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Ironic AI Infraction Earns KPMG Partner a Big Fine

Australian employee caught using artificial intelligence to pass a test on artificial intelligence

(Newser) - A partner at the auditing giant KPMG just received a lesson in irony in the brave new world of AI: You shouldn't use artificial intelligence to complete a course on how to use artificial intelligence. The unnamed partner in Australia got caught using an AI tool to complete an...

NHL Player Earns $5K Fine for an Unusual Penalty

Florida's Brad Marchand tore the straps out of a rival's helmet

(Newser) - It's one of weirder unsportsmanlike conduct penalties you'll see: The NHL has fined Brad Marchand of the Florida Panthers $5,000 for grabbing a rival's helmet and tearing the straps out. As MassLive explains, the incident happened over the weekend in a game against the Buffalo Sabres....

Colorado Fined $50K for Anti-Mormon Chants at BYU Game

School, coach, and conference all condemn fans' behavior

(Newser) - The University of Colorado is facing a $50,000 penalty after fans unleashed anti-Mormon chants and expletives at Brigham Young University's football team over the weekend, NBC News reports. The incident unfolded during Saturday's game in Boulder, where BYU edged out Colorado 24-21.

Woman Fined After Complaints About Noisy Cat on Train

French rail operator cites 'acute tensions' with other passengers

(Newser) - A French woman was fined the equivalent of almost $130 after her cat's persistent meowing on a high-speed train sparked complaints from fellow passengers. Camille, who was traveling from Brittany to Paris with her cat Monet and her boyfriend Pierre, says Monet "meowed a bit" at the start...

NCAA Fines Michigan Millions
NCAA Fines Michigan Millions
Aug 16, 2025 6:30 AM CDT

NCAA Fines Michigan Millions

Coach Sherrone Moore picks up another game's suspension in sign-stealing scandal

(Newser) - The NCAA fined Michigan tens of millions of dollars on Friday and suspended coach Sherrone Moore for a third game as punishment for a sprawling sign-stealing scandal that has loomed over college football's winningest program for nearly two years, including its national championship season in 2023. The NCAA said...

Harry Potter Actor Banned From Getting Behind the Wheel

Emma Watson can't drive for 6 months over speeding in Oxford with prior points on her license

(Newser) - Emma Watson, best known for her portrayal of Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter films, apparently didn't have her magic wand handy when she was caught exceeding the speed limit in Oxford last July, reports the BBC . The 35-year-old actor has been handed a six-month driving ban after...

He Hugged the Chancellor, Receives a $5K Fine

German man breached security and joined Olaf Scholz's motorcade

(Newser) - A surprise embrace from a stranger who slipped into Chancellor Olaf Scholz's VIP motorcade at Frankfurt Airport has led to a fine and a driving ban—plus a critical look at the chancellor's security measures. A German court this week fined an unidentified 50-year-old man $5,093...

Report: Trump Wants to Fine Migrants $998 a Day

'It's to project fear in communities,' a former ICE official tells Reuters

(Newser) - The Trump administration is continuing its push to deport or otherwise vacate immigrants from the United States, and it's now come up with a plan for those who won't leave on their own: Deplete their bank accounts. Reuters has seen documents that suggest President Trump plans to fine...

Ja Morant's 'Inappropriate' Gesture Earns Him Big Fine

Memphis Grizzlies guard must fork over $75K after making a 'finger gun' to celebrate 3-pointers

(Newser) - Ja Morant showed off an imaginary gun; the NBA hit back with a real fine. A day after Morant again used his aiming-a-gun gesture to celebrate making 3-pointers, the Memphis Grizzlies star was fined $75,000 by the league on Friday. It's the second time this week that Morant—...

Even Big Stars Get Fined at Film Premieres

Timothee Chalamet says he got $80 fine after riding bike to A Complete Unknown in London

(Newser) - Timothee Chalamet is at the center of Oscars buzz for playing Bob Dylan in the biopic A Complete Unknown, but the newest headline about the 29-year-old star involves the $80 fine he says he incurred for parking his bike at the film's London premiere. Per the Hollywood Reporter , Chalamet...

