World Oct 08 New U.S. indictment charges former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro with torture The torture charges add to pressure on the ousted authoritarian leader and his wife, Cilia Flores, who were seized from their Caracas home by the U.S. military in January to face drug trafficking charges in New York.
Nation Oct 08 Cornell gang-rape accuser was 'misled' about criminal investigation, her lawyer says The university's police department gave her the impression that a criminal investigation was continuing, lawyer Thomas Giuffra told The Associated Press.
Nation Oct 03 Woman told Cornell investigators she 'felt like bait' during alleged gang rape While heavily redacted, the records offer a fuller but sometimes conflicting timeline of events and a glimpse at how the men responded to the allegations. Some disputed the woman’s account and said they weren’t involved in any assault.
Nation Oct 02 WATCH: Appointing Cornell sex assault special prosector, Hochul says she won't let anyone 'sweep this case under the rug' New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said Friday that the woman who accused members of a Cornell University fraternity of gang rape was “failed” by people obligated to protect her, including police and the county prosecutor.
Nation Sep 25 Report finds many security deficiencies at Utah university where Charlie Kirk was killed A new report on Charlie Kirk’s assassination last year says his Turning Point USA organization insisted he speak outdoors despite security concerns, while the university where he was killed didn’t properly assess dangers like the possibility of a rooftop shooter.
Nation Sep 23 Harvey Weinstein is sentenced to 15 years in prison for 2006 sex crime in New York Weinstein was sentenced Wednesday to 15 years in prison for sexually assaulting a TV production assistant in 2006, capping a yearslong legal odyssey that a judge said cemented the disgraced movie mogul’s reputation as “the literal face of the #MeToo…
Nation Sep 21 Jury convicts Vermont man of attempted murder in shooting of 3 Palestinian students A jury on Monday convicted a Vermont man of attempted murder in the shootings of three Palestinian college students who were walking near his home, rejecting an insanity defense rooted in his claims that he was acting on orders from…
Nation Sep 21 States settle lawsuit over Paramount-Warner merger, clearing key hurdle for $81 billion deal The agreement calls for Paramount to increase domestic production and establish monitoring of editorial independence of the company’s news operations.
Politics Aug 28 Trump loses again in bid to erase his hush money conviction It is the third time Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein has blocked Trump from having the U.S. District Court in Manhattan seize control of the case from the New York court where he was tried and convicted.
Nation Aug 25 Federal judge rejects Ghislaine Maxwell's 'miscarriage of justice' claim and bid for prison release Claims by Jeffrey Epstein’s former girlfriend and longtime associate Ghislaine Maxwell that her sex trafficking conviction was a “complete miscarriage of justice” were rejected Tuesday by a federal judge who said her assertions were based on “speculation, distortions, and/or outright…