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LOS ANGELES (AP) — The jury weighing the rape charges against “That '70s Show” star Danny Masterson announced Wednesday that it was hopelessly deadlocked and a mistrial was declared.Masterson, 46, was accused of raping three women in his Hollywood Hills home between 2001 and 2003 and faces up to 45 years in prison if convicted on all three counts.The actor has denied all the accusations made against him by the three women, all former members of the Church of Scientology, to which the actor still belongs.Masterson also denied assaulting a fourth woman, identified as Jane Doe #4, who told the…

UAB officially named Trent Dilfer as its next head football coach on Wednesday after multiple reports indicated that the two sides only needed to cross some T's and dot some I's to seal the deal.Dilfer will replace Bryant Vincent, who replaced Bill Clark after he resigned before the start of the 2022 season."Having the opportunity to direct a program of such quality as the one at UAB is something that excites me very much," Dilfer said in a press release. "The investments the university has made for UAB Football align with my vision to take this program to new heights…

"Sextortion" prompted a former Virginia police officer to capture a teenage girl and kill her mother and grandparents in Southern California last week, police said at a news conference Wednesday. Police believe Austin Lee Edwards, 28, a former Virginia State Police officer who worked for the Washington County Sheriff's Office, posed as a 17-year-old man online to speak to the girl, who lived in Riverside, California. said Police Chief Larry Gonzalez. Edwards had traveled from Virginia to Riverside and was killed in a shootout with police.“This is yet another horrifying reminder of the predators that exist online and that are…

Image: Getty Images Netflix and acclaimed author Harlan Coben, one of the staunchest partnerships in the streaming service, strike again. This time, the streamer is developing Coben's full length. Myron Bolitar series, which will be the first not to be a limited series and the first set in the US. As Coben revealed to Term, currently, there are no assistant writers or directors, and he himself is not entirely sure if he will be on the writing team. However, he has commented on this partnership with Netflix: Myron Bolitar is dear to my heart. I've written 34 books, a third…

In the run up to the 2022 midterm elections, a dominant narrative in mainstream media spaces was that Americans were about to throw away democracy. to save a few bucks on gas. If the Republicans lose, they would refuse to admit defeat. The legitimacy of the electoral results would be undermined by widespread conspiracy theories. Elections and their aftermath could be marred by violence, intimidation, and other forms of voter suppression.None of these dystopian predictions worked. Instead, as NPR noted, the election was “largely uneventful.” Instead of widespread voter suppression, turnout was exceptionally high. Instead of expected “red wave”, Republicans…

An Ohio man accused of helping his family plan, carry out and cover up the murder of eight members of another family was found guilty of murder Wednesday.A jury convicted George Wagner IV Wednesday afternoon on multiple counts of aggravated murder and other charges related to conspiracy and attempts to cover up evidence in the 2016 Rhoden family massacre.Wagner, who was not charged with shooting anyone, testified during the trial that he was unaware of his family's deadly plans. Earlier in the trial, a judge decided Wagner would not face the death penalty for a conviction as part of a…

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers sat out Sunday night's game against the Eagles with a rib injury. Jordan Love, a former first-round draft pick, replaced Rodgers under center late in the third quarter.Rodgers' career fate became one big take over the summer. Speculation flew as to whether the reigning league MVP would return to Green Bay, he would go to another NFL team or possibly retire.Last week, Rodgers revealed that he has been playing with a broken thumb on his pitching hand since Week 5. The injury prompted discussions about whether Rodgers would now consider retiring from the game.…

WASHINGTON — A Democratic-led House committee is now in possession of six years of former President Donald Trump's tax returns after a multi-year court fight.The Treasury Department said Wednesday it had complied with last week's Supreme Court decision that cleared the way for the returns to be turned over to the House Ways and Means Committee.The panel did not immediately respond to a request for comment. CNN first reported that the committee had received the tax returns.Earlier in the day, committee chairman Richard Neal, D-Massachusetts, evaded questions from reporters on Capitol Hill when asked if his panel had obtained Trump's…

Rep. Pete Aguilar, a Democrat from California, will assume the highest-level seat ever held by a Latino in the House, the party's No. 3 seat, with the promise that his party will regain a majority by 2024.Aguilar was chosen by his colleagues Wednesday to serve in the upcoming Congress as chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, a position that rose to No. 3 in House leadership from No. 4. Aguilar, of 43 years, he has served as vice chair of the caucus. .His colleagues chanted, "We want Petey Pie," a nickname for his grandmother, during the election, according to a…