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A California jury found Bill Cosby liable for drugging and sexually assaulting a woman in 1972, awarding her US$59.25 million after a nearly two-week civil trial in Santa Monica.
Transport Secretary Sean Duffy and the FAA chief held a briefing after a deadly collision at LaGuardia; Duffy said the airport is “well‑staffed” but still faces air traffic controller shortages.
An Air Canada aircraft crashed at LaGuardia Airport, killing the pilot and co-pilot and sending 41 passengers and two firefighters to hospital, Al Jazeera reported.
Tehran residents told Al Jazeera they distrust Donald Trump’s approach to war and diplomacy, reflecting broader skepticism rooted in recent US–Iran tensions.
A Colombian Air Force transport plane with 114 passengers and 11 crew crashed shortly after takeoff; authorities have launched an investigation into the cause.
A jet collided with a fire truck at New York’s LaGuardia Airport; photos show the plane’s nose crushed and the fire truck on its side. The images highlight safety and operational concerns for the busy airport.
A Colombian military C-130 transport plane crashed after take-off on March 23, killing 66 of the 128 people on board. Rescuers evacuated dozens of survivors to hospitals and searched for four still missing.
Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni conceded defeat in a referendum on a justice reform package but said she will remain in office, marking a political setback for her government.
CCTV footage shows an Air Canada jet colliding with a fire truck at New York’s LaGuardia Airport, prompting questions about ground-safety procedures and potential travel impacts.
Italian voters rejected a proposed judicial reform in a referendum, delivering a political setback to Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and testing her leadership amid intense public debate.
The EU has sought clarification after accusations that Hungary leaked information to Russia; Germany called the claims “very serious” and Prime Minister Viktor Orbán ordered a probe.
Iran denied any talks with the United States after President Trump described discussions as “productive,” with Iran’s parliament speaker accusing him of using the idea of talks to escape a regional quagmire.
A coalition of preservation organizations has filed suit to block major physical changes proposed for the Kennedy Center under President Donald Trump’s renovation plans, arguing the alterations threaten the landmark’s historic character.
Conflict involving Iran has removed substantial oil and gas supplies from global markets. Rerouting and diversification alone cannot erase the resulting price shock, which could have lasting impacts on fuel, shipping and inflation.
OnlyFans owner Leonid Radvinsky, the Ukrainian‑American entrepreneur who built the site into a multibillion‑dollar platform, has died at 43 after a long battle with cancer, the company said.
Strikes on gas sites tied to the Iran war have boosted energy costs, pushing up electricity, food and other prices worldwide and creating ripple effects for import-dependent economies.
The U.S. Supreme Court left in place a divided appeals court ruling that bars online journalist Priscilla Villarreal, known as La Gordiloca, from suing police over her arrest related to obtaining nonpublic information.
The trial of former congressman David Rivera has begun over allegations he secretly lobbied for Venezuela during the first Trump administration; reports say Senator Marco Rubio is expected to testify.
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected an appeal from Texas death row inmate Rodney Reed seeking DNA testing on a webbed belt used in the 1996 killing of 19-year-old Stacey Stites; prosecutors had refused the testing.
The head of the International Energy Agency warned the Iran war is a “major, major threat” to the global economy, highlighting risks to energy markets, trade and inflation.