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Key things to know about Danny Masterson's rape retrial

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:38 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Five months after a deadlocked jury led to a mistrial for actor Danny Masterson, the former star of “That '70s Show" is on trial again in a Los Angeles court. Masterson is accused of raping three women between 2001 and 2003. He could get 45 years in prison if convicted.Here are the key elements, characters and issues that will factor into the retrial.DIRECT DISCUSSION OF DRUGGINGA judge is now allowing the prosecution to say directly that Masterson drugged all three women before raping them, in what may be the biggest difference from the first trial. Previously, the drugging could only be implied when the women testified to feeling disoriented, losing memory and going unconscious to a degree that could not be explained by the alcohol they had consumed.In opening statements Monday, Deputy District Attorney Reinhold Mueller said all three women had consumed drinks Masterson had given them, and that the “evidence will show that they were drug...

Risk of large hail, isolated tornadoes later today

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:38 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Our first of two severe weather threats is expected later today, with the second risk not too far behind.A tricky forecast will unfold this afternoon as a "capped" atmosphere may save some of us but break to leave others susceptible to strong storms.At this point in time, strong to severe storms are still possible for much of our area this afternoon and evening as a disturbance passing overhead, in combination with plenty of moisture and a dry line out west, will help trigger storm development.Slight risk (2 out of 5) for strong to severe storms Tuesday afternoon & eveningA cap in the atmosphere, acting as a lid on growing storms, could suppress storm development. However, most high-resolution models show this cap breaking along and east of I-35 resulting in a better chance of storms and showers.The cap in the atmosphere will determine whether storms will develop Tuesday afternoon/eveningIf the cap breaks and storms develop, large hail, isolated tornadoes and da...

Questions remain for flood reduction project in north Austin

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:38 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Homeowners along Little Walnut Creek in north Austin are frustrated with a city of Austin project that was supposed to reduce the risk of flooding in their neighborhood after it was put on hold with no indication of resuming anytime soon. The homeowners, who live along Mearns Meadow Boulevard, had to evacuate their homes on April 20 after a severe storm brought heavy amounts of rainfall into the area. A storm culvert adjacent to the homes became clogged with dead trees and debris, leading to extreme flooding. Flood risk reduction project The city of Austin's public works department started the Little Walnut Creek Flood Risk Reduction project in the summer of 2021. The project is going to install an underground storm culvert that runs underneath Mearns Meadow Boulevard. The city said on its website the project would remove some homes from the floodplain. Scott Stephan, who lives on Mearns Meadow, said the city had already done some work underneath the street in front...

98.3 TRY Social Dilemma: Can I Request Wedding Guests Stay Till The End of the Reception? 

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:38 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Today's 98.3 TRY Social Dilemma is about weddings. Here's the email:  Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Hi Jaime, I have a question about my wedding and I'm hoping you can help. My fiance and I were at a wedding reception recently and as the night went on, I noticed some guests beginning to leave early.... And then with only 30 minutes left in the reception, more people began grabbing their coats and heading out! I felt so bad for the couple. They must have felt like their big day was boring people......I find this to be totally rude. It's one thing if there's an emergency but super tacky if you're simply rushing to get home. We will soon be sending out invites to OUR wedding. Can you ask your listeners if they would find it rude if I included a request that guests stay for the entire reception?  We are spending so much time and money on this one day. I want to invite people who truly want to celebrat...

VSP: Vermont man arrested after crash reveals he was driving stolen car

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:38 GMT

RUTLAND, Vt. (NEWS10) -- A Burlington, Vermont, man was arrested after a car crash revealed he was driving a stolen car, according to the Vermont State Police. The man, identified as Brian Foy, faces charges for an aggravated domestic assault earlier in the evening, also according to Vermont State Police. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! On Monday, around 8:40 p.m., police responded to a car crash involving two cars on VT Rt 4a in West Rutland. Police say through an investigation, they found Foy was parked on the north shoulder facing eastbound when the other driver involved was traveling westbound and struck Foy. Foy was taken to Rutland Regional Medical Center before troopers arrived for non-life-threatening injuries. Police say through their investigation, they found the car Foy was driving was reported stolen out of Burlington several days earlier, and Foy had taken measures to conceal its identity. Vermont woman arr...

