Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban apologized Wednesday to victims of sexual harassment in the team’s front office, pledging to donate $10 million to women’s groups after the release of highly critical results from an independent investigation into the scandal.
Read moreA Denver Post investigation published this week sheds light on thousands of Colorado court cases suppressed by district judges over the last five years.
Read moreThe U.S. Department of Justice has reopened the 63-year-old case of Emmett Till, the black teenager whose brutal murder in 1955 helped trigger the civil rights movement.
Read moreThe Supreme Court ruled unanimously Tuesday that reimbursement of costs and expenses under the Mandatory Victims Restitution Act only applies to government investigations and criminal cases, not private investigations or civil proceedings.
Read moreA former Service Employees International Union executive filed a $2 million defamation lawsuit claiming he was fired amid a widely reported harassment investigation even though his employee file shows that no female staffers ever accused him of misconduct.
Read moreLos Angeles is taking legal action against eight defendants after a multi-agency investigation found that thousands of misbranded and counterfeit medications were sold to the public.
Read moreA New York federal judge on Tuesday granted the Securities Exchange Commission’s demand to question rapper Jay-Z without a time limit next week as part of a securities fraud investigation.
Read moreU.S. airline regulators have ordered inspections on engine fan blades like the one that snapped off a Southwest Airlines plane, leading to the death of a woman who was partially blown out a window.
Read moreTexas securities regulators said they found widespread fraud in dozens of cryptocurrency offerings that were investigated, warning the public to learn how to identify safer investment options.
Read moreA federal agent’s affidavit unsealed Monday describes how law enforcement identified Mark Anthony Conditt as the suspect in a string of bombings around Austin, Texas, last month that left two people dead and five injured.
Read moreNew York City’s largest police union filed a lawsuit Tuesday seeking to block expanded sexual-misconduct oversight from the city’s independent civilian review board.
Read moreThe fate of an Iowa law criminalizing undercover investigations of slaughterhouses and meatpacking factories hangs in the balance after a federal judge ruled groups challenging the statute made valid free-speech claims under the First Amendment.
Read moreThe American Civil Liberties Union of Texas asked a state judicial ethics commission Tuesday to reprimand a judge for saying he does not trust young black men to show up for court because he believes they don’t respect the criminal justice system.
Read moreRepublican leaders of the Missouri House announced Monday the formation of a committee to investigate blackmail claims involving Governor Eric Greitens, while another group of Republicans has formally asked him to resign.
Read moreTriggering a collective of citizen sleuths known as Cooperites to circle the wagons, a cold-case team says their code-breaker has definitively identified the man who hijacked a commercial plane in 1971 and parachuted off with a $200,00 ransom, never to be seen again.
Read moreIn response to a request from Prince’s siblings for investigative files about the late pop star’s death, a Minnesota prosecutor said Friday the records cannot be released because a criminal investigation is still underway.
Read morePrince’s siblings told a Minnesota court they cannot decide whether to file a wrongful-death suit for the superstar’s death because the county sheriff’s, medical examiner’s and attorney’s offices have denied them access to investigative data.
Read moreThe president of the Maldives said Tuesday he ordered a state of emergency to investigate “this plot, this coup” involving a Supreme Court ruling last week that ordered the release of imprisoned opposition leaders, including many of his political rivals.
Read moreGovernor Greg Abbott on Tuesday ordered the Texas Rangers to investigate claims that disgraced former USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar used the Karolyi Ranch in Walker County to sexually abuse young female athletes.
Read moreWisconsin state senators voted 18-13 along party lines Tuesday to reject confirmation of the heads of the state’s ethics and elections commissions because of their connection to an investigation into Republican Governor Scott Walker’s campaign.
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