Harvey Weinstein has had his New York rape and sexual assault convictions overturned.
The New York Court of Appeals ruled that the disgraced movie producer did not receive a fair trial when he was convicted in 2020.
It is unclear if the bombshell ruling will free him from prison, as he still has another conviction in Los Angeles for a separate rape.
Weinstein has been serving 23 years in a New York jail for the two sex attacks against aspiring
January 24, 2024
Younger generations are out there leading the way toward justice in a fashion that they seldom get credit for.
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg during a “Fridays for Future” protest.
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“All Americans owe them a debt for — if nothing else — releasing the
The image on the billboard that appeared in downtown San Francisco in early 2020 would have been familiar to anyone who’d ever seen a beer commercial: Attractive young people laughing and smiling as they shared a carefree high. But the intoxicant being celebrated was fentanyl, not beer. “Do it with friends,” the billboard advised, so as to reduce the risks of overdose.
The advertising campaign was part of an ongoing national effort by activists and health officials to destigmatize
Benjamin Netanyahu has warned Hezbollah against opening a second war front against Israel or risk provoking a massive retaliation that would bring ‘unimaginable devastation upon Lebanon’.
The Prime Minister said he could not tell his soldiers ‘right now if Hezbollah will decide to enter the war fully’ but said the fight with Hamas was ‘do or die’ for Israel.
The stark message comes as fears are mounting that the Israel-Hamas war could provoke an all-out battle in the Middle East,
A tourist has revealed the one essential thing every holidaymaker needs to do before heading to Bali this summer after his vacation almost ended in disaster.
New Zealand television audio engineer Hamish Crocker and his partner Tiffany recently headed to the Indonesian island for a relaxing getaway.
But it wasn’t all scenic mountain sunset tours, beaches and Bintang beers by the pool for the Auckland couple.
Mr Crocker returned home bearing additional souvenirs after a hospital visit became an unexpected
This is the man ultra-high-net-worth individuals call upon to make sure their homes are run as smoothly as possible.
Daniel Prattley has been a full-time private butler since 2009, and works for a variety of clients in luxury villas and grand estates for several weeks at a time.
‘I think of myself as a “modern-day” butler,’ the Royal Household approved butler tells MailOnline Travel, pointing out that many still carry outdated notions of butlers being Downton Abbey-esque characters.
Turning this
The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has opened an investigation after it published a spreadsheet containing the personal data of its officers and civilian workforce by mistake, a senior officer said Tuesday.
“The data concerned contained the surnames and initials of current employees alongside the location and department within which they work,” Assistant Chief Constable Chris Todd said in a statement, adding that the breach “resulted from information included in error in response to a Freedom of Information Request.”
Homeowners racing to overpay their mortgage before their loan rate rises could be making a financial mistake costing them hundreds of pounds.
Overpayments allow mortgage holders to put additional cash towards their home loan to pay off the debt faster and reduce their loan size.
One in four homeowners have paid over and above their monthly mortgage costs this year, Barclays disclosed last month.
A record £6.7 billion was spent on mortgage overpayments in the first three months of this
A woman jumped off a pier into shallow water and snapped her leg has revealed that one limb will now permanently be shorter than the other.
Leone Morrison, from Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, was enjoying a day out with friends at Cullercoats beach last summer.
After seeing others jumping off the 15ft pier, the 22-year-old decided to give it a go too.
While nervous, the call centre worker had jumped off cliffs and waterfalls before on holiday, so believed she
