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Los Angeles
Los Angeles Times
14 hours ago
Los Angeles

Orange County convicted killer who ditched halfway house is rearrested in Mexico

The convicted individual for killing his mother violated probation by failing to report to a halfway house in Santa Ana.
The district attorney criticized the judges for giving the individual what was perceived as light sentences.
Los Angeles Times
3 weeks ago
Los Angeles

Will Gascon advance? Will Measure HLA pass? A quick look at the top L.A. County races

Progressive District Attorney George Gascón faces challengers in Los Angeles County.
Citizen-sponsored Measure HLA aims to enhance transportation in Los Angeles.
Los Angeles Times
1 month ago
Los Angeles

Ads were supposed to make Gascon's challengers stand out. So why do they all look the same?

A crowded race for LA County District Attorney with similar campaign ads.
Importance of video ads in reaching LA County's large electorate.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles

L.A. man imprisoned for 38 years after wrongful murder conviction is found innocent

A Los Angeles man who spent 38 years in prison did not commit the murder that had kept him locked up for decades and nearly landed him on death row, a judge ruled.Maurice Hastings, 69, was freed in October after a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge vacated his conviction and sentence of life without parole.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles

California cold case solved thanks to DNA taken from 1994 Washington sexual assault kit

For more than 35 years, she lay buried in a grave marked "Unidentified Female."And for more than 40 years, her alleged killer roamed free, an unidentified suspect in a brutal beating and strangling at a South Lake Tahoe campground.Now they both have names: The victim, Patricia Carnahan, and the accused killer, Harold Carpenter.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles

Former NBC personality sentenced to probation for asking child for naked pictures

A man who once served as NBC's chief on-air medical correspondent in Los Angeles pleaded no contest Monday to charges he solicited nude pictures from a child, after apologizing to the victim's family and hugging her father inside a downtown courtroom.Dr. Bruce Hensel, 74, pleaded no contest to one count of contacting a minor with the intent to commit a crime and was immediately ordered to register as a sex offender and sentenced to two years of probation.
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Austin
Austin Monitor
3 weeks ago
Austin

Travis County DA Jose Garza maintains a commanding 30-plus-point lead over Jeremy Sylestine - Austin Monitor

José Garza leads by 30 points over opponent in the Democratic primary after early voting.
Sylestine outraised Garza by a significant amount, with the bulk of support from high-dollar GOP donors.
WSJ
3 months ago
Austin

Austin Tried to Reform Its Policing. Three Years Later, No One Is Happy.

In Austin, Texas, the district attorney is taking action to hold police officers accountable for their actions during the social justice protests.
This is unlike any other district attorney in the nation.
Austin Monitor
9 months ago
Austin

In blistering motion, state seeks limited gag order in Taylor murder trial - Austin Monitor

Monday, June 12, 2023 by Nina Hernandez
In a blistering motion filed last week, the Travis County District Attorney's Office requested a limited gag order in the trial of Austin Police Officer Christopher Taylor.Taylor is charged with murder in the 2020 shooting of Mike Ramos."The state respectfully requests that the court grant the state's motion and find that pretrial publicity, including defense counsel's public statements and posts, could cause imminent and irreparable harm to the judicial process that will deprive the litigants of a just resolution in this case," Travis County District Attorney José Garza writes in the motion.
Austin Monitor
9 months ago
Austin

Taylor murder trial reset for October - Austin Monitor

Thursday, June 8, 2023 by Nina Hernandez
The murder trial of Christopher Taylor, the Austin police officer who fatally shot Mike Ramos in 2020, has been reset for October.Travis County District Judge Dayna Blazey announced at a Wednesday hearing that the new date for the trial is Oct. 16.The court's first attempt at a trial ended in mistrial after four failed days of jury selection, stemming in part from the proceedings being mistakenly closed to the public - a violation of Taylor's Sixth Amendment right to a public trial.
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California
Sacramento Bee
3 weeks ago
California

LA County's progressive district attorney faces crowded field of 11 challengers in reelection bid

Progressive District Attorney facing tough reelection with 11 challengers
Concerns around crime rates and public safety perceptions in Los Angeles County
Los Angeles Times
9 months ago
California

Curren Price faced serious questions about money and his wives long before D.A. filed charges

(Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

Prosecutors this week accused Los Angeles City Councilmember Curren Price of having a financial interest in development projects that he voted on and receiving tens of thousands of dollars in medical benefits from the city for his now-wife while he was still married to another woman.
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San Francisco
www.theguardian.com
1 month ago
San Francisco

