Nation Feb 27 2 men convicted of killing Jam Master Jay, decades after rap star’s death Jam Master Jay, born Jason Mizell, worked the turntables in Run-DMC as it helped hip-hop break into the pop music mainstream in the 1980s. Mizell was gunned down in his studio in front of witnesses on Oct. 30, 2002.
Arts Feb 26 Don Henley testifies in case over handwritten drafts for ‘Hotel California’ and other songs Henley, the Grammy-winning co-founder of one of the most successful bands in rock history, is prosecutors' star witness in an unusual criminal trial.
Politics Feb 16 Judge imposes $364 million penalty in Trump’s New York civil fraud case Trump won’t have to pay out the money immediately as an appeals process plays out, but the verdict still is a stunning setback for the former president.
Politics Jan 25 Trump testifies in his defense in E. Jean Carroll defamation suit Trump testified for just three minutes Thursday in a New York defamation trial to determine how much he might owe the advice columnist E. Jean Carroll for disparaging her as a liar after she publicly accused him of a decades-old…
Politics Jan 22 Possible Trump testimony in E. Jean Carroll defamation trial postponed due to juror illness Trump had been expected to testify as early as Monday about why he has spoken disparagingly about Carroll since she revealed her claims in a 2019 memoir. One of the jurors reported feeling ill and was told to go home…
Politics Jan 22 Trump may take the witness stand in sex abuse defamation trial A different jury found last year that former President Donald Trump sexually abused writer E. Jean Carroll. U.S. District Judge Judge Lewis A. Kaplan has ruled that if Trump takes the stand now, he won't be allowed to say she…
Politics Jan 11 Closing arguments begin in Trump’s civil fraud trial in New York after bomb threat The former president had been planning to deliver his own summation Thursday, but Judge Arthur Engoron rejected that.
Politics Jan 10 Judge rescinds permission for Trump to give his own closing argument at New York civil fraud trial Closing arguments are set for Thursday in the trial, which could cost Trump hundreds of millions of dollars in penalties and strip him of his ability to do business in New York.
Politics Jan 05 Trump’s civil fraud trial nears end as legal filings preview next week’s closing arguments Launching a final effort to make their case, New York state lawyers and Donald Trump's defense filed court papers Friday highlighting their takeaways from more than 10 weeks of testimony in his civil business fraud trial.
Health Dec 20 States trash masks and pandemic gear as huge stockpiles linger and expire Some states that stockpiled millions of masks and other personal protective equipment during the coronavirus pandemic are now throwing the items away.