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Harvey Weinstein's retrial moved to next year, lawyer plans to hire a private investigator
NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein 's retrial on sex crimes charges in Manhattan won't start until at least next year — and his lawyer plans to hire a private investigator to look into a new allegation against the movie mogul that will now be part of the case. The new details came...
Sensational mass trial shines a dark light on rape culture in France
AVIGNON, France (AP) — They are, on the face of it, the most ordinary of men. Yet they’re all on trial charged with rape. Fathers, grandfathers, husbands, workers and retirees — 50 in all — accused of taking turns on the drugged and inert body of Gisèle Pelicot while her husband recorded...
A man accused of threatening to kill Democratic election officials will likely plead guilty
DENVER (AP) — A man accused of repeatedly threatening to kill the top elections officials in Colorado and Arizona as well as judges and federal law enforcement agents is expected to plead guilty in federal court on Wednesday. Teak Ty Brockbank, 45, of Cortez, Colorado, has been...
Louisiana's 2020 Teacher of the Year is trying to block the state's Ten Commandments law
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana's 2020 Teacher of the Year has filed a lawsuit against the state challenging a new law that requires the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every public school classroom by Jan. 1. It's the second lawsuit filed against the law, which was enacted...
Indiana man gets life in prison for 1975 drowning of Indiana teenager
ALBION, Ind. (AP) — An Indiana man has been sentenced to life in prison for the 1975 killing of a 17-year-old girl who was found dead in a river after she failed to return home from her job at a church camp. A Noble County judge sentenced Fred Bandy Jr., 69, on Tuesday to a life...
Father and daughter win lawsuit against man who claimed Manchester Arena bombing was hoax
LONDON (AP) — A British father and daughter who were seriously wounded by a suicide bomber who killed 22 people after an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester in 2017 won a harassment lawsuit Wednesday against a former television producer, who claimed the tragedy was a hoax. Martin...
China has deported a VW executive for allegedly using drugs while in Thailand
BEIJING (AP) — A senior executive for Volkswagen in China has been deported for allegedly using cocaine and marijuana while on vacation in Thailand, according to Chinese authorities and German media reports. A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson confirmed Wednesday that a...
Conviction upheld against former county official for illegally entering Capitol grounds on Jan. 6
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A federal appeals court upheld on Tuesday a conviction against a former New Mexico county commissioner for illegally entering the U.S. Capitol grounds during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot. A panel of the Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia upheld...
Court upholds freedom for woman whose conviction was overturned after 43 years behind bars
An appellate court in Missouri ruled Tuesday that a lower court was right when it decided to overturn the murder conviction of a woman who spent 43 years behind bars for a killing that her attorneys argue was committed by a discredited police officer. Sandra Hemme was freed in July...
Federal judge dismisses RNC lawsuit over Michigan voter records
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A federal court in Michigan dismissed a lawsuit over voter records, dealing another blow this week to the Republican National Committee's efforts to target the battleground state over the voting process. The lawsuit accused the Secretary of State Jocelyn...
