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On Monday in Wisconsin, Kenosha County Circuit Judge Bruce Schroeder informed the jury that they would not have to decide whether Rittenhouse was guilty of a misdemeanor count against him, possession of a dangerous weapon by a person under 18. The charge, which is punishable by up to nine months behind bars, was expected to be the easiest charge for prosecutors to prove. Rittenhouse, who fatally shot Joseph Rosenbaum and Kyle Huber and injured Gaige Grosskreutz on August 25, 2020, in Kenosha, has been charged with five felony counts, including intentional, reckless and attempted homicide and reckless endangerment....

Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner had canceled the convention because of the surge of positive coronavirus cases in the state. In response, the Texas GOP decided to hold a virtual convention. Hughes’ order overturned Turner’s decision. According to reporting by the Texas Tribune, Judge Lynn Hughes of the Southern District of Texas said the Texas GOP had “made a good-faith effort to have a virtual convention.” Hughes also said the City of Houston had placed the party in an “untenable position” to orchestrate a virtual convention in “a very short period of time....

U.S. District Judge J.P. Boulee on Friday wrote that Coalition for Good Governance, an election integrity group that filed a lawsuit, and others “have shown a substantial likelihood of success on the merits of their claim” that the broad ban on photographing a voted ballot violates First Amendment rights. “The Court’s striking of the Photography Ban was an important first step in demonstrating that [the voting law] is an overreach by lawmakers who prefer ballots to be counted behind closed doors, blocking the important oversight of the press and public,” Marilyn Marks, executive director of the Coalition for Good Governance, said in a statement....

Thompson ordered the state to make changes to inmate care, giving the state a deadline of 2025 to increase the number of correctional officers, as well. He previously ruled in 2017 that Alabama prisons’ mental health care was “horrendously inadequate” and violated the U.S. Constitution’s ban on cruel and unusual punishment. In the four years since his original ruling, at least 27 more prisoners have died by suicide, Thompson said....

The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday issued its decision to refuse to reconsider recusing itself from Roof’s appeal. All of the judges from the 4th Circuit, which covers South Carolina, have recused themselves from the case. The court had denied Roof’s request for a new hearing and also ruled against allowing a full court of substitute judges from other circuits to consider his case. Roof’s attorneys wanted the judges who opted to sit out to reinstate themselves to consider the petition....

Most strikingly, he contends that building Internet software into Windows was not only unnecessary but an overall detriment to users, because it sucks up computing resources and forces holdouts to the Web revolution to pay for something they don’t want. In fact, he doesn’t seem to think that browsing should ever be an integral part of an OS. The judge would have been on safer ground to simply state that Microsoft’s massive effort to integrate the browser into Windows was originally launched more to snuff Netscape than benefit customers....

Pittsburgh designated JuJu Smith-Schuster to return from injured reserve on Thursday, giving the 25-year-old wide receiver an opportunity to participate in practice for the first time since he suffered a shoulder injury in Week 5. He was originally thought to be out for the rest of the 2021 season, but after the Steelers secured a playoff berth, a Smith-Schuster showing is back on the table. Here are the latest updates on Smith-Schuster ahead of Sunday’s game....

Newsweek takes a look at many celebs who took part in one of the top fashion capitals of the world. Kim Kardashian Along with attending shows with her daughter, North West, and mother, Kris Jenner, Kim Kardashian attended the Jean Paul Gaultier show. The businesswoman also took part in being one of the models for Balenciaga’s Fall 2022 Haute Couture show. She shared her thanks in an Instagram post, “What an honor to walk in a couture show!...

Fortunately, diplomacy ruled and Rubin persuaded the chef to agree to simply stop the dinner until we returned. So after viewing one of the world’s great art collections we returned to the table, the chef resumed cooking, and by 2 a.m. Apple and I were ensconced in the bar, enjoying our second Armagnac, oblivious to the looming baggage call just five hours away. It was a window into the life of Mrs....

Six years later, the Patriots receiver says he’s back in the coach’s good graces. PHOTOS: Super Bowl parade in Boston | Must-see Super Bowl XLIX images “I was in Coach Belichick’s doghouse for six years,” Edelman said on Late Night with Seth Myers. “It took me six years to get out of that doghouse to get that throw.” “That throw” was a touchdown pass to Danny Amendola during the divisional round of the playoffs en route to New England winning Super Bowl XLIX earlier this month....

