Brazil
Brazil court slaps Bolsonaro with 8-year election ban
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is officially banned from running for public office for the next eight years.
astroworld
Travis Scott will not face charges for Astroworld tragedy
Travis Scott, a rapper and producer who planned the ill-fated 2021 Astroworld Festival, will not face charges in connection with the crowd crush that killed ten people and injured hundreds more, District Attorney Kim Ogg declared on Thursday.
brooke mallory
Wisconsin county debates ‘sanctuary status’ for kids who identify as trans or non-binary
A Wisconsin county is considering whether to declare sanctuary status for self-described “transgender and nonbinary individuals,” including children.
actor
Cuba Gooding Jr. settles civil sex abuse case
Cuba Gooding Jr. has settled allegations that he raped a woman at a New York City hotel ten years ago, according to court documents that were disclosed on Tuesday, just before the trial was about to start.
bodies
3 deaths in Iowa building collapse: Lawsuits claim owners didn’t warn residents of deteriorating conditions
A week after Iowa’s century-old building partly collapsed, the bodies of three men were recovered from the scene of the fallen six-story apartment complex, said Davenport’s police chief on Monday.
abuse
Sacramento and city’s school district will pay $52M to settle class sex abuse cases
After a teacher’s aide admitted to sexually abusing at least eight elementary school students over ten years ago, Sacramento and the city’s education district will now pay more than $52 million to resolve claims that alleged school officials were negligent.
arraignment
Trump Team Seeks Recusal of Judge in Case
Attorneys for former President Donald Trump have filed a motion seeking to have a judge recuse himself from the Manhattan criminal case against the former president.
actor
That ’70s Show’s Danny Masterson found guilty on two counts of rape, facing 30-year sentence
Actor Danny Masterson was found guilty on two of the three counts against him by a jury in his rape retrial today.
brooke mallory
Elizabeth Holmes begins 11-year prison sentence
Elizabeth Holmes, the disgraced founder of the ill-fated blood testing start-up Theranos, acknowledged her own downfall from success on Tuesday when she was forced to report to prison to begin her sentencing.
Arizona
Kari Lake’s final claim in election suit is dismissed by judge
Democrat Katie Hobbs’ election win was upheld on Monday after a judge dismissed the last remaining legal claim in Republican Kari Lake’s protest of her loss in the 2016 race for governor of Arizona.