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Trump trial live updates: ‘Just do it,’ Cohen says Trump told him about making Stormy Daniels payment
Former US President Donald Trump attends his trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments linked to extramarital affairs, at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City, on May 7, 2024. (Photo by Win McNamee [Read More…]
Man who rammed U-Haul truck into White House security barrier pleads guilty
Jason Marz/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A man who drove a U-Haul truck into metal barriers outside of the White House in May 2023 pleaded guilty on Monday, admitting he carried out the attack fueled by [Read More…]
Foreign terrorist organizations could target Pride month events: FBI, DHS
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Foreign terrorist organizations may seek to exploit “LGBTQIA+-related events and venues,” including events during 2024 Pride month — celebrated in June, the FBI and Department of Homeland Security warned in [Read More…]
Trump trial live updates: ‘Get control of this’ Cohen says Trump told him of Stormy Daniels story
Former US President Donald Trump attends his trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments linked to extramarital affairs, at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City, on May 7, 2024. (Photo by Win McNamee [Read More…]
Donald Trump Jr. visited Peter Navarro in federal prison: Sources
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (MIAMI) — Donald Trump Jr. visited Peter Navarro in a Miami federal prison, according to sources familiar with the situation. Navarro, the former Trump White House adviser, was convicted in September of [Read More…]
Trump trial live updates: Jury hears secret recording of Trump discussing catch-and-kill payment
Former US President Donald Trump attends his trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments linked to extramarital affairs, at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City, on May 7, 2024. (Photo by Win McNamee [Read More…]
Donald Trump Jr. visited Peter Navarro in federal prison: Sources
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (MIAMI) — Donald Trump Jr. visited Peter Navarro in a Miami federal prison, according to sources familiar with the situation. Navarro, the former Trump White House adviser, was convicted in September of [Read More…]
Invasive emerald ash borer endangers cultural keystone tree species
Getty Images – STOCK (NEW YORK) — In northern Wisconsin, April Stone is carrying on a centuries-old Ojibwe practice of basket making. She uses wood from the black ash tree, a cultural keystone species that’s [Read More…]
‘He cannot be trusted’: Michael Cohen faces an uphill reputational battle with Trump’s jury
Spencer Platt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Monday might be the first time the jury in Donald Trump’s criminal hush money trial sees Michael Cohen in person, but they have heard plenty about the former president’s [Read More…]
2 years after racially motivated Buffalo mass shooting, hate crimes targeting Black people persist
Scott Olson/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As they sat in the lobby of the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in Washington, D.C., last month, Garnell Whitfield Jr. and others who have lost [Read More…]
Trump trial live updates: Star witness Michael Cohen expected to take the stand
Former US President Donald Trump attends his trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments linked to extramarital affairs, at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City, on May 7, 2024. (Photo by Win McNamee [Read More…]
Smoke from Canadian wildfires reaches US, Minnesota under air quality alert
Minnesota’s air quality alert was issued Sunday and will remain in place through Monday. (ABC News) (NEW YORK) — With over 100 active wildfires burning in Canada, wildfire smoke has drifted across the border into [Read More…]
From Trump’s ‘attack dog’ to star witness: Michael Cohen set to testify in hush money trial
Michael Cohen, former attorney and fixer for President Donald Trump is sworn in before testifying before the House Oversight Committee on Capitol Hill February 27, 2019 in Washington, DC. – (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) [Read More…]
Trump trial arrives at a pivotal moment: Star witness Michael Cohen is poised to take the stand
NEW YORK (AP) — The star prosecution witness in Donald Trump’s hush money trial is set to take the stand Monday with testimony that could help shape the outcome of the first criminal case against an American [Read More…]
One dead after shooting inside Regal Cinemas theater in Ohio
Sheila Paras/Getty Images/STOCK (CLEVELAND) — A late night shooting inside an Ohio movie theater has left one man dead, police said. The shooting took place at approximately 11 p.m. when the Massilon Police Department were [Read More…]
Scientists have figured out way to make algae-based plastic that completely decomposes
Erik Jepsen/Board of Regents of the University of California (SAN DIEGO) — Scientists may have found the answer to manufacturing plastics products that actually break down without forming into microplastics, or tiny pieces of plastics [Read More…]
Teen pleads guilty in Colorado rock-throwing spree that killed 20-year-old driver
Getty Images – STOCK (GOLDEN, Colo.) — One of three Colorado teenagers charged in connection with a rock-throwing spree that killed a 20-year-old driver last year has pleaded guilty as part of a plea deal, [Read More…]
Judge warns Michael Cohen to stop talking about Trump hush money case
Spencer Platt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Judge Juan Merchan on Friday issued a warning to Michael Cohen ahead of his planned testimony next week in former President Trump’s criminal hush money trial, telling prosecutors to [Read More…]
Afghan woman writes about her decadelong journey from her home country to America
ABC (NEW YORK) — Author Zarifa Adiba discusses her journey from Afghanistan to international music fame in her new book “Playing for Freedom: The Journey of a Young Afghan Girl.” Adiba said she was just [Read More…]
Northern lights could be seen as far south as Alabama this weekend: NOAA
Getty Images – STOCK (NEW YORK) — Americans across the country may get a chance to see the northern lights this weekend. A series of solar flares and “explosions” from the sun may lead to [Read More…]