NEW YORK (BLOOMBERG) – Disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein asked a New York state appeals court to toss out his sexual assault conviction, arguing he was denied a fair trial in a fraught case that became an emblem of the #MeToo movement. Weinstein, who is serving a 23-year prison sentence, says he was tried and […]
To the uninitiated, Christianity’s evangelical movement can seem like a monolith that brooks no dissent on certain core issues: Same-sex relationships are sinful, men’s spiritual dominance over women is divinely ordained and, on the political front, Donald J. Trump was an improbable but nonetheless valued protector of the faith. Not everything is what it appears […]
A football player posted the image, which superimposed two Virginia high schools’ logos on the faces of Derek Chauvin and George Floyd, to celebrate his team’s victory, according to the district superintendent. By Bryan Pietsch A Virginia school district said it was investigating an image posted on social media by a high school football player […]
WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – The United States expects indirect talks with Iran that begin on Tuesday (April 6) about both sides resuming compliance with the 2015 Iran nuclear deal to be”difficult” and does not foresee any early breakthrough. “We don’t underestimate the scale of the challenges ahead,” US State Department spokesman Ned Price said on Monday. […]
WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – The United States expects indirect talks with Iran that begin on Tuesday (April 6) about both sides resuming compliance with the 2015 Iran nuclear deal to be”difficult” and does not foresee any early breakthrough. “We don’t underestimate the scale of the challenges ahead,” US State Department spokesman Ned Price said on Monday. […]
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday signaled an end to more than a year of closures in California, announcing that the nation’s most populated state plans to lift most coronavirus restrictions on businesses and workplaces June 15, when enough people should be vaccinated to start returning to normal. A statewide mask mandate […]
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday signaled an end to more than a year of closures in California, announcing that the nation’s most populated state plans to lift most coronavirus restrictions on businesses and workplaces June 15, when enough people should be vaccinated to start returning to normal. A statewide mask mandate […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Capitol Police officer who died on Friday after a motorist rammed a car into the police and brandished a knife will lie in honor in the Capitol rotunda next week, congressional leaders said on Tuesday. William Evans, an 18-year veteran of the Capitol Police force and father of two children, […]
Officials in Florida on Monday were investigating a possible second breach in a leaking reservoir south of Tampa that was holding nearly 300 million gallons of wastewater. Jacob Saur, the Manatee County public safety director, said an infrared drone had identified signs overnight that could indicate a second breach at the reservoir, part of a […]
Mr. Chauvin, a former Minneapolis police officer, is accused of killing George Floyd by kneeling on his neck for more than nine minutes. Monday begins the second week of his murder trial. By Will Wright Here’s what you need to know: Source: Read Full Article