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Mafia returns to center stage in NBA betting scandal that included rigged poker games

Decades after a crackdown by prosecutors decimated the ranks of the New York Mafia, the indictment of an NBA coach, a player and nearly three dozen others in a betting scandal highlights the mob’s persistence and adaptability

The Independent UK · Oct 24, 2025

Prosecutors open to delaying Trump’s sentencing in hush money case

Prosecutors oppose dismissing case but concede sentencing could be delayed until US president-elect is out of office.

Al Jazeera · Nov 19, 2024

With father of suspect charged in Georgia shooting, will more parents be held responsible?

Murder charges filed against the father of a 14-year-old boy accused of a Georgia school shooting follow the successful prosecution of two parents in Michigan

The Independent UK · Sep 7, 2024

The New York hush-money probe of Donald Trump explained

More than six years later after Donald Trump's lawyer paid off a porn star, New York prosecutors appear to be close to deciding whether the former president should face charges in connection with that payoff

The Independent UK · Mar 10, 2023

July 4 shooting suspect bought guns legally despite threats

Police say the man charged with killing seven people when he unleashed a hail of bullets on an Independence Day parade from a rooftop in suburban Chicago legally bought the high-powered rifle used in the shooting and four other weapons, despite threatening violence

The Independent UK · Jul 6, 2022

Deadly July 4 parade: Shots, then a frantic rush to escape

For many people, the mass shooting that killed at least seven people and injured 30 others in a Chicago suburb on July 4 was yet another reminder that any place, any event in the U.S. can turn dangerous or deadly

The Independent UK · Jul 5, 2022