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Film and television mogul Tyler Perry is facing a new sexual assault lawsuit filed by an aspiring actor, marking the second set of similar allegations brought against the filmmaker in 2025 and escalating legal scrutiny around his professional conduct. The latest lawsuit was filed by Mario Rodriguez, a model and actor who appeared in a…
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A 56-year-old Bulgarian-born business owner from Chicago has died while in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), intensifying scrutiny of medical care, detention conditions, and due process within the U.S. immigration enforcement system. Nenko Gantchev died last week at the North Lake Correctional Facility in Baldwin, Michigan, a privately run prison contracted…
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Democrats on the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Accountability have launched a new public-facing ICE and CBP misconduct dashboard, aimed at documenting and tracking verified allegations of abuse and potential violations of law during federal immigration enforcement operations under the Trump administration. According to a release published on the Oversight Democrats’ official website, the…
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Wrongful Conviction Overturned After 19 Years as Shooter’s Letter and Confession Lead to Exoneration
A New York man who spent nearly two decades in prison for a murder he did not commit has been fully exonerated after the actual gunman confessed, capping a decades-long miscarriage of justice that began when critical evidence was ignored. Emel McDowell was 17 years old when he was arrested and charged with murder following…
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The U.S. Department of State announced on December 23, 2025, that all Diversity Visa (DV) issuances are temporarily paused effective immediately. The decision affects applicants selected through the annual DV lottery, even if they have completed all required forms, submitted supporting documents, or attended their scheduled embassy interviews. According to the Department of State, the…
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An unclassified, heavily redacted Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) intake document, released as part of the ongoing Epstein Files disclosures, contains serious allegations against U.S. President Donald Trump, though the claims remain unverified. The document, dated March 8, 2020, records a follow‑up tip submitted to the FBI’s National Threat Operations Center by a woman alleging…
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A US federal court has temporarily blocked a Texas law that would have required users to verify their age before downloading mobile apps or accessing paid online content, ruling that the measure likely violates the First Amendment. In an order issued Tuesday, US District Judge Robert Pitman granted a preliminary injunction preventing Texas Attorney General…
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Senior U.S. lawmakers are threatening legal and congressional action against the Department of Justice (DOJ) after the Trump administration released only a partial and heavily redacted set of documents related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, despite a new federal law requiring full disclosure. At a press conference in Washington, D.C., on December…
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The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has placed an immediate hold on Diversity Visa (DV) Lottery Adjustment of Status cases filed within the United States, following a new policy memorandum issued on December 19, 2025. The policy affects DV Lottery winners who applied for their green cards through Adjustment of Status (AOS)—the process that…
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The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to allow the Trump administration to deploy National Guard troops to Chicago and surrounding areas while a legal challenge continues, dealing a significant setback to President Donald Trump’s efforts to use federalized forces to support immigration enforcement in Illinois. In an unsigned order, the Court left in place…
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