E. Jean Carroll, a 79-year-old writer and advice columnist, is suing former President Donald Trump for battery in a New York courtroom, alleging that he raped her in a Manhattan department store in 1995 or 1996. Trump has denied the allegation, claiming that her story is a “hoax” or a “scam” and that he did not find her attractive. During the trial, Trump’s lawyer, Roberta A. Kaplan, questioned Carroll on details about the alleged attack and suggested that she made up the story to promote her book. The case is ongoing, and the outcome is yet to be determined.
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Brian Walshe of Cohasset, Massachusetts has been accused of murdering his wife Ana Walshe and disposing of her remains. Prosecutors allege that Walshe had hired a private investigator to follow his wife before her disappearance, and that he was motivated to claim her life insurance benefits. Walshe has pleaded not guilty to all charges and is being held without bail. The investigation is ongoing.
Carolyn Bryant Donham, the woman who falsely accused Emmett Till of improper advances in 1955, has passed away in hospice care in Louisiana. Her accusation sparked a national outcry and helped to galvanize the Civil Rights Movement. The Department of Justice has been investigating the case as a possible hate crime, and Donham's death marks the end of a chapter in this story.
Prince Harry's lawsuit against the publisher of London's tabloids has brought the royal family's relationship with the media into the spotlight just days before the coronation of King Charles III. The publisher, NGN, has already paid out millions to settle phone-hacking cases, and the last coronation of a British monarch was also marred by a similar scandal. The royal family is hoping that the coronation of King Charles III will be remembered for its grandeur and pageantry, and is confident that it will be a success.
A seventh-grader in Michigan is being praised for his quick thinking after taking control of a school bus when the driver lost consciousness. The student, who has not been publicly identified, stepped to the front of the bus and helped bring it to a stop without incident, and is being praised for his bravery. The police and fire departments responded to the scene and treated the driver, who was later taken to a local hospital for further evaluation.
The Newport News School Board is defending its position in a lawsuit brought by a teacher who was shot by a 6-year-old student in the classroom, arguing that the teacher's injuries fall under the state's workers compensation act and cannot be addressed through her $40 million lawsuit. The board also rejected the teacher's claim that she could reasonably expect to work with young children who pose no danger, citing numerous incidents of violence against teachers across the U.S. and in Newport News. The case is ongoing and will be heard in the Newport News Circuit Court.
The Clark County coroner's office has identified human remains found at Lake Mead in Nevada last summer as those of Claude Russell Pensinger, a 52-year-old man who went missing in 1998. His brother identified him as a Navy and Coast Guard veteran, and the remains were found on three different dates. The cause of death is still unknown, but the coroner's office said it is not suspicious.
Jack Teixeira, a 21-year-old Massachusetts Air National Guard member, has been arrested on charges related to the unlawful retention and transmission of classified documents. Federal prosecutors argue that Teixeira poses an ongoing threat to national security and should remain in detention, citing the potential danger he poses to classified documents and the nation. The court will decide Thursday whether Teixeira will be released to the custody of his father or remain in detention.