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CBS News-National

Daycare owner charged with fraud tried to flee U.S. after closing center, prosecutors say

Thu May 21, 2026 12:30 AM EDT

White River Junction (VT) WNNE

Trump IRS settlement: Why $1.8 billion 'anti-weaponization' fund lacks legal precedent

Thu May 21, 2026 12:28 AM EDT

Houston (TX) KTRK

Mom who drowned 3 kids at New York City beach sentenced to 20 years to life

Thu May 21, 2026 12:27 AM EDT

Portland (OR) KOIN

'He was smiling': Teen suspect in court, facing attempted murder charges after Wood Village bus stop shooting

Thu May 21, 2026 12:24 AM EDT

Portland (OR) KOIN

University of Oregon files lawsuit seeking $10,000 from former football player

Thu May 21, 2026 12:24 AM EDT

UK-The Independent-Europe

Prosecutors seek 50-year sentence for nonprofit leader at center of sprawling Minnesota fraud case

Thu May 21, 2026 12:24 AM EDT

UK-The Independent-Europe

Australian judge fines X $465,000 for online safety breach after 3-year court battle

Thu May 21, 2026 12:24 AM EDT

Cincinnati (OH) WCPO

Attorney General Dave Yost is on his way out of Ohio politics. Here's what he has to say about it

Thu May 21, 2026 12:23 AM EDT

Marion (NC) McDowell News

NC Court of Appeals rules against 'fair elections' gerrymandering lawsuit

Thu May 21, 2026 12:22 AM EDT

Buffalo (NY) WKBW

Lawsuit accuses Disney of scanning park attendees' faces without their consent

Thu May 21, 2026 12:21 AM EDT

Milwaukee (WI) WISN

Former Hartford firefighter sentenced on child pornography charges

Thu May 21, 2026 12:20 AM EDT

Las Vegas (NV) Review-Journal

Man sentenced after being found guilty of impersonating IRS agent, feds say

Thu May 21, 2026 12:19 AM EDT

Las Vegas (NV) Review-Journal

A man facing the death penalty wants to be his own lawyer. His attorney says it's a 'terrible idea'

Thu May 21, 2026 12:19 AM EDT

St. Louis (MO) KTVI

Chesterfield music studio hit with $840K lawsuit for unpaid work

Thu May 21, 2026 12:19 AM EDT

Kansas City (MO) KMBC

Kansas City council could approve $900K in lawsuit settlements

Thu May 21, 2026 12:18 AM EDT

Detroit (MI) News - Metro

Detroit's bankruptcy case closed, no longer under court supervision

Thu May 21, 2026 12:16 AM EDT

Des Moines (IA) KCCI

Federal appeals court allows lawsuit against Black Hawk County Sheriff's Office to proceed

Thu May 21, 2026 12:13 AM EDT

Des Moines (IA) KCCI

Mitchellville fire chief reinstated after lawsuit and council decision

Thu May 21, 2026 12:13 AM EDT

Champaign-Urbana (IL) WCIA

Settlement appears to be reached in lawsuit between Springfield hotel owner, insurance company

Thu May 21, 2026 12:12 AM EDT

Chicago (IL) Sun-Times

Chicago man sentenced to 18 years for role in 2021 Oakbrook Center mall shootout

Thu May 21, 2026 12:12 AM EDT

Chicago (IL) WBBM

Felony charges and prison sentences for retail theft surged in 2025 under Cook County State's Attorney Eileen O'Neill Burke, report finds

Thu May 21, 2026 12:12 AM EDT

Orlando (FL) - WFTV

Lake Mary attorney, daughter accused in alleged murder-for-hire plot targeting singer Jack Avery

Thu May 21, 2026 12:10 AM EDT

Palm Springs (CA) KESQ

ICE officer accused of pulling gun on Minnesota driver will turn himself in on criminal charges, attorney says

Thu May 21, 2026 12:08 AM EDT

Phoenix (AZ) KPHO

Why AI child pornography presents a tricky legal situation for prosecutors

Thu May 21, 2026 12:07 AM EDT

New York (NY) Post

Final words and meal revealed for Arizona death row prisoner who set couple on fire

