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NY seeks $370 million in penalties in Trump’s civil fraud trial. His response: ‘They should pay me’

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:19:51 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — New York state lawyers increased their request for penalties to over $370 million Friday in Donald Trump’s civil business fraud trial. He retorted: “They should pay me.” The exchange came as lawyers for both sides filed papers highlighting their takeaways from the trial in court filings ahead of closing arguments, set for next Thursday. Trump is expected to attend, though plans could change. It will be the final chance for state and defense lawyers to make their cases. The civil lawsuit, which accuses the leading Republican presidential hopeful of deceiving banks and insurers by vastly inflating his net worth, is consequential for him even while he fights four criminal cases in various courts. The New York civil case could end up barring him from doing business in the state where he built his real estate empire. On top of that, state Attorney General Letitia James is seeking the $370 million penalty, plus interest — up from a pretrial figure of $250 million, nu...

Feds to investigate entire New York City subway system after derailment injures more than 20 people

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:19:51 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Federal transit safety investigators will be reviewing all of New York City’s subway operations in response to a collision and derailment that caused minor injuries to more than 20 people, the chairperson of the National Transportation Safety Board said Friday.Chair Jennifer Homendy said the NTSB was expanding its investigation beyond Thursday’s collision between two trains in Manhattan because there have been two serious episodes in just over a month involving the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. On Nov. 29, an MTA subway worker was dragged under a train and killed while working as a rail safety flagger.“This is the second accident on New York City transit’s property in 37 days. That’s not typical,” Homendy said at a news conference at the 96th Street station, where Thursday’s collision happened. “The NTSB has been very focused on system safety … so coming here we are going to want to look at the entire system including how ...

US fugitive accused of faking his death to avoid rape charges is extradited to Utah from Scotland

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:19:51 GMT

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — An elusive U.S. fugitive accused of faking his own death and traveling the globe to avoid rape charges has been extradited to Utah from Scotland, the Utah County prosecutor’s office said Friday.The man known in the U.S. as Nicholas Rossi, whose legal name is Nicholas Alahverdian, is charged with sexually assaulting a former girlfriend in Orem, Utah, in 2008, according to local prosecutors. He also faces multiple complaints against him in Rhode Island for alleged domestic violence.Rossi, 36, was Utah-bound on Friday and will stand trial in Utah County for felony rape charges, county prosecutor David Leavitt said.“This is a great day,” Leavitt said in a statement thanking his staff for working with U.S. and international authorities to identify Rossi and bring him to justice more than a decade after his alleged crimes.In response to an inquiry from The Associated Press about Rossi’s return, Police Scotland would only confirm it assisted other law enfo...

Dog care facility struggles amid outbreak of canine respiratory illness

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:19:51 GMT

ROXBOROUGH, Colo. — A dog daycare and boarding facility is asking for help making ends meet after it says business plummeted due to an outbreak of a canine respiratory illness. A Dog’s World, located in Littleton, is open 24 hours a day as a boarding, daycare and grooming facility. Dogs have access to a large outdoor play area and indoor rooms that include soft furniture, a ball pit and television sets.  Dogs in Colorado are some of the most spoiled in the US, Forbes Advisor says “We’re unique in that we’re free roam," said Nancy Murphy. "You can choose to board your dog here 100% cage-free.” Murphy and her husband Mike have been caring for dogs in the Roxborough area for 18 years. They expanded their in-home business to a full-service facility in August 2020. “Very, very rough timing,” Murphy said. “Right in the middle of the COVID pandemic.”She says the business survived a slow start during the pandemic thanks to grants and loans. Earlier this year, Murphy says th...

Intersection of Colfax and Peoria to reopen next week

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:19:51 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- As crews continue to investigate and demolish the crumbling remains of a burnt multi-family structure at the corner of East Colfax Avenue and Peoria Street, many are looking for answers about when the major intersection reopens.The intersection has been closed since Dec. 16, when a fire broke out at the under-construction building. Smoke could be seen from miles away, prompting a five-alarm response. Aurora Fire gets help from robots, drones in construction site fire cleanup Currently, Colfax Avenue is closed to all traffic between Moline Street and Peoria Street, and Peoria Street is fully closed between 14th and 17th Avenues. As areas of the structure are demolished, roadways will be reopened "incrementally," according to Aurora Fire Rescue.AFR is leading the investigation and demolition of the structure, hiring a third-party contractor that has autonomous robots to enter the buildings, and AFR is using its drones to scan the structure and see inside. "This phas...