It was the perfect storm': the fatal crash that changed criminal justice in San Francisco

Critical incident involving fatal crash in San Francisco on New Year's Eve
Controversy around district attorney's decision and ramifications
www.theguardian.com
10 months ago
San Francisco

Video shows Walgreens guard killing trans organizer Banko Brown as he left store

Surveillance footage from a Walgreens in San Francisco shows the moment a private security guard killed a young transgender man accused of shoplifting.The footage captures the guard tackling and punching Banko Brown, 24, on 27 April before fatally shooting him as he exited the store.The video, as well as the announcement by the San Francisco district attorney's office it won't seek charges against the guard, are likely to reignite protests, which have popped up in San Francisco and spread through California since the killing, with activists demanding criminal prosecution and calling for increased investments in Black trans youth.
www.mercurynews.com
11 months ago
San Francisco

Former San Francisco city official attacked homeless person with bear spray minutes prior to metal pipe attack, public defender says

The suspect accused of using a metal pipe to attack a former San Francisco fire department official was released from custody Thursday and is to appear in court for a preliminary hearing in late May.Prosecutors say former San Francisco Fire Department Commissioner Don Carmignani sustained serious injuries after being attacked in early April by a suspect with a metal pipe outside of his mother's home in San Francisco.
SFGATE
1 year ago
San Francisco

Half Moon Bay shooting suspect faces 7 counts of murder

Nhat V. Meyer/AP The man accused of killing seven people and injuring one in shootings at two farms in the Northern California town of Half Moon Bay on Monday faces multiple felonies, the San Mateo County District Attorney's Office said Wednesday.Chunli Zhao, a 66-year-old farmworker, was found and arrested at a sheriff's Half Moon Bay substation shortly after the shooting rampage.
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US politics
www.nytimes.com
1 month ago
US politics

In Trump Case, Thorny Conflict of Interest Question Looms

The effort to disqualify the prosecutors in Trump's election interference case is based on the argument of a conflict of interest due to a romantic relationship between the district attorney and the special prosecutor.
The defense lawyers argue that the relationship and financial benefits from the special prosecutor create a personal interest in the case, which goes against the district attorney's obligation to seek justice.
www.cnn.com
9 months ago
US politics

Trump-appointed federal judge rules Tennessee's anti-drag show law is unconstitutional'

A federal judge in Tennessee has ruled that a state law limiting public drag show performances represented an unconstitutional restriction on the freedom of speech.As a matter of text alone, the (Adult Entertainment Act) is a content, and viewpoint-based restriction on speech.The AEA was passed for the impermissible purpose of chilling constitutionally-protected speech, US District Court Judge Thomas Parker, an appointee of former President Donald Trump, said in a 70-page late-Friday ruling.
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
US politics

Manhattan DA says his office won't tolerate attempts to intimidate' following Trump posts

Manhattan district attorney Alvin Bragg said in an email to staff on Saturday that his office will not tolerate attempts to intimidate our office or threaten the rule of law in New York.The email was sent after former President Donald Trump posted on social media that he expects to be arrested in connection with the ongoing investigation by New York prosecutors into a hush money scheme involving adult film actress Stormy Daniels and called on his supporters to protest any such move.
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
US politics

Newt Gingrich won't have to testify before special grand jury in Georgia

A battle to compel former Republican House Speaker Newt Gingrich to testify before a special grand jury in Georgia has come to an end after the case was dismissed Thursday.Gingrich had been ordered to appear before the grand jury and was in the midst of appealing that decision when the grand jury concluded its work in January.
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
US politics

Fulton County judge who oversaw special grand jury in Trump probe says jurors are free to discuss final report

The judge who oversaw a special grand jury investigating efforts by former President Donald Trump and his allies to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia says he instructed jurors they were prevented from discussing deliberations but did not face restrictions in talking about the panel's final report.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
US politics

Here's a timeline of the investigation in Georgia.

The criminal investigation of former President Donald J. Trump and his allies in Georgia has its roots in activities that began shortly after he lost the 2020 election.So far, there have been two key investigatory threads: a plan to send an alternate slate of electors from states that Mr. Trump lost, including Georgia, and Mr. Trump's request that Georgia's secretary of state find the votes he needed to flip the state's 16 electoral votes to him instead of Joseph R. Biden Jr. Here's a look at some of the key events connected to the investigation.
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www.nytimes.com
1 month ago
New York City

Police Investigate Televised Times Square Attack by Guardian Angels

The New York police and the Manhattan district attorney are investigating an incident in Times Square where members of an anti-crime organization accosted a man they mistakenly identified as a migrant.
The incident has raised concerns about vigilantism against immigrants and anyone who may be identified as one in New York.
www.nytimes.com
9 months ago
New York City

