Benjamin Weiser

A federal appeals court ruled that Masahide Kanayama, a surgeon and practicing Christian, may be extradited to face charges of vandalism.

Dr. Masahide Kanayama has devoted his life in Manhattan to medicine and God. He could face five years of hard labor in Japan.

Eva Magdalena Chalco Chango, who has no lawyer, asked a federal judge to free her brother, whom she has cared for throughout his life.

Lawyers for Luigi Mangione, charged with killing UnitedHealthcare’s chief executive, are asking for details about a reported meeting between the White House and an executive with the insurer.

The administration has refused to release the money because New York is a so-called sanctuary city. It was “a blatant violation of the law,” the judge wrote.

New York’s attorney general has joined colleagues nearly 40 times to confront the administration over myriad issues as the president pressures Democratic states.

A judge had demanded an explanation for why Justice Department officials were publicly expressing views on Luigi Mangione’s guilt in the killing of a health insurance executive.

Survivors of the Oct. 7 attack on Israel accused the United Nations Relief and Works Agency of helping fund Hamas. The federal judge in Manhattan found that the agency has immunity.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has called Mr. Maduro, the Venezuelan leader who faces narco-terrorism charges, a “fugitive from American justice.”

They echoed the president’s characterization of Luigi Mangione, even though the judge had warned of endangering a fair trial.