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Health Mar 31
Surge in deaths overwhelms New York’s morgues, hospitalsIt has become a grim ritual outside New York City's hospitals: workers in protective gear loading the bodies of coronavirus victims into refrigerated trailers.
Health Mar 18
Police shift priorities as novel coronavirus crisis growsPolice departments are shifting resources and adjusting priorities in an attempt to maintain public safety while doing their best to prevent infection among officers and suspects.
Nation Mar 10
Weinstein lawyers seek mercy after his ‘historic’ fallWith prosecutors seeking a severe punishment for Harvey Weinstein in his landmark #MeToo case, his lawyers argued on Monday that he deserves mercy for his already “historic fall from grace” and serious health issues.
Nation Feb 21
Weinstein jury indicates it is split on some chargesIn a note sent to the judge, jurors asked if it were permissible for them to be hung on two counts of predatory sexual assault while reaching a unanimous verdict on other charges.
Nation Feb 18
Jury begins deliberations in Harvey Weinstein trialA jury has started deliberations in the rape trial of Harvey Weinstein. The jury is weighing the evidence Tuesday after often-emotional testimony from multiple women who accused him of sexual assault.
Nation Jan 31
Woman testifies Weinstein raped her twiceA key accuser in Harvey Weinstein's trial says he raped her twice, once bellowing that she owed him as he dragged her into a bedroom.
Nation Jan 29
Two more accusers set to testify against Harvey Weinstein in New York rape trialNEW YORK — One says Harvey Weinstein raped her after she let her guard down by telling herself he was only a “dirty old man.” The other claims he offered movie roles to her in exchange for joining in a…
Nation Jan 22
Harvey Weinstein’s trial explores rape allegations against himOnce the New York trial is over, former Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein faces additional rape and sexual assault charges in Los Angeles.
Nation Jan 17
Jury of 7 men, 5 women selected for Weinstein rape trialA jury was selected after an arduous, two-week process in which scores of people were dismissed because they had already made up their minds about the disgraced Hollywood mogul.
Nation Jan 06
WATCH: Harvey Weinstein indicted on new charges in LAThe former Hollywood mogul has been charged with raping one woman and sexually assaulting another in separate incidents over a two-day period in 2013, Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey said in a news release.