The judge in the Harvey Weinstein case ruled against media objections, closed a high-stakes hearing, and moved the trial date from June to September.
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Who was Kate Smith and why is she suddenly a pariah for recording racist songs decades ago?
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See royal baby Prince Louis of Cambridge on his first birthday
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Oscar-winning filmmaker Roman Polanski sues to get back in to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, after it expelled him last year.
Cardi B rejects plea deal in strip club brawl case, facing up to one year in jail
Cardi B rejected a deal to plead guilty to one misdemeanor count in strip club brawl, even though it would keep her out of jail.
Harry and Meghan’s royal baby: What we know, what we don’t know, and why
Duchess Meghan’s American royal baby will be unprecedented, but she and Prince Harry aren’t answering all questions, including where it will be born.
Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan announce plans to keep baby’s arrival ‘private’
Buckingham Palace officials announced Thursday morning that the Sussexes plan on keeping the birth of their first child “private,” a move from previous royal babies.
Lori Loughlin indicted by federal grand jury, charged with money laundering
Federal prosecutors increased the pressure to negotiate plea agreements on Lori Loughlin, 15 other parents in the college admissions scam: They were indicted by a grand jury with an added charge of money laundering.
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Felicity Huffman pleads guilty in college admissions cheating scam; ‘I am ashamed,’ she says
The Oscar-nominated actress is among a group of parents who were accused of bribery and test cheating to get their kids into elite colleges.
Jussie Smollett, Chicago officials face off in nasty legal battle over civil fine
Jussie Smollett’s pugnacious lawyer, Mark Geragos, told Chicago officials to prepare for legal battle over city’s demand for $130,000 fine for hate-crime investigation.