Trial Set for September 26, Jury Selection Begins A Delaware judge presiding over a defamation lawsuit brought by electronic voting machine manufacturer Smartmatic against conservative news outlet Newsmax has established several key parameters for the trial. Superior Court Judge Eric Davis, overseeing the case, instructed both parties to narrow down...

Historic Ruling in Fentanyl Overdose Case Brandon McDowell, 25, has been held liable for $5.8 million after selling a fentanyl-laced pill that led to the death of 20-year-old college student Alexandra Capelouto. The judgment, won by the Capelouto family in Riverside County Superior Court, is one of the first civil...

A man accused of fatally shooting a Phoenix police officer and injuring another has been indicted on multiple felony charges, including first-degree murder. Prosecutors announced the charges on Monday following a grand jury decision. Charges and Trial Update Saul Bal, 41, is facing a first-degree murder charge for the shooting...

A former Fairfax County police officer is standing trial for the fatal shooting of 37-year-old Timothy McCree Johnson, an unarmed man suspected of shoplifting. Wesley Shifflett, who was dismissed from the force after the incident, faces charges of involuntary manslaughter and reckless discharge of a weapon. The Shooting Incident The...

Two former New York City Fire Department chiefs were arrested on Monday, facing charges of soliciting tens of thousands of dollars in bribes to fast-track fire safety inspections. The charges against Anthony Saccavino, 59, and Brian Cordasco, 49, highlight deepening corruption investigations that may extend beyond the fire department. Bribery...

A federal judge has canceled the October trial date for Jon and Carie Hallford, the owners of Return to Nature Funeral Home in Colorado, and set change-of-plea hearings in their fraud case. The couple, facing multiple charges, was accused of misusing nearly $900,000 in pandemic relief funds and engaging in...

A 22-year-old Minnesota woman was arrested after allegedly driving into a crowd in downtown Minneapolis, killing a 16-year-old girl and injuring five others following a sidewalk brawl early Saturday morning. Authorities confirmed her arrest on suspicion of murder. Intentional Act of Violence Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara stated that the...

A negligence lawsuit filed on Friday against New Hampshire’s Division for Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) alleges that social workers failed to act on repeated warnings about the safety of 5-year-old Harmony Montgomery before she was killed by her father. The girl's mother, Crystal Sorey, claims the agency ignored multiple...

Walgreens has agreed to pay $106 million to settle lawsuits alleging the pharmacy chain submitted false payment claims to government health care programs for prescriptions that were never dispensed. The settlement, announced on Friday, resolves cases filed in New Mexico, Texas, and Florida by whistleblowers who worked within the company’s...

A Fort Wayne man charged in a 2023 shooting at a northeastern Indiana mall has pleaded guilty to criminal recklessness, avoiding a trial that was set to begin later this month. The incident left one person injured inside Glenbrook Square mall in September of last year. Plea Deal Details Quentin...

A Colorado judge has reduced the sentence of Peter Cichuniec, a paramedic convicted in the death of Elijah McClain, to four years of probation, releasing him from prison on Friday. Cichuniec had been sentenced to prison in March for his role in administering a fatal dose of ketamine to McClain...