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Harvey Weinstein indicted on new sex crime charges ahead of New York retrial

Disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein has been indicted on additional sex crimes charges ahead of his retrial in New York, Manhattan prosecutors said at a hearing Thursday. The indictment will remain under seal until Weinstein’s arraignment, which is scheduled for Sept. 18. Weinstein, 72, is recovering from emergency heart surgery Monday at a Manhattan hospital...

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Colorado teenager shot in face looking for location for homecoming photos: police

A 17-year-old boy who was searching for a spot to take homecoming photos was allegedly shot in the face by a property owner, who is a member of the Mountain View, Colorado town council, according to authorities. The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office said 38-year-old Brent Metz was arrested and charged with first-degree assault, two counts...

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Justice Department preparing criminal charges in Iran hack targeting Trump

The Justice Department is preparing to file criminal charges in an alleged Iranian hack that targeted former President Trump’s campaign, according to media reports. The Associated Press reported it wasn’t immediately clear who would be charged, but that it would be the result of an investigation into intrusion and multiple agencies linked to an Iranian...

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DA who oversaw abandoned prosecution of Colorado man in wife's death should be disbarred, panel says

Colorado state regulators have ruled that a district attorney who brought criminal charges that were ultimately dismissed against a man accused of killing his missing wife should no longer be allowed to work as a lawyer, finding that her management of the high-profile case resulted in the prosecution “running aground.” The panel issued a 2-1...

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Idaho murders suspect Bryan Kohberger gets new judge in change of venue in student stabbings trial

Idaho’s Supreme Court has assigned Bryan Kohberger’s upcoming student murders trial to a judge in Ada County after his defense team successfully sought a change of venue to take the proceedings away from rural Latah County, where he is accused of killing four college students. A one-page order signed by Idaho’s Chief Justice Richard Bevan...

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Rachel Morin's mom calls out Biden-Harris for ignoring them after migrant murder

Rachel Morin, a 37-year-old mother of five, left for a jog in her sleepy Maryland community on Aug. 5, 2023, and never came home. Police found her brutalized remains stuffed in a culvert and, after a months-long investigation, identified her suspected killer as an illegal immigrant from El Salvador who is also accused of murder...

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Key witnesses in Daniel Penny, Jordan Neely case refuse to cooperate with DA Bragg's office: report

Two European eyewitnesses to the altercation that left Jordan Neely dead and New York City Marine infantry veteran Daniel Penny facing manslaughter charges have gone home and refused to cooperate with prosecutors from Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office, according to a local report. Penny, 25, is scheduled to go to trial next month after...

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Georgia school shooting suspect's father asks for separation from other inmates, cites 'personal safety'

Attorneys representing the father of suspected Apalachee High School shooter Colt Gray are now asking a court for him to be separated from other inmates to “ensure his personal safety.” Lawyers for Colin Gray, who is facing four counts of involuntary manslaughter, two counts of second-degree murder and eight counts of second-degree cruelty to children...