A Seoul court sentenced former first lady Kim Keon Hee to seven years in prison for accepting luxury gifts in exchange for political and business favors. Kim denied the gifts were bribes and plans to appeal.
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Billionaire Leon Black is set to testify behind closed doors before House investigators examining Jeffrey Epstein’s network. Lawmakers are expected to question him about roughly $170 million in payments he made to Epstein between 2012 and 2017.
Jurors in the federal arson trial of Jonathan Rinderknecht told the court they are deadlocked over charges tied to the deadly 2025 Palisades Fire. The panel is set to resume deliberations Friday.
A National Park Service official said in a court filing that part of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool liner was cut with a sharp knife or razor. The filing comes amid scrutiny of a multimillion-dollar renovation marked by algae, peeling blue coating and vandalism allegations.
Brooke George, a 23-year-old British TikTok influencer, has been charged with premeditated murder in Dubai after allegedly stabbing her boyfriend. Her family and Detained in Dubai say she acted in self-defense during an abusive attack.
New York prosecutors have dropped the remaining rape charge against Harvey Weinstein after his accuser, Jessica Mann, said she did not want to testify in a fourth trial. Weinstein remains convicted in New York and California and prosecutors are seeking a 20-year sentence in the New York case.
The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that Hawaii cannot require concealed-carry permit holders to get permission before bringing guns onto private property open to the public. The decision leaves other Hawaii gun restrictions, including limits in sensitive locations, intact.
Michelle Zajko has been charged with murder, burglary and conspiracy in the 2022 shooting deaths of her parents in Chester Heights, Pennsylvania. Prosecutors say she did not act alone and cited surveillance audio, text messages and ballistics evidence.