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February 9, 2024

DC jury orders conservative commentator to pay $1M for defaming climate scientist

Two conservative commentators were found guilty Thursday of defaming a prominent climate scientist who created the famed "hockey stick" graph.

February 9, 2024

Washington trooper mistakes woman with brain bleed for drunk driver

Thurston County, WA, is being sued because a woman with a life-threatening brain bleed was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving and did not receive timely medical care.

February 9, 2024

Casino mogul Steve Wynn sues The Associated Press for defamation, loses in Nevada Supreme Court

The Nevada Supreme Court dismissed Steve Wynn's defamation lawsuit against The Associated Press over a story alleging he engaged in sexual misconduct.

February 8, 2024

Hawaii court says 'spirit of Aloha' supersedes Constitution, Second Amendment

Hawaii's high court explicitly rejected previous U.S. Supreme Court rulings upholding Americans' rights to carry a firearm, instead citing the "spirit of Aloha."

February 8, 2024

Idaho serial killer on death row asks for new clemency hearing after the last one ended in tie vote

Thomas Creech went 28 years without a single disciplinary offense. He is asking for a new clemency hearing after the previous one resulted in a tie.

February 8, 2024

Supreme Court appears skeptical of Colorado’s decision to kick Trump off 2024 ballot: ‘Severe consequence’

The U.S. Supreme Court appeared very wary Thursday of an effort to kick former President Donald Trump off Colorado's primary ballot.

February 7, 2024

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey nominates former romantic partner to state's high court

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey, a Democrat, has nominated her former romantic partner to serve on the state's highest court in an open seat.

February 7, 2024

Wisconsin inmate's daughter files federal suit over solitary confinement suicide

Megan Hoffmann Kolb is suing Wisconsin prison officials over the suicide of her father, Dean Hoffmann, in solitary confinement last year.

February 7, 2024

Key study in FDA abortion pill case at the Supreme Court was retracted in 'partisan assault' authors say

A key study in the case against the FDA’s abortion pill approval at the Supreme Court has been retracted from an academic journal in a "partisan assault" its authors claim.

February 7, 2024

Business partner of Jam Master Jay, member of influential hip hop group Run-DMC, testifies in court

In 2002, Jam Master Jay, a member of Run-DMC, was fatally shot in his New York studio. Randy Allen, his business partner and childhood friend, testified at the murder trial.