World News
Letitia James appointed special prosecutor in alleged gang-rape at Cornell
Source: World news | The Guardian · Published
New York attorney general brought in by governor after recent questions raised over university’s 2024 investigation Kathy Hochul, the New York governor, said on Thursday she is appointing Letitia James, the state’s attorney general, as special prosecutor to investigate the allege
New York attorney general brought in by governor after recent questions raised over university’s 2024 investigation Kathy Hochul, the New York governor, said on Thursday she is appointing Letitia James, the state’s attorney general, as special prosecutor to investigate the alleged gang-rape at Cornell University. “The young woman at the center of this case deserves to know that every fact will be examined and justice pursued,” Hochul said in a statement . “This action will ensure that the matter is fully and thoroughly investigated without conflict or bias, and handled independently with the rigor that this matter demands.” Continue reading...
Related stories
NY's governor appoints special prosecutor in Cornell frat rape investigation
The governor said she'd lost faith in prosecutors overseeing the case and handed it over to New York Attorney General Letitia James.
feeds.bbci.co.uk ·
New Washington DC law bans landlords from imposing dog breed restrictions
Landlords can no longer refuse pit bulls, rottweilers, dobermans or other breeds considered ‘scary’ Landlords in Washington DC will no longer be able to refuse a tenant’s dog based on its breed, size or weight, nor can they impose special charges related to these factors. At leas
World news | The Guardian ·
France school protests escalate into ‘urban violence’ as PM calls crisis cabinet meeting
About 900 demonstrations, blockades and related incidents under way outside high schools around the country A fast-growing protest by high-school students over long hours, teacher shortages and decaying facilities has escalated into “urban violence”, the French government has war
World news | The Guardian ·
A Hasidic Jew Protested Against an Israeli Flag. He May Be Deported.
Yehonatan Ovadia, who opposed the mounting of the flag in a small New York town, belongs to a Hasidic branch that is anti-Zionist. He is now in ICE custody.
NYT > World News ·
Mighty Sparrow, the Trinidad and Tobago singer known as the ‘calypso king of the world’, dies aged 91
Slinger Francisco, who performed as the Mighty Sparrow, died on Sunday surrounded by family in New York Slinger Francisco, known on stage as the Mighty Sparrow and dubbed the “calypso king of the world”, has died aged 91. Francisco, who got his breakthrough in calypso music with
World news | The Guardian ·