A New York City police officer has secured a $175,000 settlement in a lawsuit that spotlighted the use of "courtesy cards," a controversial practice where police officers distribute cards to friends and family to help them avoid traffic violations. The settlement was finalized on Monday in Manhattan federal court. Officer...

A judge overseeing the trial of Bryan Kohberger, the man accused of fatally stabbing four University of Idaho students, has agreed to move the proceedings out of the small city of Moscow, Idaho. The decision comes in response to concerns over finding impartial jurors and the limited capacity of the...

A federal judge in Delaware has ruled in favor of United Atlantic Ventures LLC (UAV), a firm seeking the right to sell its minority stake in Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG), the parent company of former president Donald Trump’s social media platform, Truth Social. Court Ruling on Share Transfer...

Omaha police have arrested a 14-year-old suspect following a shooting at Omaha Northwest High School that critically injured a teenage boy. The incident occurred during lunchtime on Tuesday, prompting a swift response from law enforcement and leaving the community shaken. Shooting at Omaha Northwest High School The shooting happened at...

Crosspoint Christian School in Bangor, the school at the heart of a U.S. Supreme Court decision that allowed religious schools to participate in Maine’s tuition assistance program, is now appealing a ruling that upholds the state's anti-discrimination law. The appeal challenges the law's requirement that schools in the program comply...

Dozens of women who endured extreme pain during fertility treatments at a Yale University clinic have settled lawsuits alleging that a nurse tampered with their medication by replacing a powerful painkiller with saline. The settlements bring an end to a legal battle that accused the Ivy League school of negligence...

A Texas county commissioner has been sentenced to one year of probation after accidentally shooting his 12-year-old grandson while officiating a wedding in Nebraska. The incident occurred during a family celebration in September 2023, leaving the boy with a serious shoulder injury. Accidental Shooting During Wedding Ceremony Michael Gardner, 63,...

A federal jury awarded $50 million in damages to Marcel Brown, a man from suburban Chicago, after he was wrongfully convicted of murder and spent nearly 10 years in prison. Brown was released in 2018 and officially exonerated in 2019. Wrongful Conviction and Imprisonment Marcel Brown, now 34, was arrested...

A residential care worker in Maine has been sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to a series of brutal assaults on a disabled resident at the Lee Residential Care center in Hampden. Charges and Sentencing Zachery Conners, 26, was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison on August 30 after...

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) that sought to overturn South Carolina's prohibition on in-person, on-camera interviews with inmates or the recording of their phone calls for broadcast. The decision has reignited a debate about media access to inmates and prisoners’...

Washington County Controller April Sloane, 43, has pleaded guilty to felony animal cruelty in connection with the death of her dog, Thor. The plea deal, reached with prosecutors, spares her jail time but requires her to resign from her position by the end of the month. Details of the Animal...