Grosskreutz took to the stand on Monday to give evidence in the trial of Rittenhouse, who is accused of shooting the 28-year-old during a Black Lives Matter protest and killing two others, Joseph Rosenbaum and Anthony Huber. The prosecution hoped that Grosskreutz’s testimony would show that the then 17-year-old was not in Kenosha that day in order to protect the Wisconsin city or help those injured in the disorder, but was in fact one of the facilitators of the violence....

When the prosecution attorneys asked when they would break for lunch, Schroeder said, “Around one o’clock.” He added, “I hope the Asian food isn’t on one of those boats in Long Beach harbor.” While the comment seemed to be a commentary on the supply chain backup, the joke has sparked a backlash online. Michele Dauber, a Stanford professor, said Schroeder made a “thinly-veiled anti-Asian comment.” “Because all Asian food comes from China like the boats,” she said in a tweet, “What a bigot....

Rittenhouse, 18, was found not guilty over the deaths of Joseph Rosenbaum and Anthony Huber, who were shot on August 25, 2020. He was also found not guilty of the attempted first-degree intentional homicide in the shooting of Gaige Grosskreutz after the jury returned to deliver the verdict on Friday. Following the verdict, numerous Republican and conservative figures celebrated the verdict and with lawmakers offering internships to the teenager....

Is Kyler Murray about to keep that second-year trend rolling in 2020? The question is by no means premature after Murray’s Cardinals improved to 2-0 with a 30-15 victory over Washington in Week 2. MORE: Murray is upset with his ‘Madden 21’ rating Murray is trending on Sunday just as much as those last two MVPs. He added two more rushing touchdowns on quarterback draws, giving him three TDs for the season, and both runs went viral....

In fact, Murray’s performance in the Sooners’ spring game Saturday might have fans tabbing him as the early favorite to succeed Mayfield. After all, it’s rare for a transfer to outplay the Sporting News Player of the Year, even in a spring game. MORE: How Sooners get back to Playoff | Big 12 scheduling is ugly Murray has a year to sit out. Mayfield is the present — and a great one....

Makeup entrepreneur Kylie Jenner and the musician Doja Cat were captured front-row at Schiaparelli’s haute-couture spring/summer 2023 runway show in their headline-making outfits, waiting for it to start. Jenner wore a black strapless dress with a large lion’s head attached to her chest, while Doja Cat turned up covered head to toe in 30,000 Swarovski crystals applied individually by hand. The pair were seated on either side of actress and model Marisa Berenson, the maternal granddaughter of Elsa Schiaparelli, who founded the fashion house in 1927....

Taking to Instagram on Monday, the makeup mogul, 24, shared a series of throwback snaps of her previous Met Gala looks - including her naked Versace gown from the 2017 ball and her orange, feathered dress by the Italian fashion designer from 2019’s event. She then went on to announce the news, writing: “I’m so sad I couldn’t make it this year. I can’t wait to see all the looks....

The cosmetics entrepreneur, 25, gave birth to her son and second child in February 2022, but after announcing that she and partner Travis Scott named their baby Wolf Webster, Jenner said in March 2022 that is no longer the infant’s name. In the months since, the baby’s name remained a mystery to the public until Saturday, when the mother of two shared a series of photos of her son on Instagram as she made the revelation in a single-word caption: “AIRE....

Irving opened his statement — which came via Instagram — with a quote attributed to Malcolm X. He then went on to say he hopes the fine money is used to help “marginalized communities in need” before ending the statement with, “I do not talk to Pawns. My attention is worth more.” MORE: LeBron James ‘hurt’ by Irving’s comments on Kevin Durant’s podcast The NBA on Thursday fined Irving — in Year 2 of a four-year, $141 million deal — after he refused numerous requests to speak with reporters since the beginning of training camp on Dec....

Kyrie Irving returned as his alter ego in Chapter 4 of the “Uncle Drew” series, and this time he battled “Skinny Walt,” better known as Ray Allen, in a game of H.O.R.S.E. Baron Davis and J.B. Smoove also make hilarious appearances. MORE: A look back at Irving’s career | How does Stephen Curry keep getting open? Doesn’t matter if it’s against the youngbloods or old men. “Uncle Drew” comes to ball....

