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Crime

Court hearings for the dueling lawsuits over the film "It Ends With Us" began Monday, with Federal Judge Lewis J. Liman warning lawyers for co-stars Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni — who are on opposing sides of the lawsuits — to limit public commentary.

Lively-Baldoni Legal Battle Escalates Over 'It Ends With Us'

Approximately 10 Shot at Swedish Adult School

NBA Star Rozier Under Federal Sports Betting Probe

US Strikes Alleged IS Targets in Somalia

Convicted French Rapist Linked to 1990s Cold Cases

Violent crime

A comprehensive investigation by several humanitarian organizations — including Border Forensics and On Borders — has accused the EU of "complicity" in the trafficking of migrants in Tunisia, where they are allegedly sold to Libyan gangs for prices ranging from £10 to £75 (US$12 to $93). Women are sold at higher prices due to sexual exploitation.

Report: EU Funds Linked to Modern Slave Trade in North Africa

8 Gaza Hostages Released, Including 5 Thais

Syria: Former Rebel Leader Ahmed al-Sharaa Made Interim President

Quran-Burning Protester Shot Dead in Sweden

Australia: 14 Religious Sect Members Found Guilty in Girl's Death

Vice crime

Renewed violence between the National Liberation Army (ELN) and dissidents of the now-defunct Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) in Colombia's northeastern region of Catatumbo has left at least 80 people dead and thousands displaced over the past week.

Guerrilla Violence Triggers Displacement Crisis in Colombia

Biden Sets Record with 2.5K Drug Offense Commutations

Canada Deploys Black Hawk Choppers Along US Border

UK Announces New Inquiries Into Grooming Gangs

Canada Tightens Border Policy Amid Trump Tariff Threat

White-collar crime

Former Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced the end of her 14-year marriage to Peter Murrell on Monday through an Instagram post, claiming they had been separated for some time.

Scotland's Ex-First Minister Nicola Sturgeon Ends Marriage

US Treasury Accuses China of Hacking Its Workstations

New York AG Rejects Trump's Plea to Drop $454M Fraud Case

Japan Airlines Hit by Cyberattack

Vietnam Court Upholds Tycoon's Death Sentence in $12B Fraud

Sexual harassment

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced on Friday that former WWE Chief Executive Officer Vince McMahon must pay over $1.7M for failing to disclose settlement agreements related to sexual assault allegations.

WWE's McMahon Fined $1.7M in SEC Hush Money Settlement

FBI Raids Ex-NYPD Chief's Home Amid Sex-for-Overtime Probe

Chile's Boric Denies Sexual Harassment Claims

UK Court Orders Police to Seize $3M from Tate Brothers

Ex-Abercrombie CEO Released on Bail After Arrest on Sex Trafficking Allegations

Robberies and thefts

Two men have been arrested in connection with the theft of the "Girl with Balloon" painting — made by the anonymous street artist Banksy — from the Grove Gallery in London, England, on Sept. 8.

Stolen Banksy Painting Found, Two Arrested

Nine Charged in Canadian Gold Heist

Spanish Police Seize Ancient Jewelry Worth $64M Taken From Ukraine

Last Batch of Epstein Documents Released

Democratic Rep. Cuellar Carjacked in Washington, DC

Organized crime

British authorities conducted multiple raids across Scotland, South Yorkshire, Essex, Wales, and Gloucester in November, seizing more than 6K wild bird eggs in the largest such operation in UK history.

UK Seizes More Than 6K Illegal Bird Eggs

South Africa: Volunteers Enter Abandoned Mine Shaft to Help Illegal Miners

France Probes Death Threats to Israeli Olympic Athletes

UN: Over 3K People Killed in Haiti Gang Violence This Year

Melbourne Airport Staff Accused of Drug Smuggling