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Trump trial live updates: Pecker testifies that Cohen was prone to exaggeration

Trump trial live updates: Pecker testifies that Cohen was prone to exaggeration

SimpleImages/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump is on trial in New York City, where he is facing felony charges related to a 2016 hush money payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels. It marks the first time in history that a former U.S. president has been tried […]

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Boeing crash victims’ families urge DOJ to criminally prosecute company

Boeing crash victims’ families urge DOJ to criminally prosecute company

Angus Mordant/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The families of victims who died in one of two fatal Boeing 737 MAX 8 crashes met with Department of Justice officials Wednesday regarding the looming decision to prosecute or dismiss charges against the company. The fatal Boeing crashes in October 2018 and […]

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Federal judge rejects Donald Trump’s bid for new E. Jean Carroll defamation trial, upholds $83M judgment

Federal judge rejects Donald Trump’s bid for new E. Jean Carroll defamation trial, upholds $83M judgment

Jeenah Moon-Pool/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A federal judge in New York on Thursday rejected former President Donald Trump’s bid for a new trial in a defamation case brought by writer E. Jean Carroll. The ruling upheld the jury’s $83.3 million damage award. “Contrary to the defendant’s arguments, Ms. Carroll’s […]

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Harvey Weinstein’s rape conviction overturned in New York; DA will attempt to retry

Harvey Weinstein’s rape conviction overturned in New York; DA will attempt to retry

Former film producer Harvey Weinstein appears in court at the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center in Los Angeles, California, on Oct. 4, 2022. (ETIENNE LAURENT/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — The rape conviction of movie producer Harvey Weinstein has been overturned by New York’s highest court. The New […]

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New children’s book discusses a mother-son experience when caring for children with autism

New children’s book discusses a mother-son experience when caring for children with autism

Getty Images – STOCK (NEW YORK) — April is Autism Acceptance Month. Sheletta Brundidge wrote a children’s book about how her oldest son, Andrew Brundidge, cared for his younger siblings with autism, and how to parent children with special needs. Sheletta Brundidge’s decision to dedicate her latest book to her […]

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Slain Chicago police Officer Luis Huesca’s sister pleads for public to help in catching the killer: ‘The pain is unbearable’

Slain Chicago police Officer Luis Huesca’s sister pleads for public to help in catching the killer: ‘The pain is unbearable’

Getty Images – STOCK (CHICAGO) — Describing her family’s pain as “unbearable,” the sister of slain Chicago police Officer Luis Huesca is pleading with the public to help investigators identify and catch a suspect who allegedly gunned him down and stole his gun and car as he arrived home from […]

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Gotham Whale, a New York City-based nonprofit, allows citizen scientists to assist in conservation efforts

Gotham Whale, a New York City-based nonprofit, allows citizen scientists to assist in conservation efforts

Artie Raslich/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A whale-watching excursion that embarks straight from New York City offers passengers an opportunity to escape the hustle and bustle and assist in a much-needed conservation efforts for the marine mammal. Gotham Whale, and research education and advocacy organization based in Staten Island, collects […]

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Trump hush money trial Day 7: “National Enquirer’s” David Pecker to resume testimony

Trump hush money trial Day 7: “National Enquirer’s” David Pecker to resume testimony

Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media outside the courtroom during his trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments at Manhattan Criminal Court on April 23, 2024 in New York City. (Curtis Means-Pool/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker is set to return […]

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Former college and NFL star Reggie Bush’s 2005 Heisman Trophy reinstated

Former college and NFL star Reggie Bush’s 2005 Heisman Trophy reinstated

Michael Cohen/WireImage/Via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former standout college football player and NFL running back Reggie Bush will have his 2005 Heisman Trophy reinstated, according to Bush’s attorneys and a statement posted on the Heisman website Wednesday. Bush posted a photo on Instagram with the trophy captioned, “No one […]

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WNBA star Brittney Griner opens up about harrowing Russian detention in exclusive “20/20” special

WNBA star Brittney Griner opens up about harrowing Russian detention in exclusive “20/20” special

ABC News (NEW YORK) — WNBA star Brittney Griner, who was released from Russian detention in a prisoner swap in December 2022, shared her story for the first time and reflected on the hopelessness she experienced during her monthslong confinement in an exclusive interview that will air May 1 on […]

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