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A new report by the Federal Reserve’s independent inspector general concluded that a nearly $2.5 billion construction project was poorly managed but made no referrals to the U.S. attorney general.
The British prime minister, Andy Burnham, said there were “strong indications” Iran played a part in the events at R.A.F. Fairford on Sunday, without providing details why.
The national organization of the Chi Phi fraternity at the center of a Cornell University sexual assault lawsuit explained publicly for the first time how it handled the episode.
Attorney General Todd Blanche alleged that Minnesota federal judges quoted in the media criticizing Justice Department conduct are biased against the DOJ and are politicizing the legal system. He said he is filing an ethics complaint against them.
Reports of comments made by Jane Doe to Cornell University police in 2024 when she first went to school officials with allegations she was gang raped are raising new questions about what law enforcement knew at the time. Doe told police she was okay with an initial encounter, but that later in the night she did not consent and believed she was raped. She also described being physically hit. The revelations raise new questions as to why law enforcement did not file criminal charges at the time of the incident and what the district attorney’s office was aware of regarding the assault allegations, as calls grow for answers in light of Doe’s civil lawsuit filed this month. In a statement to CNN, Tompkins County District Attorney Matthew…
Six Flags Magic Mountain in Southern California announced it is permanently closing the X2 roller coaster after a CNN investigation exposed a history of head injuries, hospitalizations and even deaths linked to the ride. Kyung Lah reports.
A pilot on the Israel-bound Flydubai flight diverted to Saudi Arabia stabbed the other pilot and appears to have tried to crash the plane, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said. He said passengers and crew subdued the assailant, who has been arrested. CNN's Pamela Brown discusses the harrowing incident with CNN national security analyst Alex Plitsas and CNN aviation analyst Miles O'Brien. Also, former DHS official Juliette Kayyem says the incident is an example of the biggest vulnerability in airline safety and CNN transportation analyst Mary Schiavo thinks changes need to be made in security checks for pilots. 0:00 Passengers react to their flight landing in Saudi Arabia after an apparent hijacking attempt 2:01 Security analyst…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday let the Trump administration resume deporting migrants to countries they've never been to, the third time it's allowed the policy since last year. About 25,000 people have already been removed.
A Federal Reserve watchdog found no criminal wrongdoing by former chair Jerome Powell in its investigation of the central bank's expensive headquarters renovation, according to a report released on Wednesday. Why it matters: The findings effectively clear Powell after the Justice Department opened an unprecedented criminal investigation into then-Fed chair, which became public in January. What they're saying: "At no point during our evaluation did we find reasonable grounds to believe that a violation of federal criminal law had occurred requiring a referral to the U.S. Attorney General," the Office of Inspector General wrote in the report. - The watchdog added that it "did not identify administrative misconduct during our evaluation."…