September 3, 2020 UK public tribunal leads investigation into Uyghur genocide by China An independent lawyer in the United Kingdom is taking charge in holding a private tribunal to investigate accusations of the Chinese government’s involvement in crimes against humanity or genocide of the ethnic minority group, the Uyghur Muslims, located in the Xinjiang province in northwest China.
February 14, 2020 Harvey Weinstein treated victims as 'complete disposables,' prosecutor says in closing arguments Harvey Weinstein believed he was so high and mighty in Hollywood that he treated his aspiring actresses as "complete disposables," a prosecutor argued during closing arguments at his N.Y. rape trial on Friday.
September 23, 2019 Ex-Dallas cop who fatally shot neighbor distracted by sexting police partner, prosecutors say Prosecutors, on the first day of the trial, contend a former Dallas police officer accused of murdering a man who she wrongly believed was in her own apartment was distracted by sending sexually explicit text messages to her police force partner.
September 13, 2019 Trey Gowdy: Feds must be cautious with McCabe after Greg Craig acquittal If the federal government chooses to bring charges against fired former FBI Deputy Director and current CNN contributor Andrew McCabe, they must make sure they have an impenetrable case, according to Trey Gowdy.
September 9, 2019 Chinese woman arrested at Mar-a-Lago stalls jury selection over lack of underwear The Chinese woman accused of illegally entering President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort with several electronic devices and then lying to the Secret Service about it is finally about to have her day in federal court -- but the bizarre case took an even stranger turn Monday when jury selection was reportedly interrupted by the defendant's lack of underwear.
May 18, 2019 African-American strippers awarded more than $3 million in discrimination case Five African American dancers will split more than $3 million awarded to them Wednesday for back pay and suffering while working in a Mississippi strip club.
May 16, 2019 Retrial planned for Delaware man who broke thumb off $4.5M terracotta warrior statue Federal prosecutors said Thursday they plan to retry a Delaware man who admitted to breaking off a thumb of a $4.5 million ancient terra cotta warrior statue.
October 5, 2018 Jason Van Dyke trial: Chicago cop found guilty of second degree murder of Laquan McDonald A verdict was reached Friday afternoon in the case of a white Chicago cop, Jason Van Dyke, on trial in the fatal shooting of black teenager Laquan McDonald.
October 4, 2018 Kentucky man attempts to flee courtroom after prison sentence The sentencing of a man for violating his probation quickly plunged a Kentucky courtroom into chaos when he tried to make a run for it.
May 11, 2018 Ex-speaker of NY Assembly guilty in public corruption case, report says Sheldon Silver, a former politician in New York, was reportedly found guilty Friday after facing charges of public corruption.