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A “Dark Knight” shooting at a Colorado movie theater resulted in at least 12 deaths and 50 wounded. Many of those wounded were critically injured, reports The Denver Post. During the midnight premiere of the new Batman movie, “The Dark Knight Rises,” a gunman walked into the theater in Aurora, Colo., lobbed a gas explosive, and opened fire on the crowd. Police have a 24-year-old man in custody. His motives are currently unknown, though witnesses say he was dressed for combat....

Disgruntled former clients of celebrity wedding planner David Tutera have filed a lawsuit claiming he failed to deliver on his services. Tutera is famous for being the star of the WE wedding reality show My Fair Wedding. He also boasts a celebrity clientele list including Elton John and Jennifer Lopez, the New York Daily News reports. The couple, Hector Santana and Wendylee Perez, paid Tutera $15,000 for his services. Santana and Perez were not featured on Tutera’s television show....

The world was saddened by the loss of Robin Williams to suicide on Monday, but the trusts he set up may continue to provide for his family after his passing. The “Dead Poets Society” actor and renowned comedian is survived by his wife, two ex-spouses, and three adult children, ages 22 to 31. Forbes reports that Williams was worth close to $50 million at the time of his death, but this may not include the money he set aside in trust....

On Wednesday, July 12, 2017, the first Article of Impeachment was filed against President Donald Trump. Representative Brad Sherman, a democrat from California, along with Texas Representative Al Green, filed the article based on President Trump committing high crimes and misdemeanors. While some pundits and media outlets are calling this attempt a longshot, Sherman believes the evidence mounting against the sitting president is convincing. Unfortunately for the democrat from California, the GOP controlled House is not expected to vote to impeach, particularly given the 46-seat advantage....

What happens in a church confession, stays in a church confession… Right? Generally speaking, yes – but not always. Statements made to a minister, priest, rabbi, or other religious leader are generally considered privileged or confidential communications. State laws generally exempt a pastor from having to testify in court, or to law-enforcement, about what was discussed in a church confession. The so-called priest-penitent privilege, however, can be challenged in court. And some states are changing their laws in response to a rash of clergy child-abuse cases....

Do you know where your digital files sleep at night? In a pair of recent, hotly debated rulings, the court made an important distinction regarding when files stored in the cloud can be reached via a search warrant, and when the cloud cannot be reached by the US justice system. The primary distinction lies in how and where a cloud storage service provider maintains the files in the cloud. Basically, if the files are permanently stored in one physical location that is outside the jurisdiction of the US courts, then the files will be safe from a US search warrant....

Domino’s has decent enough pizza, if you’re in a pinch. What it doesn’t have is an accurate payroll system. And that’s a big problem when you need to adhere to state minimum wage and overtime laws. A New York Attorney General’s Office investigation into Domino’s computer payment system discovered that “over a two-year period, 78% of New York franchisees listed rates for at least some employees below the required minimum wage, and 86% listed rates below the required overtime rate....

If you can’t beat them, join them. That’s exactly what former playmate Kendra Wilkinson is apparently planning to do to receive 50 percent of the sales generated by her sex tape released by Vivid Entertainment, RadarOnline, reports. However Vivid has announced that on June 2, it will release “Kendra Exposed,” a hard-core sex video Wilkinson made with an ex-boyfriend Justin Frye, who is a Mixed Martial Arts fighter. Frye was paid $100,000 by Vivid for the tape, RadarOnline reports....

Four Loko is causing quite a stir. You may recall that we recently discussed a large group of Central Washington University students who threw a Four Loko party, a beverage that packs the punch of a six pack of beer and five cups of coffee. Nine students wound up in the hospital at that party. Now, Boston has called a hearing on Four Loko, which some students have named “blackout in a can,” and “liquid cocaine....

Just when you thought it was safe to be George Zimmerman, the Florida man acquitted of the 2013 shooting of unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin is back in the news. Zimmerman was arrested and jailed on Friday for aggravated assault after allegedly throwing a wine bottle toward his girlfriend – an incident he denies. It was Zimmerman’s third domestic violence-related incident since his acquittal in the Trayvon Martin case. Notably, five days elapsed between a complaint to police and Zimmerman’s arrest....

