Settlement Approved by Kansas Officials The state of Kansas has agreed to pay $50,000 to settle a federal anti-discrimination lawsuit brought by a former Highway Patrol employee who claimed to have been fired after coming out as transgender. The settlement was approved unanimously by Democratic Governor Laura Kelly and key...

Teixeira Faces Military Charges in Pentagon Leak Case Jack Teixeira, a 22-year-old member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard, was arraigned on Friday on military charges related to one of the most significant U.S. national security breaches in recent years. Teixeira, accused of leaking classified documents online, now faces charges...

Settlement Reached in Federal Lawsuit The family of Casey Goodson Jr., a 23-year-old Black man fatally shot by a sheriff’s deputy in Ohio, has reached a $7 million settlement in a federal civil rights lawsuit. The Franklin County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved the settlement late last month, marking a...

Councilwoman Steps Down Amid Bribery Scandal Jackson City Councilwoman Angelique Lee, who represented Ward 2, resigned on Wednesday after being charged with conspiracy to commit bribery. The resignation came just hours before Lee pleaded guilty in federal court to accepting bribes in exchange for her support of proposed real estate...

Plea and Sentencing Gerson Danilo Ayala-Rodriguez, a 21-year-old motorcyclist, was sentenced to 17 years in prison after pleading guilty to vehicular homicide in the tragic death of Georgia State Trooper Jimmy Cenescar. The sentencing took place on Wednesday, following Ayala-Rodriguez's admission of guilt in connection with the fatal incident that...

Disney Faces Legal Battle Over Wrongful Death Suit Disney is asking a Florida court to dismiss a wrongful death lawsuit brought against it by Jeffrey Piccolo, whose wife, Dr. Kanokporn Tangsuan, died after an alleged fatal allergic reaction at an Irish pub in Disney Springs. The entertainment giant argues that...

Homicide Ruling Issued The death of Frank Tyson, a 53-year-old East Canton resident who died while in police custody earlier this year, has been officially ruled a homicide by the Stark County Coroner’s Office. Tyson's death occurred on April 18 after he was restrained by police officers at a social...

Dentist Faces Multiple Charges A West Virginia dentist, Dr. Jeremy Michael Crow, has been charged with 39 counts of misdemeanor criminal invasion of privacy after a concealed camera was allegedly discovered in the employee bathroom of his dental office. Crow, 45, of Washington, Pennsylvania, turned himself in at the Weirton...

Settlement Reached with Ohio Prosecutors FirstEnergy Corp., the Akron-based energy company at the heart of a $60 million bribery scandal in Ohio, has agreed to pay $20 million to avoid criminal prosecution. The settlement, announced Tuesday, resolves the company’s involvement in the wide-reaching corruption case without additional criminal charges. Details...

Officer Faces Serious Charges An Ohio police officer, Connor Grubb, has been indicted on charges of murder, involuntary manslaughter, and felonious assault in the fatal shooting of 21-year-old Ta'Kiya Young, a pregnant Black mother. The incident occurred in August, after Young was accused of shoplifting from a grocery store in...

Officer's Immediate Termination A Jonesboro, Arkansas police officer has been fired after being caught on video assaulting a handcuffed inmate in the back of his patrol car. Officer Joseph Harris was dismissed from his position on Friday, following the release of the disturbing footage. The video, captured by the patrol...