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Duane Davis Is Convicted of Orchestrating Tupac Shakur’s Murder

1 September 2026 at 05:54
Duane Keith Davis, 63, was found guilty of first-degree murder after he went on an interview tour discussing his role in the 1996 drive-by shooting.

© Pool photo by Bizuayehu Tesfaye

Duane Keith Davis, right, and his lawyer, Michael Sanft, after a jury found Mr. Davis guilty. He faces up to life in prison.

Judge Again Denies Trump’s Request to Move Hush-Money Case to Federal Court

The ruling, from Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein, blocks President Trump’s quickest path to overturning his 2024 conviction for covering up hush-money payments to a porn star.

© Doug Mills/The New York Times

In July, the Supreme Court found that presidents were entitled to presumptive immunity for official acts, raising the bar for any prosecution.

Judge Throws Out Key 9/11 Confession as Tainted by Torture

28 August 2026 at 22:42
Prosecutors argued the statements by the defendant, Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, were crucial evidence for the eventual death-penalty trial.

Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, the man accused of plotting the Sept. 11 attacks, at Guantánamo Bay in January 2022 in a photo provided by his lawyers.
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