Month: February 2026

Lawyers discussed possibility of Epstein’s cooperation with prosecutors – and more names surfaced in new documentsA new trove of about 3m files related to the financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was released on Friday, offering new details about his network and interactions with wealthy and powerful figures and the federal investigations into his crimes.The release follows legislation passed in November by US lawmakers that mandated the disclosure of […]

The eldest son of Norway's crown princess has been arrested over new criminal allegations ahead of a trial on charges including rape.Source: feeds.skynews.comRead full article

Judge is considering a temporary order after agents used teargas on protesters during a weekend demonstrationA judge is considering a temporary order placing restrictions on federal officers’ use of force during protests after a weekend demonstration in Portland, Oregon, where agents used teargas on a crowd that included children.Thousands of protesters gathered outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility on Saturday in what Keith Wilson, the city’s mayor, described […]

Group of survivors say victims’ names ‘and other personally identifying information’ was in files; US president reasserts he ‘wasn’t friendly’ with EpsteinHouse speaker Mike Johnson is set to swear in Christian Menefee, a Democrat who recently won a runoff election for a reliably blue seat in Texas.Menefee’s victory, however, means the margin in the House is even more slim: 218 Republicans to 214 Democrats. His current term will end at […]

Ron Johnson says he does not ‘have a problem’ with key demand made by Democrats blocking agency’s fundingThe homeland security secretary, Kristi Noem, said that all federal agents in Minneapolis will immediately begin wearing body cameras and that the program will be expanded nationwide “as funding is available”.The announcement on Monday comes after Republican senator Ron Johnson of Wisconsin suggested, in a concession that could pave the way to an […]

Several documents and ‘media’ may have inadvertently exposed sensitive information of victims, drawing outcryThe justice department said on Monday it had taken down several thousand documents and “media” that may have inadvertently included victim-identifying information since it began releasing the latest batch of documents related to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein on Friday.It blamed the release of sensitive information that drew an outcry from victims and their lawyers on mistakes that […]

Author says accusations ‘spread and amplified’ by people more interested in ‘outrage and getting clicks’Neil Gaiman has said that multiple sexual assault allegations against him are “simply untrue” and claimed to be the victim of a “smear campaign”, in the first post addressing the accusations for almost a year.Gaiman, 65, author of novels including American Gods and the Ocean at the End of the Lane, has faced allegations of sexual […]