Tortoise poachers get stiff sentence in Madagascar
A court in Madagascar upheld Wednesday six-year sentences against three people convicted of dealing in 10,000 extremely rare tortoises, the WWF wildlife conservation group...
Lawyer Avenatti accused of embezzling from client Stormy Daniels
Things are looking stormier for Michael Avenatti, who was charged Wednesday with embezzling funds from porn star Stormy Daniels, the very client who made him famous when he represented her in her...
Convict gets $1.5M after spending 45 years in jail for murder he didn’t commit
A former auto worker who spent 45 years in prison for a murder he didn't commit has been awarded $1.5 million by the US state of Michigan as restitution for his wrongful...
McDonald’s hit with sexual harassment complaints
McDonald's workers filed dozens of new sexual harassment charges against the fast food giant, advocates said Tuesday, escalating a years-long battle for unionization in the US and stronger worker...
Washington first US state to legalize human composting
Washington on Tuesday became the first US state to legalize human composting after its eco-friendly governor signed a bill to that effect in a bid to cut carbon emissions from burials and...
US judge backs Democrats’ request for Trump financial records
A US federal judge on Monday denied President Donald Trump's efforts to quash a subpoena from Democratic lawmakers to release years of financial documents dating from before his time in the White...
US Supreme Court affirms hunting rights for Native Americans
The US Supreme Court ruled in favor of a Native American man on Monday in a case involving hunting rights for the Crow...
Court orders life-support to resume for vegetative man in coma since 2008
A Paris appeals court Monday ordered the resumption of life-support for a longtime vegetative Frenchman from whom doctors had only hours earlier begun withdrawing treatment, in a wrenching case that...
