Beyoncé's Dad Denies Embezzlement Allegation

Mathew Knowles has filed legal papers rejecting Live Nation's claim that he had stolen money from his daughter Beyoncé on her most recent world tour.

British hacking scandal could gain U.S. legal scrutiny

• The U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act prohibits bribing foreign officials
• A second portion of the law applies to accounting requirements
• "There does seem to be a basis for a U.S. investigation," says a business law professor

Former British Prime Minister accuses Murdoch of having "links with criminals"

• The police officer who decided not to investigate hacking earlier says some officers probably took bribes
• Gordon Brown says News International illegally got his bank details
• The accusation widens the scandal over illegal eavesdropping from News of the World to other Murdoch papers
• Public outrage over the scandal interferes with Murdoch's expansion plans

Julian Assange to begin appeal against extradition in sex case

• Assange does not speak to reporters as he arrives at the court
• The case is not related to his website, which leaks secret information
• Assange says the allegations are an attempt to smear him
• A judge in February rejected his lawyers' arguments against extradition