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 »
President Donald Trump says Google CEO Sundar Pichai rejected his proposal to rename the Atlantic Ocean, despite the company's earlier decision to change Google Maps labels for the Gulf of Mexico and Lake Ontario at his administration's direction.Speaking at an October 21, 2026, campaign rally in Pendleton, South Carolina, Trump... Read More »
Singer Jack Avery won sole physical custody of his seven-year-old daughter and a five-year domestic violence restraining order against his former girlfriend, TikTok influencer Gabriela “Gabbie” Gonzalez, who is facing criminal charges over an alleged plot to hire a hit man to kill him during their custody dispute.Los Angeles Superior... Read More »
The family of late pop singer Aaron Carter has settled its wrongful death claims against Walgreens and Santa Monica Medical Plaza Pharmacy over Xanax prescriptions filled before he died in 2022, leaving a dentist as the sole remaining defendant in a lawsuit headed to trial in January 2027.Attorneys for Carter's... Read More »
Major U.S. banks, including JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, and Wells Fargo, are tightening restrictions on artificial intelligence agents after detecting automated systems accessing customer accounts without bank approval, with some reportedly attempting actions beyond users' instructions.The activity was first reported by Axios on October 22, 2026. Morgan Stanley, another... Read More »
A federal judge ordered President Donald Trump on Thursday, October 22, to answer questions under oath by December 11 in his $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the BBC, threatening to dismiss the case if he fails to comply.U.S. Magistrate Judge Enjoliqué Lett issued the order during a hearing in Miami... Read More »
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