CNN has been ordered to pay $5 million to Navy veteran Zachary Young and additional punitive damages for defamation, marking a shift in media standards and a decline in ratings.

The rare defamation trial involving a major media company could serve as a deterrent to other outlets.

(AP) - After a Florida jury found that CNN defamed a U.S. Navy veteran who helped rescue endangered Afghans, the network ...

CNN settled a defamation case with Navy veteran Zachary Young, who was found liable for defaming him during a segment on ...

The jury in Panama City, Florida, deliberated for more than eight hours starting Thursday before ruling in favor of Zachary ...

A Florida jury found CNN defamed a security consultant in a story that suggested he was charging "exorbitant prices" to ...

CNN paid an undisclosed settlement to a U.S. Navy veteran after a Florida jury found the network defamed him on Jake Tapper's ...

: CNN reached a settlement with a security consultant this afternoon, hours after a jury found the network liable for ...

CNN reached a settlement on Friday with a U.S. Navy veteran who helped evacuate people from Afghanistan after the U.S.

The jury awarded Zachary Young $5 million in compensatory damages and found that the security contractor was also owed punitive damages. The network eventually settled with Young on the punitive ...

Zachary Young claimed CNN ruined his business and reputation when the network ran a story on private contractors charging ...