The city of Brentwood, California, has agreed to pay nearly $1 million to settle a lawsuit filed by a woman who was severely injured when a police K-9 attacked her during an arrest in 2020. The settlement, announced Friday, follows allegations of excessive force against the city and its police...

Bill Hwang, the former billionaire behind Archegos Capital Management, is set to be sentenced on Wednesday after his 2021 collapse triggered over $10 billion in losses across Wall Street. Hwang, 60, was convicted in July of wire fraud, securities fraud, and market manipulation in a trial that laid bare one...

A police officer in suburban Philadelphia was injured on Friday afternoon after a man allegedly attempted to grab the officer's gun from its holster during a violent struggle. The incident, which occurred in Pottstown, has led to charges of attempted murder against the suspect. Details of the Incident Montgomery County...

William Smith, the former chief financial officer of the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy, pleaded guilty on Friday to charges of wire fraud and money laundering after being accused of stealing $44 million from the organization. Smith’s actions not only stunned the nonprofit but also led to significant delays in a major...

A shocking stabbing spree across Manhattan on Monday morning left three people dead in unprovoked attacks. Ramon Rivera, 51, has been charged with three counts of first-degree murder following the rampage that has stunned the city. Rivera was apprehended shortly after the third attack, wearing blood-stained clothing and carrying two...

The Texas Supreme Court ruled on Friday that the state can set a new execution date for Robert Roberson, who was convicted of murdering his two-year-old daughter in 2002. Roberson’s case, which involves the controversial theory of "shaken baby syndrome," had been temporarily halted in October due to efforts by...

Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani has surrendered dozens of luxury watches and a 1980 Mercedes-Benz SL 500 as part of a $148 million defamation judgment awarded to Georgia election workers Ruby Freeman and Wandrea “Shaye” Moss. The case stems from Giuliani’s false claims that the women engaged in...

The Palm Springs City Council has unanimously approved a $5.9 million settlement to compensate Black and Latino families who were forcibly displaced from the Section 14 neighborhood during the 1960s. The move is part of an effort to acknowledge and rectify the city’s role in uprooting a thriving community. Alongside...

Three daughters of Malcolm X have filed a $100 million lawsuit accusing the CIA, FBI, New York Police Department, and others of playing roles in the 1965 assassination of the prominent civil rights leader. The lawsuit, filed in Manhattan federal court, alleges that government agencies were complicit in a plot...

Matt Fariss, a former Republican member of Virginia’s House of Delegates, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to felony charges of drug possession and firearm violations. The plea concludes a legal battle that further tarnishes the once-prominent political figure’s reputation. Sentencing and Jail Time Fariss, who represented Virginia as a Republican from...

Ezekiel Kelly, accused of a deadly daylong shooting spree in Memphis in September 2022, will stand trial on July 14, 2024. The 22-year-old faces the death penalty if convicted of first-degree murder in a rampage that killed three people, wounded three others, and caused citywide panic. Charges and Potential Death...