US crime
Woman charged after allegedly driving car into crowd of New York protesters | US news
Sign up for the Guardian Today US newsletter One woman was arrested after allegedly driving her car into a crowd of Black Lives Matter protesters in Manhattan Friday afternoon, injuring six, the New York police department (NYPD) said. A group of marchers had taken to the streets to protest against the federal immigration authorities detaining …
Far right network orchestrated synagogue attacks, FBI says | World news
Federal authorities allege that a member of a far right network orchestrated the vandalism of synagogues in Michigan and Wisconsin last September. Richard Tobin, 18, of Brooklawn, New Jersey, allegedly led other members of the group to paint the synagogues with neo-Nazi slogans and insignia as part of what he called “Operation Kristallnacht”, in reference …
Panama Papers law firm Mossack Fonseca sues Netflix over The Laundromat | World news
The partners of the offshore law firm whose confidential files were exposed in the Panama Papers leak, Mossack Fonseca, have launched defamation action against Netflix over a movie about the scandal that is due to be released on Friday. In a US lawsuit filed on Tuesday, Jurgen Mossack and Ramon Fonseca say The Laundromat, in …
Charlottesville white supremacist who killed protester asks judge for mercy | World news
The self-avowed white supremacist who plowed his car into counter-protesters opposing a white nationalist rally in Virginia two years ago, killing one and injuring dozens, has asked a judge for mercy and a sentence shorter than life in prison. Lawyers for James Alex Fields Jr, 22, said in a sentencing memo submitted in court documents …