Grand Jury Votes to Indict Daniel Penny in Subway Chokehold Killing

A grand jury on Wednesday voted to indict a Marine veteran who was arrested last month after killing a homeless man on a subway car in a case that created a political firestorm in New York City and beyond, according to a person with knowledge of the matter.The case against the veteran, Daniel Penny, was brought by the Manhattan district attorney's office, which had charged Mr. Penny with manslaughter in the death of the homeless man, Jordan Neely, but needed the grand jury's approval to proceed with the case.
www.nytimes.com
10 months ago
New York City

Steve Bannon's Criminal Trial Is Scheduled for Next May

Stephen K. Bannon, a longtime adviser to former President Donald J. Trump, is scheduled to stand trial in May of next year for what prosecutors say was his role in defrauding Americans who paid money toward the construction of a southern border wall, a judge said Thursday.The judge, Juan M. Merchan, said that while the May 27, 2024 trial was later than he had anticipated he had originally considered a November date he was satisfied with the schedule proposed by Mr. Bannon's lawyers as long as prosecutors with the Manhattan district attorney's office were satisfied.
www.nytimes.com
10 months ago
New York City

Police Officer Charged With Punching Man Acting Erratically, Breaking His Nose

A New York City police officer patrolling the West Village repeatedly punched an emotionally disturbed man in the face, breaking his nose, according to prosecutors with the Manhattan district attorney's office who are seeking to hold him criminally accountable.The officer, Juan Perez, was arraigned on Wednesday in New York State Supreme Court, and charged with third-degree assault for the Nov. 10, 2021, encounter.
www.nytimes.com
10 months ago
New York City

Trump Criminal Trial Scheduled for March 2024

The trial of Donald J. Trump has been scheduled for March 25, 2024, the judge presiding over his Manhattan criminal case said Tuesday.Mr. Trump, who appeared on video in his first courtroom appearance since 34 felony charges were unveiled against him last month, appeared to react angrily when the trial date was announced by Justice Juan Merchan.
www.nytimes.com
10 months ago
New York City

Trump to Make Virtual Appearance in Manhattan Criminal Case

Donald J. Trump will appear virtually in a Manhattan courtroom on Tuesday afternoon to hear directly about certain restrictions on his actions in relation to the criminal case against him.The appearance will be Mr. Trump's first in court since April, when 34 felony charges were unveiled against him by the Manhattan district attorney's office.
oaklandside.org
1 month ago
East Bay food

Recall campaign against District Attorney Pamela Price has spent $2.2M

Critics of Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price have spent approximately $2.2 million since launching a campaign seeking her recall six months ago.
Recall proponents have received contributions from some notable sources, including former Alameda County District Attorneys Nancy O'Malley and Thomas Orloff, who each contributed $5,000 to the campaign.
New York Post
2 months ago
US politics

Trump lawyers move to dismiss Fani Willis, accusing her of 'racial prejudice'

Lawyers for Donald Trump have asked for the district attorney prosecuting him in Georgia to be dismissed, citing racial prejudice.
The move comes after the district attorney made a speech at a historically black church in which she claimed her critics were attacking her and the special prosecutor because they are people of color.
www.nytimes.com
2 months ago
New York City

How Allegations of an Office Romance Came to Complicate the Case Against Trump

Fani T. Willis, the district attorney of Georgia's Fulton County, is facing allegations of a romantic relationship with a lawyer and judge she hired as special prosecutor for the Trump case.
Credit card statements from the lawyer's divorce case show that he purchased airline tickets for both himself and Willis for trips on separate occasions.
WSJ
2 months ago
Law

Co-Defendant in Trump Georgia Case Alleges Misconduct by Fulton County Prosecutor Fani Willis

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has been accused of improperly hiring and paying a private attorney to assist in the racketeering case against Donald Trump and others.
A motion has been filed asking a judge to disqualify Willis from the case, alleging that she is romantically involved with a special prosecutor in her office.
Truthout
1 year ago
Left-wing politics

Legal Experts Say Trump Witness's Testimony May Backfire on the Ex-President

Robert Costello says he sought to undermine Michael Cohen, but he may have opened Trump up to more charges.Attorney Robert Costello is seen leaving the office of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg in New York City, New York, on March 20, 2023.Diane Desobeau / AFP via Getty Images Trump ally Robert Costello said Monday that he attacked the credibility of former Trump fixer Michael Cohen while appearing before a Manhattan grand jury investigating the 2016 hush-money payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels.
Truthout
1 year ago
Left-wing politics

