Catholic hospital in California illegally denied emergency abortion, state attorney general says

Catholic hospital in California illegally denied emergency abortion, state attorney general says

SAN FRANCISCO — California’s attorney general is suing a Catholic hospital, saying that Providence St. Joseph Hospital illegally denied emergency abortion care to a woman whose pregnancy was no longer viable after her water broke 15 weeks into carrying twins. Attorney General Rob Bonta announced the lawsuit Monday, which was filed that day in Humboldt … Read more

Attorney says 120 accusers allege sexual misconduct against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs

Attorney says 120 accusers allege sexual misconduct against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs

HOUSTON — An attorney said Tuesday he is representing 120 accusers who have come forward with sexual misconduct allegations against Sean “Diddy” Combs, the hip-hop mogul who is awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. Houston attorney Tony Buzbee said he expects lawsuits to be filed within the next month. Buzbee described the victims as 60 … Read more

Arkansas sues YouTube over claims that the site is fueling a mental health crisis

Arkansas sues YouTube over claims that the site is fueling a mental health crisis

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas sued YouTube and parent company Alphabet on Monday, saying the video-sharing platform is made deliberately addictive and fueling a mental health crisis among youth in the state. Attorney General Tim Griffin’s office filed the lawsuit in state court, accusing them of violating the state’s deceptive trade practices and public nuisance … Read more

Steward Health Care CEO files a lawsuit against a US Senate panel over contempt resolution

Steward Health Care CEO files a lawsuit against a US Senate panel over contempt resolution

BOSTON — Steward Health Care CEO Ralph de la Torre filed a lawsuit Monday against a U.S. Senate committee that pursued contempt charges against him for failing to appear before the panel despite being issued a subpoena. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Washington, named nearly all members of the Health, Education, Labor and … Read more

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs faces new sex assault allegations in woman’s lawsuit

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs faces new sex assault allegations in woman’s lawsuit

Sean “Diddy” Combs was hit with new sexual assault allegations Friday as a woman filed a lawsuit in New York saying she was repeatedly raped and drugged at the music mogul’s homes and became pregnant after one of the encounters. It’s the latest of several similar lawsuits by women against Combs, who also was arrested … Read more

She defended ‘El Chapo.’ Now this lawyer is using her narco-fame to launch a music career

She defended ‘El Chapo.’ Now this lawyer is using her narco-fame to launch a music career

MEXICO CITY — Riding in a black SUV with tinted windows, lawyer Mariel Colón rolls up to the gates of a remote mansion, strolling past a security guard side-by-side with Emma Coronel, the wife of notorious drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán. Sporting suits and sunglasses, the pair stride into a dimly lit room full … Read more

The final 3 anti-abortion activists have been sentenced in a Tennessee clinic blockade

The final 3 anti-abortion activists have been sentenced in a Tennessee clinic blockade

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The final three anti-abortion activists convicted of a 2021 Tennessee clinic blockade were sentenced this week, including the person considered to be the main organizer of the action. Chester Gallagher was sentenced on Thursday to 16 months in prison, by far the longest sentence among 11 people convicted of various offenses. In … Read more

Kentucky sues Express Scripts, alleging it had a role in the deadly opioid addiction crisis

Kentucky sues Express Scripts, alleging it had a role in the deadly opioid addiction crisis

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky’s attorney general has sued Express Scripts, claiming the big pharmacy benefit manager was at the center of an opioid dispensing chain that fueled a deadly addiction crisis still haunting his state. The lawsuit Attorney General Russell Coleman filed this week in state court claims St. Louis-based Express Scripts and its affiliated … Read more

Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco will go to trial in sexual abuse case

Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco will go to trial in sexual abuse case

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco will go to trial on charges that he sexually abused a minor, a judge in the Dominican Republic said on Thursday. After an investigation that lasted over a year, judge Pascual Valenzuela of the northern province of Puerto Plata ruled that the evidence presented … Read more

Ex-Chili Peppers guitarist denies a manslaughter charge in the death of a pedestrian

Ex-Chili Peppers guitarist denies a manslaughter charge in the death of a pedestrian

Guitarist Josh Klinghoffer, a former Red Hot Chili Peppers member who has also played with Pearl Jam, has pleaded not guilty through his attorney to a misdemeanor manslaughter charge in the death of a pedestrian Guitarist Josh Klinghoffer, a former Red Hot Chili Peppers member who has also played with Pearl Jam, pleaded not guilty … Read more