By MARYCLAIRE DALE , Associated Press NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Bill Cosby arrived at a suburban Philadelphia courthouse Monday for the start of a sentencing hearing that will determine how the 81-year-old comedian will be punished for drugging and sexually assaulting a woman more than 14 years ago. Cosby was the first celebrity to go…
NORRISTOWN, PA (AP) — Bill Cosby faced the start of a sentencing hearing Monday at which a judge will decide how to punish the 81-year-old comedian who blazed the trail for other black entertainers and donated millions to black causes but preyed on at least one young woman and perhaps many more. Cosby was the…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Just as negotiators reached agreement on an extraordinary hearing for Brett Kavanaugh and his accuser, a second allegation of sexual misconduct by the Supreme Court nominee put the White House and Senate Republicans on the defensive and fueled calls from Democrats to postpone further action on his confirmation. A dayslong back and…
SPRINGFIELD, MO (AP) — The son of the founder of a popular Missouri restaurant has been indicted on several sex crimes. The Springfield News-Leader reports 50-year-old Benjamin Lambert, who was previously involved in running the Lambert’s Cafe location in Ozark, Missoui, was indicted on five charges by a grand jury earlier this month. Prosecutors say Lambert had…
CHICAGO, IL (AP) — Illinois State Police will be out this week issuing tickets and handing out safety literature in a bid to bring down numbers of railroad-crossing deaths in the state. A greater emphasis on the problem in Illinois comes during U.S. Rail Safety Week this week. The (Champaign) News-Gazette reports that state police will work with local…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) Police are investigating after a woman was found with suspected gunshot wounds inside of a crashed vehicle in north St. Louis. Police say the victim was discovered at just before 7:30 a.m. Sunday in the 4200 block of Evans. According to the investigation, it appeared that she had multiple gunshot wounds.…
By GARY D. ROBERTSON, MARTHA WAGGONER and ALAN SUDERMAN , Associated Press BLADENBORO, N.C. (AP) — Thousands of coastal residents remained on edge Sunday, told they may need to leave their homes because rivers are still rising more than a week after Hurricane Florence slammed into the Carolinas. About 6,000 to 8,000 people in Georgetown…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) A St. Louis police recruit is recovering after accidentally being shot during a dog attack. Police say the recruit was accompanying two officers and another recruit on a ride along late Saturday afternoon when they were called to a disturbance at a home in the 7700 block of Alaska Avenue in south…
St. Louis man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for a 2012 police chase that ended in a deadly crash in Hazelwood. Twenty seven-year-old Reno Witt Jr. was sentenced on Friday after being found guilty by a jury in June of second-degree murder. Authorities say Witt caused the crash that killed his passenger,…
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — U.S. officials are condemning the attack on an Iranian military parade that killed 25 people and wounded more than 60, saying that “the United States condemns all acts of terrorism and the loss of any innocent lives.” A State Department spokeswoman also voiced support for “the Iranian people” following Saturday’s bloodshed in…