Stormy Daniels testifies about alleged sexual encounter with Trump, hush money reportedly received
Stormy Daniels took the witness stand Tuesday to discuss her alleged sexual encounter with the former president and the $130,000 she was paid to keep quiet about it during the 2016 presidential election. Daniels will testify again on Thursday.
Trump fined $1K for gag order violation as former employee discusses repayments
The testimony from Jeffrey McConney, an ex-Trump Organization controller, provided details of how the company reimbursed payments meant to suppress embarrassing stories from surfacing during the 2016 presidential campaign.
Columbia cancels university-wide commencement ceremony
Columbia University announced on Monday morning that the school is canceling their university-wide graduation ceremony after weeks of Gaza protests.
Columbia University protests: A timeline of how we got here
Tensions on Columbia's main campus continue to escalate. NYPD officials forced their way into Hamilton Hall as protesters had occupied, vandalized, and blockaded most of the building overnight.
Trump hush money trial: Stormy Daniels's lawyer concludes testimony after hearing on gag order violations
Thursday's proceedings started with a contempt hearing over whether the former president violated his gag order again, followed by lawyer Keith Davidson wrapping up his testimony after over two days on the witness stand.
Harvey Weinstein appears in court as prosecutors seek September retrial
Prosecutors have asked for a September retrial for Harvey Weinstein, who was back in a New York courtroom for the first time since his 2020 rape conviction was overturned by an appeals court last week.
Trump's hush money trial: Judge issues gag order ruling, $9K fine for Trump
The judge in the case found that the former president violated his gag order and fined him $9,000 over online posts. Charges in the case center on $130,000 in payments Donald Trump’s company made to Michael Cohen.
Columbia University updates: School begins suspending protesters after ultimatum to disband camp
Pro-Palestinian protesters encamped at Columbia University defied a 2 p.m. deadline to leave an encampment of around 120 tents on the school’s Manhattan campus.
Trump hush money trial: Ex-tabloid publisher, former Trump assistant testify on Day 4
Trump’s hush money trial continues Friday with defense lawyers cross-examining David Pecker, the former publisher of the National Enquirer.
Harvey Weinstein's 2020 rape conviction overturned by NY appeals court
The 72-year-old Weinstein is serving a 23-year sentence in New York. He’ll remain imprisoned because a 2022 conviction in a Los Angeles rape case.
Trump hush money trial: Ex-tabloid publisher tried to stop potential damaging stories to protect Trump
Former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker testified Thursday that he went to great lengths to help shield his old friend Donald Trump from potentially damaging stories.
Trump hush money trial: Ex-National Inquirer publisher says he wanted to keep Trump tabloid agreement 'quiet'
Testimony resumed on Tuesday in former President Donald Trump's historic hush money trial, including a longtime tabloid publisher who is expected to tell jurors about his efforts to help Trump stifle unflattering stories during the 2016 campaign.
Trump hush money trial: Day 1 ends with attorneys making competing opening statements about Trump
In opening statements for Donald Trump's historic hush money trial, prosecutors said Monday that the former president "orchestrated a criminal scheme to corrupt" the 2016 presidential election.
Man sets himself on fire during Trump trial jury selection at NYC courthouse
A man set himself on fire outside of Donald Trump's hush money jury selection at an NYC courthouse on Friday.
Trump’s hush money trial: Jury has been chosen; now what?
A dozen jurors are set to decide whether the former president schemed to bury allegations of extramarital sexual encounters that arose during his first White House campaign in 2016.
Trump's history-making hush-money trial begins: No jurors selected
The day ended without any jurors being seated. The selection process was scheduled to resume Tuesday.
Former Trump executive Allen Weisselberg sentenced to 5 months in jail for lying in civil fraud case
Retired Trump Organization executive Allen Weisselberg has received a five-month jail sentence for lying under oath during testimony in a lawsuit brought against Donald Trump by New York’s attorney general.
Major grocery chain to close stores during the eclipse
Wegmans plans to close 48 stores in the path of the solar eclipse so that employees can enjoy the rare celestial event.
Fallen crypto mogul Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years in prison
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for a cryptocurrency fraud that a prosecutor has described as one of the biggest financial frauds in U.S. history.
Women being punched in NYC? Multiple TikTokkers recount random assaults
Several women have shared stories of being randomly punched in NYC. On Wednesday, a man was arrested in connection to reportedly assaulting one of the young women.