Sri Lanka bribery commission arrests ex-president's son, court gives bail
Sri Lanka's bribery commission has arrested Yoshitha Rajapaksa, the son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, police said on Wednesday.
June 17, 2026Sri Lanka's bribery commission has arrested Yoshitha Rajapaksa, the son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, police said on Wednesday.
June 17, 2026
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's hopes of clinging to power in an election this autumn have long been shaky, but the
June 17, 2026
A federal judge dismissed on Wednesday the U.S.
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A Vietnamese man with cardiovascular problems collapsed and died in the “Speedway Slammer,” the repurposed Indiana
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An Australian court on Wednesday banned former Star Entertainment CEO Matthias Bekier from managing companies for six years and fined him A$700,000 ($494,620) over failure to
June 17, 2026
The Philippine Senate removed an ally of former president Rodrigo Duterte as Senate president on Wednesday and elected a new leader just weeks before the expected start of
June 17, 2026
China said on Wednesday that it will take countermeasures in response to a new Taiwan government website for Chinese nationals to report intelligence tips, saying the site
June 17, 2026
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Wednesday the firing of warning shots by a Russian frigate to divert a UK-flagged civilian yacht near British
June 17, 2026
Australia cannot be a multicultural society and immigration policies have put the country in crisis, Pauline Hanson said on Wednesday, as the right-wing
June 17, 2026
A former Citigroup executive alleged in a lawsuit that she was fired in retaliation for raising regulatory and compliance questions, according to
June 17, 2026
How a British antiquities dealer made millions from an international looting network
June 17, 2026
An exhibition in Romania’s capital highlights the harsh reality of interrogations by the country's communist-era secret police
June 17, 2026
Suspect in custody after 1 killed in Delaware hospital shooting
June 17, 2026
The rapper Mystikal will serve 20 years in prison for raping a woman at his Louisiana home in 2022
June 17, 2026
Toronto police have linked multiple shootings, including one at the U.S. Consulate in March, to complex gun-for-hire networks
June 17, 2026
U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres has visited Haiti, where surging gang violence has left more than 1 in 10 people homeless
June 17, 2026
The U.S. military has attacked a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing one man and leaving two survivors
June 17, 2026
The federal government has asked a judge to halt the United States' first reparations program in Evanston, Illinois
June 17, 2026
A Canadian federal judge has rejected Ghana’s bid to get Thomas Partey into the country for the team’s first World Cup match while the midfielder awaits trial on rape charges
June 16, 2026
Police in Chicago say a person is in custody in an investigation of a large cross set on fire in a well-known park
June 16, 2026
19-year-old would-be attacker of UFC event sought to use drones and was referred to police by his parents, FBI says
June 16, 2026
Court papers say law enforcement officials disrupted a planned attack targeting the UFC cage-fighting show staged at the White House this past weekend
June 16, 2026
Federal prosecutors have charged 15 people with impeding federal agents during a massive immigration surge in Minnesota earlier this year
June 16, 2026
12 victims identified in one of deadliest US skydiving incidents in decades
June 15, 2026
What we know about the Justice Department investigation into Jennifer Siebel Newsom
June 17, 2026
Friends and family are remembering the skydivers killed in a Missouri plane crash for their love of life and the thrills and peace jumping gave them
June 17, 2026
Brazil’s Supreme Court convicted former lawmaker Eduardo Bolsonaro on Tuesday for coercion
June 17, 2026
Brazil's Supreme Court on Tuesday convicted former lawmaker Eduardo Bolsonaro, a son of ex-President Jair Bolsonaro living in the U.S., of courting
June 17, 2026
A cyber extortion group claimed on Tuesday to have stolen more than a terabyte of data from pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk and said it is exploring selling parts of
June 16, 2026
The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold confirmation hearings July 15 and 16 for acting Attorney General Todd Blanche as some Republicans remain undecided on supporting him for the post
June 17, 2026
Police chief defends officers after police monitor claims excessive force in 2024 death
June 17, 2026
Gov. Mike DeWine says he believes Ohio should abolish the death penalty
June 16, 2026
An Israeli strike killed at least two Palestinians in the central Gaza Strip, health officials said, as residents of an area in
June 16, 2026
Luigi Mangione, the man accused of gunning down a health insurance executive on a Manhattan sidewalk, is due for a hearing in state court on Wednesday ahead
June 16, 2026
A Russian warship has fired warning shots near a U.K.-registered pleasure yacht in the English Channel
June 16, 2026
Four households evacuated after pickup truck crashes into apartment building
June 17, 2026
Victim says it's 'absolutely insane': Convicted child predator who faked death captured in Arizona
June 17, 2026
President Donald Trump’s attorney for the 2020 campaign in Wisconsin and two former aides have all pleaded not guilty to felony forgery charges for their roles in a fake elector scheme designed to overturn Trump’s loss in the swing state
June 17, 2026
A man accused of shooting two National Guard troops near the White House, killing one of them, has pleaded not guilty to charges in a new indictment
June 17, 2026
Repairs to a nearly 1,000-year-old monastery in Kyiv that was damaged by what Ukraine said was a deliberate Russian strike could take around two years, an official said on
June 16, 2026
Parents demand investigation after 2-year-old dies following dental procedure in Greensboro
June 17, 2026
A 79-year-old nurse helped others for decades. Now she fears going to jail over her yard.
