1 month ago
Nick Reiner has been indicted with the murder of his parents, Rob and Michele Reiner, which occurred last December. The indictment also added a special circumstance alleging that he committed the crimes by means of "lying in wait", according to Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman. Reiner has pleaded not guilty. NBC News legal ******* yst Misty Marris sat down with Access Hollywood to break down the indictment and explain how the special circumstances raise the stakes.
#michele #district
#michele #district
1 month ago
We have all had the similar experience over the last year. When talking about how bad things are going in this country, whether in-person or online, with either family, friends or strangers you will inevitably get hit with an excuse that begins, "But Biden …"
It seems that no matter how badly things are going, President Trump, his administration, his army of cable news talking heads, podcasters, influencers, and regular supporters have a default excuse. "But Biden," then fill in the blank is supposed to shut you up and accept that the current train wreck should be much, much worse.
It really doesn't work anymore, does it? I mean, back in January 2025 and the early part of the second Trump term, it was very much a safe way to explain why his "day one" promises didn't come to fruition right away. But inflation has gone up since the end of Biden's term. Prices have gone up, the war with Ukraine did not end, we started a whole new war with Iran that was also won on Day One (but not really), gas has skyrocketed, and the list goes on.
It is now August 2026. More than 560 days have passed since Trump took office again. He has attained more power, surrounded himself with yes-men, has a Republican House and Senate, a 6-3 tilt on the Supreme Court, and no excuse to fail. But here we are, with Trump polling in Biden territory and trying to convince Americans that things are going great. And yet, when pressed, Trump and company keep defaulting to how bad things were under Biden.
A leader takes accountability for his job and his mistakes. The effect of tariffs didn't have the impact that Trump promised, they hurt American businesses and our international trade relations. How badly? Well companies were refunded $100 billion and Trump still keeps pursuing this folly. It is hard to defend Trump as this point, but people still do so by blaming someone else.
#going
It seems that no matter how badly things are going, President Trump, his administration, his army of cable news talking heads, podcasters, influencers, and regular supporters have a default excuse. "But Biden," then fill in the blank is supposed to shut you up and accept that the current train wreck should be much, much worse.
It really doesn't work anymore, does it? I mean, back in January 2025 and the early part of the second Trump term, it was very much a safe way to explain why his "day one" promises didn't come to fruition right away. But inflation has gone up since the end of Biden's term. Prices have gone up, the war with Ukraine did not end, we started a whole new war with Iran that was also won on Day One (but not really), gas has skyrocketed, and the list goes on.
It is now August 2026. More than 560 days have passed since Trump took office again. He has attained more power, surrounded himself with yes-men, has a Republican House and Senate, a 6-3 tilt on the Supreme Court, and no excuse to fail. But here we are, with Trump polling in Biden territory and trying to convince Americans that things are going great. And yet, when pressed, Trump and company keep defaulting to how bad things were under Biden.
A leader takes accountability for his job and his mistakes. The effect of tariffs didn't have the impact that Trump promised, they hurt American businesses and our international trade relations. How badly? Well companies were refunded $100 billion and Trump still keeps pursuing this folly. It is hard to defend Trump as this point, but people still do so by blaming someone else.
#going
2 months ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — A former Olympian charged with deliberately damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is seeking access to all of the closed-door testimony that led to his indictment, pointing to "irregularities" in those grand jury proceedings.
In a court filing Monday, David Hearn's attorneys requested an order for the government to turn over a complete transcript of all grand jury proceedings. They also want prosecutors to disclose the legal instructions they gave to grand jurors about the elements of Hearn's alleged crime.
Hearn pleaded not guilty earlier this month to one felony count of property destruction and has a trial scheduled to start Sept. 28 in D.C. Superior Court. The charge, which carries a maximum prison sentence of 10 years upon conviction, accuses Hearn of causing at least $1,000 in damage to the pool.
But his lawyers question whether prosecutors properly presented the grand jury with adequate evidence to support the amount of damage alleged in Hearn's indictment. A National Park Service official testified that the pool already was damaged before Hearn allegedly touched it, couldn't quantify any damage attributable to Hearn and said the same repairs would have been required regardless of his conduct, defense attorneys said.
