News for April 7, 2025

Former Gambian soldier Michael Correa is on trial in the United States, where he faces charges of torture tied to abuses in Gambia.

Karen Read is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to pause her Massachusetts murder trial while it considers whether to hear her appeal to drop two charges.

The North Carolina Supreme Court paused a lower court order that would have required more than 65,000 disputed votes in the state’s tight Supreme Court race to be checked and verified.

A Hawaii doctor pleaded not guilty to trying to kill his wife during a hike, and his lawyer said he should be allowed bail.

A Summit, New Jersey, councilman has предложed an ordinance to fine or jail homeless people for sleeping in public spaces, drawing pushback from another council member.

The Supreme Court temporarily blocked a lower court order that would have forced the Trump administration to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man wrongly deported to El Salvador.

A Russian court reduced U.S. soldier Staff Sgt. Gordon Black’s prison sentence for threats of murder and theft, though he remains jailed in Russia.

The Supreme Court declined to take up a challenge to New York’s gun law, leaving most of the state’s recent concealed carry restrictions in place.