Amazon chief executive Jeff Bezos said Thursday that he was the target of an extortion and blackmail effort by the National Enquirer, which he accused of threatening to publish intimate pictures of him unless he backed off an investigation of the tabloid. Bezos said the Enquirer and its parent company,…
A caregiver at a Florida facility for people with disabilities has been accused of impregnating a resident who gave birth in 2015. Authorities say the 58-year-old man was arrested Wednesday on charges of lewd and lascivious battery on a disabled person. An arrest affidavit says the man helped care for…
Officials say a worker doing construction on central Florida’s massive highway expansion project was killed after being struck by a drainage pipe. According to the Orange County Fire Rescue, the worker was struck by a 20-foot iron pipe on Monday. Workers were moving the pipe when it fell and hit…
U.S. Sen. Rand Paul was awarded more than $580,000 in damages and medical expenses on Wednesday in his lawsuit against the neighbor who tackled him and broke several of his ribs in a dispute over lawn maintenance. A jury in Bowling Green, Kentucky, deliberated less than two hours before delivering…
A patient’s representative is suing an assisted living facility operator for alleged negligence and reckless conduct. The woman, who holds power of attorney for the resident, filed a complaint in Cabell Circuit Court against The Village of Riverview alleging that it violated the residents’ rights to be free from abuse,…
A Florida jury has awarded nearly $500 million to the family of a woman fatally shot during an argument in a car in 2011. The family of the 20-year-old Jacksonville woman filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the man who shot her and two other men who helped dump her…
A woman and baby were killed and a man and another infant were seriously injured in a crash at a Florida intersection Sunday afternoon. Florida Highway Patrol says a man lost control of his pickup truck and crashed into the victims’ car, as well as other vehicles. Officials say a…
A Lifetime documentary series covering distressing allegations against R. Kelly has reportedly prompted a criminal investigation in Georgia, while prosecutors in Chicago are urging any victims to come forward. Investigators from the Fulton County District Attorney’s office in Atlanta have tried to touch base with some of the women featured…
Six elderly Florida residents are alleging violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in their lawsuit against the state over the length of time it takes them to get in-home Medicaid care. Approximately 50,000 state residents remain on a waiting list for in-home Medicaid services which can take over…
A sex abuse investigation is underway in Phoenix after a woman in a vegetative state in a healthcare facility for 10 years gave birth. Staff at the facility had been giving round the clock care to the female patient, according to AZ Family. She gave birth on December 29 after…