Georgia Grand Jury Foreperson Implies Trump Will Face Charges for Raffensperger Call

The foreperson said people won't "be shocked" about "the big name that everyone keeps asking me about."Former President Donald Trump greets people as he arrives for a New Years event at his Mar-a-Lago home on December 31, 2022, in Palm Beach, Florida.Joe Raedle / Getty Images The former foreperson of the Fulton County, Georgia, special grand jury that investigated attempts to overturn the state's 2020 presidential election results has implied that former President Donald Trump will be indicted by District Attorney Fani Willis.
time.com
1 year ago
US politics

What to Know About the Georgia Grand Jury's Report on Trump and the 2020 Election

A grand jury in Georgia investigating alleged election interference by Donald Trump and his allies concluded that some witnesses may have lied under oath.The grand jury's report, portions of which were released by a Georgia judge on Thursday, recommended that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis indict individuals where the evidence is compelling.
Chicago Tribune
2 months ago
Chicago

Harry Connick Sr., longtime New Orleans district attorney and singer's dad, dies at 97

Harry Connick Sr., former New Orleans district attorney, has died at age 97.
Connick faced allegations of withholding evidence that could have helped defendants.
BKReader
3 months ago
Brooklyn

Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 25 Years to Life in Prison For Execution Style Murder in Crown Heights

A Brooklyn man has been sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for fatally shooting another man in Crown Heights.
The District Attorney emphasized that acts of gun violence in Brooklyn will always lead to severe consequences.
Brooklyn Paper
1 year ago
Brooklyn

DA moves to vacate wrongful murder conviction after true killer confessed guilt * Brooklyn Paper

Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez will move to vacate the conviction of a man who pleaded guilty to a 1990 murder he did not commit after the true killer confessed, he announced on Thursday.According to the district attorney, 50-year-old - to the manslaughter in 2009 as part of an agreement that allowed him to be released frm prison after serving 19 years.
Brooklyn Paper
1 year ago
Brooklyn

Man sentenced to 20 years in prison for 2018 rape near Prospect Park: DA * Brooklyn Paper

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A man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after raping a woman near Prospect Park in 2018, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced on Thursday.According to the district attorney, 32-year old Mowngly Lucas was given 2o years in prison and 15 years of post-release supervision following a Dec. 2022 conviction on charges including rape, burglary, and robbery.
Mission Local
9 months ago
Mission District

Lawsuit vs. ousted DA Boudin dismissed by judge

A federal judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit against former District Attorney Chesa Boudin that helped spur his recall from office, saying there was insufficient evidence.Thomas Ostly, a former assistant district attorney fired by Boudin in his first week in office in 2020, filed a lawsuit in 2021 against Boudin and the city, alleging Boudin retaliated and discriminated against him.
Mission Local
10 months ago
Mission District

Banko Brown: Attorney General takes up review of case spurned by DA Jenkins

Following a unanimous call from the Board of Supervisors and a letter from civil rights attorney John Burris, Attorney General Rob Bonta today agreed to review evidence in the killing of Banko Brown, an unarmed alleged shoplifter who was shot and killed by Walgreens security guard Michael Earl-Wayne Anthony on April 27.
Mission Local
10 months ago
Mission District

Nima Momeni pleads not guilty to Bob Lee stabbing

Nima Momeni pleaded not guilty to the murder of tech executive Bob Lee on Thursday morning, despite evidence allegedly placing Momeni's DNA on the handle and Lee's DNA on the blade of the knife used to stab Lee."The handle of that knife came back to one person," said prosecutor Omid Talai in court this morning, adding that Lee's DNA was "all over the blade."
Mission Local
10 months ago
Mission District

Bob Lee: Nima Momeni hired lawyer before his arrest

Mission Local has learned that Nima Momeni, the alleged killer of tech executive Bob Lee, hired his lawyer days prior to his April 13 arrest for murder, apparently in preparation for a legal battle to come.Attorney Paula Canny declined to confirm when she was hired to represent Momeni, saying that would "open a can of worms."
Mission Local
10 months ago
Mission District

Video: Banko Brown retreating when Walgreens guard shot him

The San Francisco District Attorney's office today released video of the April 27 Banko Brown shooting, revealing that Brown was shot and killed by Walgreens security guard Michael Earl-Wayne Anthony as Brown was retreating from the store.DA Brooke Jenkins, who had earlier stated that evidence "clearly" showed Anthony acting in self-defense, today formally confirmed her office will not be bringing charges.
Mission Local
10 months ago
Mission District

