WASHINGTON — After a rare and dramatic public hearing, a special House Ethics subcommittee on Friday found Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Fla., guilty of 25 ethics charges, capping a three-year investigation into allegations she stole millions in federal relief funds and funneled some of that to her congressional campaign. The secret vote came after Cherfilus-McCormick and … Read more
A suspect has been identified and charged in the 1990 “Lovers’ Lane” cold case murders of two young people found dead in a parked car in Houston. Floyd William Parrott, 64, was charged with capital murder in connection with the killings of Cheryl Henry, 22, and Andy Atkinson, 21, the Harris County District Attorney’s Office … Read more
NEW YORK — Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro returns to a New York courtroom Thursday as he seeks to have his drug trafficking indictment thrown out over a geopolitical dispute over legal fees. Maduro’s lawyer contends that the U.S. is violating the deposed leader’s constitutional rights by blocking Venezuelan government funds from being used to … Read more
A Florida woman fired about 20 rounds at Rihanna’s Los Angeles home and put “lives at risk” while the Grammy winner, her partner A$AP Rocky and their children were inside, prosecutors said Wednesday. Ivanna Lisette Ortiz, 35, pleaded not guilty to all charges in connection with the March 8 attack on Rihanna’s home in the … Read more
A jury on Wednesday found YouTube and Instagram’s parent company, Meta, liable on all charges in a landmark social media addiction trial. CBS News senior business and tech correspondent Jo Ling Kent has more. Source link
A jury on Wednesday found that Meta and YouTube are liable for creating products that led to harmful and addictive behavior by young users, a landmark decision that could set a legal precedent for similar allegations brought against social media companies. The jury voted to award $3 million in damages to the lead plaintiff in … Read more
Arizona became the first state to file criminal charges against Kalshi on Tuesday, accusing the prediction market company of operating an illegal gambling business within its borders, a significant escalation in the fight to regulate the popular platform. The 20-count charging document accuses Kalshi of accepting bets on political outcomes, college sporting competitions and individual … Read more
Arizona’s attorney general on Tuesday filed criminal charges against Kalshi, alleging the prediction market platform is engaging in illegal gambling practices and election wagering. The complaint, filed in Maricopa County, Arizona, includes 20 separate counts against Kalshi, claiming the company accepted bets from Arizona residents in violation of state law. The bets in question focused … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Lawyers for Brian J. Cole Jr. claimed in a court filing Monday that President Donald Trump‘s sweeping presidential pardons for Jan. 6 defendants apply to him and the case should be dismissed. Cole Jr. is accused of planting explosive devices at the Republican and Democratic National Committee … Read more
A man who was accused of planting pipe bombs outside the Republican National Committee and Democratic National Committee headquarters on the eve of the Jan. 6 attack in 2021 is asking a judge to dismiss the criminal charges against him, arguing he is covered by President Trump’s sweeping pardons of alleged Jan. 6 rioters. Monday’s … Read more