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Miranda Rights Endure Despite US Supreme Court Ruling

It is a mantra that fans of American cop shows around the world can rattle off by heart. “You have the right to remain silent,” a police officer advises a suspect under arrest. “Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. You have a right to an attorney. If you can’t afford an attorney, one will be provided to you.” The so-called “Miranda warning,” routinely administered by American law enforcement since the 1960s, came into the national spotlight last week when...

Ghislaine Maxwell Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison

Ghislaine Maxwell, the jet-setting socialite who once consorted with royals, presidents and billionaires, was sentenced to 20 years in prison Tuesday for helping wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse underage girls. The stiff sentence was the punctuation mark on a trial that explored the sordid rituals of a predator power couple who courted the rich and famous as they lured vulnerable girls as young as 14 and then exploited them. Prosecutors said Epstein, who killed himself in...

Former White House Aide to Testify About 2021 US Capitol Riot

The congressional panel investigating the January 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol last year is set to hear testimony Tuesday from Cassidy Hutchinson, an aide to former President Donald Trump's chief of staff Mark Meadows, who was privy to key White House conversations as Trump sought to upend his 2020 election loss. Watch the hearing: Hutchinson's testimony is shrouded in secrecy and was hastily scheduled Monday, with the House of Representatives panel declining to identify her...

51 Migrants Die After Trailer Abandoned in Texas Heat; 3 Arrested

Desperate families of migrants from Mexico and Central America are seeking word of their loved ones asDesperate families of migrants from Mexico and Central America frantically sought word of their loved ones as authorities began the grim task Tuesday of identifying 51 people who died after being abandoned in a tractor-trailer without air conditioning in the sweltering Texas heat. It was the deadliest tragedy to claim the lives of migrants smuggled across the border from Mexico. The...

Miranda Rights Endure Despite US Supreme Court Ruling

It is a mantra that fans of American cop shows around the world can recite by heart. "You have the right to remain silent," a police officer advises a suspect under arrest. "Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. You have a right to an attorney. If you can't afford an attorney, one will be provided to you." The so-called "Miranda warning," routinely administered by American law enforcement since the 1960s, came into the...

First Post-Roe Primaries Put Abortion at Center of Key Races

The midterm primary season entered a new, more volatile phase on Tuesday as voters participate in the first elections since the U.S. Supreme Court's decision revoking a woman's constitutional right to an abortion jolted the nation's politics. In Colorado's Republican U.S. Senate primary, voters are choosing between businessman Joe O'Dea and state Rep. Ron Hanks. O'Dea backs a ban on late-term abortions but is otherwise the rare Republican who supports most...

Jan. 6 Panel Calls Surprise Hearing to Present New Evidence

A congressional panel investigating the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol is holding a surprise hearing Tuesday “to present recently obtained evidence and receive witness testimony.” A committee statement announcing the hearing did not identify the witness or witnesses, nor additional details about the evidence it would present. Tuesday’s hearing is a surprise because the committee had said its next hearings would come in July, with those focusing on domestic extremists who...