After a Four Seasons breakfast, Harvey Weinstein heads to dank New York jail
Harvey Weinstein’s day began with expensive coffee and Acqua Panna mineral water at a breakfast meeting with his lawyers in a Four Seasons hotel near Manhattan’s criminal courts.
Amtrak will sharply limit refunds, changes for lowest-cost tickets
U.S. passenger railroad Amtrak, following the practice of U.S. airlines, said on Monday it would limit refunds and passengers’ ability to make changes to the lowest-price train tickets starting on Sunday.
New U.S. rules for airline pilots seek to reduce errors
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Monday issued new rules aimed at improving pilot performance and preventing errors in the cockpit that could lead to crashes.
Ex-University of Texas tennis coach gets six months prison for admissions scam
The former men’s tennis head coach of the University of Texas at Austin was sentenced on Monday to six months in prison after admitting he accepted $100,000 in bribes as part of a vast U.S. college admissions fraud scheme.
‘D.C. Sniper’ Malvo can seek parole after change in Virginia law
Lee Boyd Malvo, who was 17 when he took part in the deadly 2002 “D.C. Sniper” shooting spree in the Washington area, will get a chance to seek parole in Virginia following a change in state law enacted on Monday, preempting a U.S. Supreme Court ruling …
Trump ‘gag rule’ on abortion referral can be enforced, U.S. appeals court rules
A sharply divided federal appeals court on Monday said the Trump administration may enforce a rule labeled by critics as a “gag rule” that could deprive abortion providers of federal funding for family planning.
Weinstein found guilty of sexual assault, rape, in turning point for #MeToo movement
Former movie producer Harvey Weinstein was convicted of sexual assault and rape in a New York court on Monday and taken away in handcuffs, a turning point for the #MeToo movement that inspired women to publicly accuse powerful men of misconduct.
Testimony alleging past Weinstein sexual assaults bolstered difficult case
In order to secure the rape and sexual assault convictions that will send Harvey Weinstein to prison, prosecutors called a parade of witnesses who portrayed the former Hollywood producer as a man who abused his power to prey on younger women.
Judge delays Arkema criminal trial, citing withheld evidence
A district judge on Monday delayed opening arguments for a criminal trial accusing a U.S. arm of French chemicals company Arkema SA and its executives for their role in toxic fires following a 2017 hurricane, after prosecution lawyers failed to disclos…
Actor Smollett pleads not guilty to new Chicago hoax charges; seeks stay, dismissal
Former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett pleaded not guilty in a Chicago court on Monday to renewed felony charges that he made false reports to police about being attacked in a hate crime that he is accused of staging in a bid to advance his career.