Ask Amy: A widow ponders the source of her bitterness

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:38 GMT

Dear Amy: My husband was diagnosed with ALS at the age of 67.About six months after diagnosis, we had a graduation picnic for our granddaughter.My brother-in-law came, got drunk, and when he left, he banged our daughter’s car and told no one. (We were not aware that he was so drunk.)My husband called his brother and he admitted that he’d hit her car, but said he was too drunk to return to the party, so he was going to call later the next day.My daughter called her uncle and lectured him about drinking and driving and was pretty hard on him. I did the same.He texted us and said he didn’t need to be lectured by us and that we wouldn’t see him again. He said he’d send a check for the damage.My husband called him and did not lecture him, but said that we were concerned about his drinking. (We had expressed this in the past.)Over the next two years, he never checked on my declining husband and did not come to his funeral less than three years later.My children and I are bitter.When this ...

Residents in Russia's Belgorod returning home after bomb scare

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:38 GMT

More than 3,000 residents of the Russian city Belgorod returned to their homes on Saturday (22 April), after they were evacuated as an explosive device was disposed, according to the local governor.Authorities said that two days prior, a Russian warplane dropped an accidental bomb on the city. The bomb damaged local homes.The evacuated people lived in the same neighborhood.Vyacheslav gladkov, the governor of Belgorod Region, wrote on Telegram that military explosive experts had decided to "neutralize"."The operational headquarters has decided to evacuate seventeen apartment buildings in a 200-metre radius. Preliminary data indicates that it's more than 3,000. Anyone who needs temporary housing will get it," he said Saturday.Later, he said that after the "shell" had been removed from the area, people began to return home.Officials in Russia said that a Russian Sukhoi 34 supersonic aircraft accidentally shot a weapon at Belgorod on Thursday. The explosion caused by the bullet resulted...

Slain woman’s son, ex-boyfriend charged with murder in shootout that killed her in crossfire

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:38 GMT

A 25-year-old man has been charged in the July 2022 killing of his mother during an Apple Valley gun battle involving the woman’s ex-boyfriend, Dakota County authorities said Friday.Billy Joe Pryor Jr. was charged this week with one count of second-degree murder (with intent/not premeditated) in the slaying of his mother, Michelle McGill, 49, of Apple Valley, according to Dakota County Attorney Kathy Keena.Billy Joe Pryor Jr. The mother’s ex-boyfriend, Willie John Selmon II, 40, of Apple Valley, was also charged this week with second-degree murder (with intent/not premeditated) in the killing.Keena’s office gave the following details:On July 10, 2022, police responding to a 911 call about shots fired found McGill dead near a vehicle outside an Apple Valley home in the 900 block of Oriole Drive. She was shot in the thigh, in the chest and multiple times in her lower abdomen, according to the criminal complaint.When officers arrived, they said, they saw Pryor running toward the v...

Biden announces reelection bid, saying battle for nation’s soul isn’t complete

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:38 GMT

President Joe Biden formally announced his bid for reelection Tuesday, setting off a battle to convince the country his record merits another four years in the White House and his age won’t impede his ability to govern.In a video released early Tuesday, Biden framed next year’s contest as a fight against Republican extremism, implicitly arguing he needed more time to fully realize his vow to restore the nation’s character.“When I ran for president four years ago, I said we are in a battle for the soul of America. And we still are,” he said in the video, which opened with images of the January 6, 2021, insurrection and abortion rights activists protesting at the US Supreme Court.“The question we are facing is whether in the years ahead we have more freedom or less freedom. More rights or fewer,” Biden says in voiceover narration. “I know what I want the answer to be and I think you do too. This is not a time to be complacent. That’s why I’m running for reelection.”Biden’s official de...

Antisemitic flyers dropped at homes in Marin communities

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:38 GMT

Antisemitic flyers were distributed this weekend at homes in Ross and San Anselmo.About 10 flyers were discovered by residents of Lagunitas Road, Shady Lane and Glenwood Avenue between Friday night and Saturday morning in Ross, police Chief Raffaello Pata said.A resident of the 100 block of Austin Avenue in San Anselmo found a bag containing two pamphlets with antisemitic language, the Central Marin Police Authority reported.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | DA charges 3 Bay Area men with hate crimes in South Bay armed robbery spree Crime and Public Safety | San Jose: Three arrested in series of robberies targeting AAPI community Crime and Public Safety | Anti-LGBTQ threats to dictionary publisher get California man a year in prison Crime and Public Safety | Antioch mayor, residents overcome with emotion at council meeting following release of racist texts sent by police Crime and Public Safety | Palo...