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  • California Family to Stand Trial for Alleged Fatal Exorcism of 3-Year-Old Daughter

    A California judge is set to decide on May 10 whether there is sufficient evidence to proceed to trial for a woman, her brother, and their pastor father accused of killing her 3-year-old daughter in an alleged exorcism gone wrong. Firefighters discovered young Arely Naomi Proctor dead on the altar of Iglesia Apostoles y Profetas…

  • Legal Experts Worried State-by-State AI Regulation Is Creating Compliance Challenges for Businesses

    A complex landscape of state laws surrounding artificial intelligence (AI) is posing challenges for businesses across the United States, with each state taking its own approach to regulating this rapidly evolving technology. In Utah, lawmakers are deliberating over legislation that would mandate certain businesses to disclose whether their products interact with consumers autonomously, without human…

  • Families of the victims from two tragic Boeing 737 MAX crashes are intensifying their calls for criminal prosecution against the aerospace company following a mid-air incident in January that exposed persisting safety concerns. Representatives of the victims are set to meet with U.S. Justice Department officials to assert that Boeing breached a 2021 agreement with…

  • Parents Of Michigan School Gunman Sentenced To At Least 10 Years

    The parents of a Michigan teenager who fatally shot four students have been sentenced to 10 to 15 years in prison, marking a landmark case in the realm of school shootings in the United States. James and Jennifer Crumbley, whose son Ethan was convicted of the 2021 Oxford High School shooting, appeared together for the…

  • Medical Equipment Company to Pay $50,000 After Firing Woman Over Natural Hair

    A medical equipment company is slated to compensate a former employee, Imani Jackson, with $50,000 following allegations of racial discrimination stemming from her choice to wear her natural hair. The lawsuit, filed against American Screening, LLC, in the US District Court For The Eastern District of Louisiana by the federal government on behalf of Jackson,…

  • Arizona Supreme Court Revives 19th Century Abortion Ban

    Arizona’s highest court has resurrected a law from 1864 that effectively prohibits abortion in nearly all circumstances, further diminishing reproductive rights in a state where abortion was already restricted after 15 weeks of pregnancy. In a 4-2 decision, the Arizona Supreme Court sided with an anti-abortion obstetrician and a county prosecutor who defended the law…

  • New York City Will Pay $17.5 Million To Settle Dispute Over Removal Of Hijabs In Mug Shots

    New York City has agreed to pay $17.5 million to settle a class-action lawsuit over the forced removal of hijabs in mug shots. The settlement stems from a lawsuit filed in 2018 by Jamilla Clark and Arwa Aziz, two Muslim women who were compelled to remove their hijabs by New York Police Department officers during…

  • Fani Willis Destroys Bid To Appeal Decision Keeping Her On Trump RICO Case: ‘The Applicants Have Wholly Failed’

    Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has firmly contested former President Donald Trump’s latest attempt to remove her from his racketeering (RICO) and election subversion case, urging an appeals court to reject the defense’s appeal. In a 19-page response filed on Monday, April 8, Willis presented a compelling argument to the Georgia Court of Appeals,…

  • Terrence Howard Explains Why He Filed Hefty Lawsuit Against Creative Artists Agency

    Terrence Howard, known for his role in Fox’s “Empire,” has filed a lawsuit against Creative Artists Agency (CAA), claiming he was unfairly compensated compared to his white counterparts. In a recent interview on the set of his late film, Howard explained the motivation behind the lawsuit, shedding light on the alleged discrepancies in pay. “I…

  • Trump Backs Calls To Let States Decide Abortion Rights

    Former President Donald Trump asserted that individual states, rather than implementing a nationwide ban, should decide on abortion rights. This announcement, made on Monday, reflects a departure from the desires of many within his own Republican Party, who had hoped for Trump’s endorsement of a nationwide ban on abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. Trump…