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SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A jury would soon weigh whether a movie weapons supervisor should be held to blame in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin during rehearsal on the set of a Western movie, as attorneys Wednesday delivered closing arguments in the trial of Hannah Gutierrez-Reed. HT Image Gutierrez-Reed, a 24-year-old on her second feature film at the time of the 2021 shooting, has pleaded not guilty to charges of involuntary manslaughter and evidence tampering at a trial in downtown Santa…

The first preliminary clinical trial of its kind on a handful of volunteers suggests our respiratory system can tolerate at least short-term exposure to low concentrations of graphene nanoparticles, new research shows.Graphene's impressive flexibility, exceptional strength and conductive properties mean it has potential in many fields from water filtration to condoms, supercomputers, and medical devices.Unfortunately we humans have an appalling track record of unintentionally poisoning ourselves and the life around us…

The biggest tragedy of pet ownership is that they just don’t live long enough. Thankfully scientists are working on that, with a new cancer vaccine for dogs that almost doubles their survival rates in the face of certain types of the disease.Just like in humans, cancer is pretty common in dogs, especially larger and older ones. But while humans have a growing arsenal of weapons at their disposal, there aren’t many options for canine cancer sufferers. Radiation and chemotherapy are common, but their mixed effectiveness, as…

Roman Polanski will face trial in France on Tuesday over allegations that he defamed the British actress Charlotte Lewis after she accused him of having sexually assaulted her in the 1980s. Polanski, who is still a fugitive from U.S. justice over a rape case involving a 13-year-old in 1977, faces multiple accusations relating to other alleged sexual assaults dating back decades, all of which he has denied. In 2010, Lewis accused Polanski of having sexually assaulted her “in the worst possible…

Jonathan Majors’ legal issues made headlines for most of 2023, and that all came to a head when he received a guilty verdict in his assault trial back in December. The embattled actor currently faces up to a year in prison due to charges of harassment and third-degree reckless assault. Throughout his court battle, Majors has also been in a relationship with fellow actor Meagan Good. Insiders have dropped details regarding how the couple has been doing since the verdict came down. Now, both stars have personally provided…

The California dad charged with helping his teen son plot what turned into the deadly armed robbery of rapper PnB Rock failed to get his murder charges dropped Friday with arguments including one that suggested the son may have fired out of “fear.” At a morning hearing in Compton, Calif., a judge said that while much of the evidence against Freddie Trone, 42, is circumstantial, she found a “reasonable basis” to conclude Trone held a position of “influence” over his 17-year-old son and knew he possessed a gun when…

Rust director Joel Souza recalled the disorienting moments that followed being accidentally shot on set, and the apology he heard armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed utter, during the latter’s manslaughter trial, Variety reports. Souza — who has not previously shared his recollections of the incident publicly — was shot in the shoulder, while cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was fatally hit in the chest, when Alec Baldwiin accidentally discharged a prop gun while they rehearsed a scene for the movie. In court Friday,…

The start date for the Florida trial on Donald Trump‘s mishandling of classified documents is in the hands of a judge the former president appointed to the federal circuit. The trial, currently scheduled to begin May 20, is likely to be delayed after prosecutors and defense attorneys met at a federal courthouse in Fort Pierce, Florida, on Friday. U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, appointed by Trump to the Southern District of Florida in 2020, said the timeline proposed by prosecutors for a trial this summer…

WASHINGTON —  The Supreme Court announced Wednesday it will hear arguments and issue a decision on whether former President Trump is immune from prosecution for the Jan. 6 mob attack on the U.S. Capitol.Even if the justices ultimately rule against Trump, their decision to intervene now will delay his trial for several months, casting doubt on whether the criminal case could go to a jury before fall as the election campaign accelerates. The justices said they will hear arguments the week of April 22. They said they will…

The two Michael Jackson molestation accusers featured in the 2019 documentary Leaving Neverland have won the right to combine their negligence lawsuits against Jackson’s companies into a single case and are pressing for a trial by early next year – before the April 2025 debut of the Michael biopic helmed by Training Day director Antoine Fuqua. A judge granted the consolidation to plaintiffs Wade Robson and James Safechuck during a Wednesday hearing in Beverly Hills, Calif. Standing outside the courtroom after the…