June 17, 2026
Gay couple says they were attacked in Caldwell; now pushing for change under Idaho protection laws
June 17, 2026
Author Amy Griffin has sued a former classmate for defamation
June 16, 2026
Teens get prom they thought was lost after threat canceled original dance
June 17, 2026
A federal judge has declined to overturn a Wisconsin judge’s obstruction conviction for helping a man evade immigration officers who showed up at a courtroom looking to detain him
June 16, 2026
'Everybody on that plane was somebody that I know': Skydiver remembers plane crash victims
June 17, 2026
Headstones added for 1882 lynching victims, 27 others buried in Missouri cemetery
June 17, 2026
Country music star Jelly Roll has filed for divorce from his wife of 10 years
June 16, 2026
Federal judge chides ICE for ‘public attack’ on judge that put her in ‘personal danger’
June 17, 2026
Sean Penn will direct a movie about a police officer who was at the Jan. 6 Capitol riot in 2021, Warner Bros
June 16, 2026
Paris Hilton has returned to the Utah boarding school where she said she was abused as a teenager
June 16, 2026
A Russian artist critical of President Vladimir Putin was shot and killed in the eastern Polish town of Biala Podlaska, a Polish prosecutor said on Tuesday.
June 16, 2026
Milan prosecutors have opened an investigation into a WhatsApp group in which about a dozen tram drivers in the city exchanged comments about images of female passengers
June 16, 2026
A Russian frigate fired warning shots to divert a UK-flagged civilian yacht near British territorial waters on Tuesday, according to statements from Russia's Defence
June 16, 2026
Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice has been released from a Texas jail after serving a 30-day sentence for violating the terms of his probation
June 16, 2026
How can Jelly Roll be getting divorced?
