Nov 10 WATCH: Kyle Rittenhouse trial over Kenosha shooting continues – Day 8 By Michael Tarm, Scott Bauer, Kathleen Foody, Associated Press The defense has rested its case at the murder trial of Kyle Rittenhouse. The judge has indicated closing arguments could be held Monday. Continue reading
Nov 10 WATCH: Kyle Rittenhouse testifies in trial over Kenosha shooting – Day 7 By Scott Bauer, Tammy Webber, Amy Forliti, Associated Press Kyle Rittenhouse testified Wednesday he was under attack when he killed two men and wounded a third with his rifle during a chaotic night of protests in Kenosha, saying: “I didn’t do anything wrong. I defended myself.”… Continue reading
Nov 10 WATCH: Trial for Ahmaud Arbery killing continues – Day 4 By Russ Bynum, Associated Press One of the three white men standing trial for the death of Ahmaud Arbery said they had the 25-year-old Black man “trapped like a rat” before he was fatally shot, a police investigator testified Wednesday. Continue reading
Nov 09 Watch 7:04 News Wrap: Prosecution rests case in Rittenhouse murder trial In our news wrap Tuesday, the prosecution has rested its case in Kenosha, Wisconsin, in the Kyle Rittenhouse murder trial. Pfizer asked U.S. regulators to authorize its COVID booster shots for all American adults. The U.S. Supreme Court will decide… Continue watching
Nov 09 WATCH: Trial for Ahmaud Arbery killing continues – Day 3 By Russ Bynum, Associated Press The man who initiated the chase that ended in Ahmaud Arbery's death quickly changed his story about why he suspected the 25-year-old Black man running in his neighborhood was a criminal, two police officers testified Tuesday. Continue reading
Nov 08 WATCH: Kyle Rittenhouse trial for Kenosha shooting continues – Day 6 By Michael Tarm, Scott Bauer, Amy Forliti, Associated Press The first man killed by Kyle Rittenhouse on the streets of Kenosha was shot at a range of just a few feet and had soot injuries that could indicate he had his hand over the barrel of Rittenhouse’s rifle, a… Continue reading
Nov 05 WATCH: Defense makes opening remarks in trial of killing of Ahmaud Arbery By Associated Press Georgia's response to the killing has become part of a broader effort to address racial injustice in the criminal legal system after a string of fatal encounters between police and Black people. Continue reading
Nov 05 WATCH: Kyle Rittenhouse trial for Kenosha shooting continues – Day 4 By Scott Bauer, Michael Tarm, Amy Forliti, Associated Press A witness at Kyle Rittenhouse's murder trial says the first man shot on the streets of Kenosha was acting “belligerently" but did not appear to pose a serious threat to anyone. Continue reading
Nov 04 Rittenhouse juror dismissed after joke about Jacob Blake shooting By Associated Press Prosecutors said the remarks as shared showed racial bias. In dismissing the juror, Schroeder said it was "clear that the appearance of bias is present and it would seriously undermine the outcome of the case."… Continue reading
Aug 18 Years in the making, R. Kelly sex abuse trial gets underway By Tom Hays, Associated Press A prosecutor has introduced a jury to the sex abuse claims against R&B star R. Kelly, saying the criminal trial was “about a predator" who used his fame to manipulate children and women. Continue reading