Ozy Media CEO inflated revenue numbers and forged TV contracts, feds say as...
BROOKLYN (CN) — CEO Carlos Watson misrepresented Ozy Media earnings by as much as four times the actual revenue numbers, federal prosecutors said during closing arguments of the media company’s fraud...
View ArticleDodge City prevails in voting rights case over at-large elections
(CN) — A federal judge ruled Wednesday in favor of Dodge City, Kansas, in a voting rights case where a pair of city residents claimed the current at-large method used to elect city commissioners...
View Article‘The real Miles Guo’: Prosecutors lead with expletive-laden tape in close of...
MANHATTAN (CN) — Federal prosecutors in the $1 billion fraud case of MAGA-affiliated Chinese dissident Guo Wengui started their closing arguments with a bang Wednesday. “Just shut up. Shame on you....
View ArticleMontana urges appeals court to undo kids’ climate win
(CN) — Montana officials on Wednesday fought to convince an appellate panel to overturn a big win last year for 16 young climate activists who claim the state’s provisions to an environmental act...
View ArticleRed states sue Biden administration over transgender health care protections
(CN) — Seven GOP-dominated states filed a federal lawsuit in St. Louis against multiple Biden administration agencies Wednesday, in opposition to recent changes to the Affordable Care Act meant to...
View ArticleCalifornia inmates claim jail medical provider gave poor care to cut costs
SAN FRANCISCO (CN) — Male prisoners at Santa Rita Jail in Dublin, California argued in federal court Wednesday afternoon that Wellpath Management, the contracted medical provider at the jail, was...
View ArticleDisability advocacy group claims new Louisiana laws violate Voting Rights Act
BATON ROUGE, La. (CN) — Hundreds, if not thousands, of people with disabilities across Louisiana will be hurt by new voting laws recently approved by Republican Governor Jeff Landry, a nonprofit says...
View ArticleCalifornia Coastal Commission approves zoning change for development near old...
SAN DIEGO (CN) — California’s Coastal Commission Wednesday approved a change in land use designation that will allow developers to start building a controversial hotel and affordable housing project...
View ArticleCalifornia governor increases law enforcement efforts in East Bay
OAKLAND, Calif. (CN) — Governor Gavin Newsom on Thursday said that more California Highway Patrol officers will partner with East Bay law enforcement as part of an ongoing, targeted effort to fight...
View ArticleOzy Media CEO Carlos Watson not involved in infamous Goldman Sachs call,...
BROOKLYN (CN) — During closing arguments Thursday, defense attorneys for Ozy Media and former CEO Carlos Watson denied claims by federal prosecutors that Watson led an effort to make flippant...
View ArticleNinth Circuit urged to dump Puyallup River dam removal order
SEATTLE (CN) — Utility company Electron Hydro told a panel of Ninth Circuit judges Thursday morning that a federal judge erred in ordering a portion of a dam operated by Electron on the Puyallup River...
View ArticleTrump urges judge to toss hush-money verdict, citing Supreme Court’s ruling...
MANHATTAN (CN) — Former President Donald Trump asked a New York judge Thursday to toss the guilty verdict in his Manhattan hush-money trial, claiming that certain evidence should have been withheld...
View ArticleMexico’s president-elect names chief of staff and four other cabinet members
MEXICO CITY (CN) — Mexico’s President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum on Thursday announced the appointment of the newest member of her cabinet, Lázaro Cárdenas Batel, who will be the president’s chief of...
View ArticleBiden defends ability to beat Putin and Trump in NATO summit closing
WASHINGTON (CN) — President Joe Biden has spent the last four years reasserting the United States as a reliable partner on the global stage, particularly in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in...
View ArticleCattle grazing damages Arizona’s riverbank habitats, conservationists say
PHOENIX (CN) — Conservationists claim the federal government has failed to keep cattle from grazing in delicate riparian habitats in a lawsuit filed Thursday. The Center for Biological Diversity sued...
View ArticleCalifornia Coastal Commission OKs cap on short-term rentals in Seal Beach
SAN DIEGO (CN) — After a vote on Thursday at their monthly meeting, California’s Coastal Commission will allow Seal Beach to regulate short-term rentals, like Airbnbs, near the city’s coveted...
View ArticleSabotage
NEW YORK — The Beastie Boys say that Chili's violated their copyright when it used their hit song "Sabotage" in advertisements that even lifted visual elements from the rap trio's music video without...
View Article‘Enough of the terror’: Prosecutors urge jury to convict accused Hawaii crime...
HONOLULU (CN) — Federal attorneys delivered closing arguments Thursday against accused Honolulu crime boss Michael Miske Jr., highlighting the credibility of witnesses and Miske’s volatile reputation...
View ArticleJudge dismisses retaliation claim against former NY Governor Andrew Cuomo
BROOKLYN (CN) — A federal judge on Friday dismissed a New York state trooper’s claim of retaliation against former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, saying that the supposed retaliatory action Cuomo...
View ArticleJudge chides Rudy Giuliani for ‘troubling’ conduct, tosses NY bankruptcy case
MANHATTAN (CN) — A federal bankruptcy court judge on Friday tossed Rudy Giuliani’s Chapter 11 case, paving the way for two Georgia election workers Giuliani defamed to collect their $148 million...
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