Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs seeks bail, citing changed circumstances and new evidence

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs seeks bail, citing changed circumstances and new evidence

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has filed a new request for bail, saying changed circumstances, along with new evidence, mean he should be allowed to prepare for a May trial from outside jail NEW YORK — NEW YORK (AP) — Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs filed a new request for bail on Friday, saying changed circumstances, along with new … Read more

Rapper Young Thug is a free man. Here are things to know about his plea.

Rapper Young Thug is a free man. Here are things to know about his plea.

ATLANTA — Rapper Young Thug is a free man after pleading guilty to gang, drug and gun charges. About 2 ½ years after he was arrested on the charges in a sprawling gang and racketeering indictment, Young Thug was released from custody Thursday evening. It was a remarkable development in a trial that’s dragged on … Read more

MrBeast probe ends with some employees fired but finds no proof of sexual misconduct allegations

MrBeast probe ends with some employees fired but finds no proof of sexual misconduct allegations

NEW YORK — Online video production company MrBeast said Friday it has fired somewhere between 5 to 10 employees following an investigation into the YouTube empire’s workplace culture. A company spokesman declined to put a precise number on the firings, say which employees were let go or for what reasons. But the shakeup comes as … Read more

Deaths of 10 newborns shake millions’ trust in Turkey’s health care system

Deaths of 10 newborns shake millions’ trust in Turkey’s health care system

ANKARA, Turkey — The mother thought her baby looked healthy when he was born 1.5 months early, but staff swiftly whisked him to the neonatal intensive care unit. It was the last time Burcu Gokdeniz would see her baby alive. The doctor in charge told her that Umut Ali’s heart stopped after his health deteriorated … Read more

‘Dances with Wolves’ actor is again indicted on sexual abuse charges in Nevada

‘Dances with Wolves’ actor is again indicted on sexual abuse charges in Nevada

LAS VEGAS — A grand jury in Nevada has again indicted Nathan Chasing Horse on charges that he sexually abused Indigenous women and girls for decades, reviving a sweeping criminal case against the former “Dances with Wolves” actor. The 21-count indictment unsealed Thursday in Clark County District Court expands on the 48-year-old’s previous felony charges … Read more

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs to stay in jail while appeals court takes up bail fight

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs to stay in jail while appeals court takes up bail fight

NEW YORK — A federal appeals court judge has ruled to keep Sean “Diddy” Combs locked up while he makes a third bid for bail in his sex trafficking case, which is slated to go to trial in May. In a decision filed Friday, Circuit Judge William J. Nardini denied the hip-hop mogul’s immediate release … Read more

NY prosecutors want to combine Harvey Weinstein’s criminal cases into a single trial

NY prosecutors want to combine Harvey Weinstein’s criminal cases into a single trial

NEW YORK — Prosecutors are asking a Manhattan judge to consolidate the two sex crime cases that Harvey Weinstein faces in New York into a single trial this year — a move that the disgraced movie mogul’s lawyers oppose. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office argued in court filings released Friday that the cases have … Read more

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs to make first appearance before trial judge in sex trafficking case

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs to make first appearance before trial judge in sex trafficking case

NEW YORK — NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs is set to make his first appearance before the judge who is expected to preside over the hip-hop powerbroker’s trial on sex trafficking charges. Combs will be brought to Manhattan federal court from a Brooklyn jail for a Thursday afternoon appearance before Judge Arun Subramanian. … Read more

Doctor charged in connection with Matthew Perry’s death is expected to plead guilty

Doctor charged in connection with Matthew Perry’s death is expected to plead guilty

LOS ANGELES — One of two doctors charged in the investigation of the death of Matthew Perry is expected to plead guilty Wednesday in a federal court in Los Angeles to conspiring to distribute the surgical anesthetic ketamine. Dr. Mark Chavez, 54, of San Diego, signed a plea agreement with prosecutors in August and would … Read more

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

Steward Health Care 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