ratko Mladic are awaiting a decision by a UN court on their bid to release him from jail in The Hague on the grounds he is near […]

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US court limits mail-order access to abortion pill mifepristone

May 2, 2026 0

A US court has issued an order significantly restricting access to the abortion pill mifepristone by mail. Friday’s decision by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily reinstated a requirement that abortion pills be obtained […]

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The British Renters’ Rights Act comes into force – what it means for tenants and landlords

May 1, 2026 0

Described as the biggest shake-up to renting in England for more than 30 years, new laws giving tenants more rights start on Friday 1 May 2026. The Renters’ Rights Act aims to give more stability […]