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Rapper Webbie was arrested for alleged battery and robbery after he reportedly attacked a women he had met the night before. He’s accused of kicking the woman down two flights of stairs and stealing $340 from her purse in the Chase Suite Hotel in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Webbie, or Webster Gradney, Jr. as he’s known on his birth certificate, was allegedly banned from the hotel, according to TMZ. If that’s true, it could mean even more legal trouble for the Trill Entertainment rapper....

A Seventh Circuit decision, issued on Tuesday, upheld the lower federal court’s preliminary order to allow a transgender teen to use the bathroom that corresponds with his gender identity. The Wisconsin federal court ruled last year that Ashton “Ash” Whitaker could use the boys’ restroom, and the school could not prevent or discipline him in any way for doing so. On appeal, the court sided with Ash on nearly every single point, and even ruled that the case looked like a winner for Ash....

Michael Jackson’s famous lyric, don’t stop til’ you get enough seems to apply to the barrage of lawsuits that have been steadily streaming in since his June 2009 death. His mother, Katherine Jackson, has recently filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Jackson’s concert promoter alleging that AEG disregarded the singer’s health and safety in the weeks and days before his death, pushing the singer beyond his limits while promoting his This is It concerts....

A Florida judge has rejected George Zimmerman’s request to delay his trial in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin. Zimmerman’s murder trial will move forward as scheduled on June 10, 2013, reports the Orlando Sentinel. Judge Debra Nelson ruled on the matter Tuesday, which would have been Trayvon Martin’s 18th birthday. Zimmerman’s attorney had sought a six-month delay, arguing there was much work left to be done and that the defense couldn’t possibly be ready by June....

The words “Octomom” and “social worker” seem to go together better than peanut butter and jelly these days. The latest incident in the never-ending Nadya Suleman scandal finds the mother of 14 under investigation by social workers for child neglect. Police and social workers in Orange County responded to a complaint at Suleman’s La Habra, California home. They received reports that the house only had one functioning toilet and Suleman’s children appeared unclean, the Los Angeles Times reports....

A federal appeals court has overturned New York’s Airline Passenger Rights Act, holding that any such measure governing air carriers must come from the federal government. The New York state law requires airlines to provide passengers with fresh air, water, and adequate waste removal services whenever a plane’s takeoff is delayed more than three hours, and passengers have already boarded the aircraft. In Tuesday’s decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit declared that while the goals of the New York law were “laudable,” only the federal government has the power to enact such legislation....

Baltimore policeman Edward Nero, implicated in the death of Freddie Gray last year, was found not guilty of all criminal charges. Nero was tried before a judge and is the second officer of six charged to stand trial for Gray’s death. But Nero is the first to resolve his case, according to Slate. A trial last year for Officer William Porter ended in a hung jury and the case will be tried again....

A California couple has been charged for an alleged conspiracy to make and distribute pot on the recent incarnation of a black-market website, Silk Road 2.0. David Schell, 54, and Teri Schell, 59, of Durham, were indicted by a federal grand jury on Thursday for conspiracy to make and distribute marijuana on the illicit Internet hub. According to Sacramento’s KXTV, the couple were charged with 11 criminal counts relating to their alleged scheme to sell pot and pot products online....

More bodies potentially connected to the Long Island Serial Killer were found on a stretch of Jones Beach over the weekend, raising the killer’s total body count to eight. But that isn’t the most interesting bit of information released by police. It turns out that New York may have a real-life Dexter on its hands, with some close to the investigation believing that the suspect may be law enforcement. The tale of the Long Island Serial Killer began in December, when police found remains of four bodies along Gilgo Beach....

A salmonella outbreak that spread to 70 cases across seven states has been tied to fruit salad mixes that include pre-cut melons, according to the Food and Drug Administration. At least 34 people have been hospitalized due to the illness, and the FDA is advising consumers to avoid recalled fresh cut watermelon, honeydew melon, and cantaloupe, as well as fruit medley products containing any of these melons. The pre-cut melon suspected of causing the salmonella outbreak were sold across 22 states nationwide:...

