The plaintiff in the defamation lawsuit trial against CNN, U.S. Navy veteran Zachary Young, testified that he helped several women flee Afghanistan but the network ignored that fact.

CNN on Friday agreed to pay a U.S. Navy veteran an undisclosed sum after a Florida jury found the network liable for defaming him in a segment about evacuation work in Afghanistan. The last-minute ...

The legal battle is heating up between Navy veteran Zachary Young and Associated Press, with the AP calling Young's suit meritless in court filings.

Zachary Young is suing the network in Panama City, Fla., alleging that he was falsely portrayed as engaging in an illicit “black market” in the wake of the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan by ...

Zachary Young is suing AP for defamation after it said his business 'helped smuggle people out of Afghanistan' By Brian Flood Fox News Published April 21, 2025 12:34pm EDT ...

Zachary Young, a U.S. Navy veteran and former U.S. government operative, is accusing CNN of defamation in a case that is currently on trial in Florida.. Why It Matters. Defamation trials are rare ...

Zachary Young is seeking nearly $500 million in his defamation lawsuit against the Associated Press for saying he "helped smuggle people out of Afghanistan." Fox News Media Fox Business ...

ZACHARY YOUNG: CNN ruined my career, ... the fact that US taxpayers paid defense contractors more than a reported $100 billion over the course of the war in Afghanistan and my fees ...

Zachary Young attorney notified the court that U.S. News & World Report, WTOP News and The Minnesota Star Tribune have all removed their republication of the Associated Press article.

The Associated Press has been sued for defamation by Zachary Young, who earlier this year was awarded $5 million in a libel lawsuit against CNN over a 2021 report falsely portraying him as a ...

CNN Settles Defamation Suit After Jury Found It Liable for Smearing Navy Veteran in Afghanistan Evacuation Story. News network reached a deal with Zachary Young as it was facing potentially tens ...