Tech consultant found guilty of second-degree murder in death of Cash App founder

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A San Francisco jury has found a tech consultant is guilty of second-degree murder in the stabbing death of Cash App founder Bob Lee. Prosecutors have said Nima Momeni planned the attack after learning that Lee had introduced his younger sister to a drug dealer who she says sexually assaulted her. Prosecutors have said Momeni drove Lee to an isolated spot by the Bay Bridge and stabbed him three times with a kitchen knife from his sister’s condo. Defense attorneys have said Lee suddenly attacked Momeni with the knife, upset over something Momeni said. Momeni faces 16 years to life in prison. Jurors took seven days to reach a verdict.

Trump’s lawyers allege juror misconduct in latest bid to get his conviction dismissed

NEW YORK (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump’s lawyers are alleging that his hush money conviction was tainted by juror misconduct, opening a new front in their fight to overturn the verdict and throw out the historic case. Trump’s lawyers raised the misconduct claim in court papers made public Tuesday, as Manhattan Judge Juan M. Merchan weighs a pending defense request to throw out the case in light of his impending return to the White House. Trump lawyers Todd Blanche and Emil Bove wrote in a letter to Merchan that they had “evidence of grave juror misconduct during the trial.” The details of the allegations were redacted and hidden from public view.

Woman who stowed away on flight to Paris arrested again in Buffalo

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A Russian woman who was arrested after she stowed away on a flight from New York City to Paris last month has been arrested again in Buffalo. Authorities say Svetlana Dali was scheduled to appear in federal court in Buffalo Tuesday afternoon. Prosecutors say Dali evaded security at John F. Kennedy International Airport and flew to Paris as a stowaway on a Delta Air Lines flight on Nov. 26. She was flown back to New York and arrested on a federal stowaway charge. Prosecutors have not released details of her arrest in Buffalo on Monday. A message seeking comment was sent to her attorney.

Americans’ trust in nation’s court system hits record low, survey finds

WASHINGTON (AP) — At a time of heightened political division, Americans’ confidence in their country’s judicial system and courts dropped to a record low of 35% this year. That’s according to a new Gallup poll. The United States saw a sharp drop of 24 percentage points over the last four years, setting the country apart from other wealthy nations where most people on average still express trust in their systems. The drop wasn’t limited to one end of the political spectrum: Confidence dropped among people who disapproved of the country’s leadership under President Joe Biden as well as among those who approved.