Banko Brown: Supes unanimously call on DA to release shooting video

Tonight's five-and-a half-hour Board of Supervisors meeting ended in a unanimous vote in favor of Board President Aaron Peskin's resolution urging the District Attorney's office to release video evidence of Banko Brown's April 27 killing by a Walgreens security guard.This evidence has thus far been withheld by District Attorney Brooke Jenkins, citing Administrative Code 7923.600, which states that disclosure of investigations and information is "not required."
www.nytimes.com
9 months ago
US politics

Here Are the Likely Next Steps in the Trump Documents Case

Now that former President Donald J. Trump has entered a plea of not guilty at his arraignment in Miami, the criminal case against him will, barring an unforeseen event, settle into a traditional trajectory.The case against Mr. Trump, accusing him of illegally retaining national defense documents and obstructing the government's efforts to retrieve them, is the first time that federal charges have been filed against a former president.
www.cnn.com
10 months ago
US politics

New York judge to instruct Donald Trump on what he can (and cannot) say about the criminal case against him

The judge presiding over Donald Trump's criminal falsifying business records case in Manhattan is expected to inform the former president Tuesday on what he can and cannot say publicly about the case and evidence his legal team will get from prosecutors to prepare for trial.Trump will not physically attend the hearing in the New York County criminal courthouse but will appear remotely via video feed so the judge can communicate with him in open court.
emptywheel
11 months ago
Left-wing politics

Donald Trump, Accused Criminal - emptywheel

NYT reports that Trump has been indicted.CNN has confirmed.A Manhattan grand jury voted to indict Donald J. Trump on Thursday for his role in paying hush money to a porn star, according to four people with knowledge of the matter, a historic development that will shake up the 2024 presidential race and forever mark him as the nation's first former president to face criminal charges.
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
US politics

Trump's legal team seeks to throw out special grand jury report on 2020 election interference in Georgia

Attorneys for former President Donald Trump have asked for a judge to toss the final report and evidence from a special grand jury in Georgia that spent months investigating efforts by Trump and his allies to overturn the 2020 election.Trump's attorneys also are asking that a judge disqualify the Fulton County District Attorney's office from overseeing the investigation, according to a new court filing.
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
US news

Memphis prosecutors will review all cases involving the officers charged in Tyre Nichols' death

(CNN)Prosecutors in Memphis, Tennessee, will review all cases that involved the five officers charged in the brutal beating death of Tyre Nichols during a traffic stop, the district attorney's office said, as newly released documents show a sixth officer involved in the encounter lied in his statements to investigators.
Brooklyn Paper
1 year ago
Brooklyn

Sunset Park construction boss convicted over workers' death

The operator of a Sunset Park construction company that ignored site safety concerns was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter after a worker was crushed in a wall collapse.A foreperson at the site was also convicted of criminal mischief in relation to the death of the WSC Group employee.Luis Almonte Sanchez, 47, was buried under thousands of pounds of debris while performing foundation work at a construction site on 39th Street in Sunset Park in September of 2018.
www.nytimes.com
9 months ago
New York City

Over 300 Cases Tied to Convicted N.Y.P.D. Officers Are Tossed Out

The Manhattan district attorney's office on Tuesday sought the dismissal of 316 convictions tied to a group of New York Police Department officers, sergeants and detectives who have been convicted of crimes related to their work.Hundreds of misdemeanors were thrown out in court on Tuesday, and eight felonies are expected to be tossed Wednesday.
www.nytimes.com
9 months ago
US news

Atlanta Prosecutors Contact Firms That Consulted With Trump Campaign

Prosecutors in Atlanta investigating election interference by Donald J. Trump and his allies recently contacted two consulting companies that were hired by the Trump campaign in 2020 to research myriad claims of vote fraud but ended up finding no proof that significant fraud had occurred, according to people with knowledge of the investigation.
www.cnn.com
10 months ago
US politics

Democratic congressman's staff attacked by man with baseball bat

Virginia Democratic Rep. Gerry Connolly said two staffers were injured Monday by a man wielding a bat who came into his district office in Fairfax.Connolly told CNN that the assailant who entered his office and attacked two of his aides did so with a metal bat.The attacker struck one senior aide in the head with the metal bat, he said.
www.nytimes.com
11 months ago
US news

Social Media Influencer Convicted of Lying About Children's Kidnapping

A California woman and Instagram influencer who reported and posted online about an attempted kidnapping of her young children in 2020 has been convicted of making a false report of a crime, prosecutors said.A jury convicted the woman, Katie Sorensen, 31, formerly of Sonoma, Calif., of one count of making a false report of a crime, a misdemeanor.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
New York City

