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Woman sues Florida sheriff after mistaken arrest lands her in jail on Christmas
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Jennifer Heath Box had few worries as she exited her cruise ship at Fort Lauderdale’s port on Christmas Eve 2022. The Texan and her husband had spent six days at sea celebrating with her brother, a Georgia police officer who had just completed cancer...
Burlington pays $215K to settle a lawsuit accusing an officer of excessive force
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Vermont's largest city of Burlington has paid $215,000 to settle a lawsuit accusing a police officer of using excessive force by grabbing a man and slamming him to the ground, knocking him unconscious in September of 2018. According to the lawsuit filed in...
New Hampshire class action approved for foster teens with mental health disabilities
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A federal judge has approved class-action status for a lawsuit challenging the placement of teens with mental health disabilities in New Hampshire's foster care system. The lawsuit was filed against the state in 2021 and it has been amended since then. It says...
Pennsylvania state senator sues critics of his book about WWI hero Sgt. York
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania state senator and former GOP gubernatorial candidate whose support for Donald Trump drew him to the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 has sued a Canadian university and nearly two dozen academics over criticism of him and his research into World War I hero Sgt. Alvin...
Judge suspends delivery of radioactive soil from New York to Michigan
DETROIT (AP) — A judge stopped on Wednesday the delivery of World War II-era radioactive soil from New York to a Michigan landfill, a temporary victory for suburban Detroit communities that don't want the waste. Wayne County Judge Kevin Cox signed a restraining order two days after...
California laws cracking down on election deepfakes by AI face legal challenges
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California now has some of the toughest laws in the United States to crack down on election deepfakes ahead of the 2024 election after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed three landmark proposals this week at an artificial intelligence conference in San Francisco. ...
Diddy admits beating ex-girlfriend Cassie, says he's sorry, calls his actions 'inexcusable'
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs admitted that he beat his ex-girlfriend Cassie in a hotel hallway in 2016 after CNN released video of the attack, saying in a video apology he was “truly sorry” and his actions were “inexcusable.” “I take full responsibility for...
Video appears to show Sean 'Diddy' Combs beating singer Cassie in hotel hallway in 2016
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Security video aired by CNN appears to show Sean “Diddy” Combs attacking singer Cassie in a Los Angeles hotel hallway in 2016, the latest in a monthslong series of public allegations and revelations of physical and sexual violence from the hip-hop mogul. The...
Judge dismisses an assault lawsuit against Knicks owner James Dolan and Harvey Weinstein
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A U.S. district judge has dismissed a federal lawsuit by a woman who alleged that New York Knicks owner James Dolan sexually assaulted her a decade ago and then set her up to be molested by jailed movie mogul Harvey Weinstein. U.S. District Judge Percy Anderson...
North Carolina's highest court hears challenge to law allowing more time for child sex abuse suits
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Challenges to a portion of a state law that gave adult victims of child sexual abuse two additional years to seek civil damages dominated oral arguments in lawsuits heard Wednesday by North Carolina’s highest court. The state Supreme Court in one day...