June 16, 2026
Polish prosecutors say a 44-year-old Russian artist who has been critical of President Vladimir Putin was shot and killed at close range near his home in eastern Poland
June 16, 2026
A hearing in Luigi Mangione’s state murder case in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was postponed until Wednesday after prosecutors said they failed to inform his jailors that he was needed in court
June 16, 2026
A Milan court on Tuesday acquitted all eight defendants in the first verdict among a dozen criminal cases into urban planning that
June 16, 2026
The FBI said on Tuesday it thwarted a planned attack on the Ultimate Fighting Championship mixed martial arts event on the White House lawn on the
June 16, 2026
A federal judge has recused herself in a fight over Georgia election records after the U.S. Department of Justice raised questions about her ability to be impartial
June 16, 2026
Students report same-sex peers were made to kiss during class assignment, teacher fired
June 16, 2026
Brother of late NFL star, U.S. Army Ranger Pat Tillman sentenced for 2025 San Jose post office arson
June 16, 2026
Exiled Russian artist known for anti-Putin cartoons shot dead in Poland
June 16, 2026
Worker dies after falling from construction scaffolding at school, police say
June 16, 2026
The HBO show “Task” features tense standoffs and dramatic moments, but its most powerful scene may be Mark Ruffalo reading a victim impact statement in court
June 16, 2026
Naomi Campbell has appeared in a London court, seeking to overturn a ban on her being a charity trustee in England and Wales
June 16, 2026
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday warned against blaming migrants for the country's economic pain, saying they should not be scapegoated for South
June 16, 2026
Turkey's foreign minister said on Tuesday he told his Russian counterpart about the need to avoid steps in the Black Sea that threatened regional security and Turkey's
June 16, 2026
Cyprus' anti-corruption watchdog on Tuesday said it had identified possible abuse of power by former president Nicos Anastasiades while in office, referring the matter to
June 16, 2026
A shadowy figure known as El Money orchestrated arson attacks in London linked to British Prime Minister Keir Starmer
June 16, 2026
Iran executed two individuals described as "armed leaders of early 2026 unrest" in the county of Shahrud, the judiciary's news outlet Mizan said on Tuesday, identifying the
June 16, 2026
Italian police have arrested seven people accused of belonging to an anarchist militant network and carrying out sabotage on a high-speed railway line during the Winter
June 16, 2026
The mastermind of Greece's defunct and most lethal guerrilla group November 17, who was freed from jail last month, will return to prison after the country's top court
June 16, 2026
The U.S. Air Force says eight people aboard a B-52 bomber that crashed shortly after takeoff at a military base in Southern California’s Mojave Desert are dead
June 16, 2026
Bangladesh has summoned a senior Indian diplomat posted in Dhaka to protest against the treatment of an adviser to Prime Minister Tarique Rahman who was reportedly detained
June 16, 2026
Authorities say two people are dead after a BASE jumping accident in a Utah canyon
June 15, 2026
A military aircraft crashed at a base north of Los Angeles Monday morning, Edwards Air Force Base said on social media. It is not immediately clear if there are any injuries. CNN has reached out to the base for more information. CNN's Josh Campbell reports what we know about the crash so far.
June 16, 2026
South Africa marks the 50th anniversary of the Soweto uprising by students, a pivotal moment in the fight against apartheid
June 16, 2026
A U.S.
June 16, 2026
Justice Department tax probe includes Gov. Gavin Newsom’s wife
June 16, 2026
A teenager charged with sexually assaulting and killing his 18-year-old stepsister on a Carnival Cruise ship has surrendered after a federal judge reversed his decision on pretrial release now that the teen is charged as an adult
June 16, 2026
Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom says the Justice Department is investigating him and his wife, accusing the Trump administration of targeting him for political purposes as he weighs a presidential bid
June 16, 2026
Several of the skydivers who were killed when their plane crashed moments after taking off from a Missouri airfield were experienced jumpers
June 15, 2026
Teen pleads not guilty to hate crime in killing of O’Shae Sibley, who was stabbed while dancing at a Brooklyn gas station
August 11, 2023
Immigrant charged with assaulting ICE agent by hitting him with a van, prosecutors say
June 16, 2026
The U.S.
