Lawyers for the Duchess of Sussex asked a British judge on Tuesday to settle her lawsuit against a newspaper before it goes to trial by ruling that its publication of a “deeply personal” letter to her estranged father was “a plain and a serious breach of her rights of privacy.”
Read moreThe owner and manager of a Wisconsin roadside zoo are banned from owning or exhibiting animals other than the dogs that are their personal pets and may not work with any business that does so, a federal court in Wisconsin ruled. The Animal Legal Defense Fund sued the zoo for mistreating animals, including two endangered tigers.
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The three insiders who lost their appeal Friday insist they intended to help the universities they were accused of defrauding by funneling money to the families of young basketball recruits.
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A pigeon that Australia declared a biosecurity risk has received a reprieve after a U.S. bird organization declared its identifying leg band was fake.
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Odds shifted toward the Hustler Magazine founder after a federal judge signals a California organized crime law is stale and perhaps unconstitutional.
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Citing use of hand signals associated with white-power groups, a Kenosha prosecutor requested bond modification for Rittenhouse banning him from going to bars and contacting known militia members or white supremacists.
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The copyright holder of a ‘70s comic book hero asked an 11th Circuit panel Thursday to revive a lawsuit accusing bestselling author Stephen King of cribbing elements of the character to create the famous gunslinger protagonist of “The Dark Tower” book series.
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A Tintin drawing by the Belgian artist Herge sold Thursday in Paris for 2.6 million euros ($3.1 million), breaking the record for the most expensive comic book art in history.
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Siegfried Fischbacher, the surviving member of the magic duo Siegfried & Roy who entertained millions with illusions using rare animals, has died in Las Vegas, his longtime publicist tells The Associated Press. He was 81.
Read moreA federal court in California approved a partial settlement in a dispute between players on the U.S. Senior Women’s National Soccer Team and the U.S. Soccer Federation on the women’s claims that their working conditions were not equal to those of the Men’s National Soccer Team.
Read moreThe rapper A. Boogie Wit Da Hoodie caused more than a quarter-million dollars in damage to a New Jersey home that he was leasing for $10,000 a month only to abandon it, door ajar, some time in 2018, insurers for the homeowners claim in court.
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YouTube has suspended U.S. President Donald Trump’s channel for at least a week amid concerns over “ongoing potential for violence,” making it the latest platform to limit the president’s online activities.
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Some suppliers of Belgian beers are waking up to a post-Brexit hangover as exporting their brews to thirsty British drinkers across the Channel becomes more difficult and prices go up.
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A U.K.-based comedian has sparked a censorship row after he apologized to Chinese fans and removed a video featuring a fellow YouTube star who had been critical of Beijing.
Read moreA federal court in New York found Jimi Hendrix’s brother and daughter and the Hendrix Music Academy in civil contempt for violating the court’s permanent injunctions in a trademark infringement case brought by the owners of copyrights and trademarks associated with the late musician.
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Students involved in the 2019 standoff with a Native American leader at the Washington Monument argued Tuesday before the Sixth Circuit to reinstate harassment and invasion of privacy claims against comedian Kathy Griffin and a New York doctor.
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An Israeli court has banned screenings of a controversial documentary film about 2002 clashes in the occupied West Bank by prominent director Mohammed Bakri, in a ruling seen by AFP Tuesday.
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Paris’s famed Champs-Elysees avenue is to be given a green makeover to transform it into what the mayor says will be an “extraordinary garden.”
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The Premier League warned clubs Friday that disciplinary action will be taken over breaches of coronavirus rules amid a sharp rise in cases, including 10 Aston Villa players being forced into isolation after testing positive.
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Blue went public last July with an $85 million debut on Nasdaq, a remarkable tech success story for China, where homosexuality was classified as a mental illness as recently as 2001.
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