Justin Timberlake expected in New York court to plead guilty in drunken driving case

Justin Timberlake expected in New York court to plead guilty in drunken driving case

SAG HARBOR, N.Y. — SAG HARBOR, N.Y. (AP) — Justin Timberlake is expected to plead guilty Friday following his June arrest in the Hamptons for drunken driving. The boy band singer-turned-solo star and actor will appear in Sag Harbor Village Court on Friday to formally enter a new plea, prosecutors said. Details of the agreement … Read more

Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner are declared divorced and single

Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner are declared divorced and single

A Florida judge has declared Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner divorced and single, signing off on a confidential agreement reached between the two. The Miami-Dade County judge approved the agreement on Friday, one year after the 35-year-old Jonas Brothers singer filed to divorce the 28-year-old “Game of Thrones” and “X Men” actor and five years … Read more

RFK Jr. off North Carolina ballot: state Supreme Court

RFK Jr. off North Carolina ballot: state Supreme Court

Former independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s name must be removed from North Carolina’s November ballot, the state’s Supreme Court ordered. The ruling Monday night may help Republican nominee Donald Trump against the Democratic nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris, in the key battleground state, and his chances in the national election. Trump has a … Read more

Courts in Nebraska and Missouri weigh arguments to keep abortion measures off the ballot

Courts in Nebraska and Missouri weigh arguments to keep abortion measures off the ballot

OMAHA, Neb. — With ballot deadlines approaching, courts in Nebraska and Missouri are weighing legal arguments that could take measures seeking to expand abortion rights out of the hands of voters. In Missouri, a day before the state’s Supreme Court plans to hear arguments over whether a proposed abortion-rights amendment will go before voters, Republican … Read more

Workers take their quest to ban smoking in Atlantic City casinos to a higher court

Workers take their quest to ban smoking in Atlantic City casinos to a higher court

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Workers seeking to ban smoking in Atlantic City’s casinos on Friday asked an appeals court to consider their request, saying a lower court judge who dismissed their lawsuit did so in error. The workers, calling themselves Casino Employees Against Smoking Effects, filed an appeal of a Superior Court judge’s dismissal of … Read more

RFK Jr. off ballots in North Carolina, Michigan, appeals courts rule

RFK Jr. off ballots in North Carolina, Michigan, appeals courts rule

Former Republican presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump shake hands during a campaign rally at Desert Diamond Arena on August 23, 2024 in Glendale, Arizona. Rebecca Noble | Getty Images Former independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will not appear on ballots in North Carolina … Read more

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson discusses new memoir, ‘Lovely One,’ at Apollo Theater

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson discusses new memoir, ‘Lovely One,’ at Apollo Theater

NEW YORK — In one of her first public appearances on behalf of her newly published memoir, “Lovely One,” Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson didn’t make a lot of news, but she did make a little history: She can add her name to James Brown, Stevie Wonder and Smokey Robinson among others as someone … Read more

Supreme Court won’t allow Oklahoma to reclaim federal money in dispute over abortion referrals

Supreme Court won’t allow Oklahoma to reclaim federal money in dispute over abortion referrals

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected Oklahoma’s emergency appeal seeking to restore a $4.5 million grant for family planning services in an ongoing dispute over the state’s refusal to refer pregnant women to a nationwide hotline that provides information about abortion and other options. The brief order did not detail the court’s reasoning, … Read more

Nebraska Supreme Court will hear lawsuit challenging measure to expand abortion rights

Nebraska Supreme Court will hear lawsuit challenging measure to expand abortion rights

OMAHA, Neb. — The Nebraska Supreme Court has agreed to expedite a hearing on a lawsuit that could keep voters from deciding whether to expand abortion rights in the state. The court has set a hearing for next Monday for arguments over the suit filed by the conservative Thomas More Society, according to court records. … Read more

Judge allows smoking to continue in Atlantic City casinos, dealing blow to workers

Judge allows smoking to continue in Atlantic City casinos, dealing blow to workers

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — A judge on Friday allowed smoking to continue in Atlantic City’s casinos, giving some measure of relief to the city’s struggling casino industry while rebuffing workers who have long sought to be able to breathe clean air on the casino floor. The ruling by Superior Court Judge Patrick Bartels represented a … Read more