Trader Joe’s did not violate federal employee benefits law when it used millions of dollars left behind in its 401(k) plan to reduce future company contributions, a federal judge in Boston ruled Monday.U.S. District Judge William G. Young sided with the grocery chain in a lawsuit brought by former employees... Read More »
Ithaca Mayor Robert Cantelmo is seeking to halt city permits for Cornell University student events, including Greek life gatherings, as scrutiny intensifies over the university’s handling of sexual assault allegations involving members of the Chi Phi fraternity.Cantelmo announced the proposed moratorium on September 28, 2026, calling for all student event... Read More »
Jay-Z is asking a California appeals court to revive his extortion and defamation lawsuit against Houston attorney Tony Buzbee after the woman who accused the rapper of rape formally recanted her allegations under oath.The rapper, whose legal name is Shawn Carter, cited the woman’s new declaration as “explosive new evidence”... Read More »
The Senate passed the Protect College Sports Act in a 77-22 bipartisan vote Monday, September 28, 2026, advancing legislation that would reshape how college athletes are paid and allowed to transfer while giving the NCAA federal protection from certain antitrust challenges.The legislation would establish national rules governing athlete compensation, transfers,... Read More »
A Benihana restaurant operator in Colorado is facing a proposed class action from workers who say they were required to keep working through paid 10-minute rest breaks and were not paid for that time.The lawsuit, filed in Colorado state court, alleges employees routinely continued serving customers and carrying out other... Read More »
Pfizer, BioNTech and Moderna must continue defending patent lawsuits accusing them of using technology developed by Monsanto decades ago to manufacture their COVID-19 vaccines after a federal judge in Delaware rejected the companies’ efforts to dismiss the cases.U.S. Circuit Judge William Bryson, sitting by designation in the U.S. District Court... Read More »
Florence Pugh questioned whether Instagram was “silencing” her after a post condemning the alleged sexual assault of a Cornell University student was placed behind a sensitive-content warning. Meta later removed the restriction after reviewing the post.Pugh posted about the allegations Sunday, calling on men to take a more active role... Read More »
Fifteen states and Travis County, Texas, sued the Federal Aviation Administration on Monday over a nationwide environmental review designed to support the expansion of commercial drone package deliveries across the United States.The challenge, filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, accuses the FAA of failing to... Read More »
Pennsylvania lawmakers have advanced a bill requiring parental consent before minors can use AI companions, with new rules covering age checks, sexual content, and conversations involving suicide, self-harm, or violence.The state House passed House Bill 2006 on Monday in a 133-70 vote, with 30 Republicans joining all 103 Democrats in... Read More »
The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Monday to let federal prisons restrict hormone therapy and gender-affirming surgery for transgender inmates, seeking to enforce the policy after two lower courts refused to clear the way.The Justice Department filed an emergency request asking the justices to lift an injunction from... Read More »
Tompkins County prosecutors have reopened the criminal investigation into allegations that seven Cornell University fraternity members drugged and gang-raped a female student in 2024, nearly two years after declining charges, with the case now headed to a grand jury.District Attorney Matthew Van Houten said Monday that his office is reconsidering... Read More »
TikTok and its parent company ByteDance have agreed to pay Alabama at least $100 million and impose new restrictions on how teenagers use the app, resolving the first state lawsuit against TikTok to reach a settlement over allegations that its platform harms young users.The agreement was announced Friday, September 25,... Read More »
A24 and The New York Times have joined the growing race to buy Letterboxd as the film-focused social platform heads toward a sale that could value it at more than $300 million.The two companies have expressed interest in acquiring Letterboxd, according to reports citing people familiar with the sale process.... Read More »
Aaliyah’s family fight over her music catalog has escalated into a $20 million settlement demand, competing claims over millions in label proceeds and a counterclaim tying the dispute to the 2001 plane crash that killed the singer.Her cousin Jomo Hankerson sued his father, Blackground Records founder Barry Hankerson, earlier this... Read More »
California’s oldest continuously family-owned winery has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy with more than $39 million in liabilities, bringing six generations of majority family ownership to an end while the historic Sonoma Valley winery remains open.Gundlach Bundschu Winery, founded in Sonoma in 1858, entered Chapter 11 Wednesday through its operating... Read More »