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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Louisiana man who spent decades in prison for a wrongful conviction began work Monday overseeing the criminal court in New Orleans after a judge temporarily blocked the state from eliminating the position. Calvin Duncan won 68% of the vote to serve as Orleans Parish criminal court clerk. But at the urging of Republican Gov. Jeff Landry, the GOP-controlled state Legislature raced to pass legislation eliminating […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday restored broad access to the abortion pill mifepristone, blocking a ruling that had threatened to upend one of the main ways abortion is provided across the nation. The order signed by Justice Samuel Alito temporarily allows women seeking abortions to obtain the pill at pharmacies or through the mail, without an in-person visit to a doctor. Those rules had been in effect […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge told the U.S. government Monday not to cut down more than 10 trees without first providing notice amid a legal dispute at a historic Washington golf course that President Donald Trump plans to renovate. U.S. District Court Judge Ana Reyes said during a remote hearing that she wasn’t going to issue a temporary restraining order just yet in the case brought by the DC […]

CENTCOM Denies Iranian Strike on Warship; Tehran Calls It ‘Warning Shots’   By The Media Line Staff   US Central Command (CENTCOM) denied Monday that Iran successfully struck an American warship near the Strait of Hormuz, after Iranian media initially claimed it struck the ship and Tehran later described the incident as “warning shots.”   In a statement on X CENTCOM stated that Iran’s claim of a successful strike was false. “The truth is, […]

Pakistan Arrests Journalist and YouTuber in Lahore Over Alleged al-Qaida Links   By Arshad Mehmood / The Media Line   Pakistani counterterrorism authorities arrested investigative journalist and YouTuber Muhammad Saad bin Riaz in Lahore during a joint intelligence operation, alleging that he had links to al-Qaida. Authorities said the arrest was made based on confirmed intelligence.   Security sources said an al-Qaida identification card, images of Osama bin Laden, and related literature were recovered from a bag in his […]

Gaza Flotilla Interception Tests Humanitarian Claims Under Fragile Ceasefire Framework  The confrontation unfolded during a transitional ceasefire period in which aid delivery systems exist but disputes over access, oversight, governance, and reconstruction remain unresolved  By Gabriel Colodro / The Media Line  The April 30 interception by the Israeli Navy of more than 20 vessels linked to the Global Sumud Flotilla has brought a familiar kind of confrontation back into focus, but under markedly different circumstances. This time, the […]

Jamahl Mosley was fired as coach of the Orlando Magic on Monday, paying the widely expected price after the team blew a 3-1 series lead and got eliminated by the Detroit Pistons in Round 1 of the Eastern Conference playoffs. It was Orlando’s third consecutive first-round playoff exit, and easily the most disappointing. Not only did the eighth-seeded Magic lose all three chances to upset the top-seeded Pistons, but one […]

BERLIN (AP) — Berlin’s Pergamon Museum, traditionally one of the German capital’s top tourist attractions, will reopen next year after the first part of a painstaking restoration effort that has kept its centerpiece out of the public eye for more than a decade. The Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation, which oversees many of Berlin’s museums, announced Monday that the museum will reopen on June 4, 2027. The museum’s centerpiece is the […]

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — President Javier Milei of Argentina restored journalists’ access to his government headquarters on Monday, more than a week after his decision to block credentialed reporters from the building — accompanied by a volley of online insults — triggered backlash from lawmakers and press freedom advocates. Journalists said early Monday that they could enter the Casa Rosada — or the Pink House, Argentina’s equivalent of the […]