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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...

Ex-state NAACP leader denies harassment allegations in suit

February 11, 2020

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A former North Carolina NAACP leader accused of sexually harassing an employee has issued a statement denying the allegations, saying a lawsuit brought by the woman is “"baseless."The Rev. Curtis Gatewood issued a statement Monday...

‘Never happened’: Model denies trapping Weinstein accuser

By TOM HAYS and MICHAEL R. SISAK | February 10, 2020

NEW YORK (AP) — In the strongest defense testimony yet, a Mexican model on Monday denied a Harvey Weinstein accuser’s claim that she stood by and did nothing while the once-powerful movie mogul sexually assaulted the woman at a Beverly Hills hotel...

New Philadelphia police chief starts amid surge in homicides

February 9, 2020

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The new commissioner of the nation's fourth-largest city police force will start work Monday amid a surge in homicides and calls for action to address ongoing allegations of racism and gender discrimination.Danielle Outlaw, the former...

Weinstein’s many accusers follow trial anxiously from afar

By MARYCLAIRE DALE and JOCELYN NOVECK | February 9, 2020

Harvey Weinstein's sexual assault trial has unfolded this month in a 15th-floor courtroom in New York, but its reverberations are being felt far beyond, as his many accusers anxiously await the outcome.They wonder how the disgraced mogul's wealth and...

‘QAnon’ conspiracy theory creeps into mainstream politics

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN | February 9, 2020

MILWAUKEE (AP) — President Donald Trump was more than halfway through his speech at a rally in Milwaukee when one of his hand gestures caught the eye of a supporter standing in the packed arena.The 51-year-old woman believed the president had traced...

CBS News head calls threats against Gayle King reprehensible

By DAVID BAUDER | February 9, 2020

NEW YORK (AP) — The CBS News chief called threats against journalist Gayle King “reprehensible” Saturday as backlash grew against rapper Snoop Dogg and others critical of King for an interview where she asked about a sexual assault charge against...

Week 3 of Weinstein trial: Fake names and raw emotions

By MICHAEL R. SISAK and TOM HAYS | February 8, 2020

NEW YORK (AP) — In the third week of testimony at Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial, the prosecution rested, the defendant dozed off and there was the most intense testimony yet, with jurors being sent home early one day after a key accuser started sobbing...

At Weinstein trial, defense takes aim at accusers’ memories

By TOM HAYS and MICHAEL R. SISAK | February 7, 2020

NEW YORK (AP) — With Harvey Weinstein’s fate hinging largely on what his accusers remember about alleged sexual assaults years ago, his lawyers Friday turned to an expert known for studying false, repressed and unreliable memories.“It doesn’t...

Prosecution rests, defense gets turn at Weinstein rape trial

By MICHAEL R. SISAK and TOM HAYS | February 6, 2020

NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors in Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial rested their case Thursday after more than two weeks of testimony punctuated by harrowing accounts from six women, including some who said he ignored pleas of “no, no, no” and justified...

Trump seeks to delay woman’s suit after request for his DNA

By JENNIFER PELTZ | February 6, 2020

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump's lawyers want to put the brakes on a lawsuit filed by an advice columnist who has accused him of raping her in the 1990s and is seeking his DNA as possible evidence.Trump attorneys argued in legal papers this...

Weinstein accuser says he trapped her during hotel assault

By MICHAEL R. SISAK and TOM HAYS | February 5, 2020

NEW YORK (AP) — As Harvey Weinstein stripped off his clothes, pulled down her dress and groped her breast in a hotel bathroom in 2013, Lauren Marie Young says he also offered a chilling excuse for his lewd behavior: “This is what all actresses do...