An Argentine judge has confirmed charges against five individuals in connection with the death of Liam Payne, a former member of the globally renowned boy band One Direction.
American credit card defaults have surged to the highest levels since the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis, as consumers continue to grapple with years of high inflation. In the first three quarters of 2024, credit card lenders wrote off $46 billion in delinquent loan balances, marking a 50 percent increase from the same period last year. These write-offs, considered a highly monitored measure of loan distress, are the highest since 2010, according to industry data gathered by BankRegData.
A homeless man is recovering from burns to his legs and upper body after being set on fire while sleeping at New York City's Penn Station, according to police and law enforcement sources.
Fulton County Superior Court Judge Shukura Ingram has given District Attorney Fani Willis until January 13 to respond to a court order requiring her to honor a subpoena issued by a Georgia Senate committee. The Senate Special Committee on Investigations had previously sought to question Willis about her role in the prosecution of President-elect Donald Trump.
Three boys, aged 12 to 13, were shot and injured early Thursday morning during an attempted armed robbery at an apartment complex in Harris County, Texas.
Two Georgia men, William and Zachary Zulock, were sentenced to 100 years in prison without the possibility of parole for abusing their adopted special needs sons. The sentencing occurred in Walton County after the men pled guilty to multiple charges, including serious sexual offenses and exploitation of children.
