Archives for February 2023

A Los Angeles judge on Thursday sentenced Harvey Weinstein to 16 years in prison after a jury convicted him of the 2013 rape and sexual assault of an Italian actor and model. … [Read more...] about Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 16 years for rape, sexual assault

Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg said Thursday that the train derailment that spilled toxic chemicals in East Palestine, Ohio, demands "raising the bar on regulation." … [Read more...] about Buttigieg calls for more regulations in response to toxic train wreck in Ohio, shifts blame to Trump

Some California lawmakers want to eventually ban all tobacco sales in the nation's most populous state, filing legislation to make it illegal to sell cigarettes and other products to anyone born after Jan. 1, 2007. … [Read more...] about California bill would eventually ban all tobacco sales

Customs and Border Protection officials stopped an international shipment of ketamine earlier this month, the agency announced Thursday. … [Read more...] about Customs and Border Protection agents intercept ottoman with ketamine inside

Former President Trump's legal team is welcoming a bizarre media blitz by the Fulton County grand jury foreperson Emily Kohrs, who beamed ear-to-ear as she appeared recently on some TV networks and hinted at dozens of potential indictments. … [Read more...] about Trump’s lawyer: Georgia grand jury foreperson’s media blitz jeopardizes justice