Legalistic LARPing: Luke Skywalker made defendant in mock trial by DODEA students

Luke Skywalker was charged under the Uniform Code of Military Justice with 5,999 counts of murder for blowing up the Death Star. In proceedings put on by costumed Grafenwoehr Elementary School fourth graders, jurors acquitted him.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange allowed to appeal extradition from Britain to US

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was given permission on Monday to appeal against extradition to the United States after arguing at London’s High Court that he might not be able to rely on his right to free speech in a U.S. court.

Another massive alligator booted from MacDill Air Force Base in Florida

A 12-foot, 4-inch alligator has been banished from MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Fla., after getting caught twice in areas off limits to reptiles, according to gator wranglers.

Helicopter crash that killed Iran’s president and others could reverberate across Middle East

The helicopter crash in which Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, the country’s foreign minister and other officials were killed is likely to reverberate across the Middle East, where Iran’s influence runs wide and deep.

Tugboats escort ship that caused deadly Baltimore bridge collapse back to port

The recovery from the deadly Baltimore bridge collapse reached a significant milestone Monday as the ill-fated container ship Dali was slowly escorted back to port, its damaged bow still covered with smashed shipping containers, fallen steel trusses and mangled concrete.

War crimes prosecutor seeks arrest of Israeli and Hamas leaders, including Netanyahu

The chief prosecutor of the world’s top war crimes court sought arrest warrants Monday for leaders of Israel and Hamas, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, over actions taken during their seven-month war.

General says he warned that Afghanistan would get ‘very bad, very fast’

Austin Scott Miller, the last four-star U.S. commander based in Kabul, met privately with House lawmakers scrutinizing the Biden administration’s Afghanistan exit.

US, allies discuss Ukraine’s air defense, but no new aid announced Monday

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Monday that defending against aerial attacks is critical for Ukrainian forces fighting off surging Russia invaders and urged allies to come up with more air-defense weapons to send the embattled country.

Fat Leonard bribery cases fall apart because of prosecution blunders

A pattern of prosecutorial misconduct in the Fat Leonard investigation has caused several cases to unravel so far and is threatening to undermine more.

Trilateral coast guard training would be first among US, Japan, South Korea

Coast guard vessels from the United States, Japan and South Korea will reportedly train together for the first time next month.