Legal proceedings

Judges dismiss suit alleging Tennessee’s political maps discriminate against communities of color

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- A federal judicial panel has dismissed a lawsuit alleging that Tennessee's U.S. House maps and those for…

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Authors sue Claude AI chatbot creator Anthropic for copyright infringement

A group of authors is suing artificial intelligence startup Anthropic, alleging it committed “large-scale theft” in training its popular chatbot…

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Rapper NBA Youngboy to plead guilty to Louisiana gun charge

BATON ROUGE, La. -- Rapper NBA YoungBoy has agreed to plead guilty to a federal weapons charge once the case…

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Mexico convicts 11 cartel gunmen in killings of 122 bus passengers near US border over 2 years

MEXICO CITY -- Mexican prosecutors finally won convictions — and 50-year prison sentences — Wednesday against 11 drug cartel gunmen…

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Kim Dotcom loses 12-year fight to halt deportation from New Zealand to face US case

WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- Kim Dotcom, founder of the once wildly popular file-sharing website Megaupload, lost a 12-year fight this…

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Police raid Andrew Tate’s Romania home as new allegations emerge

2024-08-22 04:05:02 BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Masked police officers in Romania carried out fresh raids early Wednesday at the home…

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Hunter Biden’s lawyers, prosecutors to appear in court ahead of federal tax trial

2024-08-21 18:20:02 LOS ANGELES (AP) — Weeks before Hunter Biden is set to stand trial on federal tax charges, the…

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Who is Mike Lynch? A look at the British tech tycoon missing from a sunken yacht in Sicily

2024-08-20 17:55:02 Tech tycoon Mike Lynch, one of six people missing from a sunken yacht off Sicily, had been trying…

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Songwriter-producer The-Dream seeks dismissal of sexual assault lawsuit

LOS ANGELES -- Lawyers for The-Dream, a Grammy-winning songwriter and producer, are seeking the dismissal of a woman’s lawsuit that…

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British tech tycoon Mike Lynch was trying to bounce back from HP fraud case before being lost at sea

2024-08-20 05:05:03 Tech tycoon Mike Lynch, one of six people missing from a sunken yacht off Sicily, had been trying…

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What to know about the 5 people charged in Matthew Perry’s death

LOS ANGELES -- LOS ANGELES (AP) — Five people have been charged in connection with Matthew Perry’s death from a…

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Kim Dotcom loses 12-year fight to halt deportation from New Zealand to face US copyright case

WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- Kim Dotcom, founder of the once wildly popular file-sharing website Megaupload, lost a 12-year fight this…

3 months ago

Russian authorities refuse to open criminal investigation into Navalny’s death, his widow says

Russian authorities have refused to open a criminal investigation into the death of opposition leader Alexei Navalny who died in…

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US Russian dual national Ksenia Khavana is sentenced to 12 years in prison on a treason conviction

US Russian dual national Ksenia Khavana is sentenced to 12 years in prison on a treason conviction

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Pro-Trump lawyer removed from Dominion case after leaking documents to cast doubt on 2020 election

LANSING, Mich. -- A pro-Trump lawyer who is facing felony charges in Michigan of improperly accessing voting equipment following the…

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An ex-commander of Lord’s Resistance Army rebels is convicted in Uganda of atrocities in rare trial

KAMPALA, Uganda -- A former commander of the Lord’s Resistance Army rebel group has been convicted of dozens of crimes…

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Utility will pay $20 million to avoid prosecution in Ohio bribery scheme

AKRON, Ohio -- The energy company at the center of a $60 million bribery scheme in Ohio will pay $20…

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Man who attacked police at the US Capitol with poles gets 20 years, one of longest Jan. 6 sentences

WASHINGTON -- A California man with a history of political violence was sentenced on Friday to 20 years in prison…

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Georgia lawmaker charged with driving under influence after hitting bicycle in bike lane of street

ATLANTA -- Georgia state Rep. Devan Seabaugh is accused of driving under the influence after authorities say he ran into…

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World Federation of Advertisers discontinues small brand safety initiative after Elon Musk’s X sues

NEW YORK -- A small brand safety initiative is ceasing operations — days after being targeted by social media platform…

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