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Wisconsin Sheriff Sues Illinois Woman and Commissioner Over Disputed ICE-Detention Claims

The case tests how far officials can go in using defamation law to counter viral allegations.

Tennessee School Board Member’s ‘You’re Hot’ Remark to Student Sets Emergency Meeting

Grand Jury Faults Yolo County Over Years of Inaction Before Deadly Esparto Fireworks Blast

Baltimore Inspector General Flags Suspected Fraud and Juvenile Data Breach in MONSE’s SideStep Program

Whistleblower Alleges LA County Alert Supervisor Slept During Eaton Fire as Officials Dispute His Role

Santander Footbridge Collapse Probe Focuses on Missed Warning and Liability

Jury Awards $5.7 Million to Chicago Family Over 2018 Botched SWAT Raid

Baltimore Inspector General Sues City to Assert Independence and Subpoena Power

Crans-Montana Fire Inquiry: Safety Chiefs Say Leaders Knew Inspections Had Lapsed for Years

Anipur Bridge in Assam Collapses During Truck Crossing, Injuring Two

Gul Plaza Fire Probe Advances as Judicial Commission Invites Public Evidence

NYC’s 2001 Memo Anticipated 35,000 9/11 Exposure Claims, Prompting New Demands for Records

Storm-Battered Tricity Sees Power Largely Restored, Mohali Still Endures Long Outages

Delhi Pledges 18-Month Fix for Flooded Sharma Enclave as Dumping Worsens Drainage

Criminal Case Opened Over Unsafe School Meals in Saratov Region

Surat Water Tank Collapse: Eight Arrested in Probe of Rs 21-Crore Project

Celina ISD Releases Redacted Third-Party Report on Ex-Coach Caleb Elliott

TMC Convenes Court-Mandated Panel as Bombay HC Pressures Civic Bodies Over Pothole Deaths

Karachi Manhole Death Prompts Court Petitions Seeking Criminal Case Against Mayor

San Francisco Jail Strip-Search Claim Triggers Review as Sheriff Disputes ‘Mass’ Search