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Michael R. Sisak

Miroslav Koubek, right, head coach of the Czechia men's national soccer team, poses for a selfie with a supporter during a public training session, Saturday, June 6, 2026, in Mansfield, Texas, ahead of the World Cup soccer tournament. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
June 7, 2026, 8:14 am
Massive US security op prepares to take on unprecedented World Cup challenges
A legion of federal agencies to deploy high-tech methods, including robot sniffer-dogs to counter threats, while drones and AI misinformation are among biggest concerns
By Jake Offenhartz, Michael R. Sisak and Rebecca Santana
FILE - This March 28, 2017, photo provided by the New York State Sex Offender Registry shows Jeffrey Epstein. (New York State Sex Offender Registry via AP, File)
May 7, 2026, 5:18 am
US judge releases note that cellmate says he found after Epstein first attempted suicide
‘Watcha want me to do — Bust out cryin!!’ says note purportedly written by the sex offender, before concluding with ‘NO FUN’ and ‘NOT WORTH IT!!’
By Michael R. Sisak and Larry Neumeister
Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani participates in a ceremony commemorating the anniversary of the 9-11 terror attacks in New York, Septeber 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, file)
May 4, 2026, 6:12 am
Rudy Giuliani hospitalized in ‘critical but stable condition’, his spokesman says
81-year-old former New York City mayor told his talk show audience on Friday that his voice was ‘a little under the weather’
By Michael R. Sisak and Christopher Weber
Alon Alexander, 37, right, and his twin brother, Oren, left, attend their bond hearing at the Richard E. Gerstein Justice Building on December 13, 2024, in Miami, Florida. (POOL / Getty Images via AFP)
March 10, 2026, 4:51 pm
Israeli-American brothers guilty of luxury real estate sex-trafficking scheme, rape in US
Oren, Alon and Tal Alexander convicted in Manhattan federal court, will appeal; more than 60 women accused trio of drugging and assaulting them
By Michael R. Sisak and Larry Neumeister
Police detain Emir Balat after he attempted to detonate an improvised explosive device during a counterprotest against far right influencer Jake Lang staging an anti-Islam protest outside Gracie Mansion, March 7, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Julius Constantine Motal)
March 9, 2026, 9:42 pm
Men who threw explosives at NYC protest cited ISIS as inspiration, police tell court
Emir Balat, Ibrahim Kayumi charged with attempting to provide material support to a terrorist org, using weapon of mass destruction
By Jake Offenhartz and Michael R. Sisak
Documents included in the US Justice Department release of files related to disgraced financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein are photographed on January 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)
January 31, 2026, 12:40 pm
US Justice Department releases massive new batch of Epstein documents
More than 3 million pages, thousands of videos and images released, detailing the late financier and sex offender’s ties to figures including Trump, Elon Musk and ex-prince Andrew
By Eric Tucker, Michael R. Sisak and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER
Captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro arrives at the Downtown Manhattan Heliport, as he heads towards the Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse for an initial appearance to face US federal charges in New York City, January 5, 2026 (REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz)
January 5, 2026, 6:59 pm
Maduro pleads not guilty at NYC court in first appearance since capture by US forces
Deposed Venezuelan leader Maduro led into courtroom wearing a blue jail uniform along with his co-defendant wife, tells judge, ‘I’m a decent man, president of my country’
By Michael R. Sisak, Larry Neumeister and Eric Tucker
This photo illustration taken in Washington, DC, on December 19, 2025, shows photographs the US Justice Department released from the investigation into the politically explosive case of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. (Mandel NGAN / AFP)
December 25, 2025, 4:20 am
After missing deadline, US Justice Dept. says it needs more time to release Epstein files
Announcement comes as Justice Department says it found ‘over a million’ more documents that could be tied to sex offender; US senators call to probe failure to comply with deadline
By Seung Min Kim, Eric Tucker and Michael R. Sisak
This undated photo released by the US Department of Justice shows Jeffrey Epstein. (US Department of Justice via AP)
December 21, 2025, 8:57 am
16 Epstein files removed from US Justice Department site, including photo of Trump
Missing content includes images of paintings showing nude women, and photo of the president, alongside Epstein, Melania Trump, and Epstein’s longtime associate Ghislaine Maxwell
By Michael R. Sisak and David B. Caruso
Jeffrey Epstein in 2010 (Video screenshot)
December 10, 2025, 9:59 pm
US Justice Department can unseal Epstein’s 2019 sex trafficking case records: judge
Reversing his earlier decision, district judge cites transparency act relating to disgraced financier as intending to make material public, cautions to preserve victim privacy
By Michael R. Sisak
Harvey Weinstein appears at Manhattan criminal court in New York, June 10, 2025. (Michael Nagle/Pool Photo via AP)
June 11, 2025, 10:48 pm
Jury convicts Harvey Weinstein of top charge in retrial of his landmark sex crimes case
Hollywood mogul found guilty of forcibly subjecting Miriam Haley to a criminal sex act in 2006; a second charge is thrown out, and decision has yet to be made on the third
By Jennifer Peltz and Michael R. Sisak
Fog lingers behind Alcatraz Island, San Francisco, July 1, 2015,. (Eric Risberg/AP)
May 5, 2025, 11:22 am
Trump says he will reopen notorious Alcatraz prison, ‘symbol of law and order’
US president instructs Bureau of Prisons to reopen ‘a substantially enlarged and rebuilt’ facility on island off San Francisco to house US’s most ‘ruthless and violent offenders’
By Jill Colvin and Michael R. Sisak
Former US president Donald Trump appears at Manhattan criminal court during jury deliberations in his criminal hush money trial in New York, May 30, 2024. (Steven Hirsch/New York Post via AP, Pool, File)
January 4, 2025, 12:12 pm
What could happen in Trump’s January 10 sentencing in hush money case?
US president-elect was convicted of 34 counts of falsifying business records, but judge will likely close case without any real punishment
By Jennifer Peltz and Michael R. Sisak
Former US president Donald Trump waits for the start of proceedings in Manhattan criminal court, April 23, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, Pool, File)
January 4, 2025, 11:48 am
Trump to be sentenced in hush money case before inauguration; no jail time expected
Judge signals Trump to get unconditional discharge on Jan. 10 rather than having case dismissed, meaning he’s on course to be 1st US president to take office convicted of felony crimes
By Michael R. Sisak and Jennifer Peltz
Ryan Wesley Routh takes part in a rally in central Kyiv, Ukraine, April 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
September 16, 2024, 11:58 pm
Would-be Trump assassin urged Iran to kill ex-president, in his book about Ukraine
Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, was fervent activist for Kyiv, claimed to be recruiting foreign fighters from Afghanistan; Ukrainian army says he contacted them with ‘nonsensical ideas’
By Michael Biesecker, AUDREY McAVOY, Bernard Condon and Michael R. Sisak
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