Alec Baldwin pleads not guilty to involuntary manslaughter charge in fatal film set shooting

SANTA FE, N.M. — Actor Alec Baldwin has pleaded not guilty to an involuntary manslaughter charge in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer during a rehearsal on a Western movie set in New Mexico. Court documents filed Wednesday show Baldwin entered the plea in state district court in Santa Fe, waiving an arraignment that had … Read more

Maine commission to hear from family members of mass shooting victims

AUGUSTA, Maine — An independent commission investigating events leading up to the deadliest mass shooting in Maine history is ready to hear the heart-wrenching stories from some of the family members of victims on Thursday. Seven family members were expected to publicly address the panel, putting a human face on their sorrow and suffering. The … Read more

Live updates | Israeli forces raid a West Bank hospital, killing 3 Palestinian militants

Israeli forces have killed three Palestinian militants in a raid on a hospital in the occupied West Bank, where violence has surged since the outbreak of the war in Gaza. The Israeli military said forces entered the Ibn Sina hospital in the northern city of Jenin early Tuesday where they shot and killed the three … Read more

Woman charged with killing Hollywood consultant Michael Latt pleads not guilty

LOS ANGELES — A woman charged with killing a high-profile marketing consultant and social justice advocate in film pleaded not guilty Monday. Jameelah Elena Michl, 36, entered the plea in Los Angeles Superior Court to charges of murder and burglary, with additional allegations that she used a firearm to commit the felonies. Prosecutors say she … Read more

Former gang leader charged with killing Tupac Shakur gets new lawyer who points to ‘historic’ trial

LAS VEGAS — A former Los Angeles-area gang leader jailed in Las Vegas in the 1996 killing of hip-hop music icon Tupac Shakur has hired a private attorney who pointed Monday to what he expects will be a historic murder trial. Duane “Keffe D” Davis dismissed court-appointed lawyers and hired veteran criminal defense lawyer Carl … Read more

Grand jury indicts Alec Baldwin in fatal shooting of cinematographer on movie set in New Mexico

SANTA FE, N.M. — A grand jury indicted Alec Baldwin on Friday on an involuntary manslaughter charge in a 2021 fatal shooting during a rehearsal on a movie set in New Mexico, reviving a dormant case against the actor. Special prosecutors brought the case before a grand jury in Santa Fe this week, months after … Read more

Grand jury indictment against Alec Baldwin opens two paths for prosecutors

SANTA FE, N.M. — Alec Baldwin once again is staring down a felony involuntary manslaughter charge after a grand jury indicted the actor in connection with the fatal 2021 shooting of a cinematographer on the set of a Western movie in New Mexico. The lead actor and a co-producer on “Rust,” Baldwin pointed a gun … Read more

New York governor commutes sentence of rapper G. Dep who had turned self in for cold case killing

NEW YORK — Rapper Travell “G. Dep” Coleman, who walked into a New York police precinct in 2010 and admitted to committing a nearly two-decade-old cold case murder to clear his conscience, has been granted clemency by Gov. Kathy Hochul. Now 49, Coleman has served 13 of a 15-year-to-life sentence. With his sentence being commuted … Read more