Former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship was indicted Thursday for allegedly conspiring to violate mine safety laws. The charges come after a grand jury investigation into the Upper Big Branch mine explosion which killed 29 miners in 2010. Massey Energy owned the Upper Big Branch mine near Montcoal, West Virginia. According to NPR, prosecutors have accused Blakenship of lying to federal regulators about the safety of the mine and its workers....

Don’t count your chickens before they hatch. A penny saved is a penny earned. If it looks too good to be true, it probably is. All things that Mom used to say are usually right, especially that last one. Further evidence of this truism can be found in the report on September 16, that one Atlanta photographer promoting a deal on Groupon was using stolen photos to promote herself and could not deliver on the terms of the Groupon deal....

General Motors is recalling more than 850,000 model year 2006 to 2008 vehicles that are equipped with a heated windshield wiper fluid system, because a potential short circuit problem in the fluid system may cause smoke and risk of fire. The recall announced Friday applies to the following General Motors vehicles equipped with a heated windshield wiper washer system: 2006-2008 Buick Lucerne; 2008 Buick Enclave; 2006-2008 Cadillac DTS; 2006-2008 Hummer H2; 2007-2008 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, and Escalade EXT; 2007-2008 Chevrolet Avalanche, Silverado, Suburban, and Tahoe; 2007-2008 GMC Acadia, Sierra, Yukon, Yukon XL; 2007-2008 Saturn Outlook....

Florida is seeking death penalties against four suspects in the Billings family murders: According to Florida State’s attorney William ‘Bill’ Eddins, the death penalty will be sought against the following four (out of the original seven) suspects: Leonard Gonzalez, Jr., Wayne Thomas Caldiron, Donald Ray Stallworth, and Patrick Lee Thornton. They were arrested and charged this summer with murdering Byrd and Melanie Billings, the Florida couple who adopted a number of special needs children, some of whom were reportedly inside the house when the couple was slain....

Just about everyone knows the risks of eating raw fish. Just about every sushi restaurant has a tiny disclaimer regarding those risks on their menus. And almost no one would guess that those risks include hepatitis. But hundreds of people who consumed scallops at Genki Sushi locations in Hawaii in August 2016 – as well as potentially thousands more exposed to the virus through contact with those infected – found out the hard way....

In this time of economic woe, most of us are putting less on our credit cards. If you haven’t been so wise and are facing large bills and increasing interest rates, be careful whom you choose to help you out of your hole. On November 10, 2009, Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan filled suit against two companies for telemarketing scams promising to lower consumer’s credit card interest rates. According to ConsumerAffairs....

Disgruntled iPhone 4 users: Apple hears you, and is answering the call for compensation – with a $15 settlement payment. The $15 settlement is for Apple iPhone 4 users who experienced reception issues linked to the smartphone’s built-in antenna, PC Magazine reports. To qualify, users must have purchased an original iPhone 4 before Feb. 17, 2012. The $15 payout is Apple’s final offer to iPhone 4 owners who were part of a class-action settlement over the so-called “Antennagate” issue....

Not a question you’d often wonder when it comes to roommates. Most of us don’t live with someone we dislike to the degree that we would damage their belongings. But every now and then we don’t have a choice in our living arrangements, like when we’re assigned a roommate in college. Still, we’d like to think that even if we don’t like someone we’re sharing a room with, we can still act civilly during the cohabitation....

It’s official. Gov. Jim Gibbons will be the first governor of Nevada to get divorced while in office. According to the Associated Press, Gov. Jim Gibbons and first lady Dawn Gibbons reached a settlement in their divorce. The settlement was approved by Washoe District Family Court Judge Frances Doherty. A decree would be issued within 60 days. The 65-year-old governor filed for divorce in May 2008. He cited incompatibility with his wife of 23 years, and according to one court document compared her to an ‘’enraged ferret....

The liability waiver that Kristin Howard signed before she was attacked by a chimp prevents her from suing for her injuries, according to the Oregon Court of Appeals. Howard was 10 days into an internship at Chimps Inc., a private chimpanzee sanctuary, when she was attacked by a chimp named Kimie. Howard was cleaning a cage she believed was empty and which staff told her chimpanzees could not get into....