Disney accused the Trump administration's Federal Communications Commission of using its power over ABC's broadcast licenses to punish the network for its programming, arguing in an October 12, 2026, court filing that the agency deliberately chose a regulatory process intended to pressure the company while avoiding immediate judicial review.The allegation... Read More »
A California engineer caught on hidden camera poisoning his coworker's water with a toxic heavy metal has had his felony conviction dismissed after receiving two years of probation instead of a potential life sentence. An Alameda County Superior Court judge granted David Xu's request on October 12, 2026, despite objections... Read More »
OpenAI is facing a proposed nationwide class action accusing the company of using children's private ChatGPT conversations to train artificial intelligence models without valid parental consent. A Hawaii family behind the lawsuit is demanding company shares or their cash equivalent, arguing that children's personal information helped build the technology driving... Read More »
Larry David saw O.J. Simpson at an exclusive Los Angeles country club on June 12, 1994, just hours before Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman were murdered, according to a new biography of the Seinfeld co-creator.The encounter took place during breakfast at the Riviera Country Club, where David was dining... Read More »
Duane "Keffe D" Davis, the former Compton gang leader convicted of orchestrating the 1996 murder of rapper Tupac Shakur, was sentenced on October 13, 2026, to 40 years to life in prison, nearly three decades after the fatal drive-by shooting in Las Vegas.Clark County District Court Judge Carli Kierny imposed... Read More »
Dolly Parton's nephew and former security chief is fighting a Tennessee restraining order obtained by the late singer's estate, accusing its managers of turning private messages between friends into allegations of violent threats.In an October 13, 2026, court filing, Bryan Seaver asked a Nashville judge to dissolve the order, arguing... Read More »
The Department of Homeland Security finalized a rule Wednesday ending automatic work permit extensions for certain immigrants awaiting renewal approval, leaving affected workers at risk of losing their authorization to work while federal officials process their applications.Published October 14, 2026, the final regulation permanently adopts restrictions that took effect under... Read More »
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and City Council Speaker Julie Menin have struck a deal to ban Central Park's horse-drawn carriages by June 2028, advancing legislation that could end the city's 168-year-old carriage industry after decades of failed attempts to shut it down.The agreement, announced October 13, 2026, advances... Read More »
Bank of America has been hit with more than $1.21 billion in federal penalties after admitting to willfully violating U.S. anti-money laundering laws and failing to report more than $5 billion in suspicious transactions, including activity potentially linked to Chinese money laundering networks and illicit financing along the southern border.Announced... Read More »
Cornell University has banned parties and social events at fraternity houses for the remainder of the 2026-27 academic year after a former student accused seven fraternity members of drugging and gang-raping her. Any chapter that violates the restrictions faces an immediate emergency suspension under the university's new zero-tolerance policy.University President... Read More »
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