On this day in conspiracies

With Dipendra comatose but technically next in line, he is proclaimed king while lying in hospital. His uncle Gyanendra, who was not at the palace during the shooting, is named regent. Official statements are sparse and confused; an early palace account describes the deaths as the result of an accidental discharge, deepening public suspicion.

Congress passes the USA FREEDOM Act, ending bulk collection under Section 215 and replacing it with a narrower, court-ordered, provider-held records system.

Sepp Blatter, re-elected FIFA president days earlier, announces he will step down and calls for a profound overhaul of the organization, saying he will stay until a successor is chosen. He is not among those charged in the US case.

A federal appeals court affirms the lower-court finding, ruling out suicide and endorsing the homicide hypothesis. Lagomarsino is charged as an accessory and several of Nisman's assigned bodyguards are also charged over their conduct. None is convicted of killing him; the identity of any shooter remains open.

Rodolphe Jaar, a Haitian-Chilean businessman who admitted helping fund and arm the plot, becomes the first defendant sentenced in the US case; a Miami judge imposes a life sentence despite his cooperation. Further guilty pleas and life sentences follow for other co-conspirators.