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2 weeks ago | 
nzherald.co.nz | Claire Moses |Kate Christobek
For an immersive production called Jury Games, a dozen people gathered in a conference room in London, scrutinising evidence and deliberating to reach a verdict in an arson-murder case. Photo / Sam Bush, The New York TimesImmersive theatre productions are taking jury service, which most consider a burden to be avoided at all costs, and packaging it as entertainment.
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1 month ago | 
seattletimes.com | Claire Moses |Kate Christobek
LONDON — In a small, brightly lit conference room tucked in the corner of a London office building, a dozen people are hunched over computers, printouts and large Ziploc bags of evidence. The whiteboard on the wall behind them is a colorful maze of notes, names and theories. This group — this jury — is trying to determine whether a man is guilty of arson and murder. In about 70 minutes, they will decide if he will walk free or face decades in prison.
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1 month ago | 
nytimes.com | Claire Moses |Kate Christobek |Sam Bush
"I assume a game like this is more engaging than real jury duty," said Alex Franco, a London resident who is originally from Australia. She said she was eager to serve on a real jury, but allowed that, if she is summoned, "I'll be like, 'This sucks.'"Eric J.
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1 month ago | 
pressdemocrat.com | Remy Tumin |Kate Christobek
A series of violent confrontations across the United States believed to be linked to members of a fringe group known as the Zizians has left at least six people dead, including a Border Patrol agent shot in Vermont, a man stabbed in California and a couple shot in a double homicide in Pennsylvania. Seven people are currently in custody in connection with the web of crimes, which came further into view this past week after three people were arrested on trespassing charges in Maryland.
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1 month ago | 
ourcommunitynow.com | Remy Tumin |Kate Christobek
Share A series of violent confrontations across the United States believed to be linked to members of a fringe group known as the Zizians has left at least six people dead, including a Border Patrol agent shot in Vermont, a man stabbed in California and a couple shot in a double homicide in Pennsylvania.Seven people are currently in custody in connection with the sprawling web of crimes, which came further into view this week after three people were arrested on trespassing charges in...
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2 months ago | 
nytimes.com | Remy Tumin |Kate Christobek
A series of violent confrontations across the United States believed to be linked to members of a fringe group known as the Zizians has left at least six people dead, including a Border Patrol agent shot in Vermont, a man stabbed in California and a couple shot in a double homicide in Pennsylvania. Seven people are currently in custody in connection with the sprawling web of crimes, which came further into view this week after three people were arrested on trespassing charges in Maryland.
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2 months ago | 
nytimes.com | Kate Christobek |Wesley Parnell |Nicholas Fandos
A federal judge on Wednesday afternoon questioned Mayor Eric Adams of New York, Mr. Adams's lawyer and a top Justice Department official over the department's decision to seek the dismissal of corruption charges against Mr. Adams. For a hearing on a request that has roiled New York's political and legal communities, the proceedings on Wednesday were surprisingly tame. For 90 minutes, the judge, Dale E.
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2 months ago | 
nytimes.com | Remy Tumin |Kate Christobek
It was just before midnight on Thursday and dozens of couples were waiting on and around the steps of the Bexar County Courthouse in San Antonio. There were men in cowboy hats and suit jackets, and women in classic wedding dresses and veils. They were there to get married. At 12:01 a.m. on Valentine's Day, the county clerk, Lucy Adama-Clark, began to officiate a brief, collective ceremony.
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2 months ago | 
nytimes.com | Kate Christobek
Two tornadoes touched down in eastern Tennessee on Thursday night, killing two people and causing widespread damage to rural communities outside Knoxville, the authorities said. In Morgan County, Tenn., a mother and daughter were killed at home and three other people were injured when a tornado touched down about 8 p.m., according to local emergency management officials. The tornado also damaged or destroyed more than a dozen homes, WVLT News reported.
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2 months ago | 
nytimes.com | Kate Christobek
Anyone craving the all-day breakfast at Waffle House will have to shell out an extra 50 cents for each egg in their omelet or scrambled eggs, the restaurant chains said on Monday. Waffle House said in a statement that the temporary surcharge, which went into effect the same day, was being added to address the rising cost of eggs resulting from the bird flu.
