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Weinstein rape trial winds down with more defense witneses
Weinstein rape trial winds down with more defense witneses

By MICHAEL R. SISAK and TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Lauren Marie Young says that after Harvey Weinstein groped her in a Beverly Hills hotel room bathroom in 2013, there was another woman there who did nothing to stop it. Taking the witness stand at Weinstein’s New York City rape trial last week, […] More

February 10, 2020

Weather postpones woman’s sentencing for death of daughter
Weather postpones woman’s sentencing for death of daughter

UPDATED 2/7/20 at 11:23 a.m. ET BELFAST, Maine (AP) — Bad weather on Friday delayed the sentencing of a woman convicted of murdering her 10-year-old daughter in a high-profile case that prompted changes to the state’s child protection system. The sentencing of Sharon Carrillo was postponed because courts, like all state offices, were closed because […] More

February 7, 2020

Walmart shooting suspect charged with federal hate crimes
Walmart shooting suspect charged with federal hate crimes

By MICHAEL BALSAMO and CEDAR ATTANASIO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The man accused of killing 22 people and wounding two dozen more in a shooting that targeted Mexicans in the border city of El Paso, Texas, has been charged with federal hate crimes. Patrick Crusius, 21, has been charged with 90 counts under federal […] More

February 6, 2020

Can Harvey Weinstein Get a Fair Trial?
Can Harvey Weinstein Get a Fair Trial?

BY SEEMA IYER | COURT TV | OPINION It was billed as the trial to define the #MeToo movement – and New York v. Harvey Weinstein has been all that… and more. As the Weinstein defense team launches its case-in-chief, my legal eyes see that his already uphill battle has grown significantly steeper. For what […] More

February 6, 2020

Prosecutors rest case in Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial
Prosecutors rest case in Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial

By MICHAEL R. SISAK and TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors in Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial rested their case on Thursday after more than two weeks of testimony punctuated by harrowing accounts from six women who say the disgraced movie mogul ignored pleas such as “no no no” and excused his behavior […] More

February 6, 2020

Prosecutors nearing finish as last Weinstein accuser returns
Prosecutors nearing finish as last Weinstein accuser returns

By MICHAEL R. SISAK and TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors at Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial are on schedule to rest their case Thursday after more than two weeks of testimony, including graphic accounts from six among scores of women who’ve accused him of vile behavior. The last of the accusers to […] More

February 6, 2020

Weinstein accuser says he trapped her during hotel assault
Weinstein accuser says he trapped her during hotel assault

By MICHAEL R. SISAK and TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — As Harvey Weinstein stripped off his clothes, pulled down her dress and groped her breast in a hotel bathroom in 2013, Lauren Marie Young says he also offered a chilling excuse for his lewd behavior: “This is what all actresses do to […] More

February 5, 2020

Trump trial closing arguments aim at voters, history
Trump trial closing arguments aim at voters, history

By LISA MASCARO and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Closing arguments Monday in President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial were directed more toward history than to sway the outcome, one final chance to influence public opinion and set the record ahead of his expected acquittal in the Republican-led Senate. The House Democratic prosecutors drew […] More

February 4, 2020

Key Weinstein accuser, driven to tears, is due back on stand
Key Weinstein accuser, driven to tears, is due back on stand

By TOM HAYS and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A key accuser in the New York City rape trial of Harvey Weinstein is due back on the witness stand for a third day of testimony after she broke down in tears Monday, halting an exhaustive cross-examination that focused on the nature […] More

February 4, 2020

Estranged husband accused of killing Jennifer Dulos dies
Estranged husband accused of killing Jennifer Dulos dies

By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A man charged with murdering his wife who went missing amid a contentious divorce case died Thursday, his lawyer said. Fotis Dulos, 52, had been hospitalized since Tuesday when he was found at his home in Farmington, Connecticut, following an apparent suicide attempt.   “It’s been a […] More

January 31, 2020

Woman seeks pardon for role in string of killings in 1950s
Woman seeks pardon for role in string of killings in 1950s

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A woman who accompanied her older boyfriend during a string of killings recounted in the Bruce Springsteen song “Nebraska” is seeking an official pardon, saying she was 14 years old at the time and that he had threatened to kill her family if she didn’t obey. Caril Ann Fugate, who is […] More

January 30, 2020

Weinstein’s rape trial shifts gears after intense testimony
Weinstein’s rape trial shifts gears after intense testimony

By MICHAEL R. SISAK and TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — After a day of intense testimony at Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial, prosecutors are expected to shift gears Thursday with a slate of ancillary witnesses.   Two aspiring actresses testified Wednesday that Weinstein preyed on their vulnerabilities while pushing the notion that sex […] More

January 30, 2020

Bond denied for officer in handcuffed man’s fatal shooting
Bond denied for officer in handcuffed man’s fatal shooting

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press UPPER MARLBORO, Md. (AP) — A judge denied bond Wednesday for a Maryland police officer who has been charged with murder after being accused of fatally shooting a handcuffed man in his patrol car. Judge Robert Heffron Jr. said he found convincing evidence that Prince George’s County Police Cpl. Michael […] More

January 30, 2020

Husband accused of killing Jennifer Dulos in dire condition
Husband accused of killing Jennifer Dulos in dire condition

By MICHAEL MELIA and CHRIS EHRMANN Associated Press FARMINGTON, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut man charged with murder in the death of his missing wife is in dire condition following an apparent suicide attempt, his lawyer said Wednesday shortly before detectives arrived to search his client’s home.   Fotis Dulos, who had been facing the threat […] More

January 30, 2020

Homecoming: The Harvey Weinstein Trial
Homecoming: The Harvey Weinstein Trial

It’s been almost 19 months since I walked into the New York Criminal Court Building at 100 Centre Street. This time I was no longer ‘one of us.’ Now I was the dreaded ‘one of them.’ The press. The same press causes security havoc and long lines and bellows questions in the halls to whoever […] More

January 29, 2020

Fotis Dulos: Man accused of killing missing wife is in critical condition
Fotis Dulos: Man accused of killing missing wife is in critical condition

By CHRIS EHRMANN and DAVE COLLINS Associated Press FARMINGTON, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut man charged with murdering his estranged wife was hospitalized in critical condition Tuesday after being found unresponsive in a vehicle inside his garage, authorities said. Fotis Dulos was found when officers went to his house in Farmington because he was late […] More

January 29, 2020

Woman gets 3 years for role in fiancee killing case
Woman gets 3 years for role in fiancee killing case

CRIPPLE CREEK, Colo. (AP) – A woman who was having an affair with a Colorado man convicted of beating his fiancee to death with a baseball bat and burning the body was sentenced Tuesday to three years in prison. Krystal Lee, 33, acknowledged in February 2019 that she helped clean up the bloody crime scene […] More

January 28, 2020

Father arrested in killings of 5 of his infant children
Father arrested in killings of 5 of his infant children

By DON THOMPSON Associated Press WOODLAND, Calif. (AP) — A California father about to be freed from prison has been taken into custody in connection with the decades-old killings of five of his infant children in a case a sheriff said has haunted his agency for years. Paul Perez, 57, a convicted sex offender with […] More

January 28, 2020

Harvey Weinstein NYC sex assault trial picks up pace
Harvey Weinstein NYC sex assault trial picks up pace

By TOM HAYS and MICHAEL R. SISAK NEW YORK (AP) — The closely watched #Metoo era rape trial of Harvey Weinstein is moving at a faster pace than predicted, with three more of his accusers expected to testify against the disgraced movie mogul before the end of the week. A slate of secondary witnesses are […] More

January 28, 2020