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Americans tune in as first public impeachment hearing opens
Americans tune in as first public impeachment hearing opens

DENVER (AP) — Cattle rancher Jeffery Gatzke in South Dakota was listening in as he worked on his tractor in his workshop. The first public hearings on impeaching President Donald Trump are political show, he thinks, but he wanted to follow along anyway. Tech manager Adam Cutler arranged to work from his Denver home so […] More

November 13, 2019

Rapper Kodak Black gets prison sentence in weapons case
Rapper Kodak Black gets prison sentence in weapons case

MIAMI (AP) — Rapper Kodak Black was sentenced Wednesday to more than three years in federal prison after pleading guilty to weapons charges stemming from his arrest just before a scheduled concert performance in May. The 22-year-old Black admitted in August that he falsified information on federal forms to buy four firearms from a Miami-area […] More

November 13, 2019

Mother of missing Florida girl charged; human remains found
Mother of missing Florida girl charged; human remains found

DEMOPOLIS, Ala. (AP) — Police searching for a 5-year-old Florida girl who was reported missing last week by her mother found human remains in rural Alabama, authorities said Tuesday. Taylor Rose Williams’ mother, who said her daughter disappeared from home overnight, was later charged with child neglect and giving false information to investigators, according to […] More

November 13, 2019

Woman who spoke at Epstein’s bail hearing sues his estate
Woman who spoke at Epstein’s bail hearing sues his estate

NEW YORK (AP) — A woman who confronted Jeffrey Epstein at a July bail hearing to tell a judge he touched her inappropriately when she was 16 sued his estate Tuesday, alleging he had subjected her to sex trafficking as part of his attacks on young women and girls. Lawyers for Annie Farmer filed the […] More

November 12, 2019

Supreme Court lets Sandy Hook shooting lawsuit go forward
Supreme Court lets Sandy Hook shooting lawsuit go forward

  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Tuesday that a survivor and relatives of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting can pursue their lawsuit against the maker of the rifle used to kill 26 people. The justices rejected an appeal from Remington Arms that argued it should be shielded by a 2005 […] More

November 12, 2019

Woody Allen and Amazon end legal battle
Woody Allen and Amazon end legal battle

NEW YORK (AP) — Woody Allen and Amazon.com have ended their legal battle. The filmmaker had sued Amazon in February after the online giant ended his 2017 contract without ever releasing a completed film, “A Rainy Day in New York.” Amazon had responded that Allen, whose daughter Dylan has accused him of molesting her when she was […] More

November 11, 2019

OJ Simpson sues Las Vegas casino, contends he was defamed
OJ Simpson sues Las Vegas casino, contends he was defamed

LAS VEGAS (AP) — O.J. Simpson is suing a Las Vegas hotel-casino that banned him in November 2017, alleging that unnamed employees defamed him by telling a celebrity news site he had been drunk, disruptive and unruly. Simpson, on parole in Nevada for a 2008 conviction for armed robbery and assault with a weapon, filed […] More

November 11, 2019

Harvey Weinstein Trial: 5 Explosive Details Revealed
Harvey Weinstein Trial: 5 Explosive Details Revealed

Manhattan prosecutors recently filed a response to several Harvey Weinstein defense motions. The defense motions included: Dismissal of the Predatory Sexual Assault counts, Suppression of evidence seized pursuant to search warrants, Reconsideration of the court allowing testimony about rape trauma syndrome and Permission for the defense to call an expert on the reliability of memory of […] More

November 8, 2019

Steve Bannon testifies for prosecution Roger Stone trial
Steve Bannon testifies for prosecution Roger Stone trial

WASHINGTON (AP) — Steve Bannon, who served as chief executive of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, told jurors Friday he saw Roger Stone as “an access point” to WikiLeaks, which later released hacked emails damaging to Hillary Clinton during the 2016 campaign. Bannon appeared as a reluctant witness in Stone’s criminal trial in federal court under subpoena and […] More

November 8, 2019

Celebrities, others ask Texas to halt inmate’s execution
Celebrities, others ask Texas to halt inmate’s execution

HOUSTON (AP) — Supporters of a Texas death row inmate who is facing lethal injection in less than two weeks for a murder he says he didn’t commit are mounting a final push in the courts and on social media to stop his execution, which is being called into question by lawmakers, pastors, celebrities and […] More

November 8, 2019

Comedian says Roger Stone pressed him to lie about contacts
Comedian says Roger Stone pressed him to lie about contacts

WASHINGTON (AP) — A comedian and former talk show host told jurors in the Roger Stone trial Friday that the political operative pressured him into backing up lies he told Congress. Randy Credico said Stone pressed him to “go along” with a false account of the operative’s contacts with WikiLeaks during the 2016 U.S. presidential […] More

November 8, 2019

A$AP Rocky returns to Sweden months after assault conviction
A$AP Rocky returns to Sweden months after assault conviction

STOCKHOLM (AP) — A$AP Rocky will perform in Sweden several months after he was convicted of assault in a street brawl. Concert promoter Live Nation says the rapper will return to Stockholm “after tremendous support from the Swedish fans.” The artist is due to perform Dec. 11 at Stockholm’s Ericsson Globe arena. A$AP Rocky, whose […] More

November 8, 2019

US court grants Ronaldo’s bid to block accuser in rape case
US court grants Ronaldo’s bid to block accuser in rape case

