Category: trials

LIVE NOW: Did Congress Forge Evidence to Frame Americans?

Two years ago on Jan. 6, Americans gathered in Washington, D.C., to exercise their rights to freedom of speech and assembly. Their political opponents saw it as an opportunity to crush them. Two years on, many have been sentenced on “Trumped-up” charges, and others languish in prison while waiting for their trials. New evidence suggests…


Did Congress Forge Evidence to Frame Americans?

Two years ago on Jan. 6, Americans gathered in Washington, D.C., to exercise their rights to freedom of speech and assembly. Their political opponents saw it as an opportunity to crush them. Two years on, many have been sentenced on “Trumped-up” charges, and others languish in prison while waiting for their trials. New evidence suggests…


LIVE at 11AM ET: Did Congress Forge Evidence to Frame Americans?

Two years ago on Jan. 6, Americans gathered in Washington, D.C., to exercise their rights to freedom of speech and assembly. Their political opponents saw it as an opportunity to crush them. Two years on, many have been sentenced on “Trumped-up” charges, and others languish in prison while waiting for their trials. New evidence suggests…


The Illusion of Evidence-Based Medicine

In 1990, a paradigm shift occurred in the development of new medicines and treatments. An idea so big, that it was supposed to encompass the whole of medicine. It was to start initially at the level of pre-clinical and clinical trials and work all the way through the system to the care and management of…


Tampa Woman Convicted of Killing Her Kids Seeks New Trial

TAMPA, Fla.—A woman serving two life terms for killing her teenage children in 2011 while her husband was deployed overseas is seeking a new trial. A Tampa jury rejected the insanity defense for Julie Schenecker, 61, and convicted her in the shooting deaths of her 16-year-old daughter Calyx and 13-year-old son Beau. Schenecker is seeking…


What Elizabeth Holmes Had to Say at Her Trial: 5 Takeaways

SAN JOSE, CALIF.—Once-lionized entrepreneur Elizabeth Holmes wrapped up seven days of testimony in her criminal fraud trial Wednesday, having largely used the time to defend her actions as CEO of the startup Theranos. The company she founded had soared on the promise of innovative blood-testing technology only to crash in a sordid display of failure…


8 Hong Kong Activists on Trial Over Banned Tiananmen Vigil

HONG KONG—A trial began Monday for Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai and seven other pro-democracy activists charged over their roles in an unauthorized Tiananmen vigil last year, amid a clampdown on political dissent in Hong Kong. Lai and the seven others, which includes Lee Cheuk-yan, the former chairman of the now-defunct Hong Kong Alliance…


Court Case of 47 Hong Kong Democracy Activists to Resume on Nov. 29

HONG KONG—A closely monitored national security case involving 47 Hong Kong democracy activists charged with conspiracy to commit subversion, most of whom have been in custody for more than six months, will resume on Nov. 29, a judge ruled on Thursday. Magistrate Peter Law in the Western Kowloon Court ruled more time was needed for…


Push Back and Rise

Every trial we encounter in life will either knock us down or strengthen us. Problems can make us doubtful, afraid, and unstable, but we can choose to push back and emerge as more finely honed individuals. We do not have to lie down and take what comes to crush us. All our trials are personal….


Night of the Stars: Dressel, Ledecky Keep Winning at Trials

OMAHA, Neb.—America’s biggest swimming stars shined brightly on the next-to-last night of the Olympic trials. Their only complaint? Both wanted to go a bit faster Saturday. Caeleb Dressel added another event to his Tokyo program, powering to a dominating victory in the 100-meter butterfly. Katie Ledecky blew away the field in the 800 freestyle, winning…