The historic prisoner swap that brought about the release of US journalist Evan Gershkovich and 15 others was made possible by a personal promise German Chancellor Olaf Scholz made to US President Joe Biden during a White House visit. But until Thursday, it was far from clear the plan would succeed.

The Senate unanimously passed legislation Thursday to create dozens of additional judgeships on federal district courts across the US, in a rare moment of bipartisanship over an issue once mired in political gridlock.

An Emory University student persuaded the Eleventh Circuit to revive his breach of contract claims in a suit alleging the school’s probe finding him guilty of sexual assault was unlawfully biased.

Alex Beard, the billionaire former head of oil at Glencore Plc, was charged with corruption by the UK’s top fraud agency, alongside four other ex-employees from the commodities trader.

GPB Capital Holdings LLC founder David Gentile was found guilty Thursday of leading a Ponzi-like fraud that federal prosecutors said put at risk more than $1.8 billion raised from thousands of investors.

Get Together Inc.'s co-founder and then-CEO solicited $170 million in investments for the social media company while misrepresenting its advertising costs and using its credit cards for personal expenses, including his wedding, the SEC alleges.