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What’s next for Alec Baldwin after manslaughter case dismissal
By The Associated Press on July 12th, 2024
LOS ANGELES (AP) – A New Mexico judge dismissed the involuntary manslaughter case against Alec Baldwin over the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins in a sudden move Friday. Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer dismissed the case based on the misconduct of police and prosecutors over the withholding of evidence from the defense. She said the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alec Baldwin weeps in court as judge announces involuntary manslaughter case is dismissed midtrial
By Morgan Lee And Andrew Dalton, The Associated Press on July 12th, 2024
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – A New Mexico judge on Friday brought a sudden and stunning end to the involuntary manslaughter case against Alec Baldwin, dismissing it in the middle of the actor’s trial and saying it cannot be filed again. Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer dismissed the case based on the misconduct of police and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alec Baldwin’s involuntary manslaughter case has been dismissed. Here’s key things to know
By Andrew Dalton, The Associated Press on July 12th, 2024
A judge’s surprise ruling has ended the prosecution of Alec Baldwin nearly three years after cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was shot and killed on the New Mexico set of the film “Rust.” The ruling, which came in the trial’s fourth day, was a surprise end to case that had already been dropped once. The judge’s ruling ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Griff has opened for some of pop’s biggest stars. Now she has a debut album of her own to tour
By Elise Ryan, The Associated Press on July 12th, 2024
British singer-songwriter Griff’s career has been an undeniable whirlwind. Less than two years after releasing her first single – and finishing her A-level exams – she won the Brit Award for Rising Star. Then she opened for Dua Lipa. Then Ed Sheeran. Then Coldplay. Then Taylor Swift. In between those gigs, solo shows and music ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alec Baldwin weeps in court when judge announces involuntary manslaughter case dismissed mid-trial
By Morgan Lee And Andrew Dalton, The Associated Press on July 12th, 2024
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – A New Mexico judge on Friday brought a sudden and stunning end to the involuntary manslaughter case against Alec Baldwin, dismissing it in the middle of the actor’s trial and saying it cannot be filed again. Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer dismissed the case with prejudice based on the misconduct of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alec Baldwin’s involuntary manslaughter case dismissed in middle of trial and cannot be filed again
By Morgan Lee And Andrew Dalton, The Associated Press on July 12th, 2024
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – A New Mexico judge on Friday threw out the involuntary manslaughter case against Alec Baldwin in the middle of his trial and said it cannot be filed again. Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer dismissed the case with prejudice based on the misconduct of police and prosecutors over the withholding of evidence ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Late-night comics have long been relentless in skewering Donald Trump. Now it’s Joe Biden’s turn
By David Bauder, The Associated Press on July 12th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Stephen Colbert took a slug from his drink glass before his first monologue after President Joe Biden’s disastrous performance during his debate with Donald Trump. This was going to be hard. But then the CBS “Late Show” host dove right into jokes that were impossible for any political satirist to resist. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Heiltsuk Nation celebrates return of chief’s seat held at B.C. museum since 1911
By The Canadian Press on July 12th, 2024
VICTORIA – Members of the Heiltsuk Nation on British Columbia’s central coast are celebrating the first steps in the repatriation process for an elaborately carved chief’s seat. A statement issued by the nation says a blessing and repatriation ceremony took place Friday at the Royal BC Museum and Archives, where Heiltsuk leaders, archeology specialists, and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Western University pauses Alice Munro Chair in Creativity program amid reckoning
By The Canadian Press on July 12th, 2024
LONDON, Ont. – Alice Munro’s alma mater has paused the endowed chair program that bears her name over revelations the writer protected her husband after learning he had sexually abused her daughter. Western University says Andrea Robin Skinner has the school’s “unwavering support” after coming forward last weekend about her stepfather’s abuse and mother’s silence. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Meyer appointed as director of Lausanne’s Orchestre de Chambre, will leave La Scala in early 2025
By The Associated Press on July 12th, 2024
ROME (AP) – Dominique Meyer has been appointed executive director of the Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne, effective July 15, the orchestra’s board of trustees said on Friday. Meyer, however, will remain superintendent of Milan’s Teatro alla Scala until the end of his term on Feb. 28, 2025, la Scala added in a statement. Meyer ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Small Nashville museum wants you to know why it is returning artifacts to Mexico
By Travis Loller, The Associated Press on July 12th, 2024
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – When Bonnie Seymour took a job as assistant curator of Nashville’s Parthenon museum, one of the first things she did was to look through the collections. Among paintings by American artists and memorabilia from Tennessee’s 1897 Centennial Exposition – the event for which the Parthenon was built – she found a ... Read More »
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