True grit: Justice Khobragade’s journey from a hamlet to High Court

After eight days of jury selection, Marine veteran Daniel Penny’s manslaughter trial kicked off Friday for the death of Jordan Neely, an erratic homeless man he placed in a chokehold during an outburst on the subway. Twelve jurors and four alternates were selected from a pool of more than 100 Manhattan residents to weigh Penny’s…

The Vice President Kamala Harris campaign says they hauled in $47 million from nearly 600,000 donors in the 24 hours after her debate with former President Donald Trump on Tuesday night in Philadelphia. “This historic, 24-hour haul reflects a strong and growing coalition of Americans united behind Vice President Harris’ candidacy that knows the stakes…

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Former Green Bay Packers star Brett Favre offered a short response on social media to the proposal from Wisconsin’s Democratic governor to replace “mother” with “inseminated person.” But it was far from the only proposal in Tony Evers administration’s budget recommendation. Other so-called gendered terms were also called on to change, including “paternity” to “parentage,”…

The Indian cricket team plans more net practice instead of playing a warm-up match against India ‘A’ during their Australian tour. Led by head coach Gautam Gambhir, the team aims to prepare on WACA’s bouncy pitch, resembling Perth Stadium. India will defend the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in a five-Test series, beginning November 22.

Former Letcher County, Kentucky Sheriff Shawn “Mickey” Stines pleaded not guilty on Monday in the murder of District Court Judge Kevin Mullins in the same courthouse where the lawman opened fire upon the jurist in September. Attorney Jeremy Bartley said Monday that Stines has a “compelling defense” lined up to justify the shooting of his…