Drake files federal lawsuit against UMG for defamation over promotion of Kendrick Lamar's 'Not Like Us'

Drake is moving forward with his legal battle against his own record label and filed a federal lawsuit against Universal Music Group for defamation, alleging that it spread a "false and malicious narrative" when it promoted Kendrick Lamar's diss track "Not Like Us."

The Canadian rapper, whose real name is Aubrey Drake Graham, filed the 81-page lawsuit Wednesday in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Son of a man who was beaten and died in a New York prison sues guards, officials

The son of an inmate who died after a prolonged beating by New York prison guards said in a federal lawsuit Wednesday that his father's attackers "systematically and casually beat him to death" in a correctional system that tolerates violence.

Robert L. Brooks Sr., 43, died on Dec. 10, a day after the beating at Marcy Correctional Facility in upstate New York. Body camera video shows officers repeatedly punching and kicking Brooks, whose hands were cuffed behind his back. Officers struck him in the chest with a shoe and lifted him by the neck and dropped him while employees who were watching the beating appeared indifferent.

American Sports & Culture

Gunnar Gundy joins dad's staff as QB coach

Former Oklahoma State quarterback Gunnar Gundy will join his father's staff as an assistant coach for quarterbacks.

'In the zone,' Murray nets 45 as Nuggets cruise

Jamal Murray, who signed a four-year, $208 million contract extension last year, produced his best offensive performance of the season Tuesday, scoring a season-high 45 points in leading the Denver Nuggets to a 118-99 victory over the Dallas Mavericks.

Asa Newell wants to put Georgia basketball on the map

The forward's return to the campus where he grew up has made the Bulldogs into a national force.

American Business & Markets

JPMorgan Chase is boosting buybacks even after CEO Jamie Dimon called the stock expensive

Fresh off a record year for profit and revenue, JPMorgan is facing questions over what CFO Jeremy Barnum admitted was excess capital.

TikTok's U.S. operations could be worth as much as $50 billion if ByteDance decides to sell

Business moguls should be prepared to spend tens of billions of dollars for TikTok's U.S. operations should parent company ByteDance decide to sell.

DoubleLine's Gundlach says the Fed looks like Mr. Magoo, focuses too much on 'short-termism'

"CPI month-over-month change has got the Fed zig-zagging," Gundlach said.

American Fact of the Day!

On January 16, 1919, the 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified, beginning the era of Prohibition. This amendment made the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages illegal in the United States. Prohibition lasted until 1933, when the 21st Amendment repealed the 18th Amendment, making it the only constitutional amendment to be fully repealed in American history.

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