Jurors deciding whether Tory Lanez shot Megan Thee Stallion

Jurors deciding whether Tory Lanez shot Megan Thee Stallion

LOS ANGELES — Jurors began deliberations Thursday at the trial of rapper Tory Lanez, who is charged with shooting and wounding hip-hop star Megan Thee Stallion in the feet. The jury of seven women and five men deliberated for just over three hours after hearing the last part of the defense’s closing argument that began a day earlier … Read more

Jurors in R. Kelly trial dismissed for the day after one is replaced; defense argument to resume Tuesday

Jurors in R. Kelly trial dismissed for the day after one is replaced; defense argument to resume Tuesday

After four weeks of testimony from nearly three dozen witnesses, closing arguments in the Chicago federal trial of R. Kelly and two co-defendants began Monday with a scathingly methodical presentation from prosecutors and a fire-and-brimstone statement on behalf of Kelly’s former business manager. Prosecutors at the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse started by reminding jurors of their … Read more