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Gilgo Beach serial killing suspect seeks to bar DNA evidence and have separate trials in 7 deaths

Jan. 29, 2025 14:07 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York architect facing murder charges in a string of deaths known as the Gilgo Beach killings is challenging the DNA evidence against him and seeking separate trials in the sprawling case. Rex Heuermann’s lawyers argue DNA analysis relied on by prosecutors...

Ailing Harvey Weinstein begs to have #MeToo retrial sooner after judge sets April 15 date

Jan. 29, 2025 13:59 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein begged a judge Wednesday to hold his #MeToo retrial as soon as possible, telling him “I don’t know how much longer I can hold on” with cancer, heart issues and harsh conditions at New York City’s Rikers Island jail complex. The disgraced...

Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni get March 2026 trial date for her 'It Ends With Us' lawsuit

Jan. 28, 2025 06:22 AM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — A New York judge set a March 2026 trial date on Monday and moved an initial conference from mid-February to next week as the public feud between Blake Lively and her “It Ends With Us” costar and director Justin Baldoni continued to grow and accelerate. And in a...