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June 16, 2026
California Governor Gavin Newsom on Monday accused President Donald Trump of directing the Justice Department to undertake a politically motivated investigation of him
June 16, 2026
Epstein survivors push Comer to investigate potential leads from DOJ’s files in private meeting
June 16, 2026
Shortly after midnight on May 13, 2025, Ukrainian national Roman Lavrynovych messaged someone he knew as 'EL Money', a mystery figure who
June 15, 2026
Deadly crash revives longstanding debate over regulation of skydiving planes
June 16, 2026
Fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon eased significantly on Monday but did not halt completely despite a U.S.-Iran
June 15, 2026
Florida's attorney general sued TikTok on Monday over claims it is violating the state's law barring social media platforms from allowing children under age 14
June 16, 2026
Protesters gather outside Angelini's Ristorante after owner's controversial video
June 16, 2026
Officials in Brazil were inspecting the site of a Sunday's fatal helicopter crash
June 16, 2026
Sweden's parliament passed a law on Monday allowing authorities to revoke immigrants' residency permits based on bad behaviour, such as having unpaid debts, doing
June 15, 2026
A key cooperating witness in the U.S. government's criminal investigation into Turkish lender Halkbank's alleged role in helping Iran evade sanctions is due
June 15, 2026
Two Democratic members of Congress on Monday pressed the administration of President Donald Trump to retain communication records related to pardons
June 15, 2026
A 1,000-year-old monastery that symbolises Ukraine's spiritual and cultural heritage was badly damaged on Monday in a major attack by
June 15, 2026
The Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether states can use juries made up of only six people in criminal cases, instead of the usual 12
June 15, 2026
Woman accused of feeding neighbor’s cat to dogs
June 16, 2026
The sibling owners of a Santo Domingo nightclub will stand trial for involuntary manslaughter after a roof collapse killed 236 people
June 15, 2026
'It was like something out of a horror movie': Fire destroys multiple homes, business in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
June 16, 2026
City offers free swim passes to kids who pledge to avoid arroyos
June 16, 2026
A Russian bombardment of Ukraine's biggest cities has set ablaze part of an Eastern Orthodox landmark and killed 11 people
June 15, 2026
Business owner aids injured man after witnesses say he collapsed
June 15, 2026
Community honors Ally Hill: Mother of 2, Skyline employee killed at work
June 15, 2026
Firefighters help rescue 15 campers from rising floodwaters
June 15, 2026
MUMBAI, June 15 - The founder and leader of India's Cockroach Janta Party was slapped repeatedly by unknown men during a crowded protest in the northern city of Jaipur on Monday, which he said was an
June 15, 2026
The U.S.
June 15, 2026
Firefighters and employees were cleaning up on Monday after what Ukraine said was a targeted Russian strike that caused serious damage to a nearly
June 15, 2026
Ugandan security forces have arrested Erias Lukwago, a senior opposition figure and lawyer representing detained People’s Front for Freedom party leader Kizza Besigye, who
June 15, 2026
Military trial for soldier accused of mass shooting at Fort Stewart starts this week
June 15, 2026
The U.S.
June 15, 2026
Trial begins for man accused of raping, killing 93-year-old woman in Orlando
June 15, 2026
Man threatens teens with knives over go-kart noise, deputies say
June 15, 2026
'It's tough': Father says son with two baby boys died in Missouri plane crash
June 15, 2026
Man seen on video running from van after hitting child on E-bike is in custody, chief says
June 15, 2026
A surge in attacks on foreign nationals in South Africa is damaging the country's global image and fuelling a backlash against businesses and artists
June 15, 2026
The U.S.
June 15, 2026
The U.S.
June 15, 2026
A Ukrainian man was found guilty on Monday of carrying out arson attacks on property connected to British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in May last year on
June 15, 2026
Supreme Court dumps Trump aide Carter Page’s wiretapping suit against James Comey
June 15, 2026
Supreme Court to decide if migrants detained for months must receive bond hearings
June 15, 2026
Two men were convicted of a plot last year to set fire to two houses and a car linked to British Prime Minister Keir Starmer
June 15, 2026
Aurora police hope cold case podcast could help solve murder of Chelsea Yasser
June 15, 2026
Aurora firefighters rescue kittens trapped inside burning home
June 15, 2026
Driver killed after car struck by DART Blue Line train in northeast Dallas, authorities say
June 15, 2026
Downtown Pittsburgh shooting leads to charges against 15-year-old boy
June 15, 2026
The stepson of Norway's Crown Prince Haakon was found guilty on Monday of rape and domestic violence and sentenced to four years in prison
June 15, 2026
Starbucks’ South Korean operation said Monday it will close all of its stores nationwide early on June 22 for mandatory history and social sensitivity training
June 15, 2026
The stepson of Norway's Crown Prince Haakon has been found guilty of two counts of rape and other crimes and is sentenced to four years in prison, an Oslo court ruled on
June 15, 2026
Marius Borg Høiby, the eldest son of Norway’s Crown Princess Mette-Marit, has been sentenced to four years in prison
June 15, 2026
A prominent Cambodian opposition politician has appealed his conviction on incitement charges to the Supreme Court
June 15, 2026
Sydney's Coogee Beach reopened on Monday under the watchful eyes of lifeguards and jet ski patrols, after a shark attack over the
June 15, 2026
Swiss financial crime prosecutors are racing against time as outdated regulation in one of the world's top cross-border wealth management centres allows
June 15, 2026
When 33-year-old Princess Adjei set up her hair salon in downtown Durban in November, she had lived in South Africa since moving from Ghana as a
June 15, 2026
A World Cup bus was set alight and
June 14, 2026
Britain’s banks recorded the sharpest increase in losses to certain types of fraud since the COVID-era boom in technology-enabled scams, renewing calls for
June 15, 2026
Poor maintenance is often a factor when skydiving planes crash, like one did in Missouri on Sunday, and the National Transportation Safety Board has said in past investigations that weak oversight of the industry can allow problems to go unnoticed
June 15, 2026
Authorities say a pilot and 11 others were killed when a plane taking people on a skydiving outing in Missouri crashed in a field and caught fire
June 14, 2026
Two helicopters have collided over Rio de Janeiro, crashing in the city’s western zone and killing all six aboard
June 14, 2026
Eleven skydivers and a pilot died in the crash of a private plane on Sunday in Butler, Missouri, aircraft operator Skydive Kansas City said.