  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo’s lawyers won a courtroom bid Thursday to block a Nevada woman accusing the soccer superstar of raping her in Las Vegas in 2009 from digging into the validity of their 2010 confidentiality agreement and $375,000 hush-money payment. U.S. Magistrate Judge Daniel Albregts told Kathryn Mayorga’s attorney that it […] More

November 8, 2019

Girlfriend testifies at trial of Colorado man in death of his fiancee
Girlfriend testifies at trial of Colorado man in death of his fiancee

CRIPPLE CREEK, Colo. (AP) — A former nurse who says she tampered with evidence to cover up the killing of her boyfriend’s fiancee has taken the stand at his murder trial in Colorado. Krystal Lee Kenney was testifying Wednesday at the trial of 33-year-old Patrick Frazee, who has denied killing 29-year-old Kelsey Berreth. She was […] More

November 6, 2019

Court TV to Feature Exclusive Interviews with Harvey Weinstein Attorneys and Accusers in Primetime Specials Nov. 4 & 5 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT
Court TV to Feature Exclusive Interviews with Harvey Weinstein Attorneys and Accusers in Primetime Specials Nov. 4 & 5 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT

Two of movie mogul Harvey Weinstein’s attorneys and two of his accusers sit down for exclusive interviews with Court TV’s Seema Iyer. Court TV will re-air both interviews on Friday, November 8 at 5/4c.   Iyer’s interviews with Weinstein Attorneys Donna Rotunno and Damon Cheronis air on Monday, Nov. 4, with conversations with alleged victims […] More

November 6, 2019

Georgia woman gets life sentence for killing boyfriend’s 2-year-old daughter
Georgia woman gets life sentence for killing boyfriend’s 2-year-old daughter

DOUGLAS, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia woman convicted of killing her boyfriend’s 2-year-old daughter has been sentenced to life in prison without parole. Prosecutor Ian Sansot says a Coffee County jury found Amanda Jacobs Coleman guilty of malice murder on Friday. News outlets report police responded in March 2018 to the home Coleman shared with […] More

November 6, 2019

Trial begins for Colorado man charged in fiancee’s death
Trial begins for Colorado man charged in fiancee’s death

CRIPPLE CREEK, Colo. (AP) — Prosecutors said Friday that a Colorado man accused of beating his fiancee to death with a baseball bat and burning her body on his ranch consistently manipulated those around him, while the defense countered that their client had no motive and noted the woman’s body has not been found.   […] More

November 5, 2019

Parents of missing Chinese woman want custody of her child
Parents of missing Chinese woman want custody of her child

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A judge will hear arguments Monday in a dispute involving the 1-year-old daughter of a Chinese woman who has been missing for more than three weeks, with the woman’s parents and the mother-in-law of her jailed U.S. husband seeking guardianship. An attorney for Ke Ren and Xiaolin Ji, who are the […] More

November 4, 2019

The Retrial of Kellen Winslow II
The Retrial of Kellen Winslow II

Famed NFL tight end Kellen Winslow II is back in a San Diego courtroom for the government’s second attempt to try him on multiple charges. More

November 4, 2019

Man gets 18 months for defrauding homeowners association
Man gets 18 months for defrauding homeowners association

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — A Marion man has been imprisoned for defrauding a homeowners association out of nearly $125,000. The Gazette reports that 55-year-old Wayne Jones Jr. was given 18 months at his sentencing Thursday in U.S. District Court in Cedar Rapids. He’d pleaded guilty to wire fraud. Prosecutors say that while Jones was treasurer of […] More

November 4, 2019

3 Tennessee teens sentenced in classmate’s party death
3 Tennessee teens sentenced in classmate’s party death

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Three Tennessee teenagers have been sentenced in the death of a 15-year-old classmate. News outlets report 19-year-old Isaiah Trey Brooks was sentenced to 10 years in prison for reckless homicide in the death of Gibbs High School sophomore Zach Munday. >>More trending news A Knox County judge on Friday also sentenced […] More

November 4, 2019

Loughlin, Giannulli to fight new charges in admissions case
Loughlin, Giannulli to fight new charges in admissions case

BOSTON (AP) — “Full House” actress Lori Loughlin and her fashion designer husband are contesting the latest charges against them in the college admissions scandal. Lawyers for Loughlin and Mossimo Giannulli filed court documents Friday saying the couple plans to plead not guilty to charges of conspiracy to commit federal program bribery. The couple also […] More

November 1, 2019

Opening statements expected in Patrick Frazee murder trial
Opening statements expected in Patrick Frazee murder trial

CRIPPLE CREEK, Colo. (AP) — Opening statements are anticipated in the trial of a Colorado man charged with killing his fiancee and burning her body on his ranch. SOURCE: KOAA, Berreth Family via CNN A jury is expected to be seated for the trial of Patrick Frazee on Friday, allowing lawyers to present their view […] More

November 1, 2019

Records show Closs kidnapper fought New Mexico inmate
Records show Closs kidnapper fought New Mexico inmate

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The man who kidnapped Wisconsin teen Jayme Closs and killed her parents got into a fight in a New Mexico prison with an inmate who asked about the case, showing how word of his crimes has spread and raising questions about whether moving him to an out-of-state lockup accomplished anything. A […] More

October 31, 2019

The Court TV Podcast Episode 10
The Court TV Podcast Episode 10

As Ezra McCandless takes the stand in her own defense, Vinnie and Seema look back at the testimony of her ex-boyfriend Jason Mengle. More

October 31, 2019