Senators Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) and Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) are ready to regulate rental car recalls. The politicians are making plans to propose legislation that would ban companies from renting recalled vehicles until safety defects have been repaired. The issue has been under investigation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration since the end of 2010, according to USA Today. Figures provided by General Motors and Chrysler show that rental car companies only repair 10% to 30% of cars within 30 days of a recall....

According to WPBF-TV, Latreasa Goodman of Florida was cited over the past weekend for misusing the 911 emergency communications system after she called the system three times to report she wasn’t getting the chicken McNuggets she ordered at McDonald’s. Goodman explained her thinking: When told by police the situation did not classify as an emergency, a police report indicated Goodman had the following retort: “When you feel that you’ve been mistreated or misused or robbed out of your money, you have the right to call 911,” Goodman said....

Bobby Brown was arrested for a DUI early this morning when a police cruiser reportedly spotted his car weaving around lanes in the Los Angeles area. The singer and former Mr. Whitney Houston allegedly smelled of alcohol and failed a field sobriety test, reports E! Online. Brown was taken into police custody and booked at a nearby police station. He was placed behind bars and $25,000 bail was set. Brown recently completed a stint in rehab related to his DUI arrest in March of this year, reports E!...

The reefer-reveler’s annual “holiday,” 4/20, is this weekend. And while some state and local laws have changed to allow slightly more mnarijuana in our lives, you can still be arrested for participating in this popular annual pot party. So avoid buzzkills this 4/20 and celebrate without getting arrested. Here are four tips to help you keep things legal: Colorado and Washington are the only two states that have legalized recreational possession and use of marijuana for most adults....

Although it is certainly illegal to mix beef with horse meat and sell it, the question remains whether selling horse meat in the U.S. is completely illegal. Many maintain that horse meat should be illegal due to cruelty in the horse slaughtering practice, but there are other dangers. Short answer, yes. In many states, like Illinois, there are specific laws prohibiting the sale and production of horsemeat for human consumption. Even posessing horsemeat with the intent to sell it as food is considered a crime in some states like Texas....

Kim Kardashian’s lawyer is not amused with the new website BoycottKim.com. The website - which already has more than half a million followers - is growing rapidly. Its goal is to boycott the reality star. This includes her brands and the stores that hawk her goods. The site also asks individuals to stop watching her shows and purchasing magazines that feature her mug. The site’s founder is an anonymous Californian. He was contacted by Kardashian lawyer Christopher T....

A Long Island doctor has countersued his soon to be ex-wife for the kidney which he donated to her while they were married. In addition to questions about the depths to which divorce disputes can push people, his case reminds us of age old questions regarding property distribution in divorce. In 2001, Long Island doctor Richard Batista donated his wife one of his kidneys. In 2005 she filed for divorce. Now he wants it back....

A Florida mom has been charged as a principal to attempted murder after allegedly driving her gang member son to go shoot someone. Sondra Conegia, 54, the mother of attempted murder suspect Lewis Hawkins, 32, is alleged to have driven her son to the intended victim’s girlfriend’s apartment where Hawkins fired “four shots at him from a 9 mm gun,” reports the Daytona Beach News-Journal. Hawkins then reportedly got back in Conegia’s car and they left the scene....

Would it surprise you that almost 1 in 4 Americans have never seen their credit report? A new FindLaw survey shows that not only do nearly a quarter of Americans live in ignorance of their credit information, you may be less likely to have checked your credit score based on your sex. The survey finds that while 18% of women have never checked their credit report, among men the rate is 25%....

Oreo, the dog who was thrown off a six-story roof in Brooklyn by Fabian Henderson, her teenage owner this spring, was put to sleep by the A.S.P.C.A. in Manhattan this afternoon. Yesterday The New York Times reported that an animal behaviorist hired by the A.S.P.C.A. to assess Oreo’s disposition – after several months of unsuccessful therapy and rehabilitation at the organization’s facility – concluded that Oreo displayed “exhibited intense aggressive behaviors,” and concluded that “Oreo should not have any access to the public or uncontrolled areas outdoors....