DOJ official told GOP ally that big payouts were coming for Jan. 6 defendants

Ed Martin has been one of the biggest supporters of Jan. 6 defendants in the Trump administration. The conservative activist called for “die-hard true Americans” to work until their “last breath” to “stop the steal” of the 2020 presidential election in a speech at the Capitol on the eve of Jan. 6, 2021. Martin got … Read more

Trader Joe’s customers to get payouts under $7.4 million settlement. See if you qualify.

Some Trader Joe’s customers will receive a payout after the grocery chain reached a legal settlement over its privacy practices.  The case involves a 2019 class-action lawsuit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court by shopper Brian Keim, who alleged that receipts from Trader Joe’s stores displayed the first six and last four digits of his … Read more

Georgia troopers fired over alleged practice of seeking insurance payouts after chases

ATLANTA — Three Georgia State Patrol troopers who intentionally bumped vehicles or performed other maneuvers to stop vehicles during pursuits sought payouts afterward from the other driver’s insurance, claiming personal injuries to supplement their paychecks, an internal investigation found. The three troopers and their supervisor were fired for violating Georgia Department of Public Safety policy … Read more

Wildfire survivors who lost their homes could face another blow from taxes on settlement payouts

Thousands of survivors of the 2025 Eaton Fire in Altadena, California, have elected to accept an upfront settlement from the utility accused of causing it, forgoing future litigation for a faster payment that could help them rebuild or relocate. But unless a bill moving through Congress becomes law, that money could be taxed as income, … Read more

X slashes aggregator payouts to boost original creators

Elon Musk’s X platform said it will reduce payouts to aggregation accounts in favor of rewarding original content in an overhaul of how it compensates creators. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Nikita Bier, the platform’s head of content, posted Friday that X was allocating a … Read more

Hawley, Warren team up to back up Trump, crack down on defense contractor payouts

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: An unlikely bipartisan duo is teaming up to force defense contractors to prioritize military readiness over shareholder value. Sens. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., and Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., introduced legislation that would require major defense contractors to prioritize delivering weapons by fulfilling their contracts fueled by … Read more