‘Horror movie’ sex cult hid in ‘cookie cutter’ New York suburb: prosecutor
A reputed New York sex cult whose leader is accused of holding a woman hostage and having women branded with his initials carried out his crimes in an upstate subdivision that hid a “horror movie” reality, a federal prosecutor said on Monday.
U.S. pedestrian, bicyclist deaths rise in 2018: report
U.S. pedestrian and bicyclist deaths rose in 2018 while overall traffic deaths fell 1% in 2018 to 36,750, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said in a preliminary report Monday.
Virginia Republicans lose in U.S. Supreme Court racial gerrymandering case
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday handed Republican legislators in Virginia a defeat, leaving in place a ruling that invalidated state electoral districts they drew because they weakened the clout of black voters in violation of the U.S. Constitution.
Prosecutor says New York sex cult was ‘straight out of a horror movie’
A reputed New York sex cult whose leader is accused of holding a woman hostage and having women branded with his initials carried out his crimes in an upstate subdivision that hid a “horror movie” reality, a federal prosecutor said on Monday.
U.S. Supreme Court spurns Virginia Republicans in racial gerrymandering case
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday handed Republican legislators in Virginia a defeat, leaving in place a ruling that invalidated state electoral districts they drew because they weakened the clout of black voters in violation of the U.S. Constitution.
U.S. Supreme Court declines to expand ‘double jeopardy’ protections
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to limit the ability of federal and state prosecutors to separately charge people for the same underlying crime, a decision with major implications for people like Paul Manafort convicted in Special Counsel Rob…
Teens stand in cage outside U.N. building to protest U.S. immigration policy
Teenagers stood inside a metal cage outside U.N. headquarters in Geneva on Monday to punctuate a protest by American and Mexican activists demanding that migrant children in U.S. custody be reunited with parents seeking asylum.
U.S. Supreme Court sends lesbian wedding cake dispute back to lower court
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday threw out a lower court ruling against the owners of an Oregon bakery who refused based on their Christian beliefs to make a wedding cake for a lesbian couple in another case pitting gay rights against religious rights….
Stonewall uprising veterans still astounded 50 years after making history
Time has claimed many of the street fighters who rebelled against the police raid of a New York City gay bar 50 years ago, in what has become known as the Stonewall uprising. Those who remain are still a little astounded at what they did.
Sex cult trial in New York moves to closing arguments on Monday
Jurors are expected to hear closing arguments on Monday in the trial of Keith Raniere, the New York man accused of trapping women in a sex cult and having them branded with his initials.
