A federal judge has sentenced a North Carolina musician to 18 months in prison for using AI-generated songs and thousands of automated accounts to produce billions of fake streams and collect more than $8 million in royalties, bringing the first U.S. criminal case over AI-assisted music streaming fraud to sentencing.U.S.... Read More »
A Colorado woman cleared of stealing a $25 package is suing Flock Safety after police used the company's license plate cameras to track her movements over nearly a month and issued a criminal summons despite evidence she says established her innocence.Chrisanna Elser filed the proposed class action on October 5,... Read More »
Netflix’s attempt to overturn a ruling allowing Fiona Harvey’s $170 million Baby Reindeer defamation lawsuit to move forward has hit a new obstacle after a federal appeals court said it may lack jurisdiction to hear the company’s appeal.The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued an order on... Read More »
The Democratic National Committee sued President Donald Trump and his administration on October 7, 2026, alleging they diverted $20 million in taxpayer funds to broadcast political advertisements promoting the president weeks before the midterm elections.The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, claims the money... Read More »
Angelina Jolie has won a court fight to keep private communications from Brad Pitt in their years-long legal battle over Château Miraval, the French winery they once owned together.Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Ciny Pánuco denied Pitt’s attempt to force Jolie to turn over 22 communications related to the dispute,... Read More »
Wells Fargo is under federal investigation over mortgage programs designed to help Black Americans become homeowners, with the Trump administration examining whether the bank violated fair housing laws by offering favorable lending terms based on race.The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) launched the investigation on October 7, 2026,... Read More »
Sean “Diddy” Combs has been ordered to pay NBCUniversal and other defendants $477,700.50 in legal fees after losing his $100 million defamation lawsuit over the Peacock documentary Diddy: The Making of a Bad Boy.New York Supreme Court Justice Phaedra F. Perry-Bond issued the fee award on October 6, 2026, nearly... Read More »
Dolly Parton’s estate says her nephew Bryan Seaver put up barbed wire, yellow caution tape, and a no-trespassing sign outside his home while process servers were trying to deliver a lawsuit accusing him of using threats and intimidation to extract money from the late singer’s business interests.The allegation appeared in... Read More »
A judge sentenced former “American Idol” contestant and church worship leader Caleb Flynn to life in prison without the possibility of parole on October 5, 2026, days after a jury convicted him of murdering his wife, Ashley Flynn, as she slept in their Tipp City, Ohio, home.Flynn, 40, was convicted... Read More »
The University of Arizona has suspended activities across all 21 of its Interfraternity Council chapters as the school investigates a wave of misconduct allegations involving nearly half of its fraternities, including claims of hazing, physical assault, drugs and alcohol.Dean of Students Chrissy Lieberman announced the interim action in an October... Read More »