News for August 28, 2025

A federal judge ordered new trials for three former Memphis police officers after finding that comments tied to the trial judge created too much risk of bias in the Tyre Nichols case.

Sean Dunn was charged with misdemeanor assault after a grand jury refused to indict him on a felony charge for throwing a sandwich at a federal officer in Washington, D.C.

Micah Parsons is being traded by the Dallas Cowboys to the Green Bay Packers in a shocking deal that also includes a record contract extension.

Police say Robin Westman carried out a deadly attack on a Minneapolis Catholic school church, killing two children and injuring many others, after showing hate for many groups and admiration for mass killers.

North Carolina elections official James Edwin Yokeley Jr. resigned after being arrested on accusations that he put drugs into his granddaughters’ ice cream.

Rwanda says it has received the first seven migrants deported from the US under a new deal, and says some will stay while others will return home.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Rep. Jerry Nadler are leading a probe into claims that the Trump administration is weakening public corruption enforcement at the Justice Department.

No. 12 Illinois opens its season as a big favorite against Western Illinois, with Bret Bielema’s team coming off a 10-win year and a Citrus Bowl victory.

The UK, France and Germany have started the process of restoring UN sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme, raising the risk of a new standoff.

Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook has sued President Donald Trump, arguing his attempt to fire her is illegal and threatens the Fed’s independence.

The Trump administration gave a small Virginia company a $1.2 billion Army contract to build and run a huge migrant detention camp at Fort Bliss, raising questions about why it won and how the deal was handled.

Russia launched a deadly wave of drone and missile strikes on Kyiv that killed at least 15 people, while President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called for tougher sanctions as peace efforts pushed by President Donald Trump stalled.