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.

Apple chief Tim Cook said the company may need to change its diversity, equity and inclusion policies as US legal pressure grows, even after shareholders rejected a bid to end them.

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.

Vernon Glasford is presumed dead after a boat sank off New York City, and the U.S. Coast Guard ended its search after finding no sign of him.

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.

A Denver-area pet store says thieves faked a seizure to steal two bulldog puppies worth more than $8,000, and the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office is searching for the missing dogs and suspects.

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.