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A Martian meteorite, weighing 54.388 lbs. (24.67 kg), said to be the largest piece of Mars on Earth, at Sotheby's, in New York, July 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
July 17, 2025, 8:36 pm
Martian meteorite sells for record $5.3 million at New York auction
54-pound rock named NWA 16788 is largest ever found on Earth originating from Mars; dinosaur skeleton sells for more than $30 million
By Dave Collins
Former film producer Harvey Weinstein appears in court in Los Angeles, October 4 2022. (Etienne Laurent/Pool Photo via AP, File)
April 25, 2024, 6:52 pm
New York court repeals Harvey Weinstein’s sexual assault conviction, calls retrial
The 4-3 judge majority says judge in original trial showed prejudice against Weinstein with ‘egregious’ improper rulings
By Michael R. Sisak and Dave Collins
Infowars founder Alex Jones appears in court to testify during the Sandy Hook defamation damages trial at Connecticut Superior Court in Waterbury, Connecticut on September 22, 2022. (Tyler Sizemore/Hearst Connecticut Media via AP, Pool, File)
September 16, 2023, 1:43 pm
Alex Jones continues extravagant spending while not paying dime to Sandy Hook families
Conspiracy theorist spent $93,000 in July; victims’ relatives awarded nearly $1.5 billion over false theory that school shooting that killed 20 kids, 6 educators never happened
By Dave Collins
Co-founder and CEO of Sandy Hook Promise Foundation Nicole Hockley shows photos of her son, Dylan, in her office, in Newtown, Connecticut, December 5, 2022. (Julia Nikhinson/AP)
December 13, 2022, 5:42 pm
A decade after Sandy Hook elementary school massacre, grief remains but hope grows
December difficult for students who survived, when guilt, anxiety can intensify; for parents of victims, there is renewed sorrow; others find optimism in power of gun-control lobby
By Dave Collins
Infowars founder Alex Jones appears in court to testify during the Sandy Hook defamation damages trial at Connecticut Superior Court in Waterbury, Connecticut on September 22, 2022. (Tyler Sizemore/Hearst Connecticut Media via AP, Pool, File)
December 2, 2022, 7:05 pm
Owing $1.5b to Sandy Hook families, Infowars host Alex Jones files for bankruptcy
Conspiracy theorist, who just hosted Kanye for unhinged pro-Nazi rant on his show and long claimed mass shooting at elementary school was a hoax, files for Chapter 11 protection
By Dave Collins and JILL BLEED
Infowars founder Alex Jones appears in court to testify during the Sandy Hook defamation damages trial at Connecticut Superior Court in Waterbury, Connecticut on September 22, 2022. (Tyler Sizemore/Hearst Connecticut Media via AP, Pool, File)
November 11, 2022, 5:38 am
Alex Jones ordered to pay $473 million more to Sandy Hook families
Connecticut judge imposes punitive damages on Infowars host and Free Speech Systems, who repeatedly told his millions of followers the school shooting was staged by ‘crisis actors’
By Dave Collins
Infowars founder Alex Jones appears in court to testify during the Sandy Hook defamation damages trial at Connecticut Superior Court in Waterbury, Conn., September 22, 2022. (Tyler Sizemore/Hearst Connecticut Media via AP, Pool, File)
October 12, 2022, 11:49 pm
Alex Jones ordered to pay almost $1 billion to victims of his Sandy Hook lies
Testifying during the trial, conspiracy theorist acknowledges he was wrong about school shooting, but both in the courtroom and on his show he has remained defiant
By Dave Collins
Alex Jones talks to media during a midday break in his trial at the Travis County Courthouse in Austin, Texas, on July 26, 2022. (Briana Sanchez/Austin American-Statesman via AP, Pool)
September 12, 2022, 11:41 am
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones goes on trial again over false Sandy Hook hoax claims
Jury to hear evidence and decide how much Infowars host should pay families of massacre victims; he recently lost nearly $50 million verdict; is set to face 3rd trial
By Dave Collins
Steven Hoffenberg, left, is escorted by FBI agents in a Little Rock, Ark. parking garage after turning himself in, Feb. 15, 1996. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston, File)
August 26, 2022, 8:33 pm
Man found dead in Connecticut confirmed to be Ponzi schemer and Epstein mentor
Medical examiners identify Steven Hoffenberg, whose decomposing body was found in an apartment after a week; officials waiting on toxicology results for cause of death
By Dave Collins
Steven Hoffenberg, left, is escorted by FBI agents in a Little Rock, Ark. parking garage after turning himself in, Feb. 15, 1996. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston, File)
August 26, 2022, 9:42 am
Police suspect man found dead was Ponzi schemer and Epstein mentor Hoffenberg
Unidentified decomposing body found in Connecticut apartment earlier this week had been dead for at least seven days, police say
By Dave Collins
Susan Newman, left, and Nell Newman arrive at the SeriousFun Children's Network event at the Dolby Theatre, in Los Angeles, May 14, 2015. (Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
August 25, 2022, 12:59 am
Paul Newman’s daughters sue late actor’s charity foundation over fund allocations
Susan Kendall Newman and Nell Newman allege foundation their father set up is not fulfilling requirement to contribute $400,000 a year to their own charities
By Dave Collins
Infowars host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones speaks outside of the Dirksen building on Capitol Hill in Washington, September 5, 2018. (Jose Luis Magana/AP)
October 3, 2021, 7:58 am
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to pay damages over false Sandy Hook ‘hoax’ claim
Court rules Infowars host liable in 3 lawsuits brought by parents of children killed in 2012 school shooting after he falsely claimed it was faked to help increase gun control
By Dave Collins
Mourners attend a candlelight vigil held behind Stratford High School on the Town Hall Green in Stratford, Connecticut on Saturday December 15, 2012, remembering victims of the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in nearby Newtown. (The Connecticut Post, Christian Abraham/AP)
July 28, 2021, 7:17 pm
Gun maker offers $33 million to settle suit by Sandy Hook families
The nine families suing the now-bankrupt Remington are considering the proposals; rifle was used to kill 20 first-graders and six educators
By Dave Collins
In this Feb. 24, 2021, file photo, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks during a press conference before the opening of a mass COVID-19 vaccination site in the Queens borough of New York (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, Pool, File)
February 28, 2021, 8:20 am
2nd former aide accuses New York’s Cuomo of sexual harassment
Ex-health policy adviser says governor asked inappropriate questions; former economic adviser previously said he kissed her, made inappropriate comments; Cuomo denies allegations
By Dave Collins
In this August 17, 2018, photo, Christine Gagnon of Southington, Connecticut., protests with other family and friends who have lost loved ones to OxyContin and opioid overdoses at Purdue Pharma LLP headquarters in Stamford, Connecticut (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)
September 12, 2019, 1:01 pm
Sackler family and Purdue Pharma to pay billions to settle opioid lawsuits
Tentative agreement reached with thousands of local governments and more than 20 states, could be worth up to $12 billion over time
By GEOFF MULVIHILL and Dave Collins
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