CNN hit with $275 million defamation suit by Kentucky student
A Kentucky teenager sued CNN on Tuesday for defamation, saying the cable network falsely conveyed to viewers that he was the “face of an unruly hate mob” confronting a Native American activist at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington in January.
Hollywood actors, CEOs accused of paying bribes, faking photos to scam U.S. college admissions
Nearly 50 people, including actors Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin were charged on Tuesday in what federal authorities say was a $25 million scam to help wealthy Americans get their children into elite universities like Yale and Stanford.
PG&E spared criminal charges in deadly 2017 California wildfires
An investigation into fierce wildfires that swept Northern California’s wine country in 2017, killing 46 people, found no basis to criminally charge PG&E, the utility whose power lines helped spark the conflagration, prosecutors said on Monday.
For Manafort’s sentencing, a trip to the pre-cellphone era
If you need to get news out of the federal courthouse in Alexandria, Virginia, bring plenty of quarters.
Mueller says former Trump adviser Flynn’s cooperation ‘otherwise complete’
President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser Michael Flynn has completed his cooperation with the special counsel’s Russia investigation, although he is still aiding another federal probe, according to a court filing on Tuesday.
Pentagon sets limits on transgender troops
The U.S. Defense Department signed a memo on Tuesday that would enforce limitations on transgender people serving in the military, a policy that has been the subject of court challenges.
Former Trump adviser Flynn asks judge to delay sentencing: court filing
Lawyers for President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser Michael Flynn asked a judge on Tuesday to delay his sentencing in a case that stemmed from an investigation of possible collusion between Trump’s campaign and Russia during the 2016 …
U.S. college admissions scandal sweeps up Felicity Huffman, Lori Loughlin, CEOs
Federal authorities arrested dozens of people on Tuesday in what they described as a $25 million scam to help actors Felicity Huffman, Lori Loughlin, some CEOs and other wealthy Americans commit fraud to get their children into elite universities, such…
Dr. Seuss lawsuit over Star Trek-themed parody is dismissed
A U.S. judge on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit by Dr. Seuss Enterprises to stop publication of a “Star Trek”-themed book parodying the Seuss book “Oh, the Places You’ll Go!”
Texas Republican opposes Trump plan to fund border wall with U.S. defense funds
The top Republican on the U.S. House Armed Services Committee said on Tuesday he opposed President Donald Trump’s plan to use $7 billion from the military budget to build a wall on the border with Mexico.
