Olamide Shanu pleads guilty to money laundering over sextortion and romance scams targeting around 150 US victims and generating more than $2.5m.

A US judge refuses to block a SpaceX land exchange in South Texas after environmental groups fail to establish standing or irreparable harm.

Steri-Tech agrees a proposed $700,000 Clean Air Act settlement requiring 99.99% control of ethylene oxide emissions at its Puerto Rico facility.

The US Supreme Court declines to block a California ruling recognising Nausheen Gilkar and Omar Ahmed as legal parents in a surrogacy dispute.

A US judge dismisses Michigan’s antitrust lawsuit against BP, Chevron, Exxon, Shell and API, finding the alleged injuries too ...

Meazure Learning agrees a proposed $1.35m class-action settlement with candidates affected by failures in California’s February 2025 bar exam.

Sorren launches Sorren Law using a lawyer-owned practice and separate management-services organisation as accounting firms expand into legal services.

Crown Medical Solutions and its owners agree to pay $825,000 to resolve False Claims Act allegations involving Medicare billing for medical equipment.

Former Vitol trader Javier Aguilar receives four years in prison over bribery schemes involving officials in Ecuador and Mexico.

Former Nodus Bank CEO Tomás Niembro Concha receives 112 months in prison over a $24.9m fraud conspiracy and Venezuela sanctions evasion scheme.

California introduces seven data centre laws covering electricity costs, water use, environmental review and local oversight as AI infrastructure expands.

British Columbia sues OpenAI and Sam Altman over the Tumbler Ridge shooting, alleging the company failed to report threats ...