Terrorism trial set to open in stabbing of author Salman Rushdie

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The man who was convicted of trying to kill Salman Rushdie is going on trial again, this time in a federal terrorism case that is probing deeper into what allegedly motivated the stabbing on a lecture stage in 2022. Opening statements are set for Wednesday in Hadi Matar’s trial in the federal … Read more

Etan Patz’s 1979 kidnapping and murder “touched a nerve” with parents, author says

The Supreme Court recently decided to reinstate the conviction of the man accused of kidnapping and murdering 6-year-old Etan Patz in 1979, bringing the case back into the public eye. “After Etan” author Lisa Cohen shares her thoughts on how the Etan Patz kidnapping changed how the public viewed missing children’s cases. Source link

Author Amy Griffin sues woman who alleged she stole her stories of sexual abuse in memoir ‘The Tell’

LOS ANGELES — Author Amy Griffin sued a former classmate for defamation on Monday, saying the woman’s statements in a New York Times story and a subsequent lawsuit alleging Griffin appropriated her stories of sexual abuse for her bestselling 2025 memoir “The Tell” are false in “every element.” Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get … Read more

Marjane Satrapi, French-Iranian author of ‘Persepolis,’ dies at 56

Marjane Satrapi, the French-Iranian author and illustrator behind the popular graphic novel series and film “Persopolis,” has died, the French presidency said Thursday. She was 56. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Satrapi’s graphic novel series recounted her early years growing up in Tehran against the … Read more

Judge throws out author Michael Wolff’s lawsuit against Melania Trump

NEW YORK — A judge on Friday threw out author Michael Wolff’s lawsuit against first lady Melania Trump, ruling that his “contorted” attempt to prevent her from suing him for $1 billion over his statements about her and Jeffrey Epstein “is not how the federal courts work.” Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil in federal court in … Read more

Utah grief author sentenced to life in prison in husband’s poisoning death

The Utah grief author convicted of murder after prosecutors said she laced her husband’s cocktail with a fatal dose of fentanyl was sentenced to life in prison without parole Wednesday, on what would have been his 44th birthday. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Richins, handcuffed … Read more

Sons of Kouri Richins, author convicted of murdering husband, say they’d feel unsafe if she wasn’t in prison

The young sons of Utah author Kouri Richins said ahead of her sentencing hearing Wednesday that they would feel unsafe if their mother was ever released from prison after she was found guilty in March of killing their father. Richins, 35, faces several decades to life in prison on five felony convictions, including aggravated murder. … Read more

Jordan Chiles is an Olympian, author and star of ‘Dancing with the Stars.’ She’s nowhere close to done.

Jordan Chiles at 25 years old has singularly accomplished more professionally to date than some entire family bloodlines. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Chiles, a two-time Olympian and 2024 Paris Games gold medal-winning gymnast, is a four-time NCAA gymnastics champion, a New York Times best-selling … Read more

Gorsuch highlights staggering decline in civic literacy that prompted him to author new book

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch is sounding the alarm on the steep decline in civic literacy in classrooms across the United States — a trend Gorsuch said ultimately prompted him to co-author a new children’s book with the aim of educating the next generation about America’s founding … Read more