FlyDubai Attack Raises Questions About Pilot Background Checks
Health screenings and criminal background checks may go only so far in identifying pilots who have become radicalized or try…
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Man Accused of Sex Assault Seeks to Expunge Cornell’s Finding of Related Violation
A panel found the man responsible for attempted sexual exploitation, barred him from contact with the woman and required him…
Widdecombe Murder Suspect Charged With Preparing Acts of Terrorism, Including Against Farage
Joshua Kerry, a 28-year-old British man accused of killing the former lawmaker Ann Widdecombe, was charged on Friday.
Judge Throws Out Another Confession in Sept. 11 Case
Prosecutors have long considered the defendants’ admissions during interrogations in 2007 to be their best evidence.
Mass Shootings Surge in South Africa as Illegal Guns Flood Streets
The country was shaken after nearly 30 people were killed in two separate mass shootings. South Africans are demanding greater…
National Science Foundation Diverted $1.4 Billion in Science Funds Mandated by Congress
The move, affecting about one-fifth of the National Science Foundation’s primary research budget, is the latest sign of how the…
U.S. and Allies Agree to Release Diesel Reserves as Prices Soar
The Group of 7, which includes Britain, France and Japan, announced the release of 100 million barrels over four months,…
Fighting Intensifies in Yemen, Raising Fresh Fears of All-Out War
Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, was bombarded overnight, after government forces reported some of the most intense clashes in years around Taiz,…
Unusual Issues in Court at Guantánamo Stand Out as a Case Finally Heads to Trial
Prosecutors want remote testimony for witnesses unable or unwilling to travel to Guantánamo. The defense wants jurors to be told…
Live Updates: Hochul Rebukes Prosecutor’s Handling of Cornell Case
“In what world would the police” not elevate allegations of a rape to the district attorney, Gov. Kathy Hochul of…