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
New York’s highest court on Thursday overturned Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction, finding the judge at the landmark #MeToo trial prejudiced the ex-movie mogul with “egregious” improper rulings, including a decision to let women testify about allegations that weren’t part of the case. “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," the court's 4-3 decision said....
City Parks Foundation has announced the 2024 season of Capital One City Parks Foundation SummerStage, New York City’s iconic outdoor performing arts festival, bringing 85 free and benefit shows to Central Park and 13 neighborhood parks across the five boroughs. Andra Day, Ethel Cain, Ghostface Killa and Kim Gordon are just four of the artists slated to perform. Returning for […]
Several members of the police union in Syracuse, New York, are shocked that President Joe Biden is still on track to visit the city to tout the CHIPS and Science Act, calling the move “unacceptable” and “just wrong.” Biden’s trip to Syracuse comes after two police officers were killed in the line of duty last […]
CAPITOL HILL, Monrovia – Moving a step closer to bringing overdue justice for the victims of serious abuses committed during the two civil wars, the House of Representatives under the gavel of Speaker J. Fonati Koffa, voted to establish the War and Economic Crimes Court. The two conflicts between 1989 and 2003 saw widespread atrocities []
Noah Dobson (day-to-day, upper-body) will not face the New York Rangers on Saturday afternoon, per Head Coach Patrick Roy. The 24-year-old defenseman left early in Thursday's contest after logging 1:28 TOI. Dobson leads the Islanders in assists (60), ranks second on the team in points (70) and is also second in power play points (24). Dobson has not missed a game all season. Roy said that the team will have to manage without him, the same way the group banded together after Scott Mayfield's...
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 […]
In a singular moment for American history, the hush money trial of former President Donald Trump begins Monday with jury selection.
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,...