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The Southern California amusement park (USA) withdraws one of its most popular mechanical attractions after a wave of demands for brain injury. Among the alleged victims is a 22-year-old who died a day after getting on the roller coaster in 2022. "Six Flags must take responsibility," says one of the lawyers of those affected.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul formalized on Friday, October 2, that Attorney General Letitia James was appointed as a special prosecutor in charge of the new investigation into the reported group rape of a woman by members of a Cornell University fraternity in 2024. The Democratic leader also questioned the authorities' handling of the victim's complaints, who, according to Hochul, has been "disappointed" by the investigators.
Christa Pike, 50, remains in critical state in a Nashville hospital after surviving an attempt to execute by lethal injection in Tennessee, an episode his lawyers call "chemical torture" and which has revived the debate on the death penalty in the United States. Pike received two doses of pentobarbital during the procedure, but did not die. The governor of Tennessee, Bill Lee, suspended the executions planned for the rest of the year and ordered an independent investigation into what happened.
Between 20,000 and 26,000 unaccompanied minors face difficulties in accessing legal representation after Donald Trump & apos; s administration has let federal funds for the organizations that assist them be overrun. In migration courts, some children of only three years of age must be brought before judges who may decide to deport them.
The wife and brother of the woman who died at the hands of an ICE agent during the violent anti-immigration operation 'Metro Surge' in Minnesota filed a lawsuit in which they seek compensation for damages. They point to the federal government, the perpetrator Jonathan Ross, former National Security Secretary Kristi Noem and two of the architects of Trump's migration policy, Stephen Miller and Tom Homan.
Just over a year after his abrupt departure from Donald Trump's cabinet, the billionaire Elon Musk will return to the Republican administration as one of the leaders of the 'Meridian Project'. The programme will be aimed at identifying the technologies and possible conflict scenarios that can mark the wars of the coming decades. Beneficiary of several contracts with the Pentagon, its role and that of other members of the plan raise questions about possible conflict of interest.
The United States Supreme Court agreed on Thursday, October 1, to review a policy of the Donald Trump Government that places millions of irregular immigrants in compulsory detention while their deportation proceedings are being processed. So far, this policy denies bail hearings for undocumented persons.
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said Wednesday that his department had reduced the number of admirals, generals and officers who did not fit his vision by 20%. "In simple terms: neither fat, nor transvestite, nor barbuds, nor rare, nor cowards, nor radicals. Only warriors: strong, prepared and committed troops," he said.
A former student at Cornell University sued that institution and seven alleged assailants, members of the Chi Phi fraternity, among other defendants, for alleged group rape. He claims that when he was 20, the men provided him with "alcohol and drugs to intoxicate her," leaving her unable to give her consent before she was sexually assaulted. The situation has led to the reopening of an investigation and raises questions about the institutional responsibilities and vulnerability of the complainant.
A 40-year-old man was shot to death in a park in Dublin, California. In the surrounding area, a couple of elderly people, both aged 77, remained, who turned out to be their mother-in-law and the perpetrators of the murder. They're both under arrest, no bail. The shooting took place a week before a divorce hearing between the man and Candice Jang, the daughter of the perpetrators, in the midst of a sour dispute over the custody of the couple's three children.
In a surprising turn, the woman's lawyer accused of killing her three children in the middle of an episode of postpartum psychosis questioned that she was responsible, by saying that "this whole case is based on speculation," during the hearing called to decide on the future of the trial. Clancy could be tried again on the same charge or by other minors, although the new approach of the defence seems to point to the judge dismissing the case.
On Tuesday, September 29, the United States Supreme Court authorized the Donald Trump Government to resume the deportation of migrants to countries other than that of origin. In this way, for example, Latin America has ended up in African nations, without offering them the opportunity to demonstrate the damage they might suffer. This is a Republican measure to make rapid expulsions as part of its hard-hand policy against immigration.
OpenAI cancelled on Monday the public launch of its new artificial intelligence model, Astra 6.1, after confirming in internal tests that it does not meet the required safety barriers. The decision takes place one day before the annual OpenAI DevDay conference and in the midst of disputes over unauthorized access to government websites in Australia, as well as a report from the UK's IA Security Institute that warns about a spontaneous increase in cyber attacks in system simulations.
Christa Pike, 50, is scheduled to be executed on Wednesday, September 30, in Tennessee State for the murder of Colleen Slemmer in 1995. His lawyers and international agencies question the death penalty because of the abuse he suffered during his childhood and his mental health, while the victim's mother claims that the sentence be served.
From Donald Trump's threat of "annihilating" Iran to António Guterres's warnings about artificial intelligence, the speeches of the 81st UN General Assembly were marked by the issue of war, the crisis of multilateralism and the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians.
More than twenty independent UN experts warned that the policy promoted by President Donald Trump's administration exposes thousands of migrants to the risks of torture, persecution and other human rights violations. At least 23,000 people were already sent to countries other than those of their origin.
The University of Utah did not adequately assess the risks of the event attended by the conservative activist, such as the possibility of a shooter on the roof, while a representative of Turning Point, the organization founded by Charlie Kirk, insisted that he speak outdoors despite security concerns due to nearby roofs, according to a report submitted this Friday by the academic institution.
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Friday, September 25, that Donald Trump's administration can use a new and controversial federal database designed, in theory, to verify voter citizenship for next November's elections. Critics argue that the Government overcomes the threat of non-citizens - an extremely rare phenomenon in the U.S. elections - to implement policies that would deprive people who are likely to vote for the Democratic Party of the right to vote.
The President of China concludes his visit to Washington on September 25 with a look at the Constitution and the Bill of Rights after a trip that has received criticism for being loaded in pompa, but light in achievements. However, Xi Jinping held that now the relationship between the US. The United States and its country will be characterized by "strategic stability," based on respect and reciprocity. Trump announced that "extraordinary things will happen" after what he called a "very productive" visit, although he stated that China's aid to Iran is "unacceptable."
The bilateral meeting and the subsequent dinner in homage to the visitor wasted pompa and symbolism, but did not offer clues on how both leaders will address the issues that separate them, such as artificial intelligence, trade, the Taiwan issue and the war with Iran. Trump exalted the ties between the two countries and, like Xi, preferred not to enter the divisive issues during public pronouncements.
