President Trump said Ed Martin is leaving the Justice Department to work on legal battles tied to the midterms and the 2028 presidential election. Martin had served as pardon attorney and previously as interim U.S. attorney for Washington, drawing scrutiny over Jan. 6-related decisions and other controversies.
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Lindsay Clancy’s defense rested after a psychiatrist testified she was psychotic when she killed her three children. Prosecutors began rebuttal testimony from another psychiatrist who said Clancy retained criminal responsibility.
Ukrainian officials said a two-wave Russian drone strike on a Kryvyi Rih shopping centre killed at least 15 people and injured 130. President Volodymyr Zelensky said the second strike targeted emergency workers and urged greater international pressure on Russia.
A Texas appeals court reduced a $50 million Sandy Hook defamation-related judgment against Alex Jones to $1.5 million. The ruling does not affect a separate $1.4 billion judgment against him in Connecticut.
Several people were injured in a sword attack at Brinell School in Fagersta, Sweden, and one man was arrested. Authorities said police were searching the school, nearby schools were locked down and there was no current danger to the public.
An Alabama jury awarded former University of Alabama basketball player Kai Spears $9.25 million after finding The New York Times defamed him in a report about a fatal Tuscaloosa shooting. The Times said it is reviewing its legal options and called the report an “honest mistake.”
Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung were convicted of inciting subversion over their role in annual Hong Kong vigils marking the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown. They face up to 10 years in prison under the national security law.
Donald Trump and Michael Cohen publicly reunited in a WABC radio interview after years of legal battles and public attacks. Cohen framed the conversation as an act of forgiveness, while Trump said his former fixer had been “weaponized.”