Articles by Dave Collins

Connecticut Gov. Lamont Proposes Gun Laws

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont announced a series of proposed gun laws Monday in a state already considered one of the strictest for firearms ownership, including a statewide ban on open carrying expected to draw strong opposition from gun rights supporters. …

Another Woman Files Sex Abuse Suit Against Cosby, NBC Under New York Extension

A woman who alleges Bill Cosby drugged and sexually assaulted her in 1986 sued the comedian-actor, NBCUniversal and other companies Friday in New York, where five other women filed a similar lawsuit earlier this month. Stacey Pinkerton says she was …

Judge Orders Alex Jones to Pay $473M More To Sandy Hook Families

Infowars host Alex Jones and his company were ordered by a judge on Nov. 10 to pay an extra $473 million for promoting false conspiracy theories about the Sandy Hook school massacre, bringing the total judgment against him in a …

Judge Orders Alex Jones to Pay $473M More to Sandy Hook Families

Infowars host Alex Jones and his company were ordered by a judge Thursday to pay an extra $473 million for promoting false conspiracy theories about the Sandy Hook school massacre, bringing the total judgment against him in a lawsuit filed …

Sandy Hook Families Urge Substantial Punitive Damages for Jones

A lawyer for Sandy Hook families said Monday that significant punitive damages need to be imposed on Alex Jones to deter him and other conspiracy theorists from continuing to tell their followers the 2012 Newtown shooting was a hoax, in …

Alex Jones Asks For New Trial After $1B Sandy Hook Defamation Verdict

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has asked a Connecticut judge to throw out a nearly $1 billion verdict against him and order a new trial in a lawsuit by Sandy Hook families, who say they were subjected to harassment and threats …

Jurors to Decide Damages Amount in Sandy Hook Defamation Suit

After watching days of testimony that included the parents of slain children breaking down on the witness stand, a Connecticut jury soon will have the difficult task of coming up with a dollar amount that conspiracy theorist Alex Jones should …

Infowars Lawyer Acknowledges Jones Spread Falsehoods on Sandy Hook

WATERBURY, Conn. (AP — A lawyer for conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ Infowars empire acknowledged on the witness stand Wednesday that the show and website spread falsehoods about the Sandy Hook school shooting. “I don’t think that we disagree that there …

Connecticut Trial Begins for Alex Jones in Sandy Hook Hoax Case

A month after losing one nearly $50 million verdict, conspiracy theorist Alex Jones is set to go on trial a second time for calling the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting a hoax and causing several of the victims’ families emotional …

Paul Newman’s Daughters Sue Late Actor’s Charity Foundation

A new lawsuit has exposed a deep rift between two of Paul Newman’s daughters and the late actor’s charitable foundation funded by profits from the Newman’s Own line of food and drink products. The daughters, Susan Kendall Newman and Nell …