In court filings, Britney Spears's father, James Spears, emphasized that he's had no power over his daughter's personal affairs for nearly two years and asked the court overseeing her conservatorship to investigate her statements last week about the court's control of her medical treatment and personal life, which she called abusive.

Actor Cuba Gooding Jr. learned on Thursday that he's facing a new undisclosed charge in his sexual misconduct case, a development that came as jury selection was set to begin for his trial.

The almost-mythical criminal pedigree of Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, who was extradited in 2017 to face U.S. drug conspiracy charges, has sparked security concerns at his upcoming New York City trial that at times have drawn as much attention as the case's sensational allegations.