Coachella wants billboard advertising free STD testing removed
Coachella organizers have called for the removal of a billboard near the music festival site advertising free sexually transmitted disease testing services, the organization that…
Jay Leno’s wife Mavis Leno sometimes ‘does not know’ him
An attorney for Mavis Leno is recommending that the court approve comedian Jay Leno’s petition to be a conservator over his wife’s estate as she…
Lawyers for former L.A. deputy mayor will seek mistrial over juror remark
A lawyer for former Los Angeles Deputy Mayor Raymond Chan said Friday that he would seek a mistrial after the judge revealed that a juror…
Corruption “feels like a betrayal.” What motivates U.S. Attorney E. Martin Estrada to go after the bad guys
In mid-January, U.S. Attorney E. Martin Estrada stood in front of a bouquet of microphones with a phalanx of prosecutors behind him. Their somber faces…
Ohtani says he’s cooperating with investigators. Yasiel Puig offers a cautionary tale
The baseball star went into his first conversation with federal investigators assured he was “not a target.” The lead prosecutor on a sprawling sports betting…
L.A. Times reporters attacked by Minnesota police to settle lawsuit
Two journalists who were cornered and attacked by the Minnesota State Patrol as they covered protests over George Floyd’s murder for the Los Angeles Times…
Prince Harry lawyer accuses Rupert Murdoch in hacking case
An attorney for Prince Harry accused Rupert Murdoch this week of knowing about News Group Newspapers’ alleged use of illegal tactics such as phone hacking…
US sanctions Nicaragua’s attorney general over human rights concerns | News
Washington says Morales Urbina ‘exploited her office to facilitate a coordinated campaign to suppress dissent’. The United States has imposed sanctions on Nicaragua’s attorney general…
Shohei Ohtani’s attorneys accuse interpreter of ‘massive theft’ tied to alleged gambling
Representatives of Dodgerssuperstar Shohei Ohtanion Wednesday accused his interpreter of engaging in a “massive theft” of the ballplayer’s funds to place bets with an allegedly…
Willis can stay on Trump election case in Georgia, judge says
ATLANTA — A judge delivered a significant victory Friday to Fulton County Dist. Atty. Fani Willis, ruling that she would not be disqualified from leading the…
Alec Baldwin asks judge to toss charges in fatal ‘Rust’ shooting
Alec Baldwin has asked a New Mexico judge to dismiss involuntary manslaughter charges against him in the deadly “Rust” movie shooting, alleging misconduct by prosecutors…
Bill would give families more information on police killings
California law enforcement investigators would have to change how they interview the families of people killed by police under legislation meant to stop officers from…
Colombia names attorney general amid political unrest under Gustavo Petro | Courts News
Luz Adriana Camargo Garzon will lead probes into President Petro and his son after weeks of delay in the appointment process. Colombia’s Supreme Court of…
Roman Polanski trial date set in child rape civil case
A trial date has been set in a civil case alleging that Roman Polanski raped a child in the 1970s. The trial is scheduled to…
‘Rust’ shooting trial: Next up, Alec Baldwin
After winning a conviction in the “Rust” movie armorer’s trial, New Mexico prosecutors now will turn their focus to actor Alec Baldwin, hoping to prove…
Five suspects in the assassination of an Ecuadorian presidential candidate go on trial, says attorney general
FILE - Presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio waves a national flag during a campaign event at a school minutes before he was shot to death outside…
George Gascón faces 11 challengers in heated Los Angeles District Attorney race
Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. George Gascón is expected to advance to a November runoff, but it’s too early to tell who his challenger will…
Wisconsin settlement offers details in Trump fake elector case
MADISON, Wis. — Two attorneys for then-President Trump orchestrated a plan for fake electors to file paperwork falsely saying the Republican won Wisconsin in a strategy…
Man charged in N.Y. police attack was misidentified, D.A. says
NEW YORK — A Venezuelan man who became the subject of national attention for allegedly kicking a police officer in New York’s Times Square, then flipping…
LAUSD candidate Graciela Ortiz under district investigation, removed from counseling job during probe
Los Angeles school board candidate Graciela Ortiz has been removed from her job as an L.A. Unified counseling administrator pending a confidential investigation, school district…