The United States government has officially designated Brazil’s two most powerful criminal organizations, Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC) and Comando Vermelho (CV), as specially designated global terrorists. The State Department announced Thursday that both groups will be formally classified as foreign terrorist organizations, with the designation taking effect June 5. Secretary of State Marco Rubio...
A Palestinian-American teacher who has worked at a California high school for over two decades has received permission from a judge to revise key elements of her discrimination lawsuit against the school district where she teaches. The case centers around Bassemah Darwish, an English teacher at El Cajon Valley High School, who filed legal action...
A member of Navy Federal Credit Union has filed a federal lawsuit alleging the financial institution systematically violates federal lending laws by failing to provide adequate explanations when denying credit applications. Dominic Castleberry filed the complaint in the Northern District of Texas, claiming the credit union violated the Equal Credit Opportunity Act when it rejected...
A prominent sports betting influencer has admitted his role in an extensive scheme to manipulate professional basketball games through player bribes and insider information trading. Marves Fairley, a 40-year-old Mississippi resident known online as “Vezino Locks,” pleaded guilty Thursday to seven federal charges including bribery, wire fraud, and money laundering. The influencer, who maintained a...
California lawmakers have taken a significant step toward restricting social media access for minors, with the state Assembly passing legislation that would prohibit platforms using addictive features from allowing children under 16 to create accounts. Assembly Bill 1709, authored by Assemblymember Josh Lowenthal, a Democrat representing Long Beach, received unanimous support in a 72-0 vote...
Mexican authorities have initiated legal proceedings involving several current and former government officials, including Sinaloa state Governor Rubén Rocha Moya, following allegations of connections with organized crime groups. The Attorney General’s Office has called these officials to provide testimony regarding claims of collaboration with a major faction of the Sinaloa criminal organization. The development comes...
A 23-year-old man accused of killing two people and attempting to murder a third in Davis, California, returned to court Thursday for his second trial after a previous jury failed to reach unanimous verdicts on key charges. Carlos Reales Dominguez faces charges of second-degree murder in the deaths of David Breaux, 50, and Karim Abou...
Gun rights organizations have filed a legal motion seeking to hold Virginia State Police in contempt for reinstating universal background checks on private firearm sales, claiming the move violates an existing court injunction. The Virginia Citizens Defense League, Gun Owners of America, Gun Owners Foundation, and two Virginia residents filed the show cause motion on...
A consortium of legal organizations has submitted a renewed ethics complaint against former Attorney General Pam Bondi, raising allegations of professional misconduct during her tenure at the Department of Justice. The complaint, filed Wednesday with the Florida Bar, centers on her management of sensitive documents related to Jeffrey Epstein and claims of improper disclosure of...
Major social media platforms are facing significant challenges with their content moderation practices in Europe, according to new data from an independent appeals body established under European Union regulations. The Appeals Centre Europe, based in Dublin, has documented thousands of moderation errors across platforms including TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram during its first year of...