Harvey Weinstein Trial: Jury Hears Opening Statements More Than 2 Years After Scandal Sparked #MeToo Movement
Dozens of women have accused of the disgraced movie producer of sexual misconduct, but his trial will focus on just two allegations.
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Dozens of women have accused of the disgraced movie producer of sexual misconduct, but his trial will focus on just two allegations.
Investigators say the man dragged a woman into an alley along Jamaica Avenue near 163rd Street in Jamaica over the weekend.
According to police, when the attacker first grabbed the woman, he covered her mouth and told her "I am going to kill you."
Defense attorney Donna Rotunno denied it was deliberate. She blamed "technical glitches" like dead batteries.
The teen, whose name has not been released, is being held on $25,000 cash bail or $50,000 bond.
A man accused of holding a woman captive during an alleged rape lasting more than six hours was indicted in Queens on Wednesday in that incident and another involving the capture and assault of a woman from New Jersey.
Queens Acting District Attorney John Ryan announced Wednesday that 36-year-old Hector Quinchi has been charged with first-degree rape and endangering the welfare of a child.
The victim had a fractured skull and a broken nose, along with other cuts and bruises.
Despite requests that the men be held in jail until officers from ICE could pick them up, local law enforcement in both states released the suspects back into the public.
Changes at the site range from the entire investigative process to the very first interaction victims have with officers.
Until the change, Compstat had been reporting misdemeanor sex crimes had significantly been on the rise all year.
Harvey Weinstein pleaded not guilty to a new indictment of predatory sexual assault, prompting a delay to his trial until next year.
Prosecutors are bringing a new indictment against Harvey Weinstein in an attempt to bolster their case with testimony from an actress who says he raped her in 1993.
The incident happened around 2:45 a.m. Sunday near Tuskegee Airmen Way and 157th Street.
The lawsuits say two women were 17 and the third woman was 20 when they said they were sexually assaulted by Epstein.
A man accused of raping a 78-year-old woman in Rosedale, Queens will be back in court today.
New Jersey's high court has also removed Ocean County Superior Court Judge John Russo Jr. from the bench following a separate case in which he told a rape victim she should have "shut your legs."
Police arrested Thomas Hinrichs of Sound Beach at around 4 p.m. on July 4. Police
Ricardo Gurdon was taken into custody Wednesday night. Suffolk County police say he attacked the teenager Wednesday afternoon at an apartment complex on Country Club Drive in Coram.
Almost a month after a woman was held captive and raped for more than six hours in a Queens apartment before jumping from a window to escape, police say her alleged attacker has been arrested in Washington state.
It happened around 6 a.m. Sunday near 148th Avenue and Brookville Boulevard in the Rosedale neighborhood.
A 29-year-old woman escaped a 6-hour-long rape by jumping from the window of her attacker's home in Queens, and police are looking for help locating the suspect at large.
New York likes to call itself the safest big city America, but now disturbing new crime numbers have the NYPD taking action.
The NYPD and Mayor de Blasio have boasted about a continued drop in crime citywide, but a closer look at those numbers finds a disturbing trend being masked by an overall lower crime rate.
The NYPD says despite overall crime being down across the city, more rapes are being reported than years past.
The NYPD is investigating after a man was fatally mauled by a dog on Staten Island on Sunday. Police said the attack happened Sunday afternoon at a home on New Dorp Lane.
Chicago led 70-51 at the half and the advantage stayed above 20 points for most of the second half.
Looking overseas, there is wide opposition to the idea of taking Greenland by force.
The Phoenix Suns beat the slumping New York Knicks 106-99 on Saturday night.
The Carolina Hurricanes beat the New Jersey Devils 4-1 on Saturday night.
The NYPD is investigating after a man was fatally mauled by a dog on Staten Island on Sunday. Police said the attack happened Sunday afternoon at a home on New Dorp Lane.
Snow fell in New York City and across the Tri-State Area on Sunday morning and evening, leaving a good amount to measure in its wake.
John Harbaugh, the 63-year-old former head coach of the Baltimore Ravens, agreed to a five-year contract to coach Big Blue.
Shimamura most recently served as the City Department of Parks and Recreation's Manhattan borough commissioner, Mamdani said.
The New York City Fire Department spent hours battling a raging fire above a tire shop in Queens early Saturday.
Snow fell in New York City and across the Tri-State Area on Sunday morning and evening, leaving a good amount to measure in its wake.
David Grullon Jr. killed a 34-year-old Connecticut man after he fired a gun and the bullet went through the wall.
The first of this weekend's two rounds of snow blanketed the Tri-State Area on Saturday.
Two men posing as Amazon delivery workers held a Connecticut homeowner at gunpoint while robbing him and his wife, police said.
Wednesday night, things begin to change. Showers linger, and areas well north and west may pick up some light snow.
Snow fell in New York City and across the Tri-State Area on Sunday morning and evening, leaving a good amount to measure in its wake.
