Oscars 2023: Ruth E. Carter becomes first Black woman to win multiple Oscars Sunday, March 12 by ABC NewsRuth E. Carter became the first Black woman to win multiple Oscars Sunday night at the 95th Academy Awards. Carter won the Oscar for Best Costume Design for her work on Black Panther: Wakanda Forever; she previously snagged the award for the first Black Panther film. Additionally, Carter joins... Read More.
In deposition, Trump mistook rape accuser E. Jean Carroll for his 2nd wife Friday, January 20 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Former President Donald Trump momentarily mistook a woman who has accused him of rape for his second wife during a legal deposition, a newly released transcript shows, raising possible questions about the viability of Trump's defense in a defamation lawsuit brought... Read More.
Alfalfa sprouts recalled for possible E. coli after FDA testing Friday, January 20 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Fullei Fresh has issued a voluntary recall of alfalfa sprouts after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration conducted an unannounced inspection that found a strain of E. coli in the fresh vegetables.The recalled products' lot number is 336, according to a... Read More.
Judges reluctant to say Trump was acting as president when he allegedly defamed E. Jean Carroll Tuesday, January 10 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Judges from the D.C. Court of Appeals expressed reluctance Tuesday to find that then-President Donald Trump acted within the scope of his employment in 2019 when he, in the course of denying a rape claim by E. Jean Carroll, allegedly defamed... Read More.
Henrietta Lacks’ hometown will build statue of her where Robert E. Lee sculpture once stood Tuesday, December 20 by ABC News(ROANOKE, Va.) -- A bronze statue honoring Henrietta Lacks, the woman whose "immortal" cells have resulted in countless medical breakthroughs, will be built in her birthplace of Roanoke, Virginia.Artist Bryce Cobbs unveiled a life-sized preliminary drawing of Lacks in a ceremony announcing the statue... Read More.
E. Jean Carroll says Trump acted outside scope of presidency in allegedly defaming her Friday, December 2 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Former Elle columnist E. Jean Carroll asked the Washington D.C. Court of Appeals Thursday evening to find that former President Donald Trump "acted outside the scope of his federal employment" when he allegedly defamed her in 2019.Trump has sought to have... Read More.
E. Jean Carroll files new lawsuit against Donald Trump alleging defamation, battery Thursday, November 24 by ABC NewsFormer Elle columnist E. Jean Carroll sued former President Donald Trump for the second time on Thursday, alleging defamation and battery under a new law in New York that allows adult sex assault victims to file claims that would otherwise be barred by the... Read More.
E. Jean Carroll to file 2nd lawsuit against Trump, her attorneys say Wednesday, November 23 by ABC News(New York) -- Former Elle columnist E. Jean Carroll will file a new lawsuit against former President Donald Trump on Thanksgiving, the first day of New York's new Adult Survivors Act that allows adult victims of sexual assault to file civil lawsuits that would... Read More.
Penfield man faces 27 child pornography and corruption of minors charges Saturday, November 12 by Louise BennettDUBOIS – A total of 27 child pornography and corruption of minors charges have been filed against a Penfield man.
Trump expected to sit for deposition in E. Jean Carroll defamation case Wednesday, October 19 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Former President Donald Trump is scheduled to sit for a deposition Wednesday as part of a defamation lawsuit brought by a former magazine columnist who claims he raped her in the 1990s.Trump was ordered to appear under oath and answer questions... Read More.