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Delta Air Lines sued by California teachers over fuel dump

January 18, 2020 World Justice News 0

Four teachers are suing Delta Air Lines after one of its aircraft dumped fuel over schools as it made an emergency landing. The flight was forced to return to Los Angeles International Airport because of […]

Ikea to pay family $46m after child killed by falling drawers

January 7, 2020 World Justice News 0

The Swedish furniture giant Ikea has agreed to pay $46m (£35m) to the parents of a child who was killed when a chest of drawers fell on him. Jozef Dudek, 2, suffocated in May 2017 […]

Harvey Weinstein charged with sexual assault in Los Angeles

January 6, 2020 World Justice News 0

Harvey Weinstein has been charged with sexual assault in Los Angeles on the same day he appeared in a New York court in a separate case. The Los Angeles County district attorney’s office said the […]

GirlsDoPorn: Young women win legal battle over video con

January 4, 2020 World Justice News 0

A US judge has awarded $12.8m (£9.8m) to 22 unnamed women, ruling that they were tricked into appearing in widely distributed online porn videos. Some of the models duped by the owners and operators of the GirlsDoPorn […]

Heiress Tiffany Li who posted $35m bail found not guilty of murdering ex-boyfriend

November 16, 2019 World Justice News 0

A Californian property heiress accused of murdering the father of her two children over a custody battle has been acquitted by a jury. Tiffany Li, 34, was found not guilty of conspiring with her boyfriend […]

California school shooting: Santa Clarita attack leaves two dead

November 14, 2019 World Justice News 0

Two students have been killed and three others injured by a gunman who opened fire at a secondary school in California, officials say. The shooting took place at the Saugus High School in Santa Clarita, […]

Ron Ely: Tarzan star’s wife stabbed to death by their son

October 17, 2019 World Justice News 0

The wife of Ron Ely, star of the 1960s Tarzan TV series, was stabbed to death by their son at their California home on Tuesday evening, say police. Officers called to the Santa Barbara house […]

Samuel Little: FBI confirms ‘most prolific’ US serial killer

October 8, 2019 World Justice News 0

The FBI has confirmed an imprisoned murderer who confessed to 93 murders over four decades is the most prolific serial killer in US history. Police have matched Samuel Little, 79, to 50 cases from 1970 […]

California passes landmark gig economy rights bill

September 11, 2019 World Justice News 0

California lawmakers have passed a bill that paves the way for gig economy workers to get holiday and sick pay. Assembly Bill 5, as its known, will affect firms like Uber and Lyft, which are […]

Stanford sexual assault: Chanel Miller reveals her identity

September 4, 2019 World Justice News 0

She was known as Emily Doe when her victim impact statement, read out in the sexual assault trial of Brock Turner, went viral. Now, she has revealed her identity as 27-year-old Chanel Miller as she […]

Human Rights

Under-16s in UK will be banned from social media from early 2027

June 16, 2026 0

Millions of children in the UK will be forced off social media after the government announced it would ban under-16s from accessing a range of platforms. Apps including TikTok, Snapchat and Instagram will become inaccessible […]

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Thai court sentences two men to death over Bangkok shrine bombing

June 11, 2026 0

A court in Thailand has found two men guilty of carrying out the country’s worst ever terrorist attack and sentenced them to death. The two men, both from China’s Uyghur minority, were convicted of planning […]

Human Rights

Judge dismisses criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia

May 23, 2026 0

A US judge has dismissed the criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was wrongfully deported to a megaprison in El Salvador last year. Abrego Garcia, whose deportation became a major flashpoint in the debate […]