June 15, 2026
14-year-old arrested for armed robbery of kids' lemonade stand in South Boston
June 15, 2026
7 indicted in large Colorado drug trafficking investigation involving candy distribution
June 15, 2026
Three Philadelphia police officers shot in Wynnefield expected to be OK, suspected shooter dead
June 15, 2026
Geneva police on Sunday fired teargas at protesters who set fire to a Tesla vehicle and smashed windows at a United Nations agency as they vented
June 14, 2026
Swiss police fired tear gas as protesters opposed to a G7 summit across the border in France targeted United Nations buildings in Geneva, a Reuters witness said.
June 14, 2026
A psychiatric defense may be Luigi Mangione’s best argument in state murder trial, experts say. Here’s why
June 14, 2026
British anti-Islam activist Tommy Robinson said he was detained at Heathrow Airport on Saturday and had his phone seized, after a week when he posted heavily online about
June 14, 2026
It was bedlam on Broadway as the New York Knicks won their first NBA championship in 53 years, with exuberant celebrations marred by mayhem and violence, including a shooting in Times Square
June 14, 2026
British commandos boarded and intercepted a sanctioned Russian shadow fleet oil tanker in the Channel on Sunday, leading for the first time an operation to
June 14, 2026
UK intercepts Russian ‘shadow fleet’ tanker for first time
June 14, 2026
He overcame his criminal past to help stop violence on Baltimore’s streets. His arrest reveals the job’s fragile balance
June 14, 2026
Taiwan's government launched a website on Sunday to encourage Chinese nationals to report intelligence tips, saying it was offering a secure channel to what it says is an
June 14, 2026
Aldon Smith, a former All-Pro linebacker for the San Francisco 49ers whose playing career was sidetracked by legal issues, has died
June 14, 2026
Who was Niño Guerrero? The alleged drug kingpin the US killed in Venezuela
June 14, 2026
President Donald Trump says he will appoint one of his personal lawyers to serve as the top federal prosecutor in Manhattan, filling a pending vacancy after Trump tapped the man currently in the job to be director of national intelligence
June 14, 2026
If there’s a saving grace from the bedlam that is about to ensue in New York City on Saturday, with the Knicks on the verge of a championship and Brazil taking on Morocco in the World Cup, it is that Game 5 of the NBA Finals is on the road
June 13, 2026
OpenAI received a subpoena from several states as part of a probe into the safety of customers using its chatbot as it prepares to offer stock to the public for the first time
June 14, 2026
The death of a woman from Haiti seeking asylum in the U.S. who died from hypothermia days after her release from federal custody was ruled a homicide by a Pennsylvania county medical examiner's office
June 14, 2026
Scam artists posing as Duke employees try to gain access to property: HCSO
June 14, 2026
Cleveland Cavaliers guard James Harden has been arrested in Houston on a misdemeanor charge of unlawful carrying of a weapon in a motor vehicle, according to the Harris County District Clerk’s Office
June 14, 2026
Video shows Florida deputy slapping nearly naked woman after she allegedly spat in his face twice
June 14, 2026
6-year-old girl rescued by father after tree falls on Michigan home
June 14, 2026
Thousands of demonstrators have gathered in Belfast to denounce anti-immigrant rioters
June 13, 2026
Top Tren de Aragua leader killed in US military strike, Trump announces
June 13, 2026
West Texas fugitive dead after killing 1 and injuring 10 in shooting following an over 30-hour manhunt
June 12, 2026
Melinda French Gates has ‘visceral reaction’ recalling ‘abhorrent’ Epstein in new interview
June 13, 2026
Legislation in two of the nation's most populous states could force 3D printers to come equipped with technology blocking them from making guns
June 13, 2026
Drones and lone wolf attacks are key concerns as FBI works to secure 11 World Cup cities
June 13, 2026
CNN's Carolina Peguero speaks with a survivor of the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando. Nearly 300 people were at the club when a gunman opened fire.
