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TD Bank to pay $3B in historic money-laundering settlement with Justice Department

Merit Street Media | Oct 10, 2024

Washington — TD Bank will pay approximately $3 billion in a historic settlement with U.S. authorities who said Thursday that the financial...

Jury selection begins in corruption trial of longest-serving legislative leader in US history

Merit Street Media | Oct 09, 2024

Chicago — Jury selection began Wednesday in the corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, once the longest-serving...

Father of slain University of Idaho student Kaylee Goncalves: 'Why is a mass murderer getting preferential treatment?'

Annie Gimbel | Oct 08, 2024

Los Angeles prosecutors to review new evidence in Menendez brothers' 1996 murder conviction

Merit Street Media | Oct 03, 2024

Los Angeles — Prosecutors in Los Angeles are reviewing new evidence in the case of Erik and Lyle Menendez to determine whether they should be serving...

Jury reaches verdict in Tyre Nichols federal trial

Merit Street Media | Oct 03, 2024

Memphis, Tenn. — A jury has reached a verdict in the trial of three former Memphis officers charged in the violent arrest and beating death of Tyre...

New filing: Special counsel Jack Smith provides fullest picture yet in Trump 2020 election case

Merit Street Media | Oct 02, 2024

Washington — A federal judge in Washington, DC, has released the most comprehensive narrative to date of the 2020 election conspiracy case against...

Federal prosecutors file new indictment against ex-Louisville police officers

Merit Street Media | Oct 02, 2024

Louisville, Ky. — Federal prosecutors filed a new indictment Tuesday against two former Louisville officers accused of falsifying a warrant that led...

Doctor who helped supply Matthew Perry ketamine pleads guilty to drug charge

Merit Street Media | Oct 02, 2024

Los Angeles — A San Diego doctor charged in connection with Matthew Perry ’s fatal overdose pleaded guilty Wednesday to conspiring to distribute the...

Russian journalists accused of working for Navalny group on trial in Moscow

Merit Street Media | Oct 02, 2024

Tallinn, Estonia — Four Russian journalists went on trial in Moscow on Wednesday after being accused of working for an anti-corruption group founded...

Sean 'Diddy' Combs faces new sex assault allegations in woman's lawsuit

Merit Street Media | Sep 27, 2024

New York — Sean “Diddy” Combs was hit with new sexual assault allegations Friday as a woman filed a lawsuit in New York saying she was repeatedly...