NBA League Pass: Sign up to unlock live out-of-market games (7-day free trial) “New York City’s not going to change their rule,” Adams said in an interview with Wolf Blitzer on CNN.. “And again, it’s up to the NBA and Kyrie to come to a full understanding on how to keep him on the Nets and continue to look after all our athletes that are coming here.” Under the mandate Irving would have been scheduled to miss the Nets’ 43 games played in New York, but the franchise decided he would also not be allowed to play on the road or practice with his teammates, effectively ruling their star point guard out for the season unless the mandates changed....

Explaining her decision in an op-ed for the Arizona Republic, she wrote: “I have never fit perfectly in either national party” adding that leaving the Democratic Party “won’t change my work in the Senate.” She tweeted a video in which she said she wanted to “reject party politics” and remove herself from the “broken partisan system in Washington.” But Jordan Zakarin, from media outlet More Perfect Us, tweeted that she had been “very happy to let the progressive grassroots in Arizona work their asses off to get her elected to the Senate,” adding that “after four years of refusing to meet with them, she’s finally slamming the door in their faces....

Posting on social media, Yellow Owl Workshop said on Tuesday that proceeds from the “F*** Off” ring would be donated to the National Employment Law Project until the end of this month. The company also said that it appreciated the attention Sen. Sinema (D-AZ) brought to the ring. She posted a viral picture of her wearing the ring at the weekend, a little over a month after she voted against a hike in the federal minimum wage....

Sinema penned an op-ed for The Washington Post headlined “We have more to lose than gain by ending the filibuster,” and argued that abolishing the parliamentary procedure could lead to key pieces of progressive legislation being reversed. But many social media users were not impressed by Sinema’s argument and took to Twitter to criticize the article and point out what they believed the senator had gotten wrong. In the op-ed, Sinema wrote: “To those who want to eliminate the legislative filibuster to expand health-care access or retirement benefits: Would it be good for our country if we did, only to later see that legislation replaced by legislation dividing Medicaid into block grants, slashing earned Social Security and Medicare benefits, or defunding women’s reproductive health services?...

Sinema announced Friday she would become an independent over a myriad of disagreements with the platforms of both major parties, and to inspire people’s belief that politics can transcend political tribalism. “This Senate seat doesn’t belong to Democratic or Republican bosses in Washington. It doesn’t belong to one party or the other, and it doesn’t belong to me. It belongs to Arizona, which is far too special a place to be defined by extreme partisans and ideologues,” Sinema wrote in an op-ed for the Arizona Republic Friday morning....

On September 30, 2020, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill (SB) 979 requiring publicly held corporations in California to push for diversity on their boards of directors by January 2023. The measures came into force last year and gave firms with a main executive office in California until December 31, 2021 to have a member on their boards from groups including LGBT, Black, Latino, Asian, Native American or Pacific Islander....

Redditor u/HYPER_ECH0, who claims to work as a lab technician at a coronavirus-testing facility, launched an “Ask Me Anything” (AMA) session on Friday and answered questions from fellow Reddit users all about the ins-and-outs of working in a testing lab. Those responses—along with u/HYPER_ECH0’s account—have since been deleted. Dozens of questions were asked, though, with many people wondering things like what the safety protocols are for handling tests, how difficult it is to retest samples and how often lab workers are getting tested themselves....

Simply put, Labor Day is a tribute to all the grueling work people put in day in and day out here in the U.S. So it’s only right to celebrate the holiday by doing the one thing every worker always needs but never quite gets enough of — relaxing. Since most businesses and government services are closed in observance of Labor Day, most people will be able to enjoy the holiday without having to go to work....

Writing in the right-wing Mail on Sunday newspaper, Starmer was busy outlining his opposition to the “shambles” of the government response to A-level grades, roundly criticized for being unfair after being decided by an algorithm rather than exams, and accusing Prime Minister Boris Johnson of “flailing around blaming everybody else and refusing to take any responsibility or show any leadership”. Labour’s left-wing took this as a betrayal, with the Daily Mail having a long history of being less than complimentary about former leaders....

At Lake Oroville in northern California, the state’s second-largest reservoir, the water level is now well above the seasonal average. Oroville was at 707.01 feet above sea level at the start of the year, according to the Lakes Online database. In just over three weeks, the water level has risen by more than 90 feet. On January 25, it was at 801.55 feet above sea level. Lake Oroville was formed after the construction of the Oroville Dam, which was built on the Feather River in 1967....