Nathan Chasing Horse has been sentenced to life in prison for sexual assault. A judge gave the “Dances With Wolves” actor his sentence on Monday in Las Vegas. He was found guilty in January of 13 charges in a yearslong sexual abuse case. Prosecutors say Chasing Horse used his reputation as a Lakota medicine man to prey on Indigenous women and girls. He was acquitted on some charges. He denied all of the allegations. Chasing Horse, wearing his navy blue Clark County Detention Center uniform, stared straight ahead as victims read their statements.

Both President Donald Trump and his wife, Melania, are calling on ABC to fire Jimmy Kimmel after the late-night comic joked last week that the first lady had “the glow of an expectant widow.” Kimmel made the joke while delivering a mock comic routine for the White House Correspondents' Association dinner — two nights before that event was cut short when a man tried to rush the ballroom where the Trumps and other leaders were. Melania Trump said Monday on social media that people like Kimmel “shouldn't have the opportunity to enter our homes each evening to spread hate.” The president said Kimmel's words were “beyond the pale.”

Supporters of a controversial California proposal to implement a one-time tax on billionaires say they have enough signatures to qualify it for the November ballot. The goal of the proposal is to generate $100 billion in revenue for the state to backfill federal cuts to Medicaid, which provides healthcare to low-income people. Critics, including tech leaders and Gov. Gavin Newsom, say it could drive the state's wealthiest to leave. California's budget already relies heavily on income taxes from the state's richest people. The Secretary of State still needs to verify the signatures and officially qualify the measure.

Prosecutors say a man in California is in custody on murder charges in connection with a shooting in January that left two people dead in a Salt Lake City church parking lot. The charges against 32-year-old John Vea Uasike Jr. were unsealed Monday by the Salt Lake County district attorney’s office as authorities seek his extradition to Utah. Uasike was taken into custody on April 14 by law enforcement in California on six felony charges. The violence took place outside a place of worship for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, also known as the Mormon church. Six people were injured.

'Dances With Wolves' actor Nathan Chasing Horse sentenced to life for sexually assaulting Indigenous women and girls.

Authorities say fast-moving storms pummeled parts of the Midwest with hail, strong wind and heavy rain, flooding streets and leading to stranded commuters who needed to be rescued from their vehicles. More storms are on the way through Monday night. The National Weather Service forecasts show more than 64 million people in the Midwest mostly are at risk of severe storms, with the St. Louis region at moderate risk for multiple strong tornadoes and large hail. In Kansas City, Missouri, the local fire department responded to 11 water rescues Monday morning following heavy rain. No injuries were reported.

Nearly a quarter-century after rap star Jam Master Jay of Run-DMC was shot to death, a man admitted in court Monday to a role in a killing that stymied investigators for decades. Jay Bryant pleaded guilty to a federal murder charge, telling a judge that he helped other people get into a recording studio so they could ambush the DJ, born Jason Mizell. The 52-year-old’s admission brings some closure — but also adds complexity — to a knotty case. Bryant didn’t name the other people with whom he acted. But a jury in 2024 convicted two other men, Karl Jordan Jr. and Ronald Washington, yet a judge subsequently cleared Jordan. Washington has also challenged his conviction.

Man charged with attempted assassination of Trump in White House correspondents' dinner shooting

A woman who accused Harvey Weinstein of raping her in 2013 is testifying for the third time against the former movie magnate. Jessica Mann took the witness stand Monday at Weinstein's latest retrial. It's happening after his initial, 2020 conviction was overturned, and then a jury failed to decide the rape charge during a retrial last year. Weinstein denies the allegation and has said he never assaulted anyone. The woman has said she's “ready, willing and able” to testify as many times as it takes.

Prosecutors say the suspect in the killings of two University of South Florida doctoral students from Bangladesh had asked ChatGPT days before the pair went missing what would happen if a human body was put in a garbage bag and thrown in a dumpster. According to a pretrial detention report, Hisham Abugharbieh also asked the artificial intelligence chatbot whether the identification number on his car could be changed. ChatGPT responded that Abugharbieh’s question sounded dangerous. The remains of Abugharbieh’s roommate, Zamil Limon, were found Friday, but authorities said they were still searching for Limon’s girlfriend, Nahida Bristy. On Sunday, the sheriff’s office said a body was found in the area, but had not been identified.

Virginia's Supreme Court is considering whether a voter-approved redistricting amendment complied with the state's constitutional requirements. A Republican challenge to the map contends that the Democratic-led General Assembly violated procedural requirements by placing the constitutional amendment before voters to authorize mid-decade redistricting. On Monday, arguments before the court focused on whether the legislature's initial vote happened before last fall's election, since early voting was already underway. If the court agrees that lawmakers broke the rules, it could invalidate the amendment and render last week’s statewide vote meaningless. Democrats hope to win as many as four additional U.S. House seats under the new Virginia map.

A man convicted in the 2024 shooting death of a New York City police officer has been sentenced to 115 years to life in prison. Guy Rivera was found guilty of aggravated manslaughter but acquitted of murder in the killing of Officer Jonathan Diller during a traffic stop. The case briefly became a focal point during President Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign to reclaim the White House. Prosecutors said Rivera pulled out a concealed handgun and intentionally shot Diller. But Rivera’s lawyer argued the gun accidentally discharged as officers pulled the firearm from Rivera’s pocket. The Queens jury deliberated for roughly eight hours following a three-week trial.

A Wyoming judge has blocked a new state law that bans abortions beyond the earliest stages of pregnancy while a lawsuit challenging the provision moves ahead.

Federal prosecutors say a small-town Wisconsin police chief tried to help California gun dealers import illegal armor-piercing rounds from Europe. According to court documents, brothers Jacob and Darin Dowd ran a gun dealership in Vacaville, California. Prosecutors say that around June 2021, they wanted to import about 490,000 armor-piercing rounds from a European arms exporter. The U.S. generally bans imports of such ammunition unless police departments order it. Prosecutors say the brothers convinced James Bushey, then chief of police in the Wisconsin town of Linn, to fake a purchase order for the ammunition in exchange for money for new squad cars. Both Dowd brothers have agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy. Bushey hasn't been charged.

A Cape Cod seafood company has donated a rare two-colored lobster to a science center, sparing the critter from the kettle because of its remarkable coloration. The lobster is the typical brown color on one side and bright orange on the other. The two-toned pattern goes all the way from its head to its tail. Representatives for Wellfleet Shellfish Company in Eastham, Massachusetts, said Monday they have been fielding inquiries about the crustacean for days. The company gifted the lobster to Woods Hole Science Aquarium in Falmouth, Massachusetts.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court upheld the federal racketeering convictions Monday of imprisoned former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder and ex-lobbyist Matt Borges in the state's long-running $60 million bribery scheme

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A man who managed problem-plagued voter registration drives in Pennsylvania ahead of the 2024 presidential election pleaded guilty Monday to three misdemeanor counts and was sentenced to a month in county jail.

Man pleads guilty in the 2002 killing of Jam Master Jay, the DJ in the pioneering rap group Run-DMC.

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