Cuba Gooding Jr. Pleads Guilty to Forcible Touching NEW YORK TIMES The actor Cuba Gooding Jr., who had been accused by more than 20 women of groping or forcibly kissing them in encounters that dated back more than two decades, pleaded guilty in Manhattan on Wednesday to one count of forcible touching. read more »
Providence Health & Services Agrees to Pay $22.7 Million to Resolve Liability From Medically Unnecessary Neurosurgery Procedures at Providence St. Mary’s Medical Center DOJ
Physician Partners of America to Pay $24.5 Million to Settle Allegations of Unnecessary Testing, Improper Remuneration to Physicians and a False Statement in Connection with COVID-19 Relief Funds DOJ
US agency opens probe into electric vehicle batteries AP NEWS
Juror’s Error Did Not Affect Ghislaine Maxwell Verdict, Judge Rules NEW YORK TIMES A Manhattan judge on Friday denied Ghislaine Maxwell’s request for a new trial, rejecting her claim that a juror’s failure to disclose his personal history of being sexually abused as a child had deprived her of a fair and impartial jury. read more »
What we bought: Chrysler's Pacifica was the perfect family plug-in hybrid, until it wasn't ENGADGET What’s a PHEV without safe plug-in charging? read more »
Former Michigan troop leader arraigned on sex abuse charges WASHINGTON POST A former troop leader has been arraigned on multiple charges stemming from Michigan’s review of child sexual abuse lawsuits against the Boy Scouts of America. read more » Activision Blizzard officially settles federal sexual harassment suit for $18 million WASHINGTON POST