American Airlines Hit With $50M Fine Over Disabled Fliers

It's a record payout over injuring passengers, damaging wheelchairs

(Newser) - The nation's largest airline has been hit with a $50 million fine for repeatedly violating rules intended to protect passengers with disabilities. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced the fine against American Airlines on Wednesday, saying it was 25 times larger than any other fine issued by the Department of...

EU's High Court to Apple: Hand Over $14.3B to Ireland

European Court of Justice dismisses tech giant's appeal to avoid forking over back taxes

(Newser) - The European Union's top court on Tuesday rejected Apple's final legal challenge against an order from the bloc's executive commission to repay $14.3 billion in back taxes to Ireland, bringing an end to the long-running dispute. The European Court of Justice overruled a lower court's...

LIV Golfer Used Decongestant for His Cold. It Was a Bad Move

Graeme McDowell fined $125K, suspended as first to see discipline under league's anti-doping rules

(Newser) - Graeme McDowell was feeling under the weather in June before he stepped out on the greens during a golf event in Nashville, Tennessee, so he used some Vicks nasal spray to help him relieve some of his symptoms. That self-care move has cost him: The Guardian reports that LIV Golf...

DOJ Hits Firm With Fine After 'Whites Only' Job Listing

Labor Department got involved, too, after ad posted by Virginia's Arthur Grand Technologies

(Newser) - In March of last year, Arthur Grand Technologies, a tech firm based in Loudoun County, Virginia, posted an ad for an open business analyst position within the company. That in itself isn't unusual, but the wording of the ad was a different story. "US Born Citizens [white] who...

Sanitation Firm Fined $650K for Hiring Kids to Clean Factories

Fayette Janitorial Service has also agreed to no longer hire minors to work in meatpacking plants

(Newser) - A Tennessee-based sanitation company has agreed to pay more than half a million dollars after a federal investigation found it illegally hired at least two dozen children to clean dangerous meat-processing facilities in Iowa and Virginia. The US Department of Labor announced Monday that Fayette Janitorial Service LLC entered into...

Driver Was Uninsured, Unlicensed—and 103

Elderly woman in Bondeno, Italy, was driving an uninsured car with an expired driver's license

(Newser) - When cops ask to see someone's driver's license at a traffic stop, it's not typical for them to see a DOB that stretches back to the age of Prohibition. But in the Italian town of Bondeno, a 103-year-old woman was busted recently for cruising around in the...

NBA Star Makes 'Money' Sign at Ref, Must Pay Big Time

Rudy Gobert of the Timberwolves fined $100K after his gesture

(Newser) - The NBA fined Minnesota center Rudy Gobert $100,000 on Sunday, reports the AP , two days after he implied that referee Scott Foster wasn't calling games fairly and further suggested that gambling is having a detrimental impact on the outcome of games. The fine is the maximum that the...

Man Finds Out Not to Compare COVID Shots to Holocaust

German teacher is hit with $3.3K fine for 'trivialization' over COVID shots

(Newser) - A German man has been hit with a $3,300 fine after expressing some unconventional views on COVID-19 vaccines. Deutsche Welle reports that the unnamed vocational-college teacher, a 62-year-old from Berlin, heard his financial fate on Thursday from the Tiergarten Local Court, where a presiding judge slammed him for comparing...

Eyebrow-Raising T-Shirt Lands 49ers Player in Hot Water

Sources: George Kittle's tee that said 'F--- Dallas' during Cowboys game earned him $14K fine

(Newser) - A tight end on the San Francisco 49ers will have to fork over nearly $14,000 after the NFL dinged him for unsportsmanlike conduct in the fifth week of season play. A source tells ESPN that George Kittle was hit with the hefty fine after he wore a gray T-shirt...

Greta Thunberg: 'Justifiable' That I Ignored Cops

20-year-old climate activist fined $240 for refusing to leave protest site in Sweden last month

(Newser) - Last month, an unsurprising attendee showed up at a fossil fuels protest in Sweden and was detained: Greta Thunberg, who's been demonstrating in the name of climate change awareness since at least 2018. Local media reports that the 20-year-old activist was among those who stopped traffic on June 19...

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