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Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni get March 2026 trial date for her 'It Ends With Us' lawsuit
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York judge set a March 2026 trial date on Monday and moved an initial conference from mid-February to next week as the public feud between Blake Lively and her “It Ends With Us” costar and director Justin Baldoni continued to grow and accelerate. And in a...
Former Wisconsin chancellor fired over porn films sues in hopes of teaching again
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A former University of Wisconsin-La Crosse chancellor fired over his involvement in the adult entertainment industry filed a federal lawsuit Monday in hopes of getting reinstated as a professor at the campus. Joe Gow’s story has garnered national attention...
Families sue TikTok in France over teen suicides they say are linked to harmful content
CASSIS, France (AP) — In the moment when her world shattered three years ago, Stephanie Mistre found her 15-year-old daughter, Marie, lifeless in the bedroom where she died by suicide. “I went from light to darkness in a fraction of a second,” Mistre said, describing the day in...
Iowa immigration law remains blocked, US appeals court says, but second lawsuit to be dismissed
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A federal appeals court on Friday sided with the Biden administration's Department of Justice and kept a temporary block on an Iowa law that makes it a state crime for a person to be in Iowa if they are in the U.S. illegally. But a second order from the 8th...
Justice Department curtails prosecutions for blocking access to reproductive health centers
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's new Justice Department leadership issued an order Friday to curtail prosecutions against people accused of blocking access to abortion clinics and reproductive health centers, calling the cases an example of the “weaponization” of law enforcement. ...
Rocker Marilyn Manson won't be charged after long investigation of sexual assault allegations
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prosecutors said Friday that they will not file charges against Marilyn Manson after a years-long investigation of allegations of sexual assault and domestic violence. Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman said the allegations are too old under the...
Corporate Transparency Act still on hold after Supreme Court lifts injunction
NEW YORK (AP) — Small businesses are still not required to register with an agency called the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, or FinCEN — for now. The registration is part of the Corporate Transparency Act, an anti-money laundering statue passed in 2021. Under the CTA, the...
Ohio pastor convicted in dispute over sheltering homeless vows to continue his mission
BRYAN, Ohio (AP) — For more than a year, a pastor who opened his church around the clock to shelter and give hope to homeless people has been at odds with an Ohio city over the building housing his ministry. On Tuesday, a city judge found Pastor Chris Avell guilty of violating...
Reality TV couple sues the city of Los Angeles after losing home in fires
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Reality TV couple Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt are suing the city of Los Angeles after losing their Pacific Palisades home in the wildfires that have torn through Southern California in recent weeks. The couple, who rose to stardom on “The Hills," a spin-off...
New York county agrees to redraw voting lines that lawsuit said disenfranchised residents of color
EAST MEADOW, N.Y. (AP) — A New York county has agreed to redraw its voting map after a lawsuit claimed its political boundaries disenfranchised residents of color. Nassau County reached a settlement Thursday in which the suburban region, located just east of New York City borough...
