An Albany, New York, police officer was shot early Wednesday after attempting to pull over a vehicle before he returned fire, killing the driver, authorities said. Police Chief Eric Hawkins said the officer had witnessed a speeding vehicle just before 12:30 a.m. A short pursuit ensued, and the driver refused to stop, Hawkins said. A short time later, the officer saw the vehicle parked along a road. The officer, footage from his body-worn camera reveals, approached the vehicle. When he was about...
The New York Court of Appeals on Thursday overturned the sex crimes conviction against Harvey Weinstein, the powerful Hollywood producer whose downfall stood as a symbol of the #MeToo movement. The court, by a 4-3 vote, ordered a new trial. “We conclude that the trial court erroneously admitted testimony of uncharged, alleged prior sexual acts against persons other than the complainants of the underlying crimes because that testimony served no material non-propensity purpose,” the ruling,...
Korey Cunningham was found dead on Thursday at his home in New Jersey. Police say his death was self-inflicted and have no suspicions of foul play. Cunningham, 28, played for the Giants, Cardinals and Patriots in the NFL
Jury selection began Monday in the first of former President Donald Trump’s criminal cases to go to trial, a case legal experts say is the Read More
BOISE, Idaho, April 21, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — An Ada County (Idaho) deputy died Sunday morning after being shot during a Boise traffic stop Saturday night. The victim, Deputy Tobin Bolter, was the first Ada County deputy to die in the line of service, officials said Sunday in a news conference. Bolter was a 7-year […] The post Ada County deputy shot, fatally injured during Idaho traffic stop first appeared on Gephardt Daily.
Convictions laid against Harvey Weinstein in the state of New York for rape and sexual assault have been overturned. Weinstein was sentenced to 23 years after he was found guilty in February 2020 of a criminal sexual act in the first degree and rape in the third degree. The charges are connected to the alleged […] The post Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 Sex Crime Convictions in New York Overturned first appeared on The Source.
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Deputy Tobin Bolter, 27, was gunned down by a 65-year-old man on Saturday. The suspect was fatally shot after he opened fire at another officer. Governor Brad Little ordered U.S. and Idaho flags to be lowered to half-staff
NEW YORK CITY—“There is only one solution: Intifada revolution!” That was one of many chants and slogans yelled into a bullhorn at a pro-Palestinian rally Read More
NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s highest court on Thursday threw out Harvey Weinstein ’s 2020 rape conviction with a ruling that shocked and disappointed women who celebrated historic gains during the #MeToo era and left those who testified in the case bracing for a retrial against the ex-movie mogul. The court found the trial []
NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s highest court on Thursday threw out Harvey Weinstein ’s 2020 rape conviction with a ruling that shocked and disappointed women who celebrated historic gains during the #MeToo era and left those who testified in the case bracing for a retrial against the ex-movie mogul. The court found the trial []
NEW YORK (AP) — The decision by New York’s highest court to overturn the rape conviction of movie mogul Harvey Weinstein has reopened a painful chapter in America’s reckoning with sexual misconduct by powerful figures — an era that began in 2017 and helped launch the #MeToo movement. Here’s what you need to know about […]