Paul Schrader, the writer of “Taxi Driver” and director of “American Gigolo,” has been accused in a lawsuit of sexually assaulting his former personal assistant, firing her when she wouldn’t give in to advances and reneging on a settlement that was meant to keep the allegations confidential.

Attorneys for a pregnant woman in Kentucky who filed a lawsuit demanding the right to an abortion say she's learned her embryo no longer has cardiac activity.

The hazing scandal at Northwestern University has widened to include a volleyball player who has become the first female athlete to sue the university over allegations she was retaliated against for reporting mistreatment and a new lawsuit by former Northwestern quarterback Lloyd Yates.

A Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office task force arrested a husband and wife linked to the mysterious death of a young girl in central Alabama.

A woman is accusing Herschel Walker, the anti-abortion Republican running for U.S. Senate in Georgia, of encouraging and paying for her 1993 abortion.

Experts say the conviction of a former Idaho lawmaker who raped a legislative intern was a rare victory for prosecutors in a justice system that can be fraught with trauma for assault survivors.

A former Idaho lawmaker has been convicted of raping a 19-year-old legislative intern after a dramatic trial in which the young woman fled the witness stand during testimony, saying “I can’t do this.”.

An Idaho lawmaker facing rape allegations from a 19-year-old intern refused to answer some questions during a legislative ethics hearing Wednesday after his attorney told him to invoke his constitutional right against self-incrimination.

More than 130 Jacksonville businesses permanently closed within the first four months of the pandemic. That's according to data from Yelp. At least one local boutique not only survived, but it also expanded.

JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. Two sisters who paid a visit to three bars in Jacksonville Beach said theyve tested positive for the novel coronavirus. The sisters, who asked to be referred to as Jane and Janet Doe, are 21 and 22, respectively. The following weekend, they said, they began to feel ill.My worse symptom, so far, has been headaches, neck pain and body aches, Jane Doe said. Thats what it feels like in my nose, Janet Doe said. The messages weve been getting on social media and news reports that COVID does not really affect our generation as much, Jane Doe said.

Circuit Court of Appeals will hear arguments Dec. 10 in a legal battle about whether two young adults can remain anonymous in a challenge to the constitutionality of a Florida gun law. The arguments will be heard in Atlanta, where the appeals court is based, according to information posted last week on a court docket. The appeals court had previously indicated the case would be heard in December but had not specified a date. The NRA later sought to add an Alachua County resident as a plaintiff and identify her as Jane Doe. It also sought to add to the case allegations related to another young adult identified as John Doe.

iStock/zilli(CNN) - An 11-year-old girl went on a bike ride on Thanksgiving Day in 1972. The next day her body was found dumped on a rocky beach near the Pacific Ocean in Southern California. On Wednesday, Torrance police announced a suspect -- now dead -- has been identified through a match made on a national DNA database. Brown died in 2003 in Arizona. Experts exhumed his body and extracted his DNA, which was a one in 21 septillion match to DNA found on Terri's body, police said in a news release.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - A federal appeals court is expected to hear arguments in December in a dispute about whether two young adults can remain anonymous in a challenge to a 2018 Florida gun law. The National Rifle Association filed the appeal last year after Chief U.S. District Judge Mark Walker rejected an attempt by two 19-year-olds, identified in court papers as Jane Doe and John Doe, to take part anonymously in the challenge to the gun law. But opponents have argued that allowing them to remain anonymous would hinder public access to court proceedings. The NRA later sought to add an Alachua County resident as a plaintiff and identify her as Jane Doe. It also sought to add to the case allegations related to another young adult identified as John Doe.

The lawsuit accused New York Police officers of unlawful use of restraints on a pregnant woman and several constitutional violations. The city of New York agreed to pay $610,000 to a woman whom police kept in shackles while she was in labor. At the hospital, doctors appealed to the officers to remove the restraints, saying they could endanger the woman and her child, the complaint said. After repeated protests from her doctors, the officers removed the shackles minutes before she gave birth, the complaint said. Co-counsel Ashok Chandran credited Montefiore physicians with advocating for the woman both in the moment and during the lawsuit.