Edelman announced his retirement earlier in the offseason, but because of the comments made by Brady, there was speculation that he could unretire to join the Buccaneers for one last run at a Super Bowl title. The former Patriots receiver has shut down that notion at every turn, however, and he continued to do so on a recent episode of “The Michael Irvin Podcast.” “My knee’s breaking down, I’m not going to sit here, you know, I got everything I wanted,” Edelman said....

Jones, 41, is scheduled to receive the lethal injection at the state penitentiary in McAlester at 4 p.m. CT on Thursday. He was sentenced to death for the 1999 killing of businessmen Paul Howell, but has maintained his innocence for more than two decades. Jones alleges he was framed by the real killer, who testified against him and was freed from prison after 15 years. But although Oklahoma’s Pardon and Parole Board has twice recommended Jones’ sentence be commuted to life in prison with the possibility of parole over doubts about the evidence that led to his conviction, his fate ultimately rests with Stitt....

Police said a 15-year-old boy was shot dead and three adults, including a police officer, were wounded in the incident near 14th and U Streets NW in Washington, D.C. The injured officer and two other adults were recovering at area hospitals, Metropolitan Police Chief Robert J. Contee III told reporters at the scene. A free music event known as Moechella was promoted on social media and several hundred people began gathering in the area at around 6 p....

By this, Gulati does not mean he will catch up on Season 12 of “The Bachelorette.” MORE: Klinsmann’s worst moments He means coach Jurgen Klinsmann will have to get something done in the Copa America Centenario to be assured he will continue in his lucrative position in charge of the USMNT. It’s not win or else. In meeting with reporters in advance of the the U.S. game against Costa Rica in the second game of Copa America Group A play, Gulati opted for nuance, but he is no longer offering a blind defense of the coach he installed in 2011, after a dreadful showing in the final of the CONCACAF Gold Cup led Bob Bradley toward the exit sign....

Profar attempted to stand up and walk off on his own power, but collapsed before he reached the infield dirt, which brought on a cart from the Padres to stretcher him off the field. As he was being carted off the field, he gave a fist pump to the crowd. After the game, manager Bob Melvin said Profar was being scanned at UC San Diego Health. “No tingling or anything in the arms....

Such hoopla is a testament to Nike’s carbo-loaded marketing machine. Using its formula of identifying stars early, embracing controversial figures and designing products and ad campaigns around them, the company has pulled away from the competition, leaving rivals like Reebok gasping for air. Last week Nike posted quarterly earnings up 55 percent from last year, while reports circulated that the chairman of Nike’s No. 1 rival in the business, Reebok, Was fending off a palace revolt....

A vast and comprehensive collection of wildlife photos analyzed in a study published in the Journal of Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment documents more than 20 species that have recolonized the area around the plant—including macaques, raccoon dogs, the Japanese hare and, most prevalent of all, wild boar. “Our results represent the first evidence that numerous species of wildlife are now abundant throughout the Fukushima Evacuation Zone, despite the presence of radiological contamination,” James Beasley, a wildlife biologist from the University of Georgia, said in a statement....

The Department of Justice announced new policies on Tuesday that prohibit the FBI and other federal law enforcement entities from using neck restraints on suspects, except for limited circumstances where such force is approved—defined as “when the officer has a reasonable belief that the subject of such force poses an imminent danger of death or serious physical injury to the officer or to another person.” The department also said it would curb the use of “no-knock” entries where federal agents are allowed to execute a search warrant or set foot in a building unannounced....

Though Kennedy had a reputation as a liberal politician and a champion of civil rights, the onetime attorney general was ruthless in his pursuit of the mafia, pushing for expanded powers for prosecutors. In recent weeks, Ashcroft has taken to invoking RFK to justify his own crackdown on terrorism. “The Justice Department of Robert F. Kennedy, it was said, would arrest a mobster for spitting on the sidewalk if it would help in the fight against organized crime,” Ashcroft said....

Justin Fields is having a second pro day on April 14, giving teams a second opportunity to scout and visit with the Ohio State quarterback. The 49ers, who had a presence at Fields’ first pro day that didn’t include head coach Kyle Shanahan and GM John Lynch, are expected to be in attendance for the event. To make matters more interesting, NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reports that Lynch and Shanahan are both expected to be in attendance MORE: Who the 49ers are taking in the latest NFL Mock Draft...