Dec 08 What is ex-officer Kim Potter charged with in Daunte Wright’s death? By Steve Karnowski, Associated Press Potter, who resigned two days after the shooting, says she meant to use her Taser but accidentally grabbed her gun instead when she killed the 20-year-old Black man in the Minneapolis suburb of Brooklyn Center. Continue reading
Dec 08 Lawyer: Case against Smollett based on testimony of ‘liars’ By Don Babwin, Sara Burnett, Associated Press Neny Uche said during his closing argument Wednesday that prosecutors' case against Smollett is “built like a house of cards.” Smollett is charged with staging a racist, anti-gay attack against himself in January 2019 and lying to Chicago police about… Continue reading
Dec 08 WATCH: Trial of Kim Potter, ex-officer who killed Daunte Wright — Day 1 By Steve Karnowski, Amy Forliti, Associated Press Jurors at the trial of the former suburban Minneapolis police officer who killed Black motorist Daunte Wright are hearing starkly different versions of events. Continue reading
Dec 07 Defense rests at Jussie Smollett’s trial By Don Babwin, Sara Burnett, Associated Press Throughout his second day of testimony on Tuesday, Smollett repeatedly denied claims that he staged an attack against himself. Continue reading
Dec 06 Jussie Smollett testifies ‘there was no hoax’ at his trial By Don Babwin, Sara Burnett, Associated Press Former "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett has testified that claims he staged an anti-gay, racist attack on himself are "100 percent false."… Continue reading
Dec 02 Second brother testifies Jussie Smollett paid for staged attack By Don Babwin, Sara Burnett, Associated Press A second man has testified that Jussie Smollett plotted a racist and anti-gay attack on himself and paid him and his brother to carry it out. Continue reading
Nov 30 What charges does Jussie Smollett face at trial? By Michael Tarm, Associated Press The legal saga surrounding Jussie Smollett's claim in 2019 that he was the target of a racist and homophobic attack in Chicago has culminated in a trial, which entered its first full day of testimony Tuesday. Continue reading
Nov 24 WATCH: Ahmaud Arbery’s mother speaks after men charged in his killing found guilty By Kate Brumback, Associated Press “It’s been a long fight. It’s been a hard fight. But God is good,” Wanda Cooper-Jones told a crowd gathered outside the courthouse in Glynn County. Continue reading
Nov 23 Conviction overturned in 1981 rape of author Alice Sebold By Karen Matthews, Associated Press A 39-year-old rape conviction at the center of a memoir by award-winning author Alice Sebold has been overturned because of what authorities determined were serious flaws with the prosecution. Continue reading
Nov 23 Jury awards millions in damages for Unite the Right rally violence By Denise Lavoie, Associated Press In a mixed verdict, a jury has awarded millions of dollars in damages against white nationalist leaders for violence that erupted during the 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville. Continue reading