'Are you the defendant?': Black law student mistaken for defendant at court
SimpleImages/Getty Images (BRISTOL, R.I.) — Like many other law students, Brooklyn Crockton says she was inspired by the movie Legally Blonde, where protagonist Elle Woods goes to law school, discovering herself in the process. “I saw this
Jussie Smollett to be sentenced in Chicago court on Thursday
Scott Olson/Getty Images Actor Jussie Smollett is scheduled to return to court in Chicago today to learn if a judge will order him to serve prison time after he was convicted for lying to police and staging an attack.
Inflation rose in February to 40-year high
Tetra Images/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Inflation spiked again last month, increasing 0.8 percent in February after rising 0.6 percent in January, the latest figures released Thursday by the U.S. Department of Labor show. Compared to February of
HBO Max orders 'The Batman' spinoff, 'The Penguin' starring Colin Farrell
Jamie Hawkesworth/™ & © DC Comics Move over Batman, it’s The Penguin’s time to shine. HBO Max announced Tuesday that they’ve officially given a straight-to-series order to The Penguin, a limited series based on the Dark Knight’s nemesis.
LOCAL SPORTS: PC Pirate women hoops clinch conference title, men earn postseason berth
Photos courtesy Jay Cline PORT ANGELES — Both Peninsula Pirate basketball teams got it done Wednesday night, with the Pirate women clinching a Northern Conference Championship in a hard- fought 67-61 win. The Pirate men were very
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Top diplomats from Russia and Ukraine meet in Turkey
Andrea Carrubba/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Russian forces are continuing their attempted push through Ukraine from multiple directions, while Ukrainians, led by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, are putting up “stiff resistance,” according to U.S. officials.
In Brief: Superhero movies moved by Warner Bros.; New 'Trek' show on the way, and more
Warner Bros. has shuffled the release dates for a few of its upcoming movies. Variety reports the Jason Momoa-led sequel Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom is being pushed back from December 16, 2022, to March 17, 2023. Meanwhile, The Flash, starring Ezra Miller, high-tails
Tentative settlement reached in Surfside building collapse
Jeff Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A tentative $83 million settlement has been reached in a punitive class action lawsuit brought by victims affected by the Surfside building that partially collapsed in South
MLB postpones Opening Day again after talks fail to reach new CBA
Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Baseball fans will have to go yet another week without watching their favorite teams take the field. After two days at the negotiating table, Major
Tiger Woods inducted into World Golf Hall of Fame
Sam Greenwood/Getty Images (PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla.) — Tiger Woods is officially a Hall of Famer. The 15-time major champion was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame Wednesday night. He was introduced on stage by