Michael Avenatti, the disgraced celebrity lawyer who represented Stormy Daniels and some of R. Kelly’s alleged sexual assault victims, was found guilty on all three charges Friday stemming from his Nike extortion trial. After a 13-hour deliberation, the jury in the New York federal court case found Avenatti guilty on …
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On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court officially refused to hear the appeal of Michelle Carter, the woman who encouraged her boyfriend Conrad Roy III to take his own life via text message in 2014. Carter, 23, was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in 2017 for the death of Roy, who died …
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Jen’s daughter is nine years old, with shoulder-length brown hair and darting, fearful eyes. She’s anxious and withdrawn, and her mother says she doesn’t get asked to go on play dates very often. When she speaks to people she doesn’t know, she keeps a careful distance, like she’s trying to …
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The Supreme Court rejectedAdnan Syed’s bid for a new trial in the murder of Hae Min Lee, the case that was at the center of the podcastSerial. On Monday, the Supreme Court left in place a 4-3 ruling by Maryland’s highest court that rejected Syed’s bid for a new trial, …
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Two members of the far-right organization the Proud Boys were sentenced to four years in prison on Tuesday for attacking four counter-protesters at a 2018 New York City event. Last summer, Maxwell Hare and John Kinsman were found guilty in New York State Supreme Court of attempted gang assault, attempted …
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If there’s one thing that could be considered apolitical in 2019, it’s likely video games. Yet earlier this week, politics somehow found its way into that sphere when the esports publisher and developer Blizzard banned gamer Ng Wai Chung (known in the gaming world as Blitzchung) from a major tournament …
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Chris Rock is publishing a new essay collection, My First Black Boyfriend, The New York Times reports. The book is expected to arrive fall 2020, via publishing house Celadon. Rock’s book will focus on the Emmy-winning comedian’s experiences with race and relationships, with stories dating back to when he first began …
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Brandon Clark, the man suspected of murdering 17-year-old Bianca Devins and posting photos of her body on Discord and Instagram, has pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder. He faces a sentence of 25 years to life in prison. Clark, 21, is accused of killing Devins in the early morning hours …
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On Tuesday, Senator and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris announced that she is teaming up with House Judiciary Chair Jerry Nadler to co-sponsor the MORE Act of 2019, a bill that would decriminalize marijuana on the federal level and expunge low-level marijuana possession convictions. If enacted, the bill would also …
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It’s no secret that there are a lot of angry young white men on the internet; it’s also no secret that a substantial percentage of these men are angry because they aren’t getting laid. Known as “incels” (short for involuntarily celibates), these men are fueled by the belief that the …
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