Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, once one of the most powerful figures in state politics, took the stand this week to testify in his own defense during his federal corruption trial.
The prosecution concluded its case on Wednesday in the federal corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, setting the stage for closing arguments in the coming days.
Black Lives Matter (BLM) leader Hawk Newsome is calling for "black vigilantes" to retaliate after former Marine Daniel Penny was acquitted in the death of Jordan Neely. Penny, 26, was found not guilty of criminally negligent homicide by a Manhattan jury following a 2023 subway incident where he restrained Neely, a 30-year-old homeless man, to protect passengers from Neely's threatening behavior.
Manhattan prosecutors dismissed the top charge of second-degree manslaughter against Daniel Penny on Friday after a jury remained deadlocked following two rounds of deliberations in the high-profile subway chokehold case.
Former Army Sergeant Daniel Perry, recently pardoned by Texas Governor Greg Abbott, has spoken publicly for the first time about the events surrounding the...