"The witness's testimony established that the pool had substantial preexisting damage requiring repair before any alleged conduct by Mr. Hearn," his lawyers wrote. "According to the witness, the pool was leaking more than one million gallons of water per week; its expansion joints had exceeded their service life; and the liner already contained a rip."
#pool #jury #court #service
In a court filing Monday, David Hearn's attorneys requested an order for the government to turn over a complete transcript of all grand jury proceedings. They also want prosecutors to disclose the legal instructions they gave to grand jurors about the elements of Hearn's alleged crime.
Hearn pleaded not guilty earlier this month to one felony count of property destruction and has a trial scheduled to start Sept. 28 in D.C. Superior Court. The charge, which carries a maximum prison sentence of 10 years upon conviction, accuses Hearn of causing at least $1,000 in damage to the pool.
But his lawyers question whether prosecutors properly presented the grand jury with adequate evidence to support the amount of damage alleged in Hearn's indictment. A National Park Service official testified that the pool already was damaged before Hearn allegedly touched it, couldn't quantify any damage attributable to Hearn and said the same repairs would have been required regardless of his conduct, defense attorneys said.
"The witness's testimony established that the pool had substantial preexisting damage requiring repair before any alleged conduct by Mr. Hearn," his lawyers wrote. "According to the witness, the pool was leaking more than one million gallons of water per week; its expansion joints had exceeded their service life; and the liner already contained a rip."
#pool #jury #court #service
2 months ago
Mark Cuban joked that pickleball players could be unlikely winners from the AI buildout.
He quipped that if better AI makes some data centers obsolete, they could be turned into courts.
Cuban said the AI boom isn't another dot-com bubble but could "destroy" VCs, funds, and PE firms.
Mark Cuban joked that the AI buildout could result in pickleball fans having plenty more venues to choose from.
The tech billionaire said during the latest episode of the "All-In" podcast that if AI models and data centers become more efficient over time, much of the computing capacity being built today will become redundant.
#pickleball #data #centers #unlikely
He quipped that if better AI makes some data centers obsolete, they could be turned into courts.
Cuban said the AI boom isn't another dot-com bubble but could "destroy" VCs, funds, and PE firms.
Mark Cuban joked that the AI buildout could result in pickleball fans having plenty more venues to choose from.
The tech billionaire said during the latest episode of the "All-In" podcast that if AI models and data centers become more efficient over time, much of the computing capacity being built today will become redundant.
#pickleball #data #centers #unlikely
2 months ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — The newly drained Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool's bottom surface has noticeably faded since it was lined with a protective coating in a color President Donald Trump called "American flag blue" this spring.
An **** ociated Press reporter and photographer viewed the fenced-off Reflecting Pool on Wednesday from the top of the Washington Monument. The new liner appears grayer than when the pool was repainted and refilled with water in early June. Debris that had been visible earlier this week after the pool was drained is now largely gone, after work crews removed it.
Trump's problem-plagued effort to revamp the landmark has stretched well past his initial goal of having the Reflecting Pool ready by July 4 for the nation's 250th birthday.
The president at first suggested his renovations would cost $1.5 million, but the bill ballooned to more than $16 million by June.
Trump had said the repairs would last a century, but within days of the project's initial completion last month, the water was beset by an algae bloom and pieces of the new coating appeared to be peeling off the bottom.
An **** ociated Press reporter and photographer viewed the fenced-off Reflecting Pool on Wednesday from the top of the Washington Monument. The new liner appears grayer than when the pool was repainted and refilled with water in early June. Debris that had been visible earlier this week after the pool was drained is now largely gone, after work crews removed it.
Trump's problem-plagued effort to revamp the landmark has stretched well past his initial goal of having the Reflecting Pool ready by July 4 for the nation's 250th birthday.
The president at first suggested his renovations would cost $1.5 million, but the bill ballooned to more than $16 million by June.
Trump had said the repairs would last a century, but within days of the project's initial completion last month, the water was beset by an algae bloom and pieces of the new coating appeared to be peeling off the bottom.
