Activision Blizzard, the parent company for a compendium of video game developers and publishers responsible for popular franchises such as Diablo, Call of Duty, and World of Warcraft, is now the target of a wide-reaching investigation instigated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The SEC’s investigation follows a... Read More »
Three men have been indicted for narcotics conspiracy after over one ton of cocaine was intercepted entering the New York area last week. Jorge Aponte-Guzman, Nelson Agramonte-Minaya, and Carlos Maisonet-Lopez were arrested in connection to transporting the cocaine through the New York region. Authorities explain that at the end of... Read More »
A Minnesota man is facing five criminal charges after trying to extort the Major League Baseball organization out of $150,000. U.S. Attorney of the Southern District of New York, Damien Williams, announced last week that along with the extortion attempt, Joshua Streit, 30, also known as Josh Brody, allegedly “illegally... Read More »
Popular chocolatier See's Candy is at the center of a negligence and wrongful death lawsuit after an employee tested positive for the coronavirus. The employee’s husband later contracted the virus from her and passed away shortly after. Maria Saucillo was a longtime employee of the See's Candy Shop packaging warehouse... Read More »
Whether you're Britney Spears looking to end your marriage after 55 hours, had a night in Vegas involving Elvis and a chapel, or are your average joe ready to call it quits after several years, divorce and annulment are two words that might pop up in the conversation. But what... Read More »
A death row inmate at Oklahoma’s state penitentiary reportedly began to convulse and vomit after he was executed last Thursday. His body’s reaction to the state’s lethal injection method has sparked renewed criticism surrounding the three-dose lethal cocktail used in states throughout the nation. Oklahoma inmate John Marion Grant, 60,... Read More »
The Biden administration is in discussions with lawyers representing migrant families about the possibility of payment after children were separated from their parents during a controversial Trump-era policy. During the Trump Administration, immigration took a front-row seat as Trump vowed to close the border in an effort to stop illegal... Read More »
It’s a long way to fall from grace when you are former Governor Andrew Cuomo, who emerged during the early days of the pandemic as a hero to the nation. On the heels of numerous charges of sexual harassment from eleven women, Governor Cuomo resigned in disgrace in August and... Read More »
A doctor and eight health care workers who “served patients on the front line of the COVID–19 pandemic with bravery and grace” lost their fight for an injunction to prevent the State of Maine from implementing a COVID-19 vaccine mandate that lacked exemptions for religious beliefs. In a brief, six-sentence... Read More »
Former Chicago Blackhawks hockey player, Kyle Beach, has come forward as the man who filed a lawsuit against the team over the mishandling of his sexual assault allegations. The May 2021 lawsuit was filed by a John Doe, but on Wednesday, Beach revealed himself to be the man behind the... Read More »
The U.S. State Department took a step toward accomplishing its gender inclusivity policy push by issuing the first-ever U.S. Passport with an “X” gender marker. While this is a momentous occasion for the LGBTQI+ community, the service won’t be routinely offered until early 2022. The move began as a campaign... Read More »
The mother of an eight-year-old boy whose body was left decomposing in a Texas apartment complex and her boyfriend have been arrested and charged with crimes related to the child’s death. The couple, Gloria Y. Williams, 35, and her boyfriend Brian W. Coulter, 31, were arrested on Tuesday after they... Read More »
The Department of Justice announced last Thursday that they have reached an $88 million settlement with the families of churchgoers shot and killed in the historically Black Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina. The settlement also extends to victims who were injured during the shooting. The June... Read More »
Jane Roe was drunk. John Doe claimed she consented to have sex. She denied it. When suspended by the university that both of them attended, Doe moved to set aside his penalty because he was denied the chance to cross-examine his accuser. The trial court said there were no credibility... Read More »
At a pre-trial meeting, a Wisconsin judge ruled that the individuals shot by Kyle Rittenhouse cannot be referred to as “victims” but can only be described as “rioters” or “looters,” potentially impacting the outcome of the case and swaying jury members to one side. The Kenosha County Circuit Judge, Bruce... Read More »
