Neil Young Sues Trump Fundraising Committee for $10 Million Over "Rockin' in the Free World"
Young's copyright suit says the Trump 47 Committee played his 1989 song at an Ohio rally without a license. Trump himself is not named as a defendant.
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Walter Koenig, Star Trek's Ensign Chekov, Dies at 90
The son of Russian Jewish immigrants played Star Trek's young Russian navigator for decades and later Babylon 5's Bester. He died of natural causes.
Netflix's Matthew Perry Series Arrives as the Ketamine Cases Close Out
The One About Matthew Perry premieres Tuesday, three years after the actor's death. All five people charged in the ketamine case that followed have now pleaded guilty and been sentenced.
The Pet Cemetery Murders and the Plea Deal That Closed a 1985 Cold Case
HBO's ghost story docuseries ends tonight. The real case behind it was solved by a witness who said he was haunted, and it ended with a manslaughter plea instead of a murder trial.
A 1960s Rock Song Just Beat the Major Labels at the Supreme Court
Four justices sat out, the Court lost its quorum, and a songwriter who wrote Double Shot in 1962 kept a ruling that lets him take back his song around the world.
Gen X vs Gen Z, the Horror Movies Worth Watching This Halloween
Daniel Rosenberg and his daughter Olivia argue over which scary movies still work, from The Shining to Longlegs. Here is a watch list built from their conversation.
The Best Courtroom Movies Ever Made, and How Real They Get the Law
Lawyers ranked them, judges have quoted them and one Supreme Court justice warned juries not to copy them. Here is how the great trial films hold up against a real courtroom.
Free Leonard Peltier Hits Netflix. Here Is the Case Behind the Film
The documentary about the activist convicted in the 1975 killings of two FBI agents is now streaming. The case still divides supporters, the FBI and the families of the agents.
The Biggest Movies of 2026, Rated
Daniel Rosenberg and fan favorite Olivia R. sort the year in film into hits and misses, from Project Hail Mary to the Michael biopic.
Michael Jackson’s Trial, 20 Years Later
A new documentary has reopened old questions. The legal panel revisits the 2005 trial, the evidence and why the jury acquitted.
Kosha Dillz and the Song That Became a Movie
The rapper and activist talks about writing a song on October 7, taking it to college campuses and the attack he describes at a street vigil.