Nation Apr 14 Retrial opens for Sarah Palin’s libel suit against New York Times A retrial is set to begin for Sarah Palin's lawsuit accusing The New York Times of libeling her in an editorial eight years ago.
Nation Mar 20 Jury convicts 2 men of plotting to kill Iranian American author in New York City Two purported mobsters were convicted Thursday of plotting to assassinate Iranian American journalist Masih Alinejad at her home in New York City in a murder-for-hire scheme that prosecutors said was financed by Iran's government.
Politics Mar 18 Columbia University student says his detention shows anti-Palestinian racism in U.S. In a letter dictated from a Louisiana immigration lockup and released by his attorney on Tuesday, the student, Mahmoud Khalil, said he is being "targeted" as part of a larger effort to repress Palestinians.
Nation Mar 14 Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs pleads not guilty to sex trafficking charges ahead of May trial Combs returned to federal court in New York City on Friday, pleading not guilty to the latest version of an indictment charging him with two decades of sex trafficking crimes.
Politics Mar 14 Justice Department investigates Columbia University amid growing deportation crackdown The U.S. Justice Department is investigating whether Columbia University concealed “illegal aliens” on its campus, one of its top officials said Friday, as the Trump administration intensified its campaign to deport foreigners who participated in pro-Palestinian demonstrations at the school…
Politics Mar 12 WATCH: Lawyers for pro-Palestinian activist threatened with deportation hold news briefing One of Khalil’s lawyers, Ramzi Kassem, told the judge that Khalil was “identified, targeted and detained” because of his advocacy for Palestinian rights and his protected speech. He said Khalil has no criminal convictions, but “for some reason, is being…
Politics Feb 26 NYC Mayor Adams asks judge to dismiss criminal case, claiming prosecutorial misconduct In papers filed in Manhattan federal court, New York City Mayor Eric Adams' lawyers alleged that the misconduct occurred when the government publicly leaked a letter then-U.S. Attorney Danielle Sassoon wrote to Attorney General Pam Bondi explaining why charges should…
Nation Feb 21 Judge cancels trial for NYC Mayor Eric Adams, leaving corruption charges intact until mid-March Adams, who has pleaded not guilty, was indicted in September on charges alleging he accepted over $100,000 in illegal campaign contributions and travel perks from a Turkish official and others seeking to buy influence while he was Brooklyn borough president.
Politics Feb 19 Judge delays ruling on Justice Department request to drop corruption charges against NYC Mayor Adams The federal judge considering the Justice Department's request to dismiss corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams said Wednesday that he won't rule immediately and will take time to review all materials.
Politics Feb 18 Judge orders hearing for motion to dismiss corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams Judge Dale E. Ho in Manhattan set the hearing as his first response to the government's Friday request to dismiss the charges after a weeklong turmoil that led to resignations by several top prosecutors in Washington and New York who…