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Authorities in California charged a 29-year-old man with starting a fire that days later erupted into the most destructive blaze in Los Angeles history and destroyed much of the Pacific Palisades neighbourhood, U.S. federal law enforcement officials announced Wednesday. CBC | World News
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Federal prosecutors to seek death penalty for Luigi Mangione in UnitedHealthcare CEO’s killing
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Read More »Turkish prosecutors want Istanbul mayor jailed as thousands protest his detention
Turkish prosecutors have asked a court to jail Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu and four of his aides pending trial on terrorism and corruption charges, Imamoglu’s office said, as thousands nationwide protest what they call his undemocratic detention. CBC | World News
Read More »South Korean prosecutors indict impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over martial law decree
South Korean prosecutors on Sunday indicted impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on rebellion in connection with his short-lived imposition of martial law, news reports said, a criminal charge that could put him to death or jail for life if convicted. CBC | World News
Read More »Prosecutors withdraw appeal of dismissed case against Alec Baldwin in fatal shooting on movie set
New Mexico prosecutors won’t pursue an appeal of a court’s decision to dismiss an involuntary manslaughter charge against actor Alec Baldwin in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of a western movie, the Santa Fe district attorney’s office announced Monday. CBC | World News
Read More »Judge dismisses election interference case against Donald Tump at prosecutors’ request
Special counsel Jack Smith moved to abandon two criminal cases against U.S. president-elect Donald Trump on Monday, acknowledging that his return to the White House will preclude attempts to federally prosecute him for retaining classified documents or trying to overturn his 2020 election defeat. CBC | World News
Read More »Prosecutors in Gisèle Pelicot case seek 20 years for then-husband who organized her mass rape
French prosecutors have asked for the maximum 20-year prison sentence for Dominique Pelicot, who organized the repeated mass rape of his then-wife by knocking her unconscious with drugs and inviting dozens of strangers to abuse her in the family home. CBC | World News
Read More »Court overturns Jussie Smollett’s conviction in 2019 alleged attack that prosecutors said was staged
The Illinois Supreme Court on Thursday overturned actor Jussie Smollett’s conviction on charges that he staged a racist and homophobic attack against himself in downtown Chicago in 2019 and lied to police. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. prosecutors dismiss sex abuse case against actor Nathan Chasing Horse
U.S. federal prosecutors in Nevada have quietly dismissed a long-dormant sex abuse case against Nathan Chasing Horse, though the former Dances with Wolves actor still faces criminal charges elsewhere. CBC | World News
Read More »L.A. prosecutors review new evidence in case of Lyle and Erik Menendez, D.A. says
Prosecutors in Los Angeles are reviewing new evidence in the case of Erik and Lyle Menendez to determine whether they should be serving life sentences for killing their parents in their Beverly Hills mansion more than 35 years ago, the city’s district attorney said Thursday. CBC | World News
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