A federal judge in California has ordered the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to halt certain election-related interrogations in nine states ahead of the November 3 midterm elections, finding that unreliable data and aggressive enforcement tactics could subject U.S. citizens to questioning and intimidate voters.U.S. District Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín issued... Read More »
Stevie Wonder is seeking to evict a woman who has lived rent-free in his Hollywood Hills home for 38 years, alleging that she repeatedly refused to allow insurance inspectors inside the property and caused its coverage to lapse.The Grammy-winning singer, whose legal name is Stevland Morris, filed an unlawful detainer... Read More »
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 »
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