In this episode of True Crime News The Sidebar Podcast: Eric Faddis joins host Joshua Ritter to break down the biggest cases making headlines across the nation. They discuss evidence in Bryan Kohberger’s case that could suggest a second suspect in the University of Idaho slayings, key differences in Karen Read’s retrial after jury selection, and…
Tokyo Skytree is lit up in yellow on Thursday, the International Day for Community Volunteers Supporting Offender Reintegration. © Japan Today
President Donald Trump slammed Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Thursday, reiterating his frustration that the Fed has not aggressively cut interest rates and saying that the central bank leader’s “termination cannot come fast enough.” Trump hinted at moving to fire Powell, whose term does not expire until next year. The Republican president’s broadside comes…
Clashes between Sudanese paramilitaries and the army have killed at least 57 civilians in the besieged Darfur city of El-Fasher, medical and activist sources said Thursday, with civilians fearing a looming bloodbath as fighters close in. The local resistance committee, a grassroots aid group, said the civilians were killed on Wednesday in clashes following an…
Hip hop superstar Drake is now complaining about rival rapper Kendrick Lamar’s performance of “Not Like Us” at this year’s Super Bowl, adding it to his defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group over the diss track and its allegations of pedophilia against Drake. “The Recording was performed during the 2025 Super Bowl and broadcast to…
Surging U.S. tariffs will weaken the global economy and push up inflation this year, according to projections to be released next week by the International Monetary Fund. The IMF’s Managing Director, Kristalina Georgieva, said Thursday that the Trump administration’s sharp increases in duties have caused global uncertainty to spike. The import taxes will slow global…
Google has been branded an abusive monopolist by a federal judge for the second time in less than a year, this time for illegally exploiting some of its online marketing technology to boost the profits fueling an internet empire currently worth $1.8 trillion. The ruling issued Thursday by U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema in Virginia…
Rice prices in Japan last month were almost twice what they were a year earlier, official data showed Friday, as core inflation accelerated in the world’s number four… © Japan Today
Defense Minister Gen Nakatani said Friday security matters with the United States are “separate issues” from President Donald Trump’s higher tariffs, amid concerns that Japan’s defense costs may be part of future trade negotiations. Nakatani also said at a press conference he has no plans to visit the United States to attend the tariff talks,…
A Japanese court has ordered the state to pay damages to the surviving family of a former laborer who developed pneumoconiosis after working in a factory that handled asbestos, overturning a lower court ruling that dismissed the claim. The point of contention in the trial at the Osaka High Court was when the 20-year statute…
