Obamas’ production company lands Oscar nod for documentary ‘American Factory’
Barack and Michelle Obama’s production company scored an Oscar nomination on Monday for “American Factory,” a documentary that chronicled what happened to workers when a Chinese billionaire purchased a manufacturing plant in the U.S. Midwest.
Model Gigi Hadid shows up for jury duty in Weinstein rape trial
Dozens of potential jurors showed up on Monday in a Manhattan courtroom for the rape trial of former movie producer Harvey Weinstein, including model Gigi Hadid.
Eight people injured in stabbing spree in Colorado Springs: local media
A man was taken into custody after stabbing eight people at multiple locations in Colorado Springs on Monday morning, local media reported.
New York Hanukkah machete attack suspect pleads not guilty to federal charges
The man accused of stabbing at least five people in a machete rampage at the home of a Hasidic rabbi during a Hanukkah celebration pleaded not guilty to federal hate crime charges on Monday.
Potential jurors report to New York court for second week of Weinstein rape trial
Jury selection in the rape trial of former movie producer Harvey Weinstein entered its second week Monday as the judge and lawyers in the case choose a panel of 12 impartial New Yorkers to decide his fate.
U.S. Supreme Court rebuffs Sudan bid to limit damages over embassy bombings
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear Sudan’s bid to avoid paying $3.8 billion in damages to family members of people killed or injured in al Qaeda’s 1998 bombings of the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania after a lower court found Sudan c…
U.S. to expel some Saudi trainees after naval base shooting
The United States is expected to expel some Saudi military students following a shooting attack by a Saudi trainee at a Florida naval base last month, a U.S. congressional source familiar with the matter said on Monday.
MLB MVPs and Hollywood stars go to bat for California families
Major League Baseball’s best and Hollywood’s brightest teamed up to raise money for families affected by wildfires, mass shootings and other tragedies in California with a softball game in picturesque Malibu on Sunday.
U.S. Supreme Court rejects woman’s appeal in teen texting suicide case
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday left in place the manslaughter conviction of a Massachusetts woman for goading her boyfriend into committing suicide in 2014 with numerous text messages and phone calls in a case that drew attention to cyber bullying.
U.S. Supreme Court tosses ruling that revived suit against Iran central bank
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday threw out a lower court ruling that revived a $1.68 billion lawsuit against Iran’s central bank by families of troops killed in the 1983 bombing of the U.S. Marine Corps barracks in Lebanon in light of a new federal law…
