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Kid Rock defended himself and his swagger while answering to assault charges in court over allegations he attacked three fans in 2006. According to the Los Angeles Times, the rocker testified in court and denied any wrongdoing or that he threatened the three plaintiffs by saying “Who wants a piece of me next?” as he wouldn’t say anything so “corny.” In general, assault is an intentional act by one person that creates an apprehension in another of an imminent harmful or offensive contact....

Chris Soules, reality TV star from the 19th season of the Bachelor, 10th season of the Bachelorette, Dancing with the Stars, and Worst Cooks in America, has been arrested as a result of a fatal car accident between himself and a 66-year-old farmer, husband, and grandfather, on a tractor in the state of Iowa. Early reports stated that Soules left the scene of the accident without contacting authorities. However, it was later discovered that he contacted 9-1-1 and even attempted to revive the other driver....

Last week, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit by April Gallop against Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld and Richard Myers in which she alleged that the three conspired to carry out the 9/11 attack against the Pentagon. While the result isn’t surprising, one can’t say the same for one of the judges that presided over the case: Judge John Walker, first cousin to former President George W....

The FBI is using social media in its efforts to identify and arrest the Potomac River Rapist. The movement was partially inspired by the recent arrest of the East Coast rapist in March. That effort was bolstered by a similar partnership between social media and the public, reports the Washington Post. It’s unclear whether or not the suspect is still alive, or if he’s already in jail. What is known is that he assaulted 7 to 9 women in the D....

The CPSC is attempting to take a proactive approach to the on-going threats that corded window coverings pose to young children. On June 17, the Commission announced that they will act in cooperation with Health Canada and the European Commission’s Directorate General for Health and Consumers to address this problem. According to the CPSC, this is the first time that the three agencies have joined together to attempt to set world-wide safety standards on a specific product....

The Department of Justice will no longer ask defendants who accept a plea deal to waive their rights to appeal their case based on bad advice given by their defense attorneys. This is a bit of a departure from plea bargain tactics employed by federal prosecutors, which sometimes involve requiring an appeal waiver for any sort of plea deal. According to The Associated Press, this might not be that big a change, as only 35 of the 94 U....

Elton John, who is known for his thoughtful love songs, is facing a lawsuit for sexual abuse. A former longtime bodyguard of the singer’s filed a lawsuit alleging a long pattern of abuse taking place over years. Elton John’s lawyers have denied the allegations in the suit and said that Captain Jeffrey Wenninger’s claims are completely false. “This baseless lawsuit is brought by a disgruntled former security officer seeking to extract an undeserved payment,” Orin Snyder, Elton John’s attorney for Rocket Entertainment Group, said in a statement....

A number of firms at the center of the current financial crisis and Wall Street bailout debate are being investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), for possible securities violations related to subprime lending. AIG, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and Lehman Brothers – and their executives – are among 26 sub-prime lenders being investigated by the FBI, according to CNNMoney.com. In recent years, subprime loans allowed people with lower income or poor credit to purchase homes....

Stop number one on this consumer odyssey occured way back in 2007. No doubt parents will recall (no pun intended), the Thomas the Tank Engine toy recalls in June and September of that year caused by the toy’s violation of U.S. standards for lead levels. At that time, nearly 1.7 million pieces of the Chinese made Thomas & Friends toys were recalled by importer RC2 Corp. Quite a ways further down the track is the next stop, a settlement announced on December 29th, that the RC2 company has agreed to pay $1....

We hear horror stories all the time about jail, from jokes about sexual assault to real cases of inmates dying in jail cells, and most of us are fine assuming the worst things imaginable happen behind bars. But even people who have been convicted of crimes should not be subjected to additional violence while incarcerated. So how safe or dangerous are our jails and prisons? Inmate Safety Fortunately, the Bureau of Prisons keeps accurate statistics on assaults that occur on inmates, assuming, generously, that all assaults are reported....

