Judge denies Lindsay Clancy acquittal motion after mistrial
A Massachusetts judge ruled that prosecutors presented enough evidence for a jury to decide whether Lindsay Clancy was criminally responsible for the deaths of her three children.
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Episcopal priest says God is nonbinary and Jesus ‘transitioned’
The Rev. Flourish Klink made the claims in a March 21 homily at New York’s Cathedral of St. John the Divine, according to the sermon text published on Klink’s website.
Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 15 years in New York sexual-assault case
A Manhattan judge imposed 15 years in prison and five years of post-release supervision for Weinstein’s 2025 conviction over the 2006 assault of Miriam Haley.
Stanford dining division used AI to alter student photos, report says
The Stanford Review reports that Stanford Residential & Dining Enterprises used AI to change students’ race, gender and facial appearance in promotional images.
Jawahar gets 11 years in Ponzi scheme that counted Travis Kelce among victims
Siddharth Jawahar was sentenced to 11 years and ordered to pay $31.35 million in restitution after pleading guilty to three wire-fraud counts; prosecutors named Travis Kelce among 64 victims.
U.S. reading scores fall 14 points in PISA 2025
American 15-year-olds’ reading score fell sharply from 2022, while math slipped two points and science was essentially unchanged. U.S. rankings improved as other countries also declined.
Stat Crux Report launches reader comments
Readers can now discuss articles directly on Stat Crux Report under published discussion rules.
Clancy trial holdout juror publicly defends vote for conviction
Michael P. Desronvil says the evidence supported conviction and rejects claims he expressed reasonable doubt; the 11-1 deadlock ended in a mistrial.
Photo prompts unconfirmed claim that Milo Yiannopoulos converted to Islam
A September 6 image shows the commentator in a crocheted skullcap, but clothing is not proof of religious conversion and no direct confirmation was located.