Wed May 20, 2026 11:50 PM EDT

Washington (DC) Times-Politics

DOJ lawyer stole Jack Smith's Trump report, feds charge

Wed May 20, 2026 11:35 PM EDT

Fiscal burden of illegal aliens gradually disappearing due to Trump border crackdown

Wed May 20, 2026 11:31 PM EDT

Fiscal burden of illegal aliens gradually disappearing due to Trump admin

Wed May 20, 2026 11:00 PM EDT

Himes on Raul Castro: He Might Have Broken Law, Trump Admin. Did 'Illegal Actions' on 'Drug Runners'

Wed May 20, 2026 10:51 PM EDT

Kash Patel Reveals Former Prosecutor Charged with Stealing 'Confidential' Documents of Jack Smith Investigation of Trump

Wed May 20, 2026 10:51 PM EDT

JPMorgan Female Exec Countersues Her #MeToo Accuser

Wed May 20, 2026 10:51 PM EDT

You can legally ask apps to delete your nudes, if you can navigate the maze

Wed May 20, 2026 10:45 PM EDT

New York (NY) Post

Owner of daycare in viral Nick Shirley video charged as part of $4.6M daycare fraud scheme: prosecutors

Wed May 20, 2026 10:40 PM EDT

Owner of 'Peanuts' Music Sues 3 Firms, Interior Dept. Over Use of Tunes

Wed May 20, 2026 10:31 PM EDT

UK-Guardian Unlimited-Wire

US reportedly dropped fraud charges against Indian billionaire after he hired Trump's lawyer

Wed May 20, 2026 10:31 PM EDT

Fox News-National

Illegal immigrant truck driver from India arrested in deadly California hit-and-run after Biden release

Wed May 20, 2026 10:10 PM EDT

Republicans squirm as Trump pursues legacy, control and revenge

Wed May 20, 2026 10:05 PM EDT

Boston (MA) Globe

Families continue to fight BPS exam school admissions policy after judge rules no discrimination against white, Asian students

Wed May 20, 2026 9:31 PM EDT

Richmond (VA) WTVR

Gov. Spanberger vows to work toward legalization of Virginia retail marijuana marketplace after vetoing bill

Wed May 20, 2026 9:28 PM EDT

Richmond (VA) WTVR

Richneck Shooting Trial: Ebony Parker's 2023 HR interview played in court; parents testify, prosecution rests

Wed May 20, 2026 9:28 PM EDT

Salt Lake City (UT) KTVX

Murray woman sentenced to prison for creating and distributing child sexual abuse material

Wed May 20, 2026 9:27 PM EDT

Nashville (TN) WTVF

ACLU asks US Supreme Court to halt Tennessee execution of Tony Carruthers

Wed May 20, 2026 9:26 PM EDT

Nashville (TN) WTVF

Attorneys for Tennessee inmate worry state could use expired drugs for lethal injection

Wed May 20, 2026 9:26 PM EDT

Philadelphia (PA) WCAU

2 men sentenced in sex trafficking of 13-year-old Bucks County girl

Wed May 20, 2026 9:24 PM EDT

Wilkes-Barre (PA) Times Leader

Senate confirms Brian D. Miller as United States Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania

Wed May 20, 2026 9:24 PM EDT

Oklahoma City (OK) KOCO

Oklahoma County commissioners reject sheriff's request for outside legal counsel

Wed May 20, 2026 9:23 PM EDT

Oklahoma City (OK) KOCO

Athena Brownfield's caretaker, Alysia Adams, sentenced to life in prison

Wed May 20, 2026 9:23 PM EDT

New York (NY) Times-NY Region

Mother Who Drowned 3 Children at Coney Island Is Sentenced to 20 Years

Wed May 20, 2026 9:21 PM EDT

Albuquerque (NM) KOAT

President Trump attorney serves cease-and-desist to New Mexico GOP gubernatorial candidate over campaign ads

Wed May 20, 2026 9:20 PM EDT

Huntington (WV) WOWK

Community remembers Judge John Copenhaver at funeral service

Wed May 20, 2026 9:20 PM EDT

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