Washington — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has agreed to plead guilty to violating the Espionage Act and is expected to appear in a U.S. courtroom on the Northern Mariana Islands in the coming days, court records revealed Monday. The guilty plea, which is to be finalized Wednesday, will resolve Assange’s outstanding legal matters with the
Washington — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange pleaded guilty to a single felony charge for publishing U.S. military secrets as part of a deal with the Justice Department that secures his freedom and concludes a drawn-out legal saga that raised divisive questions about press freedom and national security. Assange appeared Wednesday morning in a federal courthouse
Washington — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange pleaded guilty Wednesday to a single felony charge for publishing U.S. military secrets as part of a deal with the Justice Department that secured his freedom and concluded a drawn-out legal saga that raised divisive questions about press freedom and national security. Assange’s guilty plea was accepted by U.S. District
Nassau County passes ban on transgender athletes from competing on women’s sports teams Nassau County passes ban on transgender athletes from competing on women’s sports teams 02:03 MINEOLA, N.Y. – Nassau County’s legislature has approved a controversial transgender athlete ban that was endorsed by former Olympian Caitlyn Jenner, who is transgender. A judge previously struck down
Washington — The Supreme Court on Monday said it will consider whether a Tennessee law that ban gender-affirming health care for transgender minors violates the Constitution, setting the stage for a major decision on transgender rights in its next term. The justices agreed to review lower court decisions upholding Tennessee’s ban, which was appealed by
Washington — Active shooters violently targeted members of the public across the U.S. at a rate that was 89% higher from 2019 to 2023 than in the previous five-year period, according to a new FBI report released Monday. Last year, 105 individuals were killed during active shootings, the highest level in recent years. The public
Two years after the Supreme Court ended federal protections for abortion care, some Democratic-led states have moved to combat the restrictive laws on the procedure that have been enacted in Republican-led states. The efforts from Democratic-led states include shield laws that prohibit patients and providers from facing legal consequences for abortion procedures. According to the