In multiple witness statements from actress Amber Heard, she accuses her ex-husband Johnny Depp of a history of verbal and physical abuse. These statements along with a recorded conversation between the two were released on Monday by at Britain’s High Court in London during Depp’s libel case against The Sun newspaper over an April 2018 […] More
July 20, 2020
By MARYCLAIRE DALE Associated Press A gunman posing as a delivery person shot and killed the 20-year-old son of a federal judge and wounded her husband at their New Jersey home before fleeing, according to judiciary officials. The shooting occurred Sunday evening at the North Brunswick home of U.S. District Judge Esther Salas, and killed […] More
July 20, 2020
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Amber Heard has accused ex-husband Johnny Depp of abusing her both physically and verbally while he was allegedly bingeing on alcohol and drugs, claiming that at various times during their tempestuous relationship she feared for her life. On the first day of her testimony Monday at Britain’s […] More
July 20, 2020
LONDON (AP) — Amber Heard entered the witness box Monday to give evidence during her ex-husband Johnny Depp’s libel case against a British tabloid that accused him of assaulting her during their tempestuous relationship. Heard’s eagerly anticipated testimony is set to last for three days. The 34-year-old actor has been present throughout the trial, watching […] More
July 20, 2020
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer The Washington Post reported Thursday that 15 female former employees of the city’s NFL franchise said they were sexually harassed during their time with the team. In a statement, the team said it takes issues of employee conduct seriously and added, “While we do not speak to specific employee situations […] More
July 17, 2020
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — A judge says he could decide by Friday whether a Georgia man should get a new trial in the 1985 shooting deaths of a husband and wife. Dennis Perry is serving two life sentences for the killings of Harold and Thelma Swain, who were slain inside Rising Daughters Baptist Church in […] More
July 17, 2020
By DON BABWIN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — A northern Illinois woman who beat her young son for most of his life and padlocked him in his bedroom where he died alone in the dark, his head bearing the outlines of the shower head she struck him with, on Thursday portrayed herself as a loving […] More
July 17, 2020
Three Georgia men indicted on murder charges in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery are scheduled to appear in a Brunswick courtroom Friday, July 17 at 10:00 AM ET, according to a Glynn County notice. Travis McMichael, Gregory McMichael, and William “Roddie” Bryan are accused of fatally shooting Arbery while running in a neighborhood near Georgia’s […] More
July 16, 2020
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Johnny Depp’s security chief alleged that Amber Heard physically abused Depp during the couple’s tempestuous marriage, giving testimony to support Depp’s libel suit against a British tabloid that accused him of assaulting his former spouse. Depp is suing News Group Newspapers, publisher of The Sun, and the […] More
July 16, 2020
The death of George Floyd, and subsequent criminal charges brought against the Minneapolis police officers involved, caused reverberations around the world, making it one of the most talked about criminal proceedings in recent history. (Episode 48) More
July 16, 2020
Lori Vallow Daybell pleads not guilty to 3 misdemeanor charges in Madison County in a motion filed by her attorney Mark Means. Those charges include: Resisting or Obstructing Officers Criminal Solicitation to Commit a Crime Contempt of Court In addition to pleading not guilty, she’s also requested that the court reduce her bond. Her […] More
July 16, 2020
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Authorities in Las Vegas have accused a 23-year-old mother of driving drunk at 121 mph (195 kph) when she crashed her car into another car during the weekend, killing her infant son. The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports that a judge on Tuesday set bail at $50,000 for Lauren Loanna Prescia after noting […] More
July 16, 2020
Body camera footage shows a panicked George Floyd pleading with Minneapolis police officers in the minutes before his death. More
July 16, 2020
By AMY FORLITI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — George Floyd’s family filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the city of Minneapolis and the four police officers charged in his death, alleging the officers violated Floyd’s rights when they restrained him and that the city allowed a culture of excessive force, racism and impunity to flourish in […] More
July 15, 2020
