Tag: alleged
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Police report details alleged sexual assault by Trump’s defense pick Pete Hegseth
A woman told police she was sexually assaulted by a man she identified as Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for defense secretary, according to official records of a police investigation released in California on Wednesday night. The documents released by Monterey Police Department say that the woman, identified only as “Jane Doe,” met Hegseth…
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Federal judge blocks Virginia from dropping alleged non-citizens from voter rolls
A federal judge on Friday granted a Department of Justice request to block Virginia from systematically removing alleged non-citizens from the voter rolls this close to an election. U.S. District Judge Patricia Giles ordered the state to stop its program immediately and restore the voter registrations of more than 1,600 people who were removed in…
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House Republicans subpoena Biden administration over alleged social media censorship
WASHINGTON — The top Republican on a key House subcommittee has issued a subpoena to the Biden administration as her panel probes whether the federal government is attempting to limit information being shared on social media platforms ahead of November’s elections. Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., the Chair of the House Oversight Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information…
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Roman Polanski no longer going to trial in L.A. over alleged 1973 rape of minor
Oscar-winning director Roman Polanski will no longer go on trial in Los Angeles in an alleged 1973 rape of an underage girl after lawyers on both sides reached a settlement. Gloria Allred, the lawyer for the plaintiff, confirmed “a settlement of claims was agreed to by the parties to their mutual satisfaction.” Alexander Rufus-Isaacs, the…
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‘Death trap’ Queens haunted house sued after injuries from alleged safety hazards
A haunted house in Queens proved to be too horrific for some who have filed lawsuits claiming they were injured inside the frightful attraction. A Haunting in Hollis was shut down Oct. 5th after the FDNY called it a “death trap,” citing various safety hazards inside the two-family house that had been illegally converted into…
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Elon Musk, Tesla and WBD sued over alleged ‘Blade Runner 2049’ AI ripoff for Cybercab promotion
Elon Musk, his car company Tesla and Warner Brothers Discovery were sued Monday over their alleged artificial intelligence-fueled copyright infringement of images from the film “Blade Runner 2049” to promote Tesla’s robotaxi concept. The lawsuit by the movie’s producer, Alcon Entertainment, says that the mega-billionaire Musk and the other defendants requested permission to use “an iconic still image” from “Blade Runner…
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University of Alabama students charged after pledge was shoved and stepped on during alleged hazing incidents
Several University of Alabama students were charged in alleged fraternity hazing incidents after a pledge said he was shoved, stepped on, and had things thrown at him. Christopher Theodore Molineaux, 22, Grant Henry Rakers, 21, Joshua Donald Ferrito, 22, and Charles William Grey, 20, were each charged with two counts of hazing in connection with…
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Pakistani police fire tear gas at protesting students as anger spreads over alleged on-campus rape
The Federal Investigation Agency said it had registered cases against 36 people accused of spreading misinformation about the case on social media. Authorities, including the province’s chief minister, said there was no assault, as did the woman’s parents. But Punjab police on Thursday urged people to share any information about the alleged rape. Mauz Ullah,…
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India’s alleged interference in Canada was ‘a horrific mistake,’ Trudeau says
OTTAWA, Canada — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Wednesday that India had made “a horrific mistake” by thinking it could interfere as aggressively as it allegedly did in Canada’s sovereignty. Trudeau made the remark two days after Canada kicked out six Indian diplomats, linking them to the murder of a Sikh separatist leader in Canada…
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Black man details alleged beating at the hands of a white supremacist group in Boston
A Black teacher and musician told a federal court Thursday that members of a white nationalist hate group punched, kicked and beat him with metal shields during a march through downtown Boston two years ago. Charles Murrell III, of Boston, was in federal court Thursday to testify in his lawsuit asking for an undisclosed amount of money…