June 12, 2026
The meetings have become routine.
June 13, 2026
A woman has been critically injured by a shark off a popular Sydney beach
June 13, 2026
President Donald Trump said on Friday U.S. forces carried out a strike that killed Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, also known as Niño
June 13, 2026
A woman swimmer was seriously injured in a shark attack at a Sydney beach on Saturday, authorities said, in the latest of a spate of shark attacks off Australia's coast.
June 13, 2026
President Donald Trump says a “swift and lethal kinetic” U.S. strike has killed Héctor Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, whom he called “the infamous leader” of the Tren de Aragua gang
June 13, 2026
The Manhattan architect who lived a secret life as the Gilgo Beach serial killer has spent the past three years alone in a segregated cell
June 13, 2026
Alabama is seeking to execute a man with lethal injection hours after his nitrogen execution was prevented from going forward
June 13, 2026
A U.S. bankruptcy judge in Houston said on Friday bankrupt auto parts maker First Brands could move ahead with a liquidation plan that would fund lawsuits
June 13, 2026
A man was jailed for murder. 15 years after his death, he will get a retrial
June 13, 2026
Attorneys for Tyler Robinson urge judge to block death penalty over prosecutor’s comments to media about ballistics evidence
June 13, 2026
Authorities in Texas say a man who opened fire in a shooting that left one dead and 10 injured had shot at police just days earlier during a chase
June 12, 2026
Chinese authorities have arrested an American scholar on suspicion of espionage
June 12, 2026
Residents in tornado-ravaged areas in Illinois and Indiana are grappling with damage to their homes and neighborhoods after a strong line of storms barreled through communities south of Chicago
June 12, 2026
Attorneys say an Iranian woman is among a group of people who have been deported to the Central African Republic from the United States
June 12, 2026
The Treasury Department has moved to involve banks more deeply in President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown
June 13, 2026
Blake Lively won a partial victory in her contentious litigation against fellow actor Justin Baldoni, as a federal judge on Friday awarded her legal
June 13, 2026
Man airlifted to hospital after 'cave in' after digging 9-foot hole
June 13, 2026
Utah resident caught in drama after building pickleball court
June 13, 2026
Defense lawyers for the man accused of killing Charlie Kirk are asking a judge to block prosecutors from seeking the death penalty as punishment for comments they made in the media about a bullet fragment recovered from Kirk’s body
June 12, 2026
Woman facing charges for grabbing, hurting duck from Venetian Fountain, LVMPD says
June 13, 2026
Argument between coworkers leads to fatal shooting in downtown Las Vegas, police say
June 13, 2026
Ghana midfielder Thomas Partey will not play in his team's World Cup opener Wednesday after Canada denied his visa application while he awaits trial in London on multiple charges of rape
June 13, 2026
A bystander wounded during an exchange of gunfire near the White House last month is an active-duty soldier and is still being treated for his wounds, according to the law firm he has retained
June 13, 2026
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa filed an urgent court application on Friday to try to stop a parliamentary impeachment process from starting to probe
June 13, 2026
Denver Broncos pass rusher Jonathon Cooper is facing more legal trouble
June 13, 2026