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(CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas) -- A judge sided with defense lawyers on Thursday and is instructing jurors to completely disregard the testimony of a former teacher who is a key prosecution witness in the trial of former Uvalde, Texas, school police officer Adrian Gonzales.Former teacher Stephanie Hale returned to the witness stand for an hour on Thursday in an effort to salvage her testimony, but defense lawyers ultimately argued that allowing her testimony […]

Former film producer Harvey Weinstein appears in Manhattan Criminal Court on August 13, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Pool/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) -- A judge in New York has rejected Harvey Weinstein's bid for a new trial, ruling juror complaints about decorum in the deliberation room were adequately addressed.Weinstein was convicted of the 2006 sexual assault of Mimi Haley, a one-time production assistant on the Weinstein-produced reality show […]

(NEW YORK) -- A mission to the International Space Station may end early due to a medical situation involving one of the astronauts aboard the station.NASA announced that it was postponing Thursday's spacewalk because "the agency is monitoring a medical concern with a crew member that arose Wednesday afternoon aboard the orbital complex." The space agency then followed up with a statement saying, "Safely conducting our missions is our highest priority, […]

Confiscated "ghost guns" are displayed before a news conference with New York Mayor Eric Adams and Attorney General Letitia James and others to announce a new lawsuit against "ghost gun" distributors on June 29, 2022 in New York City. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) -- New York would become the first state to require manufacturers of 3D printers to block production of guns and gun parts under new legislation Gov. […]

Former film producer Harvey Weinstein appears in Manhattan Criminal Court on August 13, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Pool/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) -- Harvey Weinstein is due to return to a Manhattan courtroom on Thursday for a hearing that could determine whether he receives a new trial.Weinstein was convicted of the 2006 sexual assault of Mimi Haley, a one-time production assistant on the Weinstein-produced reality show "Project Runway."  Haley […]

Sheila Paras/Getty Images (SALT LAKE CITY) -- Police in Salt Lake City said two people are dead and six others wounded after a shooting outside a funeral on Wednesday evening.No suspects are in custody and an active manhunt is underway, Salt Lake City Police Department public information officer Glen Mills said.Police received a call for the shooting shortly after 7:30 p.m. local time at a Church of Jesus Christ of […]

(MINNEAPOLIS) -- Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said he has issued an order to prepare the state's National Guard while urging peaceful protest after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent fatally shot a woman in her car during operations in Minneapolis on Wednesday.Walz and the Minneapolis mayor are disputing the government's claims surrounding what led up to the shooting, which killed a 37-year-old woman."We have someone dead in their car for no […]

(NEW YORK) -- As Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife were arraigned this week on narco-terrorism charges, the key legal players in the case included a 92-year-old judge and the attorney for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.The case with international implications will feature high-profile defense attorneys and will be presided over by the most senior U.S. District Court Judge for the Southern District of New York.Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, […]

(MARYLAND) -- Federal prosecutors on Wednesday moved to dismiss a long-running assault case against Harrison Floyd, one of the 19 defendants charged with attempting to overturn the 2020 election results in Georgia, after Floyd was accused of attacking two FBI agents in 2023 as they attempted to serve him with a subpoena in a related case.The rare decision to drop the federal charge comes shortly after President Donald Trump in November […]