Saudi Arabia, under the leadership of its crown prince, has attempted to portray itself as a progressive force on the global stage by committing to fight violence against women and heading a UN commission.
Two fentanyl dealers have been sentenced to a combined 15 years in federal prison for their roles in the death of a 15-year-old Carrollton, Texas, girl who ingested counterfeit Percocet pills laced with fentanyl.
Phil Mickelson took to X on Friday to commend Daniel Penny, a former Marine, for stepping up to protect fellow passengers on a New York City subway in a moment of crisis.
Manhattan prosecutors dismissed the top charge of second-degree manslaughter against Daniel Penny on Friday after a jury remained deadlocked following two rounds of deliberations in the high-profile subway chokehold case.
Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson was arrested Friday morning on federal corruption charges, accused of orchestrating a kickback scheme to defraud taxpayers. Fernandes Anderson, representing Boston's Seventh District, faces one count of theft regarding programs receiving federal funds and five counts of wire fraud, as detailed in a Department of Justice indictment unsealed the same day.
A group of transgender rights activists staged a protest Thursday near House Speaker Mike Johnson's office on Capitol Hill, opposing a new policy that restricts bathroom use based on biological sex.