John Harbaugh, the 63-year-old former head coach of the Baltimore Ravens, agreed to a five-year contract to coach Big Blue.
New Jersey officials are warning residents to be careful after a resident reported their small dog was possibly attacked by a coyote.
The first of this weekend's two rounds of snow blanketed the Tri-State Area on Saturday.
A data company is finding that some Airbnb hosts in New Jersey are charging a lot for the time period around upcoming World Cup matches.
Snow fell in New York City and across the Tri-State Area on Sunday morning and evening, leaving a good amount to measure in its wake.
A Long Island nurse was seen on a nanny camera hitting a non-verbal child that he was caring for, leaving bruises on the boy's body.
The first of this weekend's two rounds of snow blanketed the Tri-State Area on Saturday.
A federal judge ruled the Empire Wind project can move forward while he considers the merits of the Trump administration's order to suspend it.
Hochul said she would commit $1.7 billion in the next budget to expand child care in New York in her 2026 state of the state address.
Looking overseas, there is wide opposition to the idea of taking Greenland by force.
Shimamura most recently served as the City Department of Parks and Recreation's Manhattan borough commissioner, Mamdani said.
Mr. Trump previously threatened to impose tariffs against countries that do not support his plans to acquire the territory.
New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin announced a five-point plan to combat hate crimes against Jewish New Yorkers.
New York City Comptroller Mark Levine said NYC faces a budget shortfall of $2.2 billion this fiscal year, and $10.4 billion in FY2027.
Negotiators for major New York City hospitals and the state nurses union returned to the bargaining table as the city's largest nurses strike enters a fifth day.
Nurses continue to hold the picket line as the largest nurses' strike in New York City history is on its third day with no end in sight.
Nurses say health care benefits and workplace safety are their main reasons for striking, and are refusing to go back to work until their demands are met.
Loved ones of patients at hospitals in New York City are concerned about care as nurses continue to strike due to failed contract negotiations on Monday.
The New York State Nurses Association said it called for the strike as negotiations stalled with the city's wealthiest hospitals.
Kianna Underwood, a former Nickelodeon child actress, was identified as the woman killed in a hit-and-run in Brooklyn.
John Forté, the Grammy-nominated musician known for his work with the Fugees, was found dead in his home in Massachusetts.
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Bob Weir wrote or co-wrote and sang lead vocals on Grateful Dead classics including "Sugar Magnolia," "One More Saturday Night" and "Mexicali Blues."
Chicago led 70-51 at the half and the advantage stayed above 20 points for most of the second half.
The Phoenix Suns beat the slumping New York Knicks 106-99 on Saturday night.
The Carolina Hurricanes beat the New Jersey Devils 4-1 on Saturday night.
Adam Klapka had a goal and an assist as the Calgary Flames beat the New York Islanders 4-2 on Saturday.
Mika Zibanejad became the Rangers' all-time leader in power-play goals in New York's 6-3 win over Philadelphia.
A group in Queens has banded together to revive landlines and give their children a simpler way to socialize.
A city-approved plan to rezone a stretch of Atlantic Avenue is expected to bring thousands of new apartments to Brooklyn, but tenant advocates say the deal falls short for lower-income residents and could accelerate displacement.
A three-year pilot run by the Brooklyn Justice Initiative and the Mayor's Office of Criminal Justice aims to improve court compliance and reduce recidivism by meeting participants where they live.
Harlem native Teyana Taylor wins her first major acting honor at the 83rd Golden Globes Awards for her performance in Paul Thomas Anderson's "One Battle After Another." Locals say it's a win for the whole neighborhood.
Legislation would protect and expand hunger programs and improve benefit security as New York pantries see rising demand.
The Halloween tradition strolled through Manhattan's East Village on Sunday, with furry friends dressed in colorful costumes.
A suspect was taken into custody after an attack on Pearl Street Mall in Boulder on June 1 in which there were 15 people and a dog who were victims. The suspect threw Molotov cocktails that burned some of the victims, who were part of a march for Israeli hostages.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
Dogs got decked out for the annual Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade in New York City's East Village on Saturday.
Cosplayers flooded New York City's Javits Center in October 2024 for the annual New York Comic Con convention.
CBS News New York's Scott Padgett says the region will be dealing with a bitter blast of arctic air over the next several days.
The attack happened before 4 p.m. on Sunday inside a home in the New Dorp section of the borough. CBS News New York's Allen Devlin reports.
Police said the transit agency employee was assaulted inside the subway station at 74th Street and Roosevelt Avenue. The suspect is still at large. CBS News New York's Allen Devlin reports.
CBS News New York's Andrew Ramos has the latest on the situation in New Jersey and Naveen Dhaliwal surveys the snowy landscape in New York City.
CBS News New York's Scott Padgett has the latest as snow continues to fall throughout the Tri-State Area.
