In #MeToo landmark moment, high-stakes Weinstein rape trial starts in New York
Harvey Weinstein’s landmark rape trial began on Monday with the once powerful film producer hobbling into a Manhattan court while celebrity accusers who fueled the #MeToo movement demanded justice and an end to workplace sexual harassment.
Timeline: Key events of the rise and fall of Harvey Weinstein
Here is a timeline recounting the highs and lows over 40 years in the life of Harvey Weinstein. Once one of Hollywood’s most powerful executives, Weinstein faces criminal sexual assault charges at a jury trial beginning this week in New York.
In #MeToo landmark moment, Weinstein arrives at New York court for rape trial
Harvey Weinstein arrived at a Manhattan court on Monday for the start of his landmark trial on charges of rape, allegations that helped fuel the #MeToo movement and a reckoning for powerful men accused of sexual misconduct.
In #MeToo landmark moment, Harvey Weinstein faces rape trial in New York
The rape trial of Harvey Weinstein begins in Manhattan on Monday, a landmark event following a barrage of accusations against the former movie mogul that helped launch the #MeToo movement and a reckoning for powerful men accused of sexual misconduct.
Trump to overhaul environmental review process, dismiss climate impacts: sources
The Trump administration will unveil new regulations on Wednesday, which would limit the types of projects like highways and pipelines that require environmental review and no longer require federal agencies to weigh their climate impacts, sources fami…
Weinstein rape trial begins with film producer facing up to life in prison
The rape trial of Harvey Weinstein, the former movie mogul who transformed the independent film world with award-winning movies like “Shakespeare in Love” and “The English Patient,” begins this week in Manhattan.
Thousands march in New York City against anti-Semitism in wake of attacks
Thousands marched over the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City on Sunday in a show of solidarity with the area’s Jewish community following a spate of anti-Semitic violence in recent weeks, including the stabbing attack on Hanukkah celebrants at a rabbi’s…
Three swing-district Democrats back Joe Biden’s presidential bid
U.S. presidential candidate Joe Biden on Sunday won the support of three politicians who helped Democrats seize control of the House of Representatives in 2018, endorsements that could help bolster arguments he is best positioned to fend off Republican…
Senate Republican eyes rule change to kick start Trump impeachment trial
The head of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee said on Sunday he wants the Senate to launch an impeachment trial of President Donald Trump within days and wrap it up this month, even if it means changing Senate rules.
Chain-reaction crash kills five, injures 60 on Pennsylvania Turnpike
A chain-reaction crash involving a tour bus, three tractor-trailers and a passenger car killed five people and injured about 60 others on the Pennsylvania Turnpike near Pittsburgh early on Sunday, state police said.
