Cornell frat house rape accuser 'under siege' online, says lawyer
A lawyer for Jane Doe says she is "not doing well" amid attempts to uncover her identity.
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Newly released video shows Luigi Mangione’s arrest
Covered by BBC News – US & Canada, The Guardian – US News. The bodycam footage also shows a police officer finding a gun in Mangione's backpack, days after the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
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Ex-US congressman sentenced to 10 years in prison for $50m lobbying scheme
River's ex-housemate, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, testified he had no idea about his activities.
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US Supreme Court denies Christa Pike's last-ditch bid to halt execution
Covered by BBC News – US & Canada, NPR – News, The Guardian – US News. The Tennessee inmate has been awaiting execution since she was sentenced to death in 1996 for the murder of a teenage classmate.
13 hours ago 3 sources
How widely used is the death penalty in the US?
The death penalty is back in the news after Christa Pike survived two lethal injection attempts in Tennessee - but how widely used is it in the US?
13 hours ago BBC News – US & Canada
I've seen nearly 500 executions - but never one like Christa Pike's
Texas reporter Michael Graczyk has seen botched executions in his time, but not one in which an inmate survived.
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Family of Renee Good sues ICE agent who shot her and top Trump officials
Covered by The Guardian – US News, BBC News – US & Canada, NPR – News. Wife and brother of Minneapolis woman killed in immigration crackdown allege wrongful death The family of Renee Good, the woman killed by immigration agents in January in Minneapolis, filed two federal lawsuits against…
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'Ashamed': Cornell students gather to voice anger over alleged gang rape
Students tell the BBC that the tension on campus has become palpable since allegations from 2024 resurfaced.
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What's gone wrong at Nike? How the world's sportswear giant lost its mojo
Several self-inflicted mistakes have cost the biggest sportswear brand on the planet in recent years.
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Lindsay Clancy appears in court as her lawyer pushes for murder case to be dismissed
Covered by BBC News – US & Canada, NPR – News, The Guardian – US News. Clancy's defence lawyer wants her to be cleared of murdering her three children in 2023 but prosecutors say the state proved guilt.
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Sexual assault case dismissed against Trailer Park Boys actor Mike Smith
Actor Mike Smith had been charged with sexual assault in 2025 for an alleged incident in 2017.
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Judge permanently ends case against Olympian accused of Reflecting Pool vandalism
Covered by BBC News – US & Canada, NPR – News. Judge said Trump might target champion canoeist because he was politically active and donated to Democrats.
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Cornell accuser was 'failed' by university health care system, lawyer says
Jane Doe told the school's doctor that she had contracted an infection "in a traumatic way", but they "didn't really follow up", according to the New York Times.
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Carney pitches oil pipeline as a response to US-Canada trade war
A west coast pipeline project is the first to be fast-tracked and will be a major test of Carney's promise to global investors.
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New space station crew launches from Florida on SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule
Covered by NPR – News, BBC News – US & Canada. The crew of four — two NASA astronauts, one from Canada, and a Russian cosmonaut — heads to the International Space Station after liftoff from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
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Trump says 'some' munitions are low as Iran war grinds on
He also said in an interview with Time magazine that it was possible the US could ramp up strikes on Iran after November's elections.
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Jordan's 'Last Dance' jersey sells for £9m
A Michael Jordan jersey from his 'Last Dance' season sells for $12.3m, a record for a piece of Jordan memorabilia.
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Cornell case spotlights 'confusing' web of systems for reporting campus assaults
Victims often have to navigate both university and local law enforcement processes to find justice.
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New York Times executive fatally shot allegedly by elderly in-laws
Covered by BBC News – US & Canada, The Guardian – US News. Jonathan McKinsey's in-laws, who are both 77 years old, face multiple charges including first-degree murder.
3 days ago 2 sources
Two dead after pedestrians struck at Canada truth and reconciliation event
Police said a driver experienced "a medical emergency" before hitting four pedestrians in British Columbia.
3 days ago BBC News – US & Canada