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Video footage shows a Pennsylvania motorist running over the hood of a police cruiser in an attempt to elude officers. Police said around 3:30 a.m.

John Lennon‘s killer Mark Chapman has been denied parole for the eleventh time.The 65-year old was interviewed by a parole board in New York last Wednesday (August 19), and has since had his appeal denied. Further details of the verdict have not been disclosed.Chapman is currently serving a 20-years-to-life sentence at Wende Correctional Facility in Erie County, New York, having pleaded guilty to second-degree murder.He fatally shot Lennon at the entrance to his New York City apartment back in December 1980.

Dominic Patten Senior Editor, Legal & TV CriticThe long road to getting Harvey Weinstein out West to face rape charges hit a new roadblock today.Mired in technical difficulties and coronavirus restrictions today, the initial gathering before Erie County Court Judge Kenneth Case has now been moved to December 11 at 9:30 AM ET, according to the local D.A. All of which means it could be deep into 2021 before Weinstein is actually put on a plane out to L.A., depending on appeals and court availability.The imprisoned producer was scheduled to appear early Friday via video feed from the maximum security Wende Correctional Facility near Buffalo, NY for a hearing on his extradition to Los Angeles.

Harvey Weinstein is currently being held in isolated custody after two inmates at the Wende Correctional Facility in Erie County, New York, east of Buffalo, have tested positive for the novel coronavirus. Michael Powers, the president of the New York State Correctional Officers & Police Benevolent Association, told The Hollywood Reporter in a phone call, "I do know that he's in isolation."

People are speaking out on social media after a video from Buffalo, New York has gone viral. Police officers can be seen shoving an elderly man to the ground, causing him to bleed from the head.

Two officers were struck by a car at a George Floyd demonstration near a police station in New York.