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New York to legalise adultery

Marital infidelity still classed as a criminal offence in 16 states and can result in jail time...

US: Rapper Sean Combs' homes raided by Homeland Security over sex trafficking investigation

Combs' homes in Los Angeles and Miami were searched by officers on Monday....

Ariana Grande to pay ex-husband $1.25m in divorce settlement

A Los Angeles Superior Court judgment on Tuesday finalised the split between the 30-year-old pop sta...

US Supreme Court says Texas can arrest and jail migrants

The measure allows police to arrest and prosecute those suspected of illegally crossing the US-Mexic...

What are bump stocks? US Supreme Court weighs Trump-era ban on gun attachments

The Trump administration banned the devices by classifying them as machine guns after they were used...

Donald Trump can stay on Colorado ballot after Supreme Court rejects he was accountable for Capitol riots

Donald Trump is the frontrunner for the Republican nomination to challenge Democratic president Joe ...

Kanye West sued by estate of Donna Summer over ‘stealing’ I Feel Love

Estate of late star files lawsuit claiming rapper was denied sample for Vultures album, but tried to...

Top US court will rule on Trump immunity claims

The 6-3 conservative majority court decided on Wednesday to hear Mr Trump's claims that he should be...

US: Police arrest former nurse after woman in vegetative state gives birth

The 36-year-old suspect, Nathan Sutherland, was arrested after investigators obtained a DNA sample T...

Parenting advice YouTuber and influencer jailed for child abuse

Franke, a mother of six from Utah who gave parenting tips via a once-popular video blog called "8 Pa...

Former CIA employee jailed for 40 years for largest leak in agency's history

Joshua Schulte, a software engineer from New York, passed the data to whistleblowing agency WikiLeak...

US security company fined $70K for telling muslim employee to shave beard

The firm was charged for refusing to accommodate an employee’s religious practice, needlessly forcin...

Taylor Swift: Man charged with stalking near singer's New York home

David Crowe, 33, from Seattle, was arrested on Monday after complaints about an "emotionally disturb...

Pop star Madonna sued by fans after concert 'started more than two hours late'

It is alleged the Queen of Pop did not appear on stage until 10.45pm for a midweek performance....

US State Appeals Court launches AI task force

“The legal profession is not immune to the rapid evolution that is taking place in the field of arti...

Massachusetts court rules lawyer’s nap during murder trial created ‘uncurable error’, violating defendant's constitutional right

Lawyer fell asleep during jury selection and testimony. Defendant granted new trial by Massachusetts...

Tupac murder suspect granted $750,000 bail ahead of trial

Duane 'Keffe D' Davis is said to be the only person still alive who was in the vehicle from which sh...

US: Man who attacked Nevada judge is sentenced by that same judge to prison for separate incident

Deobra Redden, 30, was sentenced to 19 months to four years in prison for a charge of attempted batt...

New York Times sues Microsoft and OpenAI for 'billions'

The lawsuit, which also names Microsoft as a defendant, says the firms should be held responsible fo...

ICJ: US dismisses SA's case against Israel as 'meritless'

South Africa argued that Israel is committing "genocidal" acts in Gaza in the case filed at the ICJ ...

Trump’s legal defeat in Colorado may turn into political gold

The Colorado Supreme Court's ruling to disqualify the former president from the Republican Party's u...

Colorado Supreme Court kicks Trump off ballot

In a landmark decision that upends the White House race, the court ruled 4-3 that Mr Trump is not an...

Former Facebook diversity leader pleads guilty to stealing more than $4 million from company

Barbara Furlow-Smiles, who led various Facebook Diversity, Equity and Inclusion programs from 2017 t...

Amid sexual assault lawsuits, 18 brands cut ties with Sean 'Diddy' Combs Empower Global

Combs, one the most influential hip-hop producers and executives of the past three decades, has been...

Former career US diplomat charged with secretly spying for Cuban intelligence for decades

Manuel Rocha wept as he sat handcuffed in Miami federal court on charges that he engaged in “clandes...