Brett Favre is back in the spotlight over Mississippi’s massive welfare scandal after a new state report revealed that just $18,000 was recovered during the latest fiscal year from more than $96 million the state auditor says was misspent.The Hall of Fame quarterback received $1.1 million in welfare funds and... Read More »
A federal appeals court has ruled that clean drinking water is not a constitutional right, rejecting claims from Jackson, Mississippi, residents who alleged city officials exposed them to lead-contaminated water and misled the public about its safety.The full U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled 10-5 on Sept.... Read More »
Grindr will pay £26 million to settle a UK privacy lawsuit involving about 12,000 users who alleged the dating app shared highly sensitive information, including HIV status and testing data, with third-party companies without adequate consent.The settlement ends a two-year group action in the High Court of England and Wales... Read More »
Kim Zolciak’s 15-year-old son, Kroy “KJ” Biermann Jr., has been indicted on seven felony charges over an alleged sexual assault at a Georgia gym and remains in youth detention as his lawyers fight to move the case into juvenile court.A Fulton County grand jury charged Biermann with aggravated child molestation,... Read More »
Duane “Keffe D” Davis is maintaining his innocence days after being convicted of first-degree murder in the 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur, challenging the memoir, interviews, and other statements prosecutors used to help secure the guilty verdict.Davis told The Hollywood Reporter that he had nothing to do with Shakur’s death... Read More »
The parents of Celeste Rivas Hernandez are urging Los Angeles County prosecutors to seek the death penalty against singer D4vd as District Attorney Nathan Hochman weighs whether to pursue capital punishment in the 14-year-old girl’s killing.D4vd, whose legal name is David Anthony Burke, has pleaded not guilty to murder and... Read More »
The Big 12 Conference has dropped its federal lawsuit against Texas Tech University and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, ending a legal fight triggered by quarterback Brendan Sorsby’s extensive sports betting violations and the conference’s effort to sanction one of its own schools.The conference filed a notice of voluntary dismissal... Read More »
Lil Durk’s federal murder-for-hire trial is nearing jury deliberations after his defense called nine witnesses in a single day, attacking the testimony of key government cooperators before both sides rested their cases. Closing arguments are scheduled for Tuesday in Los Angeles federal court.Durk, whose legal name is Durk Banks, is... Read More »
President Donald Trump is pushing to rename New Mexico “New America,” sharing altered maps and repeatedly promoting the idea on social media. But the state’s constitution creates an immediate obstacle: Trump cannot change New Mexico’s official name by executive order.Trump first promoted the proposed name Sunday and returned to it... Read More »
A federal judge’s AI-assisted order that named nonexistent people, cited material outside the court record, and misstated Mississippi law is now at the center of a Fifth Circuit fight over whether he should continue presiding over the case.Mississippi is asking the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to... Read More »
King Charles III has confirmed that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle remain non-working members of the Royal Family and are to be treated as private citizens following their return to the United Kingdom, making clear that the couple will not resume official royal duties.The King authorized guidance sent Monday, September... Read More »
Barron Trump could face a congressional subpoena over his reported ties to Andrew Tate if Democrats take control of the House, after Rep. Yassamin Ansari renewed calls to investigate the president’s son and his relationship with the Tate brothers.Ansari, D-Ariz., said Saturday that Democrats should examine Barron’s financial dealings and... Read More »
YouTuber Jack Doherty was arrested in Fort Lauderdale and charged with misdemeanor domestic battery after police said he and a woman became involved in a physical dispute inside a home.Fort Lauderdale police responded to a reported domestic dispute in the city’s Riverside Park neighborhood at about 11:56 a.m. Friday, September... Read More »
Stella Lefty gave Noah Kahan a songwriting credit on her breakout hit “Boston” after his representatives raised concerns about its similarity to “Stick Season,” a decision the rising country-pop singer says was made to avoid a legal fight.Kahan did not take part in writing “Boston.” Lefty says his representatives contacted... Read More »
“Wheel of Fortune” announcer Jim Thornton has been fired by Sony Pictures Television after the studio completed an investigation into allegations stemming from photos showing him viewing a support chat room for people with pedophilic thoughts during a commercial flight to Los Angeles.Sony terminated Thornton’s employment effective immediately Friday, Sept.... Read More »
