Derek Chauvin, a former Minneapolis police officer, pinned George Floyd to the ground and kneeled on his neck for more than nine minutes. Floyd died in the encounter.
The lawsuit against the Rapides Parish sheriff's department alleges deputies “coerced” the victim into working as a confidential informant after her arrest and then failed to protect her.
The rapper Meek Mill's long travails in the legal system after finally over after outgoing Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf pardoned him for a misdemeanor gun charge from his teen years.
Since the body of a bruised little boy found dumped in a box in 1957 has finally been identified as Joseph Augustus Zarelli, mourners unveiled a new gravestone for him in a ceremony this week.
The man who claims he is "The King of Toxic Masculinity" must remain in a Romanian prison and authorities may keep his assets while they investigate allegations that he engaged in sex trafficking.
The Los Angeles County District Attorney's office told the court today that it would retry "That '70s Show" actor Danny Masterson after one jury already deadlocked on the charges against him in November.
In a court hearing in which Alex Jones also requested the reinstatement of his $1.3 million salary, a federal judge ruled that the lawsuits against him can proceed (though collection cannot yet).
A jury deadlocked on most counts against disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, but did convict him in one woman's assault and acquit him in another woman's.
