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Commentary: The Trump prosecution has a Michael Cohen problem -- and a plan to solve it
Since the opening of the Donald Trump’s New York trial — when the former president’s counsel told the jury that the prosecution’s star witness “cannot be trusted” — the defense has telegraphed its principal ...Read more
Editorial: Out of chances: Letting Donald Trump skate is contempt for justice
Acting Manhattan state Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan held Donald Trump in contempt for his violations of a gag order in his criminal hush money case. The penalty? A paltry $9,000. Nonetheless, the judge cautioned the ...Read more
Pro-Palestine protesters at Rutgers reach deal with school, close encampment
Pro-Palestine protesters took down and cleared their encampment at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, N.J., on Thursday after agreeing to a deal with the school’s administration.
University president Jonathan Holloway...Read more
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's Boston marathon bombing case moves ahead, feds won't appeal
BOSTON — In a simple sentence, federal prosecutors announced they would abide by an appeals court ruling and take another look to see if the Boston Marathon bomber deserves another death penalty trial.
“This letter is...Read more
NYPD officer fired gun in Columbia's Hamilton Hall; DA investigating
NEW YORK — An officer fired off his gun inside Columbia University’s Hamilton Hall during the NYPD raid Tuesday, police sources said.
A spokesperson with the Manhattan District Attorney’s office Thursday confirmed ...Read more
Vitti calls on leaders to target edible marijuana use by students in school
The head of Michigan's largest school district is calling on Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan and a host of federal, state and local elected leaders to enact immediate policy changes to address the rise of ...Read more
Huawei secretly backs US research, awarding millions in prizes
WASHINGTON — Huawei Technologies Co., the Chinese telecommunications giant blacklisted by the U.S., is secretly funding cutting-edge research at American universities including Harvard through an independent Washington-...Read more
Illinois legislators pass election bill that would favor Democrats in November
A comprehensive election bill that gained final approval by the Democratic-led Illinois legislature on Thursday would give Democrats a significant advantage toward keeping their legislative majorities before any votes are ...Read more
Long Beach health officials declare tuberculosis outbreak a public health emergency
LOS ANGELES — Long Beach officials declared a public health emergency Thursday afternoon after one person died and nine others were hospitalized because of a tuberculosis outbreak in the city.
The city's chief health ...Read more
IG says Illinois state employees made up businesses, lied about income to defraud federal COVID-19 aid program
CHICAGO — Illinois state employees fabricated hair salons, paid others to inaccurately fill out forms and drastically inflated income numbers for their side businesses in an effort to fraudulently receive pandemic-era ...Read more
Are pro-Gaza college protests free speech? Survivors of Hamas attack say no in lawsuit
Pro-Palestinian protests at U.S. universities are prompting constitutional questions – particularly questions of free speech – and law enforcement responses.
A new federal lawsuit says the demonstrators don’t have ...Read more
'We need him in our life': Wife of radiologist accused of driving family off California cliff speaks in court for first time
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. — The wife of Dharmesh Patel — who was sitting next to him when the Pasadena radiologist allegedly drove the family’s Tesla off a 250-foot cliff near Devil’s Slide last year — pleaded in ...Read more
Jury hears Trump discuss plans to pay hush money to Playboy model in secret recording by Michael Cohen
NEW YORK — Jurors at Donald Trump’s Manhattan trial on Thursday heard audio of him discussing plans to pay hush money to a Playboy model with his former fixer-turned-foe Michael Cohen — tying him to the deal his ...Read more
Las Vegas Review-Journal agrees to turn over most data on slain reporter's phone
LAS VEGAS — The Las Vegas Review-Journal has agreed to give prosecutors, police and defense attorneys the majority of data on slain investigative reporter Jeff German’s phone.
“We’ve reached an understanding,” ...Read more
Penn's Hey Day, a decades-old student tradition, rerouted as pro-Palestinian encampment enters second week
PHILADELPHIA — At the University of Pennsylvania’s iconic statue of its founder, Benjamin Franklin, police had dispersed a crowd of pro-Palestinian protesters Thursday, only to have a young man break through metal ...Read more
Nearly half arrested in Columbia, CCNY Gaza protests were outsiders, but unclear if they were 'agitators'
NEW YORK — Almost half of the more than 280 pro-Palestinian protesters arrested at Columbia University and City College this week weren’t students or faculty at the schools, according to data released by Mayor Adams’...Read more
Kansas Sen. Roger Marshall says antisemitism bill goes too far, violates Christian scripture
WASHINGTON — Sen. Roger Marshall on Thursday claimed a Congressional push to combat antisemitism violates Christian scripture.
A bill that overwhelmingly passed the House by a 320-91 vote Wednesday evening, would ...Read more
Activists sue Johnson administration over DNC protests, say Chicago isn't ready
CHICAGO — As protests surge across America just months before the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, activists representing LGBTQ+ and women’s reproductive rights say Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration is...Read more
Google faces off with US government as search antitrust trial closes
The U.S. Department of Justice reiterated its argument that Google has broken antitrust laws through exclusive, multi-billion-dollar deals to maintain a dominant position in the market for online search and related ...Read more
Biden visits key city in swing state as Trump rails against him at courthouse
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and Donald Trump returned to the campaign trail this week, but while taking very different detours — one to handle sensitive presidential tasks and the other to appear before a criminal...Read more
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