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Politics Jul 01
Trump Organization and its CFO plead not guilty to tax crime chargesTrump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg was arraigned a day after a grand jury returned an indictment charging him and Trump's company with tax crimes. The lawyers for the Trump Organization pleaded not guilty to scheme to defraud and other charges,…
Nation Jul 01
Trump Organization CFO surrenders ahead of expected chargesAllen Weisselberg surrendered to authorities early Thursday ahead of an expected court appearance on the first criminal indictment in a two-year investigation into business practices at Donald Trump's company.
Politics Feb 25
Manhattan prosecutor gets Trump tax records after long fightA New York prosecutor has obtained copies of Donald Trump's tax records after the Supreme Court this week rejected the former president's last-ditch effort to prevent them from being handed over.
Nation Jan 14
WATCH: New York attorney general sues NYPD over Floyd protest responseAG Letitia James' lawsuit includes dozens of examples of alleged misconduct during the spring demonstrations, including the use of pepper spray and batons on protesters, trapping people with a technique called kettling and arresting medics and legal observers.
Nation Jan 05
Self-described American nationalist is held in New York City bomb hoaxA self-described American nationalist suspected of leaving a hoax explosive device in a car at a New York City mall is facing criminal charges after turning himself in to police.
Politics Sep 25
Appeals court hears more arguments in fight over Trump tax returnsA temporary stay remains in effect, preventing any tax records from being turned over at least until the latest appeal is decided.
Nation Sep 11
U.S. marks 9/11 anniversary at tributes shadowed by virusAmericans are commemorating 9/11 as a new national crisis in the form of the coronavirus pandemic reconfigures and divides anniversary ceremonies and a presidential campaign carves a path through the observances.
Politics May 29
New lawsuit alleges Weinstein raped 17-year-old in the ’90sA woman who says Harvey Weinstein raped her when she was 17 is among four plaintiffs in a new lawsuit against the imprisoned movie mogul.
Economy Apr 03
Novel coronavirus ends 50-year-low jobless rate in U.S.The U.S. government figures do not include the last two weeks, when nearly 10 million thrown-out-of-work Americans applied for unemployment benefits.
Education Mar 13
NYC keeping schools open, defying novel coronavirus trendMayor Bill de Blasio's decision leaves the Big Apple as an outlier amid a growing list of cities and states that have elected to close schools for a week or more as part of a nationwide attempt to limit the…