A New York jury on Tuesday convicted a man of the kidnapping and murder of a six-year-old boy in Manhattan almost 40 years ago — a case that captivated the city at the time and led to changes in how child abductions are handled. Etan Patz vanished after leaving his parents’ home to walk alone … Read more
This election cycle has provided much demonizing of the major party candidates. Much anxiety stalked the land, or at least the mainstream media. Some of this anxiety fixated on fragility of the perceived legitimacy of the victor in the presidential election. Bosh. The Declaration of Independence succinctly and perfectly states: “Governments are instituted among Men, … Read more
A judge has ordered Nick Gordon to pay more than $36 million to the family of Bobbi Kristina Brown, two months after he was found legally responsible for her death. The daughter of Bobbi Brown and the late Whitney Houston died in July 2015 at age 22 after being in a coma for months. She … Read more
Bill Cosby’s lawyers will ask a Pennsylvania state judge on Tuesday to keep more than a dozen women who have accused the comedian of sexual assault off the witness stand at his trial on charges of molesting a former basketball coach at his alma mater. More than 60 women have accused the 79-year-old entertainer, once … Read more
Justin Timberlake has been spared a brush with the law after a picture he posted of himself voting caught the attention of Tennessee authorities. The actor and pop star uploaded a picture to Instagram of him casting a ballot in Memphis. It became illegal to take photos inside polling locations in Tennessee in 2015. Timberlake … Read more
A police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black motorist in Tulsa, Oklahoma, has been charged with manslaughter, a prosecutor has said. District Attorney Steve Kunzweiler has filed first-degree manslaughter charges against Officer Betty Shelby. Ms Shelby shot and killed Terence Crutcher, 40, last week while he was standing next to his broken-down car. She … Read more
In a statement issued Tuesday after a pretrial hearing in the criminal sexual assault case against him, Bill Cosby’s attorneys alleged racial bias in the abuse accusations and assailed “the trampling of Mr. Cosby’s civil rights.” “Mr. Cosby is no stranger to discrimination and racial hatred, and throughout his career Mr. Cosby has always used … Read more