Man Exonerated in Alice Sebold Rape Case to Get $5.5 Million

New York State has agreed to pay $5.5 million to a man who spent 16 years in prison after being wrongly convicted of raping the author Alice Sebold when she was a college student in Syracuse, N.Y., lawyers for the man said on Monday.The agreement would end a lawsuit filed by the man, Anthony J. Broadwater, 62, after his rape conviction was vacated in November 2021 by a state court judge who concluded that the case against Mr. Broadwater was deeply flawed.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
US news

Prosecutors to Drop Domestic Violence Case Against Ex-Texas Longhorns Basketball Coach

Prosecutors in Texas said on Wednesday that they planned to dismiss a domestic violence case against Chris Beard, the former head coach of the University of Texas men's basketball team, after reviewing evidence and considering the wishes of his fiancee.Beard, 49, was arrested on Dec. 12 in Austin and charged with assault on a member of a family or household by impeding breath circulation.
www.nytimes.com
10 months ago
Artificial intelligence

Opinion | Scripts Generated by A.I.? Get Me Rewrite!

As the strike by unions representing thousands of film and TV writers approaches its second month, the role that A.I. might play in writing scripts remains one of the biggest issues.While the Writers Guild of America has expressed a willingness to work with A.I. as a tool, some producers are dreaming bigger: They want to replace humans with chatbots.
Eater NY
10 months ago
NYC food

Sommelier Who Set Fire to Manhattan Restaurants Is Opening a New Wine Bar

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1. Compagnie des Vins Surnaturels, a new French-style wine bar, has opened in New York City's Flatiron district.
2. The bar is owned by Caleb Ganzer of Arson Labs, and it serves a variety of wines from around the
www.nytimes.com
10 months ago
US news

U.S. Attorney in Massachusetts to Resign Amid Ethics Inquiry

The U.S. attorney for Massachusetts, Rachael S. Rollins, announced on Tuesday that she planned to resign, a day before a Justice Department watchdog was expected to release results of an inquiry into her conduct in office, including an appearance at a Democratic fund-raiser.Ms. Rollins, 52, who was confirmed by the Senate in December 2021 after a bitter fight in which Vice President Harris cast the tiebreaking vote, will submit her resignation to the White House on Friday, her lawyer said.
www.nytimes.com
10 months ago
US news

Georgia Prosecutor Rebuts Trump's Effort to Scuttle Elections Case

Fani T. Willis, the district attorney in Fulton County, Ga., asked a judge to dismiss former President Donald J. Trump's efforts to have her disqualified from leading an investigation into whether he and his allies interfered in the 2020 election in the state.She also asked the judge, in a 24-page court document filed on Monday, to reject a request from Mr. Trump to suppress the final report of a special grand jury that weighed evidence last year in the election meddling case.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
US news

Prosecutor Behind Rust' Charges Steps Aside, Appointing Replacements

The district attorney who brought involuntary manslaughter charges against Alec Baldwin in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the Rust film set in New Mexico is stepping away from the case, her office announced Wednesday, as she named two new special prosecutors to handle the case.The district attorney of Santa Fe County, Mary Carmack-Altwies, had been the face of the prosecution since the beginning.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
US news

Possible Trump Indictment Puts Attention on Prosecutorial Discretion

WASHINGTON The Manhattan district attorney's looming decision about whether to seek an indictment of former President Donald J. Trump for a hush money payment to a porn actress has ignited debate over the strength of the case and how prosecutors should decide when it is appropriate to pursue charges and when not to do so.
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
US news

Man accused of killing 7 and injuring 1 in Half Moon Bay shootings in California pleads not guilty

A man suspected of killing seven people and injuring one other person in shootings last month at two farms in Northern California pleaded not guilty to all charges against him at a an arraignment on Thursday.Chunli Zhao entered the pleas for seven counts of murder and one count of attempted murder in the January 23 killings in Half Moon Bay, which a prosecutor has said comprised the deadliest attack in San Mateo County's history.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
US news

Suspect in Colorado Springs Shooting Can Be Tried for Hate Crimes, Judge Says

COLORADO SPRINGS The suspect in the mass shooting that killed five people and injured 17 at an L.G.B.T.Q.nightclub can be tried for hate crimes, a judge ruled Thursday.Anderson Lee Aldrich, who identifies as nonbinary and uses the pronouns they/them, is facing more than 300 charges in connection with the November shooting at Club Q, including first-degree murder and crimes motivated by bias.
Los Angeles Times
10 months ago
California

A victim of unprovoked street violence or a vigilante who 'terrorized' homeless San Franciscans?

