Incident Overview A man accused of killing three people and injuring eight others after driving his pickup truck through a group celebrating the Fourth of July in Manhattan has been ordered held without bail. The incident occurred around 9 p.m. on Thursday, just before the start of the Macy’s fireworks...

Settlement Reached with Former Police Chief A former reporter for a weekly Kansas newspaper has agreed to accept $235,000 to settle part of her federal lawsuit over a police raid on the paper. This raid brought a small community into the national spotlight, igniting a debate over press freedoms. The...

Arrest and Charges A man has been arrested and charged with stealing and selling the car of an elderly South Florida couple who were fatally shot in March. Maurice Newson, 30, of Davie, was arrested in May on charges of grand theft auto and dealing in stolen property, according to...

Generous Tip Turns Complicated A restaurant in Pennsylvania has filed a civil lawsuit against a customer who left a $3,000 tip for a waitress, only to later dispute the charge. The incident, which initially appeared to be a heartwarming act of generosity, has now turned into a legal battle. The...

Background of the Lawsuit A 19-year-old stripper, Serenity Michelle Bushey, and the club where she worked, Cafe Risque, have filed a lawsuit against Florida’s attorney general and two local prosecutors. The lawsuit aims to halt the enforcement of a new state law that prohibits adult entertainment businesses from employing individuals...

Settlement Details San Diego County has agreed to pay nearly $15 million to settle a lawsuit filed by the family of Elisa Serna, a 24-year-old pregnant woman who died in jail after a sheriff's deputy and a medical worker watched her collapse in her cell five years ago. The settlement...

Lawsuit Background A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit that sought to compel West Virginia to spend $330 million to improve prison and jail conditions and address worker vacancies. The lawsuit, filed in August 2023, represented inmates at the maximum-security Mount Olive Correctional Complex in Fayette County, the Southwestern Regional...

Background of the Case Ruby Freeman and her daughter, Wandrea “Shaye” Moss, former Georgia election workers, are opposing Rudy Giuliani's attempt to convert his bankruptcy into a liquidation. This follows their victory in a $148 million defamation judgment against Giuliani, who targeted them amid false claims about the 2020 election....

Federal Judge Issues Temporary Restraining Order Amid scorching summer temperatures, U.S. District Judge Brian Jackson has mandated Louisiana to take immediate steps to protect the health and safety of incarcerated workers laboring in the fields of Louisiana State Penitentiary, also known as Angola. The ruling came in response to allegations...

Conviction and Hate Crime Enhancement Samuel Woodward, 26, was convicted of first-degree murder with a hate crime enhancement on Wednesday for the 2018 stabbing death of Blaze Bernstein, a gay University of Pennsylvania student. The verdict was reached in a California court, concluding a trial that centered on the motive...

Rearrest Following Bond Increase A Texas woman accused of attempting to drown a 3-year-old at an apartment complex pool in suburban Dallas after making racist remarks toward the child’s mother has been rearrested following an increase in her bond to $1 million. Elizabeth Wolf, 42, initially released on a $40,000...