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Amber Heard’s former personal assistant claimed Wednesday that she told the model-actress about a violent sexual assault she had endured, only for Heard to “twist” the story for her own use. Kate James gave dramatic testimony at Johnny Depp’s libel trial against a British tabloid newspaper that […] More
July 15, 2020
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Johnny Depp’s former estate manager said Wednesday that Amber Heard asked him to lie under oath after she was charged with bringing her two dogs to Australia illegally. Kevin Murphy was testifying in Depp’s libel suit against a British tabloid that accused the actor of physically abusing […] More
July 15, 2020
By ACACIA CORONADO Report for America/Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A 22-year-old woman accused of helping hide the body of a slain Texas soldier pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges related to the crime. Cecily Aguilar of Killeen, near Fort Hood, entered the pleas Tuesday in federal court in Waco to three conspiracy charges […] More
July 15, 2020
NEW YORK (AP) — A $19 million settlement between Harvey Weinstein and some of his accusers was rejected Tuesday by a judge. U.S. District Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein in Manhattan said Weinstein’s accusers in the proposed class-action settlement were too varied to be grouped together. Lawyers for several women who had opposed the deal praised […] More
July 14, 2020
By LARRY NEUMEISTER and TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Jeffrey Epstein’s former girlfriend will remain behind bars until trial after she was denied bail Tuesday on charges she recruited girls for the financier to sexually abuse more than two decades ago. Two Epstein accusers implored the judge to keep British socialite […] More
July 14, 2020
Content Warning: This episode contains graphic descriptions of sexual abuse. Listener discretion is advised. When defense lawyers for Erik and Lyle Menendez announced just weeks before their trial began that they did indeed murder their parents, it shocked the nation. But that was just the first of many shocks to come as the case was […] More
July 14, 2020
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. (AP) — Searchers from around Michigan are pledging to return to the Battle Creek area to look for the body of a woman who disappeared in late June. Two people have been charged in Amber Griffin’s apparent death, including a man who was a boyfriend. About 30 volunteers worked together Sunday, […] More
July 13, 2020
One or more victims of Jeffrey Epstein will tell a judge that his ex-girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell, should be denied bail. More
July 13, 2020
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Johnny Depp accused Amber Heard of hitting him with a “haymaker” punch during an altercation near the end of their volatile marriage, as the star wrapped up testimony in his libel suit against a tabloid newspaper that accused him of domestic abuse. Depp said the fight came […] More
July 13, 2020
By TOM HAYS NEW YORK (AP) — British socialite and longtime Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell was made a scapegoat for the disgraced financier since he killed himself last summer while he was facing sex abuse charges, her lawyers said in court papers filed Friday seeking her release from jail while she awaits trial. After […] More
July 10, 2020
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Johnny Depp described the breakdown of his marriage to Amber Heard on Friday in a London court, saying the last straw came when feces were found in the couple’s bed after a party. Depp was wrapping up his evidence in his libel case against a British tabloid […] More
July 10, 2020
Two brothers who admitted to helping actor Jussie Smollett stage a racist, homophobic attack say they will help the case against him. More
July 10, 2020
By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities believe rising rapper Pop Smoke was shot and killed during a Los Angeles home-invasion robbery in February after his social media posts led five suspects to the house he was renting, police said after detectives arrested the group Thursday morning. Los Angeles police had […] More
July 9, 2020
Federal officials took away Ghislaine Maxwell's clothes and sheets and made her wear paper attire over fears she would take her own life. More
July 9, 2020
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer and fixer, Michael Cohen, was returned to federal prison, weeks after his early release to serve the remainder of his sentence at home because of the coronavirus pandemic, the federal Bureau of Prisons said Thursday. In a statement to The Associated Press, the Bureau […] More
July 9, 2020
Newlyweds Lori Vallow-Daybell and Chad Daybell had a recent date - in court - to hear the new charges Idaho prosecutors were leveling against them. (Episode 47) More
July 9, 2020
