American woman joined Islamic State group ‘to fit in and be cool’: FBI witnessProsecutors say Halima Salman trained alongside other wives of IS fighters in an all-female battalion.Courthouse News Service2d agoWhole story →SecurityJusticeisis recruitment trial
New Mexico judge tosses charges against actor Timothy Busfield, citing prosecutor misconductThe case stems from when Busfield was directing the TV series “The Cleaning Lady” from 2022 to 2024.Courthouse News Service2d agoWhole story →Justiceprosecutor misconduct ruling
Arizona joins lawsuit challenging Colorado River cutsArizona and Nevada say the federal government failed to hold upper basin states accountable for delivering water legally owed to those on the lower basin.Courthouse News Service2d agoWhole story →Planetcolorado river lawsuit
Colorado judge denies bond to woman convicted in 2008 of murdering her childrenDeborah Nicholls was granted a new trial after a judge discovered Brady violations in her first trial.Courthouse News Service2d agoWhole story →Justicecolorado murder retrial ruling
War and minerals: Erik Prince and paramilitaries in DR CongoPrince is the founder of Blackwater — a military security contractor whose members were convicted of atrocities in Iraq.Courthouse News Service2d agoWhole story →SecurityGovernmenterik prince paramilitary scandal
Republicans lose bid to block Nebraska ‘nonresident’ votingThe Republican National Committee sued the Nebraska secretary of state — himself a Republican — claiming an overseas voting law violates the state constitution by extending voter qualifications to those who have never lived there.Courthouse News Service2d agoWhole story →GovernmentJusticenebraska voting law ruling
In Nova Scotia, the band plays on despite funding cutsFaced with a $1.2 billion budget shortfall, provincial leaders have reduced arts and culture funding. But music culture runs deep in Nova Scotia, and it’s stayed resilient, with support from volunteers and local communities.Courthouse News Service2d agoWhole story →Culturenova scotia budget cuts
Arizona police negotiators dismissed from wrongful death lawsuitThough casting doubt on the strength of the few examples listed, a federal judge greenlit claims that the city of Mesa has a pattern of escalating police interactions.Courthouse News Service3d agoWhole story →Justicemesa police lawsuit ruling
