News for February 25, 2025

A Georgia district attorney said a deputy will not be charged for fatally shooting Leonard Cure during a 2023 traffic stop, calling the use of force reasonable.

The Supreme Court appeared ready to side with Marlean Ames in a case that could end a higher legal hurdle some courts use for “reverse discrimination” claims.

Judge Amir Ali ordered the State Department and USAID to pay overdue foreign aid bills and follow his order to restore funding for work done before Feb. 13.

A South African court said claims of a white genocide in the country are “not real” and blocked a gift to the Boerelegioen, a white supremacist group.

The Supreme Court ordered a new trial for Oklahoma death row inmate Richard Glossip after finding prosecutors failed to correct false testimony at his trial.

Michael Jones is on trial in the U.K. over the 2019 theft of a famous gold toilet artwork from Blenheim Palace, while prosecutors say the stolen gold was likely broken up and sold.

California Judge Jeffrey Ferguson testified that he accidentally shot and killed his wife during an argument at home.

Rudy Giuliani has fully paid a defamation judgment after falsely accusing two former Georgia election workers, including Wandrea “Shaye” Moss, of election fraud.

Jason Kilburn is trying to fix his daughter Caroline’s records after a paperwork mistake left her without a valid birth certificate or Social Security number.

Shamar Duncan was sentenced to 105 years in prison for fatally shooting Dutch Corporal Simmie Poetsema and wounding two other Dutch soldiers outside an Indianapolis hotel.