Arizona Medicare fraudster gets 14 years
PHOENIX (CN) — An Arizona man who helped orchestrate the largest health care fraud in state history will spend 14 years behind bars and pay restitution of more than $605 million. Jeffrey King, a Scottsdale DJ known as part of the city’s “glam-fam couple,” and...
Friend of murdered LA model testifies on whirlwind romance with suspect
LOS ANGELES (CN) — The friend of a woman who was murdered in 2023, and whose body was discovered in a refrigerator in Downtown LA, told the court that she spent nearly all of her last four days with an out-of-towner. Kiersten Dossett testified Friday that she...
In slow-walking of Ábrego García case, judge sees ploy to punish via detention
GREENBELT, Md. (CN) — A top U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement official testified on Friday that Eswatini had rejected an initial request by the Trump administration to accept Kilmar Ábrego García should the government attempt to deport him there. John Schultz...
France’s Macron asks newly resigned Prime Minister Lecornu to try again to form a government
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday re-appointed Sebastien Lecornu as prime minister, just days after his resignation, asking him to try again to form a government and produce a budget in a bid to end the country’s political...
Men renew challenge to male-only draft rule before Ninth Circuit
(CN) — A challenge to the military’s all-male draft registration system hit a steep roadblock on Friday as the Ninth Circuit signaled reluctance to overturn longstanding Supreme Court precedent. “This case here is about an archaic law that perpetuates these...
San Francisco courtroom clerks authorize second strike in a year
SAN FRANCISCO (CN) — San Francisco Superior Court clerks overwhelmingly voted to authorize a strike Friday, accusing their management of refusing to address concerns that led to a strike last fall. Clerks represented by Service Employees International Union, Local...
South Korean investigators indict Unification Church leader over alleged ties to ex-first lady
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean investigators on Friday indicted the 82-year-old leader of the Unification Church, Hak Ja Han, over allegations that she instructed church officials to bribe the wife of jailed former President Yoon Suk Yeol and a...
Newsom signs law aimed at increasing housing near public transit
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (CN) — Friday marked a major win for pro-housing campaigners in California, as Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law new rules aimed at increasing density near transit hubs. Authored by state Senator Scott Wiener, a San Francisco Democrat, Senate...
The Taliban government blames Pakistan for a strike on Kabul
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban government on Friday blamed Pakistan for striking the Afghan capital and bombing a market in the country’s east, accusing its neighbor of violating national airspace. A blast struck before 10 p.m. local time on Thursday in the Abdul...