HONG KONG — Prominent activist and publisher Jimmy Lai on Tuesday pleaded not guilty to three charges of sedition and collusion with foreign countries in a landmark national security trial in Hong Kong. Lai, a media tycoon who founded the now-defunct Apple Daily newspaper, faces one count of conspiring to print seditious publications to incite … Read more
Wander Franco, the talented Major League Baseball star with a staggering $182 million contract, is facing tumultuous times as police in the Dominican Republic raided his homes in connection with an ongoing investigation into alleged inappropriate relations with a minor. Reports suggest that the authorities conducted two separate raids — one at Franco’s family home … Read more
The Internal Revenue Service headquarters building in Washington, D.C. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images News | Getty Images WASHINGTON — A former Swiss finance executive pled guilty in New York federal court on Thursday to conspiring to defraud the U.S. in a tax evasion scheme known as the “Singapore Solution” that hid $60 million in … Read more
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A San Francisco jury on Friday found a homeless man not guilty after being accused of using a metal pipe to beat a businessman who suffered a broken jaw, fractured skull and traumatic brain injury in an attack caught on video that fueled debate about crime and homelessness in the city. … Read more
BRIGHTON, Colo. (AP) — Two Denver-area paramedics were convicted Friday in the 2019 killing of Elijah McClain, who they injected with an overdose of the sedative ketamine after police put him in a neck hold. The case over the 23-year-old Black man’s death was the first among several recent criminal prosecutions against medical first responders … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave LONDON — Two teenagers in the United Kingdom have been found guilty of murdering Brianna Ghey, a transgender 16-year-old, after stabbing her 28 times in a park, in a case that police have described as “horrifying.” The trial, which took place over 18 days in Manchester Crown … Read more
Jonathan Majors has fled the Big Apple after his high-profile guilty verdict — he’s in Los Angeles, and he’s still rolling with his ever-loyal GF Meagan Good. The embattled actor — who was convicted on assault and harassment charges Monday in his Manhattan criminal trial — touched down at LAX late Tuesday night WITH Meagan … Read more
Former Marvel star Jonathan Majors‘ ex-girlfriend has broken her silence following the actor’s guilty verdict. Grace Jabbari shared a message showing her gratitude to the domestic violence charity organization that supported her. On Monday, December 18, Majors was found guilty of two counts out of four charges of misdemeanor assault and harassment. The actor plans … Read more
A Utah mother of six who gave parenting advice on YouTube pleaded guilty Monday to child abuse charges and will go to prison for trying to convince her two youngest children they were evil, possessed and needed to be punished to repent. Ruby Franke was originally charged with six counts of child abuse in September, … Read more
Photo: Jon Kopaloff (Getty Images) The jury has reached a verdict in Jonathan Majors’ trial, declaring the Marvel Studios actor guilty of reckless assault in the third degree as well as guilty of harassment. He was found not guilty of intentional assault in the third degree and not guilty of aggravated harassment in second degree. … Read more