A movie weapons supervisor was sentenced to 18 months in prison over the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin on the set of the western film Rust during a hearing Monday in which tearful family members and friends gave testimonials that included calls for justice and a punishment that would instill greater accountability for … Read more
O.J. Simpson, the football star, actor and pitchman whose shocking arrest for double murder and subsequent acquittal at trial shone a light on American race relations, has died. He was 76. “On April 10th, our father, Orenthal James Simpson, succumbed to his battle with cancer,” the family said in a statement posted to Simpson’s X … Read more
Former crypto mogul Sam Bankman-Fried was sentenced Thursday to 25 years in prison for his role in the 2022 collapse of FTX, which once was one of the world’s most popular platforms for trading digital currency. Bankman-Fried, 32, was convicted on seven charges in November related to fraud and conspiracy. A jury found that Bankman-Fried … Read more
The Knesset’s Constitution, Law, and Justice Committee approved on Wednesday a first reading of the proposed changes to the Youth Law 2023, which MK Yitzhak Kreuzer initiated with the help of a group of MKs, according to a Knesset press statement. The committee approved the proposed changes in the wording order that came into … Read more
Most of the $640 million in new charitable donations Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ ex-wife MacKenzie Scott is dishing out will go to nonprofits pushing extreme left-wing causes, including helping migrants who commit crimes and boosting male-born transgender athletes who want to compete against women. Scott will provide 67 migrant-advocacy organizations a combined $122 million for … Read more
Even as Arvind Kejriwal continued as Delhi chief minister after his arrest, experts said that nothing barred him from remaining CM, though the future course of action would depend on Delhi’s lieutenant-governor. Technically, Kejriwal can continue as CM till he is convicted in a case. However, there are other practicalities in administering a state from … Read more
A parliamentary committee voted Monday to look into why convicted first-degree murderer Luka Magnotta was quietly transferred from a maximum to a medium-security prison. The standing committee on public safety and national security passed an amended motion during an emergency debate to hold one meeting about Magnotta’s transfer. The committee is now calling for four witnesses to appear … Read more
A jury convicted a movie weapons supervisor of involuntary manslaughter on Wednesday in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by actor Alec Baldwin during a rehearsal on the set of the Western movie Rust. The verdict against movie armourer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed assigns new blame in the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins in October 2021 after … Read more
The new Netflix movie Code 8 Part II is set in the fictional Lincoln City, but some of the millions of viewers who have streamed it in its first few days may recognize Ontario on the screen. The film was shot in a few cities in the province, including Hamilton, whose history helped inspire the fictional setting, said co-writer and … Read more
Shervin Hajipour, the Iranian singer whose song Baraye (“For”) became an anthem of the “Women, Life, Liberty” protests in 2022, was sentenced on Friday to three years and eight months in prison and ordered to write a song against the US. The singer was sentenced to eight months in prison for publishing “propaganda against … Read more
