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All you need is love, the Beatles famously proclaimed. But if you’re entering into a contract, you need a lot more than that, the Ohio Supreme Court has ruled. “Love and affection are not consideration for a contract,” Ohio’s highest court held in the case of an ex-couple’s real-estate dispute, The Columbus Dispatch reports. The decision means Frederick Ormsby, 57, of Medina, Ohio, can keep $324,000 from the sale of a house he once shared with his ex-fiancée Amber Williams....

California cities and counties are free to ban the sale and distribution of medical marijuana. Pot dispensaries can be banned via zoning laws, the California Supreme Court ruled Monday. The unanimous ruling, which approved a ban by the city of Riverside, is expected to spur more such bans statewide. About 200 communities now have zoning laws that exclude cannabis dispensaries. Supporters of medical marijuana have argued that patients would be forced to drive hundreds of miles to obtain marijuana legally or to buy illegally on the street....

Walter White is probably the most wanted meth dealer you’ve ever heard of. Of course, that’s only on the show “Breaking Bad,” right? Wrong. Sure Walter White is the name of a character on the hit AMC series who has somehow evaded the law while cooking very pure meth. He’s a wanted man on television. There’s also a warrant for his arrest in Alabama and he’s on the most wanted list in Tuscaloosa County....

None of us want to waste food. But one restaurant may have taken that good intention a bit too far when it used uneaten rice from a dine-in customer and sent it out on a delivery order. The man who received the recycled rice is now suing the restaurant owner, claiming he violated food sanitation laws. Besides the ick factor of receiving re-used food, is it actually illegal? It’s been one of the urban myths of restaurants for years, only to be confirmed in isolated cases....

Actor Ron Livingston is having a rough time of it. No, not because he has a job he hates and has to live in a cubicle all day. That’s you. He’s a famous actor. And, as we know all too well, fame has its downside (right Britney, Tiger?). No, Ron’s problem is that someone keeps editing the Ron Livingston Wikipedia page to say that he is gay. According to Livingston, he’s not....

Last week, President Donald Trump declared a national emergency at the southern border of the United States in order to secure funding for a border wall. And it didn’t take long for states to respond. Yesterday, 16 states filed a lawsuit against Trump and his administration, asking a federal court in California to declare the emergency declaration unlawful and unconstitutional, and to block any diversion of federal funds for border wall construction....

For her 26th birthday, Taylor Swift wants the English language. If you need to say anything, do it now, as she may soon own a number of phrases and a date, 1989. To be fair, the pop diva – who turned 26 on Sunday – is actually only looking to trademark her birth year, 1989, in a specific, stylized sequence, according to Mashable. Still, she has, through her legal arm TAS Rights Management, recently made numerous intellectual property claims that seem stunning to onlookers yet succeed....

Kevin Alderman (inset, right), a virtual world entrepreneur whom Wired called ‘Second Life’s Porn Mogul,’ filed a copyright and trademark infringement suit against Second Life’s corporate owner, Linden Research, commonly known as Linden Labs. The suit charges that the company profits from the counterfeit sales by others of his company’s products, and that it doesn’t effectively monitor and police infringers from selling counterfeit virtual goods on the site. Shannon Grei (below), a real-world proprietor of virtual world clothing for Second Life characters, is a co-plaintiff in the suit...

Nanakuli, Oahu beachgoers called police after a man appeared to be getting too close to a monk seal lying on the shore. The man, Jamie Kalani Rice, claims he was praying and chanting next to the seal. Honolulu Police Officer Ming Wang responded to the scene, and while the words exchanged between the two are unintelligible, video of the incident shows Rice walking away from the seal and retrieving his belongings as Wang follows and proceeds to pepper spray Rice and beat him to the ground with a baton....

One minute you’re on top, and the next you’re on the bottom. Alicia barely even got a chance to get her new State’s Attorney seat warm before allegations of voting fraud threatens her position. Meanwhile, Diane faces losing her law license for something she didn’t even know about. Here’s what you need to know from last night’s episode, entitled “Winning Ugly”: Episode Recap (Spoiler Alert): Last week, we saw journalist Petra Moritz accuse Alicia of possible voter fraud right before the episode ended....

