Surfs up, Igarashi riding wave of Olympic opportunity
With a back story ripped from a Hollywood script, crossover charisma and surfing skill that would impress Duke Kahanamoku, Kanoa Igarashi is riding a wave of opportunity that could carry him to Olympic gold and the sport to new heights.
Former Democratic presidential hopeful Yang joins CNN as commentator
Former Democratic presidential contender Andrew Yang is joining CNN as a political commentator, the cable network said on Wednesday.
Weinstein rape trial deliberations resume after defense tries to oust juror
The jury in former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial resumed deliberations on Wednesday, as his lawyers failed in their effort to get a juror removed for writing a review of a novel partly set in the #MeToo era during the trial.
Trump thanks DOD official for service, in apparent nod to his departure
U.S. President Donald Trump thanked a senior Pentagon official for his service on Wednesday, appearing to confirm the departure of the Defense Department’s key policy official.
U.S. says accused bike-path killer Saipov threatened to behead jail officer
A man charged with killing eight people by driving a truck down a lower Manhattan bike path in October 2017 recently threatened to decapitate an officer at the jail that has housed him since his arrest, U.S. prosecutors said.
U.S. Attorney General questions need to shield big tech from liability for user posts
U.S. Attorney General William Barr on Wednesday questioned whether Facebook, Google and other major online platforms still need immunity from legal liability that has prevented them from being sued over the material their users post.
Two firefighters die in blaze at California library: sheriff
Two firefighters died as they tried to put out a blaze at a library in central California late on Tuesday, the sheriff said.
Weinstein trial jurors to resume deliberations after his lawyer came under fire
The jury in former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial is expected to continue deliberations on Wednesday, a day after the presiding judge took the former Hollywood producer’s lead defense lawyer to task for writing an opinion piece about …
Weinstein’s legal problems extend beyond New York criminal trial
A New York jury began deliberations on Tuesday in the rape trial of former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein. Regardless of the verdict, Weinstein’s legal problems are far from over.
Jury selection set to begin in murder trial of Robert Durst
Jury selection was due to begin on Wednesday in the Los Angeles murder trial of Robert Durst, the elderly New York real estate scion whose arrest prosecutors say was hastened by his confession to multiple killings in the 2015 TV documentary “The Jinx.”…
