Missouri business associations have filed a lawsuit in an effort to block a newly passed voter-approved law that raises the state’s minimum wage and requires paid sick leave for workers. The lawsuit, filed on Monday, claims the law violates the state constitution by addressing multiple issues in a single ballot...

Luigi Nicholas Mangione, 26, has been charged with the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson following a swift arrest in Pennsylvania. The arrest came after a customer at a McDonald's in Altoona recognized Mangione from a surveillance photo released by authorities. Police later found evidence linking him to the killing,...

Attorneys representing Meta shareholders have filed a motion in Delaware court seeking sanctions against former Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg and current White House Chief of Staff Jeff Zients for allegedly deleting crucial emails related to the Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal. The emails were reportedly deleted despite being instructed to...

The trial of Mohammed Chhipa, a Virginia man accused of funneling funds to the Islamic State (ISIS), began Monday in U.S. District Court in Alexandria. The 35-year-old Springfield resident is facing charges of terrorism after allegedly sending over $74,000 to ISIS through a Syrian member known as Umm Dujanah. Prosecutors...

U.S. prosecutors have indicted two senior Syrian officials, accusing them of overseeing torture and inhumane treatment at a notorious Damascus prison during the Syrian civil war. The indictment, unsealed Monday, comes days after a surprise rebel offensive toppled President Bashar Assad’s regime, scattering his government and sparking renewed efforts to...

A Massachusetts judge dismissed criminal charges on Monday against Richard Schiffer Jr., a supporter of Karen Read, who scattered rubber ducks and fake $100 bills around Canton in a protest supporting Read's defense. Schiffer had faced felony witness intimidation and criminal harassment charges, but the court ruled his actions were...

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an appeal from Wisconsin parents challenging a school district’s guidance on supporting transgender students. The decision leaves in place a lower court ruling that dismissed the lawsuit filed by parents in the Eau Claire school district. Justices Decline to Take Up...

The iconic ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in the 1939 classic The Wizard of Oz were sold at auction for an astonishing $28 million on Saturday, breaking records for entertainment memorabilia. Including fees, the buyer’s final cost will total $32.5 million, according to Heritage Auctions in Dallas. The sequined...

After more than 40 years, authorities have made an arrest in the cold case murder of Ronald Gaskey, a construction worker whose brutal killing in his Newport Beach home had gone unsolved for decades. The Newport Beach Police Department announced on Friday that a 70-year-old Huntington Beach man had been...

A proposed settlement of nearly $9 million is being offered to 427 former residents of seven Louisiana nursing homes who endured harrowing conditions after being evacuated to a warehouse during Hurricane Ida in 2021. The settlement seeks to address legal claims of negligence and mistreatment but has left many victims...

Bibb County Sheriff David Davis has fired Nicholas Denny, a former deputy and investigator of the year, more than a year after allegations surfaced that Denny provided false testimony accusing a jailer of criminal activity. The case has sparked legal battles and questions about delays in accountability within the sheriff’s...