Music publisher Reservoir is pursuing nearly $340 million in potential statutory damages from AI companies Suno and Anthropic, accusing them of illegally copying copyrighted music associated with Madonna, Johnny Cash, and Joni Mitchell to train their artificial intelligence systems.The two lawsuits, filed October 21, 2026, in the U.S. District Court... Read More »
Atlanta rapper and social media personality Shawty Dred has been indicted on 63 federal charges over an alleged $4.4 million food stamp fraud scheme involving hundreds of accounts created with stolen identities, while prosecutors say he displayed private jets, luxury cars, and stacks of cash on social media.Shawty Dred, whose... Read More »
A California judge has rejected a request to dismiss Rebel Wilson's claims or impose more than $474,000 in financial penalties over allegations that the actress lied under oath, manipulated evidence, and helped create anonymous websites targeting a producer of her film The Deb.Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Thomas Long denied... Read More »
Three men have accused the late Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of paying them for sex in a new documentary, including one who claims he was 17 when the South Carolina lawmaker paid him $120 for a sexual encounter in Arizona in 2001.The CLOSETocracy, released Thursday, October 22, 2026, by Swamp... Read More »
New York City's 168-year-old horse-drawn carriage industry is set to disappear after the City Council voted Thursday, October 22, to ban the longtime Central Park attraction following a tourist's death, setting up a potential federal court battle with a union fighting to preserve carriage jobs and businesses.The Council approved Romanch's... Read More »
President Donald Trump has invoked a Cold War-era defense law to direct up to $150 million toward U.S. oil refineries as gasoline prices climb above $4 a gallon and diesel exceeds $6. The October 22 action allows the federal government to support refinery expansion and petroleum infrastructure projects under powers... Read More »
Nick Reiner could regain the high-profile attorney who withdrew from his parents' murder case as a dispute over his $1.5 million trust fund heads to mediation, potentially giving him access to hundreds of thousands of dollars set aside by the parents he is accused of killing.Attorneys for Reiner and the... Read More »
The Trump administration has sued to block certification of Alaska's November 3 Senate election if Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan narrowly loses to Democrat Mary Peltola, arguing that another candidate with a nearly identical name could cost the incumbent enough votes to change the outcome.The Justice Department filed the lawsuit October... Read More »
StubHub CEO Eric Baker is facing renewed congressional scrutiny over his ownership stake in a ticket-resale fund that has generated millions of dollars in transactions on his company's platform, raising concerns about potential conflicts of interest and preferential treatment for professional ticket brokers.Rep. Robert Garcia, the ranking Democrat on the... Read More »
A former employee of Eminem pleaded guilty to federal criminal copyright infringement after admitting he copied the rapper's unreleased music from password-protected studio hard drives and sold recordings online for approximately $50,000. The material later appeared on streaming platforms, where it was accessed more than eight million times.Joseph Strange, 48,... Read More »
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