Edition:
United States

Jonathan Stempel

Apple to pay up to $500 million to settle U.S. lawsuit over slow iPhones

Mar 02 2020

Apple Inc has agreed to pay up to $500 million to settle litigation accusing it of quietly slowing down older iPhones as it launched new models, to induce owners to buy replacement phones or batteries.

'This Land is Your Land' lawsuit dismissed by U.S. judge

Feb 28 2020

NEW YORK A federal judge in Manhattan on Friday dismissed a lawsuit claiming that Woody Guthrie's iconic 1940 folk song "This Land is Your Land" belongs to the public.

Madoff customer payout nears $14 billion, as dying swindler seeks freedom

Feb 28 2020

NEW YORK Bernard Madoff's former customers will soon see their total recovery approach $14 billion, a court-appointed trustee said on Friday, as the dying swindler awaits a decision on whether the U.S. government will support his request to leave prison early.

'This Land is Your Land' lawsuit dismissed by U.S. judge

Feb 28 2020

NEW YORK, Feb 28 A federal judge in Manhattan on Friday dismissed a lawsuit claiming that Woody Guthrie's iconic 1940 folk song "This Land is Your Land" belongs to the public.

Court calls NYC 'deeply segregated' but dismisses lawsuit over unfair tax burdens

Feb 27 2020

NEW YORK A New York appeals court on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit saying that New York City's property tax system discriminates against low-income and minority homeowners, even as it called the system unfair and acknowledged that the city is "deeply segregated."

Google defeats conservative nonprofit's YouTube censorship appeal

Feb 26 2020

NEW YORK Google persuaded a federal appeals court on Wednesday to reject claims that YouTube illegally censors conservative content.

Court allows Trump to withhold funds from 'sanctuary' jurisdictions

Feb 26 2020

NEW YORK President Donald Trump's administration can withhold millions of dollars in law enforcement funds from states and cities that refuse to cooperate with federal immigration authorities, a U.S. appeals court ruled on Wednesday.

Weinstein upbeat at Manhattan hospital after sex crimes conviction, lawyer says

Feb 26 2020

NEW YORK Former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein was in good spirits on Tuesday, as he accepted visitors while under police guard at a Manhattan hospital, his lawyer said, despite having been convicted a day earlier of sexual assault and rape. | Video

World News