Amber Portwood and Gary Shirley have had a rocky relationship, and there’s video to prove it. But the incarcerated “Teen Mom” star has made an adult decision: She’s giving Shirley full custody of their 3-year-old daughter Leah. Portwood, 22, of Anderson, Ind., is serving a five-year prison sentence for unlawful possession of prescription drugs. That’s separate from her prior arrest for domestic violence in 2010, when she attacked Shirley in an altercation that aired on MTV’s “Teen Mom” reality show....

Police in Tempe, Arizona arrested 392 people as part of an alcohol-crime-focused task force last weekend, which not coincidentally kicked off the first weekend of the fall semester for Arizona State University. The “Safe and Sober” campaign, according to the Tempe Police Department, is a collaborative effort between 18 law-enforcement agencies and is scheduled to last until September 6. The Phoenix New Times reports that of the hundreds arrested, approximately one in three were arrested for DUI....

Just weeks after he sued his accusers for defamation, and almost a full 12 years after Andrea Constand claims that he raped her, Bill Cosby has been charged with felony aggravated indecent assault for allegedly drugging and assaulting Constand in 2004. Although Montgomery County prosecutors declined to press charges when Constand first came forward, a deposition in her civil suit against Cosby became public earlier this year, in which Cosby admitted to obtaining Quaaludes to give to women he wanted to have sex with and giving it to at least one woman....

Attorney General Eric Holder has made it clear that the Obama Administration supports retroactively lowering crack sentences for offenders who are already behind bars. But only if the offenders didn’t use a firearm in the crime and don’t have lengthy criminal records. With a few caveats, Holder’s plan would lead to the early release of about 6,000 prisoners. But before it can be put into action, the Commission must agree, and then Congress must vote....

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it has approved Risperdal (risperidone) for the treatment of schizophrenia in adolescents aged 13 to 17, and for short-term treatment of certain types of bipolar disorder in children and adolescents aged 10 to 17. This is the first FDA approval of an atypical antipsychotic drug to treat either disorder in these age groups. In April 2005, FDA issued an alert informing patients of the risks associated with Risperdal use, including stroke, nervous system and movement problems, high blood sugar, and diabetes....

The sky may not be falling, but maybe we should hear Chicken Little out. According to Consumer Reports, America still has a big problem with that little bird. To be more precise, Consumer Reports found a still much too high incidence of salmonella and campylobacter on fresh whole broilers purchased at stores nationwide. These two bacteria types are responsible for much of the foodborne illness we face. The CDC estimates that salmonella and campylobacter from chicken and other sources effect 3....

In a large Fosamax settlement, pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co. Inc. has agreed to pay $27.7 million to about 1,200 plaintiffs who claimed the osteoporosis drug caused bones in their jaws to deteriorate. The settlement centers on one of Fosamax’s more serious side effects, a painful jaw-related condition called osteonecrosis. Fosamax and Osteonecrosis of the Jaw Fosamax, a bisphosphonate drug made by Merck, is a prescription medicine used to prevent or treat osteoporosis in women after menopause and to treat osteoporosis in men....

Frank Ocean’s smooth tunes and sweet lyrics have earned him fame and fortune, but they couldn’t get him out of trouble when he was busted for pot. On New Year’s Eve, Ocean was pulled over by police in Mono County, California. They found a small bag of pot on him and also realized he was driving with a suspended license. He was cited by police and then let go. Ocean will likely have to appear in court at a later date....

A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit brought by an American Indian tribe against several beer manufacturers and stores blaming them for the rampant alcoholism on the Indian reservation. The Oglala Sioux Tribe, which governs the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota, brought the lawsuit against four beer stores across the border in Nebraska as well as large beer manufacturers Anheuser-Busch, Molson Coors Brewing Company, MIllerCoors LLC, and Pabst Brewing Company, reports The Associated Press....

The statute of limitations can prevent a suspect from being prosecuted for a crime committed too far in the past – even if he or she admits responsibility. There is typically no time limit for prosecuting a suspect for serious crimes such as murder, but there are always exceptions to this rule. Former FBI agent John J. Connolly Jr. had his murder conviction thrown out after a Florida appellate court ruled that the statute of limitations prevented him from being charged....