Nov 21 Court overturns Jussie Smollett’s conviction on charges he staged attack on himself By John O'Connor, Sophia Tareen, Associated Press The Illinois Supreme Court has overturned actor Jussie Smollett’s conviction on charges that he staged a racist and homophobic attack against himself in 2019 and lied to Chicago police. Continue reading
Nov 21 DOJ seeks to break up Google, forcing web browser Chrome sale as monopoly punishment By Michael Liedtke, Associated Press The proposed breakup floated in a 23-page document filed late Wednesday by the U.S. Justice Department calls for Google to sell its industry-leading Chrome web browser and impose restrictions designed to prevent Android from favoring its search engine. Continue reading
Nov 20 Watch 6:48 News Wrap: Pacific Northwest cleaning up after ‘bomb cyclone’ In our news wrap Wednesday, communities in the Pacific Northwest are cleaning up after a so-called 'bomb cyclone' unleashed torrents of rain and fierce winds, research shows climate change is making hurricanes notably stronger and the Biden administration gave Ukraine… Continue watching
Nov 20 Watch 10:16 Transgender Americans share concerns about Trump’s threats to rollback rights By Amna Nawaz, Joshua Barajas, Jackson Hudgins, Adam Kemp President-elect Trump made rolling back transgender rights a key issue in his campaign. He promised to limit access to gender-affirming care and to prevent trans athletes from participating in school sports. His election has communities of trans people and allies… Continue watching
Nov 20 Man convicted of killing Georgia nursing student Laken Riley sentenced to life in prison without parole By Kate Brumback, Associated Press The Venezuelan man convicted in the killing of Georgia nursing student Laken Riley has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Continue reading
Nov 20 Louisiana law requiring schools to post the Ten Commandments in classrooms remains blocked By Associated Press Louisiana’s plan to make all public school classrooms in the state post the Ten Commandments remains on hold under the latest ruling from a federal appeals court in New Orleans. Continue reading
Nov 20 Three years after fatal shooting on set, Alec Baldwin’s film ‘Rust’ has world premiere with dedication to cinematographer killed By Vanessa Gera, Associated Press Alec Baldwin's Western "Rust" had its world premiere Wednesday at a film festival in Poland, three years after the shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set. Continue reading
Nov 20 Susan Smith, who drowned her two children 30 years ago, denied parole By Jeffrey Collins, Associated Press A parole board decided unanimously Wednesday that Susan Smith should remain in prison 30 years after she killed her sons by rolling her car into a South Carolina lake while they were strapped in their car seats. Continue reading
Nov 20 What’s at stake politically on this Transgender Day of Remembrance By Andrew DeMillo, Associated Press Vigils and other events are being held to draw attention to transgender people who have lost their lives due to violence in the past year. Continue reading
Nov 20 Northwest U.S. sees ‘bomb cyclone’ kill 2 and knock out power to half a million homes By Martha Bellisle, Hallie Golden, Lisa Baumann, Associated Press A major storm swept across the northwestern U.S., battering the region with strong winds and rain, causing widespread power outages, closing schools and downing trees that killed at least two people. Continue reading