(San Francisco public defender's office)

The video seems damning: A person wielding a metal pipe swings it wildly, striking former San Francisco Fire Commissioner Don Carmignani in the head outside a gas station.A firestorm ensued, seeming to bolster critics who say the city has descended into lawlessness.
Mission Local
10 months ago
Mission District

More voices call for DA to release Banko Brown shooting video

A group of around 150 people crowded the steps of City Hall today in the fifth and largest demonstration by the friends and family of Banko Brown, the 24-year-old shot and killed by a Walgreens security guard late last month.They all reiterated a week-long demand: The district attorney must release video evidence of the shooting, which she has withheld even as multiple city supervisors and media outlets have called for the footage.
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
US politics

Michael Cohen back in the spotlight as former legal adviser set to appear before NY grand jury

The investigation into former President Donald Trump's alleged role in a scheme to pay hush money to adult film star Stormy Daniels is set to move further into view on Monday, with former Trump attorney Michael Cohen saying he's been asked to report to the Manhattan District Attorney's Office and Cohen's one-time legal adviser Robert Costello set to appear before the grand jury.
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
US politics

NY grand jury investigating Trump hush money scheme to hear from former Michael Cohen legal adviser

Attorney Robert Costello, once a legal adviser to Trump attorney Michael Cohen, will appear Monday before the New York grand jury investigating the former President Donald Trump's alleged role in a scheme to pay hush money to adult film star Stormy Daniels.Costello, who has represented Trump allies like Steve Bannon and Rudy Giuliani, told CNN he is appearing before the grand jury at the request of Trump's legal team.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Law

The arguments around releasing report on efforts to overturn 2020 election in Georgia

A Georgia judge holds a hearing to decide whether to make public a report from a special grand jury investigating efforts by Donald Trump and his allies to overturn his 2020 election loss in Georgia.MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: An update now on an investigation into failed efforts to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia - a judge there heard arguments today about whether to release findings from a recently concluded grand jury.
Mission Local
10 months ago
Mission District

DA Brooke Jenkins panel canceled ahead of Banko Brown protests

Earlier this evening, a slated panel featuring District Attorney Brooke Jenkins was canceled only a few hours before it was scheduled to begin after a planned protest by the family and supporters of Banko Brown, the Black trans man killed by a Walgreens security guard on April 27.The Alice B. Toklas LGBTQ Democratic Club had intended to hold a "Crisis on our Streets" event at 6 p.m. today at Manny's cafe, on the corner of 18th and Valencia streets.
Mission Local
10 months ago
Mission District

Pressure mounts as supporters, supes implore DA to release video

A man who says he was an eyewitness to the killing of Banko Brown on April 27 - and filmed the aftermath of the shooting - says that Walgreens security guard Michael Earl-Wayne Anthony had already ejected Brown from the store and gone back inside - before changing his mind, walking back outside, and shooting Brown.
Truthout
10 months ago
Left-wing politics

AOC Blasts Corporate Media for "Disgusting" Coverage of Killing of Jordan Neely

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez speaks during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol December 8, 2021 in Washington, D.C.Alex Wong / Getty Images Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) has condemned corporate media for peddling right-wing narratives surrounding the horrific killing of Jordan Neely, a 30-year-old Black man who a white man choked to death on a New York City subway on Monday.
www.nytimes.com
10 months ago
New York City

Trump's Lawyers Fight Bragg's Effort to Limit Access to Evidence

Lawyers for Donald J. Trump on Monday pushed back against an effort by the Manhattan district attorney's office to limit the former president's ability to publicly discuss evidence in the criminal case against him.The district attorney's office last week asked the judge in the case to restrict Mr. Trump's access to some case material.
IndieWire
11 months ago
Independent films

Jonathan Majors' Alleged Victim Granted Restraining Order Ahead of Court Appearance

Majors is set to appear in court to contest the charges of assault, harassment, and strangulation against him on May 9.As Jonathan Majors prepares to appear in court next month to contest the assault charges that followed his March arrest, his alleged victim has been granted a full order of protection against the actor by a New York judge.
The Washington Times
1 year ago
US Elections

Trump's antics could get him locked up at Manhattan arraignment

After processing what he heard on cable television, former President Donald Trump publicly announced two weeks ago that on Tuesday, March 21, he would be arrested by the New York Police Department.That day came and went with no arrest.Mr. Trump is the subject of four criminal investigations: one by the Manhattan district attorney for campaign finance fraud; one by the Fulton County, Georgia, district attorney for conspiracy to subvert an election; and two by the feds, one for conspiracy to subvert a congressional function on Jan. 6, 2021, and the other for retention of national defense secrets at his Florida home and obstruction of justice by hiding the secrets.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
US Elections

