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Hochul appoints Letitia James as special prosecutor in Cornell sexual assault case

Hochul appoints Letitia James as special prosecutor in Cornell sexual assault case
NBC News Friday 02 October 2026, 00:48 UTC 2 min read
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Hochul appoints Letitia James as special prosecutor in Cornell sexual assault case 00:48 UP NEXT #IAmJaneDoe movement taking over social media 01:56 Michigan parents charged after toddler has gun at daycare 01:19 Customs and Border Protection leaders cut out of Trump's PSA ad buy 03:47 Judge denies motion to find Lindsay Clancy not guilty of murdering her three children 03:26 Could humanoid robot soldiers be on the horizon? 12:15 NASA, SpaceX launch Crew-13 mission to International Space...

Hochul appoints Letitia James as special prosecutor in Cornell sexual assault case 00:48 UP NEXT #IAmJaneDoe movement taking over social media 01:56 Michigan parents charged after toddler has gun at daycare 01:19 Customs and Border Protection leaders cut out of Trump's PSA ad buy 03:47 Judge denies motion to find Lindsay Clancy not guilty of murdering her three children 03:26 Could humanoid robot soldiers be on the horizon? 12:15 NASA, SpaceX launch Crew-13 mission to International Space Station 18:51 Renee Good’s family sues U.S. government, ICE officer and Trump officials 03:01 Tennessee death row inmate hospitalized after surviving two lethal injections 04:28 Polymarket announces new safeguards for users 02:32 Wearable tech that could help treat depression to be available by prescription 03:51 Supreme Court allows execution of Tennessee woman after it was halted 03:39 Cornell agrees to independent investigation into handling of rape allegations 02:44 Flooding triggers State of Emergency 01:13 Florida woman indicted in connection to shooting at Rihanna’s L.A. home 02:29 Suspect and two victims dead in Virginia workplace shooting 01:57 Federal court halts Christa Pike's execution 05:14 Cornell student body president describes what it's like on campus right now 05:49 Florida mother arrested after allegedly leaving 4 young children home to go on cruise 01:33 Jury consultant explains what attorneys could look for in possible Lindsay Clancy retrial 03:58 Stay Tuned NOW Hochul appoints Letitia James as special prosecutor in Cornell sexual assault case 00:48 Copied New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has issued an executive order appointing Attorney General Letitia James as special prosecutor in the Cornell sexual assault case. NBC News’ Gadi Schwartz has the details. Oct. 2, 2026 [Image text:] WELCOME TO CORNELL UNIVERSITY Universitylocal, and New York State vehicle and traffic laws are enforced. No parking 2:00-5:00 AM December 1-April 1
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