Local broadcasts for 11 NHL teams will remain on Bally Sports after agreement

Local broadcasts for 11 NHL teams will remain on Bally Sports after agreement

The NHL and Diamond Sports Group, the largest owner of regional sports networks, have reached an agreement that will keep local broadcasts for 11 teams on Bally Sports through the end of this season. The agreement, which was contained in a court filing made Wednesday, is subject to court approval. Diamond Sports has been in … Read more

Singer David Daniels no longer in singers’ union following guilty plea to sexual assault

Singer David Daniels no longer in singers’ union following guilty plea to sexual assault

NEW YORK — Countertenor David Daniels is no longer a member of the union for singers following his guilty plea to a charge of sexual assault. The 57-year-old and his husband, Scott Walters, pleaded guilty to sexual assault of an adult, a second-degree felony, in Houston’s Harris County District Court on Aug. 4. They both … Read more

New York sues SiriusXM, accusing company of making it deliberately hard to cancel subscriptions

New York sues SiriusXM, accusing company of making it deliberately hard to cancel subscriptions

NEW YORK — New York’s attorney general filed suit Wednesday against SiriusXM, accusing the satellite radio and streaming service of making it intentionally difficult for its customers to cancel their subscriptions. Attorney General Letitia James’ office said an investigation into complaints from customers found that SiriusXM forced subscribers to wait in an automated system before … Read more

Ex-gang leader seeking release from Las Vegas jail ahead of trial in 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur

Singer David Daniels no longer in singers’ union following guilty plea to sexual assault

LAS VEGAS — A former Los Angeles-area gang leader charged with murder in the killing of hip-hop music icon Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas is deriding the case against him as the product of speculation and second-hand testimony as he asks a judge to put him on house arrest ahead of his trial. A Jan. … Read more

Brazil lawsuits link JBS to destruction of Amazon in protected area, seek millions in damages

Brazil lawsuits link JBS to destruction of Amazon in protected area, seek millions in damages

JACI-PARANA, Brazil — Meat processing giant JBS SA and three other slaughterhouses are facing lawsuits seeking millions of dollars in environmental damages for allegedly purchasing cattle raised illegally in a protected area in the Brazilian Amazon. The lawsuits, filed December 5 to 12 by the western Brazilian state of Rondonia, target the exploitation of a … Read more

A judge may rule on Wyoming’s abortion laws, including the first explicit US ban on abortion pills

A judge may rule on Wyoming’s abortion laws, including the first explicit US ban on abortion pills

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — A judge in Wyoming will decide as soon as Thursday whether to strike down, affirm or hold a trial over the state’s abortion bans, including its first-in-the-nation explicit prohibition on the use of medication to end pregnancy. Any decision on the bans during or after a pretrial conference before Teton County District … Read more