Dead pig found at German mosque building site
Police say a dead pig with Chancellor Angela Merkel’s name daubed on it has been found at a construction site where a mosque is being built in the eastern German…
Court decisions
Connecticut’s top court hears Kennedy cousin murder case
By DAVE COLLINS Connecticut’s highest court was hearing arguments Wednesday on whether Kennedy cousin Kennedy should get a new trial or be sent back to prison for a 1975 murder.…
Palestinian eviction case spotlights Jerusalem settler push
By KARIN LAUB and MOHAMMED DARAGHMEH Ahmad Sub-Laban’s family has lived for decades under threat of eviction from their home overlooking the gold-topped Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem’s Old…
Justices review DA’s choice of all-white murder trial jury
By MARK SHERMAN and KATE BRUMBACK Prosecutor Stephen Lanier’s meaning was unmistakable when he urged jurors in north Georgia to sentence the defendant to death in part to deter other…
OJ Simpson appeal rejected by Nevada Supreme Court
By KEN RITTER A lawyer for O.J. Simpson says they’ll decide their next step after the Nevada Supreme Court rejected the imprisoned former football star’s latest appeal of his 2008…
Egypt court releases full ruling in Al-Jazeera English case
An Egyptian court has released the detailed ruling on why it sentenced three Al-Jazeera English journalists to three years in prison for airing what it described as “false news,” a…
Federal judge orders Kentucky clerk and her staff to court
By CLAIRE GALOFARO A county clerk who invoked “God’s authority” as she defied the U.S. Supreme Court yet again on gay marriage Tuesday refused to resign and now must face…
Hungary court orders arrest of 4 men in migrant truck deaths
By PABLO GORONDI Four men suspected of being involved in the deaths of 71 migrants found in a truck in Austria were placed under preliminary arrest on Saturday by a…