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2026-10-03 · Toronto Star · Education

Woman told Cornell investigators she 'felt like bait' during alleged gang rape

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2026-09-28 · Toronto Star · Crime & Law

Former 'American Idol' singer Caleb Flynn is on trial in wife's killing. He says a burglar did it

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2026-09-28 · The Independent · Crime & Law

Former 'American Idol' singer Caleb Flynn is on trial in wife's killing. He says a burglar did it

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2026-10-16 · The Independent · Crime & Law

Selma Blair's representatives say she didn't intend to hurt anyone on flight that led to her arrest

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2026-10-08 · The Independent · Politics

Nicolás Maduro and wife charged with torture for human rights abuses in Venezuela

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2026-10-28 · The Independent · Crime & Law

Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein, who oversaw Trump hush money and 9/11 lawsuits, dies at 92

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2026-09-15 · The Independent

🔮 If found not guilty by reason of insanity, he would be committed to a state psychiatric hospital for indefinite treatment. assertive

2026-09-21 · The Independent

🔮 His lawyers had urged jurors to find him not guilty by reason of insanity, an outcome that would’ve spared him from prison but could have required that he undergo mental health treatment. assertive

2026-09-28 · The Independent

🔮 In another text message read in court, Botner said she wasn't serious, telling Flynn: “I'm not asking that you take her life obviously, because that's not what you should do, and I know you actually wouldn't. assertive

2026-09-28 · Toronto Star

🔮 In another text message read in court, Botner said she wasn’t serious, telling Flynn: “I’m not asking that you take her life obviously, because that’s not what you should do, and I know you actually wouldn’t. assertive

2026-10-03 · Toronto Star

🔮 “You look like an operating human being,” she told school investigators at a hearing in May of 2025. assertive

2026-10-08 · The Independent

🔮 Flores was scheduled to be in court Thursday, where her lawyers will urge a judge to free her from jail and put her under house arrest because she has heart problems. mixed

2026-10-16 · The Independent

🔮 Blair has multiple sclerosis, and without specifying she had done so, the statement said it is “outrageous” that anyone would suggest she doesn't. assertive

2026-10-28 · Toronto Star

🔮 , Hellerstein took matters into his own hands, interjecting that “a plea of not guilty will be entered on behalf of Mr. Maduro.” assertive

2026-10-28 · The Independent

🔮 Chief Judge Laura Taylor Swain made the announcement on Wednesday, remarking that his "energetic and dedicated service to this Court continued until his death." She added, "He is greatly appreciated and will be sorely missed." Appointed to the federal bench in 1998 by President Bill Clinton, a Democrat, Hellerstein kept a robust docket and worked until his death. assertive