Vanessa Bryant took the stand Friday in her federal lawsuit against Los Angeles County over cell phone pictures snapped by first responders of her husband, Lakers star Kobe Bryant, and their daughter immediately after the helicopter crash that killed them. Bryant, 40, is the plaintiffs’ final witness in the federal …
Read More »No charges for “Late Show” crew arrested on Capitol Hill
Federal prosecutors have declined to bring charges against nine people associated with CBS’ “Late Show with Stephen Colbert” who were arrested in a building in the U.S. Capitol complex last month. The decision, made by the U.S. attorney’s office in Washington, comes after prosecutors determined they “cannot move forward” with …
Read More »Curtis Reeves trial: Widow describes moment her husband was shot in movie theater after argument over texting
The role of a tossed bag of movie popcorn played a central part Monday as a trial opened for a retired Florida police captain who fatally shot a man in a theater eight years ago. Meanwhile, the victim’s widow, who was also shot during the incident, took the stand. The …
Read More »Judge orders Boston Marathon bomber’s stimulus check can be used to pay his victims
A U.S. District Court in Boston has ordered the Bureau of Prisons to turn over the stimulus check of Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev. The $1,400 COVID relief payment that Tsarnaev received in June, as well as other funds being held in his inmate trust, will be used to …
Read More »Andrew Cuomo ordered to return millions in book proceeds
Andrew Cuomo must return millions of dollars in proceeds from a memoir published while he was governor of New York, a state ethics panel voted Tuesday. Members of the Joint Commission on Public Ethics voted 12-1 for a resolution giving Cuomo 30 days to turn the money over to the …
Read More »Woman’s remains found in Mississippi after tip from man who confessed to killing her just before his execution
Authorities have uncovered the remains of a Mississippi woman following a tip from an inmate who revealed the location of her body prior to his execution on other crimes last month. On Sunday, police discovered what’s believed to be the body of Felicia Cox on land that had once belonged to …
Read More »Cambridge, Maryland Mayor Andrew Bradshaw charged with distributing dozens of revenge porn images under multiple Reddit accounts
The mayor of Cambridge, Maryland is facing 50 counts of distributing revenge porn. The state prosecutor, Charlton T. Howard III, announced the charges on Monday, saying that Andrew Bradshaw created multiple accounts on Reddit to distribute the content. The charges allege that Bradshaw, 32, posted nude photographs on the site …
Read More »Armorer on Alec Baldwin film “has no idea” where live rounds came from, lawyers say
The crew member responsible for guns on the set of actor Alec Baldwin’s Western “Rust” “has no idea” how live rounds got onto the New Mexico movie set, her attorneys said in a statement Friday. Police announced earlier this week Baldwin fired a bullet while rehearsing a scene last week, …
Read More »Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, advocates for paid leave for new parents
The Duchess of Sussex has penned a letter to Congress advocating for a national paid leave program for new parents. The letter, addressed to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, describes the Duchess’ experience growing up and becoming a mother herself. The Duchess said she and …
Read More »Video shows Ohio police pull disabled driver from car during drug
Officials in Dayton, Ohio, say they are investigating the actions of officers who pulled a driver who said he was disabled from his car during a drug-related traffic stop last month that was captured on police bodycam video. Clifford Owensby, 39, who said he does not have use of his …
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