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The victims of disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein formally asked a U.S. federal judge in New York late Thursday to approve a $290 million settlement with JPMorgan Chase over allegations that the bank turned a “blind eye” toward Epstein’s conduct and continued to finance him.  Attorneys for the victims said the cash …

The head of the Wagner Group, the Russian mercenary group that has seen much of the toughest fighting in Ukraine, on Friday accused Russia of killing thousands of fighters and vowed to stop the “evil” of the military leadership. Russia, in turn, announced it was investigating the outspoken leader on …

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday breathed new life into a Biden administration policy that will set immigration enforcement priorities by focusing on public safety threats. The justices, in a 8-1 vote, overturned a Texas-based federal judge’s ruling in June of last year that blocked the policy nationwide. It had …

Study of wreck could help us ‘learn from this tragedy,’ expert says Learning what exactly happened in the suspected implosion of the Titan could help us “learn from this tragedy,” a former Coast Guard Reserve commander said. Armin Cate, a former commander in the U.S. Coast Guard Reserve and retired …

A firefighter in Ocala, Florida, was pulling an overnight shift at the station in January when he was awakened at 2 a.m. by an alarm. He recognized the sound immediately. A newborn had been placed in the building’s Safe Haven Baby Box, a device that allows someone to safely and anonymously …

A former IRS employee told the House Oversight Committee that U.S. Attorney David Weiss sought authority to charge Hunter Biden in two federal districts with charges broader than the tax-related misdemeanors that the president’s son agreed this week to plead guilty to, according to a 212-page transcript of his interview. …

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Navajo Nation over claims that the federal government has failed to assert the tribe’s desperate need for water access. The justices, divided 5-4, said a lawsuit the tribe filed against the federal government must be thrown out. Writing for the majority, …

HONG KONG — Thirty-one people were killed in an explosion at a barbecue restaurant in northwestern China, officials said Thursday.  The blast was caused by a gas leak and occurred around 8:40 p.m. Wednesday local time (8:40 a.m. ET) on a busy street in the city of Yinchuan, the capital …

A Christian-owned wellness center is exempt from the federal law prohibiting employers from discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday. The unanimous three-judge panel of the New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found that Braidwood Management, which runs an …

The tactics described in the post align with child sex abuse rings on Discord that have been busted by U.S. federal authorities over the last several years. Prosecutors have described rings with organized roles, including “hunters” who located young girls and invited them into a Discord server, “talkers” who were …