The Pentagon has ordered mandatory testosterone testing for male active-duty and reserve service members age 30 and older, putting into effect a military-wide health policy announced by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in July.The Defense Health Agency issued clinical guidelines Wednesday requiring the testing as part of troops’ periodic health assessments.... Read More »
The Los Angeles Clippers were hit with a $30 million fine and stripped of five first-round draft picks Wednesday after the NBA found the franchise violated its salary cap circumvention rules by helping Kawhi Leonard obtain outside income through companies doing business with the team.Owner Steve Ballmer was suspended from... Read More »
The U.S. Mint began selling new $1 coins bearing President Donald Trump’s portrait Wednesday, putting the image of a sitting president on legal tender as questions persist over how federal restrictions on living people appearing on U.S. money apply to the design.The Trump coins went on sale September 2 as... Read More »
Jason Isbell and three other musicians have filed a proposed class action against AI music generator Suno, alleging its technology exploits artists’ names, voices and other identifying traits to generate music that evokes them without permission.The lawsuit was filed Aug. 31 in federal court in Massachusetts by Isbell, David Lowery... Read More »
A coalition of 12 state attorneys general and the Writers Guild of America is urging a federal judge to reject Paramount Skydance’s demand for a $1.88 billion bond as they seek to block its $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery on antitrust grounds.In a filing Monday, the challengers argued... Read More »
Duane “Keffe D” Davis plans to appeal his conviction for the 1996 murder of Tupac Shakur after jurors returned a guilty verdict in less than three hours, with his attorney expected to challenge pretrial rulings that allowed prosecutors to use statements Davis made in 2008.Defense attorney Michael Sanft told NBC... Read More »
An attorney for the family of Celeste Rivas Hernandez alleges D4vd concealed substantial assets despite being approved for publicly funded legal representation in his criminal case.Patrick Steinfeld, who represents the 14-year-old’s family, is challenging that determination and accuses D4vd, whose legal name is David Anthony Burke, of holding money through... Read More »
Jurors in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial told the judge for a second straight day Wednesday that they could not reach a unanimous verdict, prompting a rare jury instruction and moving the case closer to a possible mistrial.The 12-member panel ended its fifth day of deliberations without a verdict after... Read More »
Alanis Morissette has sued her former tour manager, alleging the woman threatened to accuse her of drug trafficking unless the singer agreed to employ her for 15 years and provide substantial compensation.Filed Tuesday in federal court in Los Angeles, the lawsuit names Keren Urinov and accuses her of civil extortion,... Read More »
California lawmakers have approved legislation that would impose new requirements on attorneys who use generative artificial intelligence, including verifying AI-generated work, disclosing its use in court filings, and protecting confidential client information.Senate Bill 574, known as the Court A.I. Protection Act, passed the Legislature and was sent to Gov. Gavin... Read More »
