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Doctor Sentenced to 14 Years for Making Money from False Herbal Cure for Cancer

On Friday, U.S. District Judge Robert Timilin sentenced a Los Angeles doctor to 14 years in federal prison. She was accused…

“Heartbeat” Abortion Law in Arkansas Blocked for Now by Court

On Friday, U.S. District Judge Susan Webber Wright granted an injunction against the new “heartbeat” law in Arkansas, which banned…

Illinois Approves Bill on Medical Marijuana

On Friday, the Illinois Senate approved the use of medical marijuana after a vote. If signed into law, Illinois would…

Hero “Hatchet Hitchhiker” Hounded For Homicide

In less surprising news, a hitchhiker who gained notoriety for stopping a crime in progress by bludgeoning the perpetrator with…

Partner Leaves Skadden for News Corp

Antoinette Bush is leaving Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom to become the global head of government affairs for News…

Maryland Bans Sales of 45 Types of Assault Weapons

On Thursday, Maryland signed into law one of the strictest gun control measures in the country. The legislation, prompted by…

Kitchen Nightmare Bakery has Social Media Meltdown

A couple that was recently featured on Gordon Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares is in the midst of a social media meltdown.…

Arias Eligible for the Death Penalty

The twisty trial of Jody Arias, the woman who was found guilty of viciously murdering her boyfriend in the shower,…

NYC Ordered to Keep Paying Hotel Rent for Sandy Evacuees

On Wednesday, Acting Supreme Court Justice Margaret Chan ordered that the city of New York must continue paying hotel room…

VIDEO: Campaign to Readjust Abercrombie & Fitch’s Snob Appeal by Donating Their Clothes to the Poor

"In every school there are the cool and popular kids, and then there are the not-so-cool kids," says Abercrombie and…

Zimmerman Attorneys Ask for Evidence to Be Barred from Trial

Is a dead boy’s past relevant to the trial of the man charged with murdering him? That’s the question posed…

Minnesota Legalizes Same Sex Marriage

Minnesota has legalized gay marriage, the 12th state to do so and the second, after Iowa, in the Midwest. The…