Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Jason Isbell and three other musicians filed a proposed class-action lawsuit against AI music generator Suno in August 2026, accusing the company of commercially exploiting musicians’ names, voices and identities without permission. Unlike many earlier lawsuits against AI music companies, the case does not allege copyright infringement. Instead, Isbell, David Lowery, Guy Forsyth … Read more
Samantha Adams is a 39-year-old Orlando woman accused of intentionally poisoning a 69-year-old Haines City man she met through a dating app. Polk County detectives say Adams, whom the man knew as “Nala,” put a benzodiazepine in his whiskey after the two argued about a vehicle he had purchased for her. The man was later … Read more
Wade Booth is a 70-year-old longtime Baptist pastor in Pleasanton, Kansas, who was arrested on August 31, 2026, and jailed on multiple felony sex-related charges. Booth has served as pastor of First Baptist Church of Pleasanton since 2007 and has worked in ministry in Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma for decades. Linn County booking information cited … Read more
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy faced criticism in September 2026 after a two-year-old video resurfaced in which he discussed actress Sydney Sweeney’s breasts and said that men are biologically made to appreciate women and want to “mate” with them. The comments were originally made in March 2024, before Duffy joined the Trump administration, during an … Read more
NFL Hall of Famer Emmitt Smith is facing a civil fraud lawsuit from a company owned by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians over a $2.5 million investment in a proposed Texas solar project. Kituwah Energy Project #2 LLC alleges that Smith, business partner David Mosley and their company 4 13 Solutions Inc. persuaded it … Read more
Country singer Luke Bryan faced widespread online criticism in 2026 after releasing “Fish Hunt Golf Drink,” a deliberately simple country song built around his interests in fishing, hunting, golf and drinking. Some listeners mocked the song’s repetitive lyrics and accused Bryan of using artificial intelligence to write it. Bryan and co-writers Chase McGill and Matt … Read more
Sergio Galvez Perez is a 38-year-old California man wanted in Monterey County in connection with the death of a newborn girl investigators call “Baby Angelita.” Authorities say Perez is the biological father of both a 14-year-old girl and the newborn she gave birth to, making the infant the product of alleged incest. The 14-year-old is … Read more
Apple sued OpenAI, two former Apple employees and OpenAI’s hardware subsidiary io Products in July 2026, alleging that OpenAI improperly obtained Apple trade secrets while building its own consumer hardware business. Apple accuses former employees Chang Liu and Tang Yew Tan of taking or exploiting confidential information concerning unreleased products, hardware engineering, manufacturing processes and … Read more
Martin Phipps is a prominent 57-year-old San Antonio attorney and businessman who was arrested in August 2026 after police accused him of making a terroristic threat against a family member. The complainant was identified by the San Antonio Express-News as Phipps’ 16-year-old daughter. Police said the teenager reported that Phipps threatened her and caused her … Read more
Eduardo “Eddie” Acosta-Gonzalez is a 54-year-old youth softball hitting coach from Hoffman Estates, Illinois, who was arrested after police accused him of sexually abusing a 12-year-old girl during private training sessions in Vernon Hills. Authorities say Acosta-Gonzalez improperly touched the girl during two separate incidents in the spring and summer of 2026. He faces two … Read more
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