Local News from Friday, November 21st, 2025

Qaeda Convict Returns to Guantánamo Court 17 Years After Trial

The Yemeni prisoner spent nearly seven hours at the war court, displaying some of the defiance of his 2008 proceeding.

Judge Concludes Prosecutors Can Circumvent Federal Grand Juries in D.C.

The ruling by a federal judge found that federal prosecutors could fall back on local grand juries to approve serious charges when they failed to persuade a federal grand jury.

Coast Guard Softens Stance on Hate and Hazing

A new servicewide policy recasts swastikas and nooses as merely “politically divisive” and deletes protections for transgender troops.

Missouri Judge Who Wore Elvis Wig in Court Agrees to Resign

Judge Matthew E.P. Thornhill also talked about politics and played Elvis songs in court, a judicial commission said.