South Korean singer Taeil has left K-pop band NCT after being accused of an unspecified sexual crime, his label said on Wednesday. His agency, SM Entertainment, released a statement on X, saying the member will depart from the boy band after learning he has been “accused in a criminal case related to a sexual crime.” … Read more
Five people have been charged in connection with Matthew Perry’s death from a ketamine overdose last year, including the actor’s assistant and two doctors. “These defendants took advantage of Mr. Perry’s addiction issues to enrich themselves. They knew what they were doing was wrong,” U.S. Attorney Martin Estrada said Thursday while announcing the charges. The … Read more
Jacob Hoggard began serving his sentence Friday after Ontario’s top court dismissed the Hedley frontman’s appeal of his sexual assault conviction. The musician’s legal team said he surrendered into custody immediately before the ruling was delivered Friday, as is typical in criminal appeals. The Appeal Court unanimously upheld Hoggard’s conviction despite finding his trial should … Read more
Movie Title: Criminal Language: English Running time: 1 hour 26 minutes Release date: 2024 Streaming platform: Prime Video Director: Dolapo Adigun Cast: Segun Arinze, Funlola Aofiyebi-Raimi, Uzor Arukwe, Taye Arimoro, Miriam Peters, OG Tega. Article Page with Financial Support Promotion Nigerians need credible journalism. Help us report it. PREMIUM TIMES delivers fact-based journalism for Nigerians, … Read more
Groups representing minority communities are warning that a recently introduced law giving Canada’s intelligence agency and the federal government new powers to counter foreign interference is open to abuse. Bill C-70 received royal assent on June 20. The law introduces new criminal provisions against “deceptive or surreptitious acts” done “for the benefit of or in association … Read more
Canada’s premiers have sent a letter to the prime minister demanding a thorough review of the bail system after the homicide of a Surrey, B.C., woman. Tori Dunn, 30, was killed in her home on June 16. Her death prompted an outpouring of grief in the Metro Vancouver suburb. The man who has been arrested … Read more
The data of nearly all customers of the U.S. telecommunications giant AT&T was downloaded to a third-party platform in a security breach, the company said Friday, as cyberattacks against businesses, schools and health systems continue to spread globally. The breach, most of which took place over five months in 2022, hit customers of AT&T’s cellular … Read more
Boeing will plead guilty to a criminal fraud charge stemming from two crashes of 737 Max jetliners that killed 346 people, including several Canadians, after the U.S. government determined the company violated an agreement that had protected it from prosecution. The plea deal, which was revealed by the U.S. Justice Department on Sunday night and … Read more
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a nationwide settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma that would have shielded members of the Sackler family who own the company from civil lawsuits over the toll of opioids but also would have provided billions of dollars to combat the opioid epidemic. After deliberating more than six months, … Read more
Canadian billionaire Frank Stronach has been charged with additional criminal offences, including sexual assault, Peel Regional Police said Wednesday. “Investigators from the Peel Regional Police, Special Victims Unit, have identified additional victims and additional charges have been laid,” Peel Const. Tyler Bell-Morena told CBC News in an emailed statement. Bell-Morena said the newly announced charges include … Read more
