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close Video Why prosecutors charged Alec Baldwin Did they overreach in the movie-shooting tragedy? Convicting Alec Baldwin on involuntary manslaughter charges could prove to be an "uphill battle," according to legal experts. The actor is facing two counts of involuntary manslaughter in the death of Halyna Hutchins. The cinematographer died Oct. 21, 2021, after a gun Baldwin was holding fired on the set of the Western film "Rust." Armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed and assistant director Dave Halls were the only other crew members believed to have handled the gun that fired on set. Halls allegedly handed Baldwin a .45 revolver, telling him that it was "cold," or safe. Prior to that, Gutierrez-Reed spun the cylinder to show Halls what was in the gun, her lawyer has said. Despite the charges carrying up to 18 months in prison or a mandatory five years if convicted with a firearm enhancement, Baldwin might not see prison. Fox … [Read more...] about Alec Baldwin being convicted of involuntary manslaughter will be an ‘uphill battle’: Legal experts explain why

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 30 MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The nation and the city of Memphis struggled to come to grips Saturday with video showing police pummeling Tyre Nichols — footage that left many unanswered questions about the traffic stop involving the Black motorist and about other law enforcement officers who stood by as he lay motionless on the pavement. The five disgraced Memphis Police Department officers, who are also Black, have been fired and charged with second-degree murder and other crimes in Nichols’ death three days after the arrest. The video released Friday renewed questions about how fatal encounters with law enforcement continue even after repeated calls for change. A Memphis police spokeswoman declined to comment on the role played … [Read more...] about Memphis police video leaves many unanswered questions

close Video SLED questions Alex Murdaugh on night of wife's, son's murders Alex Murdaugh is interviewed by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) on June 8, 2021, after his wife, Maggie, and son, Paul, were shot to death. WALTERBORO, S.C. – Disbarred South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh suggested in an interview with investigators hours after his wife and son were murdered that a caretaker might be to blame. David Owen, an agent with the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, asked Murdaugh if there was anyone he suspected of the crime. "This is such a stupid thing, I’m embarrassed to say it," Murdaugh answered before naming C.B. Rowe, a man he'd hired about eight weeks earlier. Video of the 34-minute interview was played Thursday at Murdaugh's trial in Colleton County on charges he gunned down his 22-year-old son Paul and his wife, Maggie, 52, June 7, 2021. ALEX MURDAUGH HYSTERICAL BUT DRY-EYED AT CRIME … [Read more...] about Alex Murdaugh implicates groundskeeper after murders, video shows

close Video Alex Murdaugh arrives at South Carolina courthouse Alex Murdaugh was indicted on murder charges of the shooting deaths of his wife Maggie Murdaugh and youngest son Paul Murdaugh. (Mark Sims for Fox News Digital) WALTERBORO , S.C. – Disbarred South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh was hysterical but dry-eyed after his wife and son were shot to death, according to testimony Thursday at his double murder trial. Sgt. Daniel Greene, the first responder on the scene, said Murdaugh, 54, wasn't actually crying. "Did you ever observe any physical tears?" asked Creighton Waters, lead prosecutor for the South Carolina Attorney General's Office. "I did not," replied Greene, who was the state's first witness in the Colleton County Courthouse in Waltersboro. ALEX MURDAUGH TRIAL COVERAGE: SOUTH CAROLINA LAWYER STANDS TRIAL FOR DOUBLE-MURDER OF WIFE, SON Alex Murdaugh is led into the Colleton County … [Read more...] about Alex Murdaugh hysterical but dry-eyed at crime scene, bodycam shows

A seven-year-old boy was attacked from behind by a mountain lion as he walked through a park. The boy was making his way up a set of stairs at the Pico Canyon Park in Santa Clarita, California, when the wild animal pounced and bit him on the backside. The Department of Parks and Recreation in Los Angeles County have now closed the park and as an investigation begins. As part of the investigation, the boy's wounds have been swabbed for DNA to see if they could match it to a known wild cat in the area. Capt. Patrick Foy from the California Fish and Wildlife Department said: "The young boy -- about 7-year-old boy -- was walking up some stairs and was attacked from behind by a mountain lion and bitten in the buttocks." The boy suffered non-life-threatening injuries and is expected to make a full recovery after receiving hospital treatment. The incident took place at Pico Canyon Park, located near Santa Clarita, California ( Image: ABCNEWS) In a statement to ABC … [Read more...] about Boy, 7, mauled by mountain lion in park as urgent search launched to find wild cat

close Video Lawyer for the Virginia teacher shot by a six-year-old student announces lawsuit against school district The Virginia teacher who was shot by her six-year-old student will sue her school district, alleging that administrators had been warned of gun, an attorney for Abby Zwerner announced Wednesday in Newport News, Virginia. The shooting of a teacher by a six-year-old student in Virginia continues to shake up the school district with further leadership and staff changes. The Newport News School Board voted 5-1 to remove Superintendent George Parker III from his position following the Jan. 6 shooting of Abigail Zwerner, 25, by one of her own students. The shooting earlier this month, along with 2021 shootings at Heritage and Menchville high schools, have teachers, parents and community members outraged. The boy, who remains unidentified, brought his mother’s handgun to class and shot Zwerner during a lesson at Richneck Elementary … [Read more...] about Virginia school principal, assistant principal depart after 6-year-old shoots teacher

close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for January 27 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. Groups advocating for professional social workers and abortion rights said they have succeeded in forcing a small Ohio city to significantly narrow its ban on conducting or recommending abortions and so have ended their legal challenge. The lawsuit by the National Association of Social Workers and the Abortion Fund of Ohio argued that the law, passed in May 2021, represented an "extraordinarily broad" infringement on the constitutional rights of due process and free speech. The groups' lawyers at the ACLU of Ohio and Democracy Forward further alleged the ban violated Ohio’s home-rule provisions. The city of Lebanon, in southwest Ohio, opted to revise the law rather than defend it in court. Enforcement had been placed on hold while that work took place. OHIO AG ASKS STATE'S SUPREME COURT TO WEIGH IN … [Read more...] about Ohio city loosens abortion restrictions under pressure from activists

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 7 HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Republican lawmakers who have spread election conspiracy theories and falsely claimed that the 2020 presidential outcome was rigged are overseeing legislative committees charged with setting election policy in two major political battleground states. Divided government in Pennsylvania and Arizona means that any voting restrictions those GOP legislators propose is likely to fail. Even so, the high-profile appointments give the lawmakers a platform to cast further doubt on the integrity of elections in states that will be pivotal in selecting the next president in 2024. Awarding such plum positions to lawmakers who have repeated conspiracies and spread misinformation cuts against more than two years of evidence showing there were no widespread problems or fraud in the last presidential election. It also would appear to run counter to the … [Read more...] about Election-denying lawmakers hold key election oversight roles

Federal prosecutors are trying to prohibit FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried from privately contacting current and former employees of the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange to prevent potential witness tampering in a criminal case accusing him of bilking investors and customers. The request, made in a letter filed late Friday by U.S. Justice Department lawyers, prompted an indignant response from Bankman-Fried's lawyer, who accused prosecutors of twisting the facts to cast the FTX founder in a sinister light ahead of his trial scheduled later this year. The testy exchange prompted U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan in New York to issue a Saturday order that included admonishment for the opposing lawyers in the case to refrain from “pejorative characterizations" of each other's actions and motives. Bankman-Fried, 30, has been under confinement at his parents' home in Palo Alto, California, since pleading not guilty earlier this month to charges against him. He is accused of diverting … [Read more...] about FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried, DOJ tussle over his communications