Harvard professor Lessig sues NY Times for ‘clickbait defamation’ over Jeffrey Epstein story
A prominent Harvard Law School professor sued The New York Times on Monday, claiming it engaged in “clickbait defamation” by falsely suggesting he once approved of accepting donations from the late accused sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Model Gigi Hadid shows up for New York jury duty in Weinstein rape trial
More than 100 potential jurors showed up on Monday in a Manhattan courtroom for the rape trial of former movie producer Harvey Weinstein, including model Gigi Hadid.
New York Hanukkah machete attack suspect could face potential death penalty trial
The man accused of stabbing at least five people in a machete rampage at the home of a Hasidic rabbi during a Hanukkah celebration could face a death penalty trial if one of his alleged victims, still in a coma, dies, a judge said on Monday.
Ex-U.S. Treasury employee pleads guilty to leaks linked to Russia probe
A former U.S. Treasury Department employee on Monday pleaded guilty to leaking confidential documents relating to former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort and others to a reporter from digital media company BuzzFeed.
After Florida killings, Saudis withdraw 21 cadets from United States
Saudi Arabia will withdraw 21 cadets receiving military training in the United States following a U.S. investigation into a Saudi officer’s fatal shooting of three Americans at a Florida naval base that U.S. Attorney General William Barr on Monday bran…
Eight people wounded in stabbing spree in Colorado Springs
A man was taken into custody after stabbing eight people at multiple locations in Colorado Springs on Monday morning in what police said appeared to be a random act of violence.
U.S. rejects Avenatti claim that ‘document dump’ justifies Nike trial delay
U.S. prosecutors on Monday rejected Michael Avenatti’s claim that they overwhelmed him with large amounts of material for the Jan. 21 trial accusing the celebrity lawyer of trying to extort Nike Inc, and that the material should be excluded or the tria…
U.S. ousts 21 Saudi military personnel after Florida killings
Twenty-one Saudi military cadets undergoing U.S. training will be ousted following an investigation into the fatal shooting of three Americans by a Saudi officer at a Florida naval base that U.S. Attorney General William Barr on Monday branded an act o…
New Jersey kosher market shooters planned another attack, possibly on Jews: prosecutor
The two people who carried out a fatal gun rampage at a kosher grocery store in northern New Jersey last month were planning another attack and may have targeted Jewish people, a spokesman for the U.S. attorney’s office said on Monday.
U.S. calls shooting by Saudi officer in Florida ‘act of terrorism’
The fatal shooting of three Americans by a Saudi Air Force officer at a Florida naval base last month was “an act of terrorism,” U.S. Attorney General William Barr said on Monday, adding that 21 Saudi military trainees will be pulled out of the United …
