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Prince Harry gets his day in court against tabloids he accuses of blighting his life
LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry arrived at a London court Tuesday to testify against a tabloid publisher he accuses of phone hacking and other unlawful snooping. The prince arrived at the High Court in London in a black SUV and entered a modern wing of the court past dozens of...
Hong Kong government seeks court injunction to ban 'Glory to Hong Kong' protest song
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s government said Tuesday it is seeking a court order to prohibit people from broadcasting or distributing the protest song “Glory to Hong Kong” after it was mistakenly played as the city’s anthem at several international sporting events in the past year. ...
Prince Harry arrives at High Court for testimony in phone backing case
LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry has arrived at a London court ahead of his testimony against a tabloid publisher he accuses of phone hacking and other unlawful snooping. The prince arrived at the High Court in a black SUV. Harry has made a mission of holding the U.K....
Ukraine to open hearings in case against Russia at top UN court
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Hearings open Tuesday at the United Nations' highest court in a case brought by Ukraine against Russia linked to Moscow's 2014 annexation of Crimea and arming of rebels in eastern Ukraine in the years before Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022. ...
'Jerry Maguire' star Cuba Gooding Jr. faces start of civil trial in rape case
NEW YORK (AP) — Actor Cuba Gooding Jr. faces the start of a civil trial Tuesday on accusations that he raped a woman in a New York City hotel a decade ago, an encounter that he contends was consensual after the two met at a nearby restaurant. The trial was scheduled to begin with...
Missouri man facing execution for killing 2 jailers in failed bid to help inmate escape in 2000
A man who shot and killed two rural Missouri jailers nearly 23 years ago during a failed bid to help an inmate escape is set to be executed Tuesday evening. Michael Tisius, 42, is scheduled to die by injection at the state prison in Bonne Terre for killing Leon Egley and Jason Acton...
Today in History: June 6, D-Day in Normandy
Today in History Today is Tuesday, June 6, the 157th day of 2023. There are 208 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On June 6, 1944, during World War II, Allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy, France, on “D-Day” as they...
Lawyer says Rep. George Santos would go to jail to keep identities of bond cosigners secret
NEW YORK (AP) — Rep. George Santos’ lawyer said Monday the indicted New York Republican would risk going to jail to protect the identities of the people who cosigned the $500,000 bond enabling his pretrial release. The lawyer, Joseph Murray, urged a judge to deny a request by...
Approval for Idaho phosphate mine reversed after judge rules US didn't assess prairie bird impact
A federal judge has yanked approval for a phosphate mining project in southeastern Idaho, saying federal land managers in the Trump administration didn’t in part properly consider the mine’s impact on sage grouse, a bird species that has seen an 80% decline in population since 1965. ...
Commission: Florida judge should be reprimanded for conduct during Parkland school shooting trial
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida judge who oversaw the penalty trial of Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz should be publicly reprimanded for showing bias toward the prosecution, failing to curtail “vitriolic statements” directed at Cruz's attorneys by the victims' families and...
