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(NEW YORK) — The prosecution and defense are preparing for Monday’s closing arguments in the Daniel Penny trial as it comes to a close after a break for the Thanksgiving holiday. Penny put Jordan Neely, 30, a homeless man, in a fatal 6 minute-long chokehold after Neely boarded a subway car acting erratically. Penny, 25, […]

Spencer Platt via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Harvey Weinstein is suing New York City and its Department of Correction, alleging negligence and failure to provide adequate care. Weinstein is being held at Rikers Island while he awaits a new trial on sexual assault charges. Weinstein has been diagnosed with bone cancer, according to his […]

(WASHINGTON) — The former FBI informant charged by special counsel David Weiss for allegedly lying about President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden’s business dealings is facing a separate new indictment on tax-related charges, court records show. Alexander Smirnov is alleged to have evaded paying taxes on more than $2 million in income he […]

(KANSAS CITY, Mo.) — Andrew Lester, the Kansas City man charged in the April 2023 shooting of Ralph Yarl after the teenager mistakenly went to the wrong house, is fit to stand trial in February 2025, a judge said on Tuesday, according to Kansas City ABC affiliate KMBC. The ruling came after the judge reviewed […]

(WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.) — A suspect is in custody after allegedly killing a man on a Florida golf course with his own golf clubs on Monday in what police said appeared to be a “random act of violence.” Junior Boucher, 36, faces first-degree murder charges for the death of the man, identified by police […]

(ASHEVILLE, NC) — When Angela McGee fled her home in Asheville, North Carolina, on the night of Sept. 27 to escape the ravages of Hurricane Helene, she never imagined the destruction the powerful storm would bring. McGee and four of her eight children who were with her that night grabbed essential items from their trailer […]

(WASHINGTON) — One day after moving to dismiss both his cases against President-elect Donald Trump, special counsel Jack Smith is continuing to defend the validity of his own appointment as he appeals the dismissal of the classified documents case against Trump’s co-defendants. In a filing Tuesday, Smith urged a federal appeals court to reverse U.S. […]

(KANSAS CITY, Mo.) — Andrew Lester, the man charged in the April 2023 shooting of Ralph Yarl after the teenager mistakenly went to the wrong house, is set to appear in court Tuesday after his attorney submitted a mental evaluation — the results of which could determine whether Lester is fit to stand trial in […]

(NEW YORK) — Snow and rain are in the forecast for some parts of the U.S. as travelers hit the road and head to the airport for Thanksgiving. Here’s your weather forecast for the holiday week: Tuesday Rain is sweeping across the East Coast from New York to Alabama on Tuesday morning. There’s a slight […]

Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office (WELCHES, Ore.) — A search continued Tuesday for a missing hiker and her two large Malinois-mix dogs believed to be in the Green Canyon Way Trail area of Welches in Oregon, according to officials. Susan Lane-Fournier, 61, was reported missing after failing to show up at work, according to the Clackamas […]