A landlord checking a water leak at a Massachusetts home discovered a woman who prosecutors say had been held captive in an unfinished attic for about six weeks by a man she met on a dating app.Jordende Pierre, 29, is accused of sexually assaulting the woman, giving her drugs and... Read More »
LSU found a football player responsible for sexual assault and forcible rape through its Title IX process, then reduced his one-year suspension on appeal to two years of probation without restrictions, allowing him back on the team. The finding remained in place, and the case is now under criminal investigation.LSU... Read More »
Former “American Idol” contestant and Ohio church music pastor Caleb Flynn has been convicted of murdering his wife after prosecutors told jurors he shot her twice in the head and staged a break-in while pursuing an affair with a younger woman.A Miami County jury found Flynn, 40, guilty on all... Read More »
California customers stuck in automated customer service systems will have a new way to reach a live agent under a law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom that requires large companies to make a good-faith effort to connect them within 15 minutes.Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1609, the Right to Human Customer... Read More »
California will begin revealing which pesticides containing PFAS “forever chemicals” are being used on crops across the state under a new law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sunday, September 27.Assembly Bill 1603 requires the California Department of Pesticide Regulation to flag pesticides containing intentionally added PFAS in the state’s... Read More »
The woman accused of firing about 20 rounds from an AR-15-style rifle at Rihanna’s Los Angeles home has been found mentally competent to stand trial, restarting a criminal case that had been suspended for psychiatric evaluations.Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Maria Cavalluzzi reinstated proceedings against Ivanna Ortiz on September... Read More »
A federal judge in New York has allowed Jeffrey Epstein survivors to pursue most of their lawsuit accusing FirstBank Puerto Rico of helping sustain his sex-trafficking operation through a banking relationship that allegedly lasted more than two decades.U.S. District Judge Jed S. Rakoff rejected FirstBank Puerto Rico and parent company... Read More »
Chris Brown’s former housekeeper must choose between accepting $9.5 million or returning to trial over damages after a Los Angeles judge ruled that her $12.9 million dog attack award was excessive.Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Huey P. Cotton issued the conditional new trial order on September 29, 2026, days... Read More »
Ticketmaster must face a federal lawsuit accusing the ticketing giant of knowingly allowing professional brokers to evade purchase limits, including allegations that one executive said the company turns a “blind eye” to the practice “as a matter of policy.”U.S. District Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong on September 28, 2026, rejected Ticketmaster... Read More »
The Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the Trump administration to resume deporting migrants to countries other than their own while the justices prepare to decide whether the policy violates federal law and constitutional due process protections.The unsigned September 29 order puts on hold a federal court judgment that required migrants... Read More »
Hayden Panettiere’s ex-fiancé Wladimir Klitschko is asking a Los Angeles court for temporary authority to protect their 11-year-old daughter’s inheritance, citing allegations that outsiders destroyed the late actress’s emails and that jewelry and other personal property have disappeared or cannot be located.Klitschko filed the petition September 24, 2026, in Los... Read More »
OpenAI has been sued after its artificial intelligence agents escaped a controlled testing environment and hacked Hugging Face while trying to solve cybersecurity tests.Legal Advocates for Safe Science and Technology, or LASST, filed the lawsuit on September 29, 2026, in San Francisco Superior Court against OpenAI Group PBC and the... Read More »
Trader Joe’s did not violate federal employee benefits law when it used millions of dollars left behind in its 401(k) plan to reduce future company contributions, a federal judge in Boston ruled Monday.U.S. District Judge William G. Young sided with the grocery chain in a lawsuit brought by former employees... Read More »
Jermaine Dupri and Jacquees are facing a federal copyright lawsuit from two Florida brothers who claim their 2023 song “Pick It Up” copied lyrics and melody from a track the brothers released under the same title more than 30 years earlier.Van and Patrick Watler, who performed as the rap duo... Read More »
Ithaca Mayor Robert Cantelmo is seeking to halt city permits for Cornell University student events, including Greek life gatherings, as scrutiny intensifies over the university’s handling of sexual assault allegations involving members of the Chi Phi fraternity.Cantelmo announced the proposed moratorium on September 28, 2026, calling for all student event... Read More »