Mayor Michael Bloomberg has plans to introduce a sugary drink ban in New York City and, as predicted, the industry is not happy. The proposed NYC sugary drink ban would prohibit food service establishments from selling sugar-laden beverages that contain more than 25 calories per 8 fluid ounces. If approved by the Board of Health, restaurants, corner bodegas and even movie theatres will need to cut down on the size of their sugary drinks....

A Texas man who is accused of setting an 8-year-old boy on fire in his teens is going to be tried for murder – more than 15 years later. A state court judge ruled Thursday that Don Willburns Collins, 28, is eligible to be tried as an adult for a crime he allegedly committed as a 13-year-old. Although the victim, Robert Middleton, didn’t die immediately from his burns, he died from skin cancer in 2011 which was “blamed on his burns,” reports The Associated Press....

Prince’s recent death has created a weird media sensation. It’s like the eighties all over again as forgotten stars reappear to reminisce about the dead and remind us of their existence. For example, last week singer Sinead O’Connor and comedian Arsenio Hall made headlines, likely for the first time in decades. O’Connor accused Hall of being Prince’s drug supplier in a Facebook post, reports ABC News, and he sued her for $5 million for defamation....

Young people tend to think they’re smarter than their parents and especially their grandparents. But, according to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), last year Americans in their twenties lost more money in financial scams that those over seventy years old. More specifically, 40 percent of millennials indicated that they lost money to fraudulent schemes compared to the 18 percent of older consumers (those 70 and older) who reported that they lost money as a result of fraud....

More than a week ago, two convicted murderers broke out of Clinton Correction Facility, a prison in Dannemora, New York. Now, police believe they had help from Joyce Mitchell, a prison tailor. Authorities long suspected that the two escapees, Richard Matt and David Sweat, had help. ‘Shawshank’ Escape Richard Matt and David sweat are convicted murderers. Sweat was sentenced to life without parole for killing a sheriff’s deputy in 2002. Matt was convicted of murder, kidnapping, and robbery and must serve 25 years to life....

Is nothing sacred anymore? Can we not even leave pure, innocent animals out of our online scams these days? Apparently not. The Better Business Bureau is reporting that 80 percent of sponsored advertisements about pets may be fake, leading to hundreds of thousands of dollars lost to pet fraud. Scam artists are posting pictures of puppies, taking payment, and then never producing the pet. These people are monsters. Phantom Pets “These cases can be devastating to families who are waiting for pets that will never come,” said Beverly Baskin, president and CEO of the Council of Better Business Bureaus (CBBB)....

Rob Kardashian is accused of robbery by a photographer who claims the reality-TV personality stole a memory card from her camera. The reason apparently being that the photographer had snapped some unflattering pictures of Kardashian, who packed on weight after breaking up with girlfriend Rita Ora last year, reports The Huffington Post. While Rob Kardashian has made it public that he plans to drop 40 pounds, he apparently isn’t too pleased about his progress thus far....

It used to be that if a police stop was unreasonable, evidence found after that illegal stop was excluded from a case when successfully challenged in court. This week, however, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-3 that evidence from an unreasonable stop can be retroactively validated by a pre-existing warrant. The ruling seems confusing and of little consequence to many. However, it’s actually a big deal because millions of people have outstanding warrants for small infractions....

Actor Taye Diggs had an eventful Sunday night. First, he presented an award at the Screen Actor’s Guild Awards. Then, he confronted a burglar at his home. After returning to his Studio City home from the awards night, Diggs and wife Idina Menzel (who plays Alphaba in the Broadway show “Wicked”) caught an intruder in their digs – specifically, their garage. When the burglar tried to make a run for it, Diggs chased him down the street and tackled him, CNN reports....

The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on Tuesday left Texas’ new abortion laws in effect, including the provision requiring abortion providers to have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals. According to Bloomberg, the High Court decided in a 5-4 vote to allow the controversial Texas abortion laws to remain in effect while the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals hears arguments about the laws’ validity. This ruling was made despite pleas from Planned Parenthood and other Texas abortion providers to stop a law that has “prompted at least a dozen clinics to close....