Michael Cohen Expected to Testify Before Grand Jury in Trump Case Today

Michael D. Cohen, a crucial witness in the Manhattan district attorney's criminal investigation into former President Donald J. Trump, is meeting with prosecutors on Monday ahead of his expected appearance before the grand jury hearing evidence in the potential case.Mr. Cohen, Mr. Trump's former fixer, was seen entering the building in Lower Manhattan where the prosecutors work and the grand jury meets.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
Sports

Alabama's Tumultuous Season Ends With Loss to San Diego State

LOUISVILLE, Ky.It was a reasonable question: With the cloud hanging over the Alabama basketball team from a deadly shooting earlier this season, Coach Nate Oats was asked, had he and his players been able to enjoy their run to the second weekend of the N.C.A.A. men's basketball tournament.Yeah, we're having a blast, Oats said of his team, which had garnered the top seed in the tournament.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
New York City

Trump Grand Jury Could Hear From Critic of Prosecution's Star Witness

A Manhattan grand jury that is expected to vote soon on whether to indict Donald J. Trump may hear testimony Monday attacking the prosecution's star witness, according to people with knowledge of the matter.The testimony would come from a lawyer, Robert J. Costello, who would appear at the request of Mr. Trump's lawyers, the people said.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
New York City

Michael Cohen Expected to Testify Before Grand Jury in Trump Case Today

Michael D. Cohen, a crucial witness in the Manhattan district attorney's criminal investigation into former President Donald J. Trump, is meeting with prosecutors on Monday ahead of his expected appearance before the grand jury hearing evidence in the potential case.Mr. Cohen, Mr. Trump's former fixer, was seen entering the building in Lower Manhattan where the prosecutors work and the grand jury meets.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
Television

What's on TV This Week: Lucky Hank' and The Hours'

Between network, cable and streaming, the modern television landscape is a vast one.Here are some of the shows, specials and movies coming to TV this week, March 13-19.Details and times are subject to change.Paul Newman, left, and Robert Redford in The Sting.Credit...Universal Pictures THE STING (1973) 8 p.m. on TCM.
KQED
1 year ago
California law

Reparations Are Also About Black Safety - and That Means Taking on Policing | KQED

Racial terror swept this country for decades after emancipation as white mobs - some dressed in robes and hoods, some flashing badges and guns - destroyed homes, towns and lives.The racial segregation enforced in the South initiated the migration of Black people to states like California.For more than a year, the reparations task force, which meets Friday and Saturday in Sacramento (PDF), has documented the unsavory truth about Black history - a history that is more than the cherry-picked sections of Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream speech.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Law

New Mexico prosecutors downgrade charges against Alec Baldwin in the 'Rust' shooting

During rehearsals on the set of Rust in October 2021, actor Alec Baldwin, here pictured in 2015, fired a gun with a live round, killing cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.He now faces involuntary manslaughter charges.Seth Wenig/AP Prosecutors in New Mexico have downgraded the involuntary manslaughter charges against actor Alec Baldwin in the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the Rust movie set in October 2021.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

JK Rowling podcast host argues Harry Potter saved LGBT+ books from being banned

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter The second episode of JK Rowling's new podcast, The Witch Trials of JK Rowling, focuses on the 1997 release of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone and the ensuing Christian backlash over its influence on children.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
New York City

Kellyanne Conway Meets With Prosecutors as Trump Inquiry Escalates

Kellyanne Conway, who managed the final months of Donald J. Trump's 2016 campaign, met with prosecutors from the Manhattan district attorney's office on Wednesday, the latest sign that the office is ramping up its criminal investigation into the former president.The prosecutors are scrutinizing Mr. Trump's role in a hush money payment to a porn star, Stormy Daniels, who has said she had an affair with him.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles

L.A. County supervisors call for probation chief's ouster after video of violent restraint of teen

A majority of the L.A. County Board of Supervisors and members of an oversight panel called for the ouster of the head of the Probation Department this week after The Times published a disturbing video showing staff at a juvenile facility violently restraining a teenage boy.Four of the five supervisors - Janice Hahn, Kathryn Barger, Lindsey Horvath and Holly Mitchell - called for Chief Adolfo Gonzales' resignation Friday morning, a day after the county's Probation Oversight Commission recommended he be fired.
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