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Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

Actor Jussie Smollett faces 6 new charges in Chicago

By DON BABWIN and HERB McCANN | February 11, 2020

CHICAGO (AP) — Actor Jussie Smollett was indicted Tuesday for a second time on charges of lying to police about a racist and anti-gay attack he allegedly staged on himself in downtown Chicago, renewing a divisive criminal case that drew worldwide attention...

Key moments since Jussie Smollett reported Chicago attack

February 11, 2020

CHICAGO (AP) — "Empire" actor and R&B singer Jussie Smollett told Chicago police in January 2019 that two men physically attacked him and yelled racial and homophobic slurs. Some key moments in the story:Jan. 22, 2019— Smollett receives a racist...

Drunken-driving count dropped against actor in Trivago ads

February 11, 2020

HOUSTON (AP) — Texas prosecutors have dropped a driving while intoxicated charge filed against the actor featured on commercials for the travel booking site Trivago with a perpetual five o'clock shadow.The case against Timothy William, 53, was dismissed...

Judge dismisses lieutenant governor’s libel suit against CBS

By MATTHEW BARAKAT | February 11, 2020

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A judge on Tuesday tossed out a libel lawsuit filed by Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax against a television network he accused of slanted reporting on sexual assault allegations against him.U.S. District Judge Anthony Trenga...

Man accused of subway stabbing says victims were aliens

February 11, 2020

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The man accused of stabbing to death a woman and injuring her sister on a train platform in the San Francisco Bay Area testified in his trial Tuesday, saying he believed the women were aliens and part of a gang that had kidnapped...

Klobuchar faces tough questioning in case of juvenile lifer

By MICHAEL REZENDES and ROBIN McDOWELL | February 11, 2020

NEW YORK (AP) — As voters made their way to the New Hampshire polls, Democratic presidential candidate Amy Klobuchar faced pointed questions Tuesday about her oversight of a high-profile murder case in which a black teen was sentenced to life after...

Bloomberg embraces stop and frisk in resurfaced 2015 audio

By ALEXANDRA JAFFE and JONATHAN LEMIRE | February 11, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — Michael Bloomberg is under fire for resurfaced comments in which the Democratic presidential candidate says the way to bring down murder rates is to "put a lot of cops" in minority neighborhoods because that's where "all the crime...

Immigration officials go to court to get Denver records

By COLLEEN SLEVIN | February 11, 2020

DENVER (AP) — U.S. immigration officials are asking a federal judge to force Denver to turn over information about three men accused of crimes who are subject to deportation after the city refused to comply with its order to do so.In a continued escalation...

Report highlights dangers for asylum seekers in Mexican city

By MARÍA VERZA | February 11, 2020

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Mexican border city of Nuevo Laredo continues to be a dangerous place for asylum seekers waiting to cross into the United States after being sent back to await the outcome of their petitions, according to a report released Tuesday.Doctors...

Closings next as Weinstein declines to testify at rape trial

By MICHAEL R. SISAK and TOM HAYS | February 11, 2020

NEW YORK (AP) — The defense rested its case Tuesday in Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial without the disgraced Hollywood mogul taking the witness stand, setting the stage for closing arguments in a landmark #MeToo trial punctuated by graphic testimony...

Embattled Boy Scouts seek to boost support for abuse victims

By DAVID CRARY | February 11, 2020

NEW YORK (AP) — Facing a possible bankruptcy due to sex-abuse litigation, the Boy Scouts of America issued a new apology Tuesday to survivors of abuse and announced plans for expanded services to support them.The Boy Scouts are teaming up in a five-year...

Tapes of Avenatti threats highlight extortion trial closings

By LARRY NEUMEISTER | February 11, 2020

NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Avenatti's attorney borrowed Nike's iconic advertising slogan in a closing argument Tuesday at an extortion trial, saying Avenatti followed a client's wishes to be in attack mode when he went into a meeting with the apparel giant's...

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