Lone Tree police searching for teen after crash

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:19:51 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Police in Lone Tree are asking for the public's help after a 17-year-old left the scene of a crash and hasn't been seen since.According to police, the single-car crash happened around 2:30 a.m. on Jan 4. FOX31 Newsletters: Sign up to get breaking news sent to your inbox Henry Buster was the only person in the car at the time.Police say he left his wallet and cell phone at home.Anyone with information is asked to contact Det. Cpl. Jeff Roepke of the Lone Tree Police Department by calling 720-509-1142 or emailing [email protected].

Driver killed after car ends up wedged beneath tractor-trailer in Fort Lauderdale

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:19:51 GMT

One person was killed after a car and tractor-trailer collided in Fort Lauderdale.Fort Lauderdale Police units responded to the scene of the violent wreck near Northwest 19th Street and 24th Avenue, Friday morning.The smaller vehicle ended up wedged beneath the back end of the tractor-trailer.The driver of the car was pronounced dead at the scene.Officers are working to determine what caused the crash.

‘Oppenheimer’ director Christopher Nolan was once roasted by his Peloton instructor mid-workout

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:19:51 GMT

(CNN) — Christopher Nolan was just trying to exercise.The “Oppenheimer” director, who won just won best director from the New York Film Critics Circle on Wednesday, told the crowd a story about an encounter with a critic while on his Peloton.“I was on my Peloton doing a high-interval workout, I’m dying,” he said. “The instructor started talking about one of my films and said, ‘Has anyone else seen this? Because that’s a couple hours of my life I’ll never get back again.’”He continued: “When [film critic] Rex Reed takes a s— on your film, he doesn’t ask you to work out.”“In today’s world, where opinions are everywhere, there is a sort of idea that film criticism is being democratized, but I for one think the critical appreciation of films shouldn’t be an instinct but it should be a profession,” he added.The video was posted to X (formerly Twitter.) In it, the instructor talks about Nolan’s film, “Tenet.”“This song is from a soundtrack of a movie called Tenet,” ins...

Iowa principal critically injured in school shooting risked himself to protect students, police say

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:19:51 GMT

PERRY, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa principal critically injured in a school shooting put himself in harm’s way as he tried to protect students from a teenage shooter armed with a shotgun and a handgun, state authorities said Friday.Perry High School Principal Dan Marburger and six other staffers and students were injured in the Thursday morning shooting that left one sixth-grader dead. The 17-year-old student who opened fire also died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot.The state Department of Public Safety said Marburger, who is being treated in a Des Moines hospital, “acted selflessly and placed himself in harm’s way in an apparent effort to protect his students.”A day after the shooting, the small community of Perry was somber. Yellow crime tape still lined the campus that Perry High School shares with the town’s middle school, flowers and stuffed toys had cropped up in mini memorials, and classes across the district were canceled Friday in favor of counseling.Perry Superintenden...

Karen Read’s attorneys say murder case should be dismissed, DA sanctioned for ‘egregious misrepresentations’

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:19:51 GMT

Attorneys for Karen Read followed up a relatively subdued motions hearing with filings demanding their client’s indictment be dismissed and that the Norfolk District Attorney be disqualified and sanctioned.The motions also indicate, as has been previously reported but not substantiated, that the Norfolk DA’s office was under federal investigation for its handling of the Read case.The first motion filed late Friday afternoon and signed by attorney David Yannetti asks that Judge Beverly Cannone of Norfolk Superior Court in Dedham “sanction the prosecution for constitutional due process violations, and for violations of ethical requirements imposed by the Massachusetts Rules of Professional Conduct, and for egregious misrepresentations to the tribunal and opposing counsel.“Additionally, the defendant moves to disqualify the Norfolk County District Attorney because of his clear interest, other than pursuit of justice, in the outcome of this prosecution,” the motion continues.Read is a M...