Apr 22 Trump tried to 'corrupt' the 2016 election, hush money prosecutor alleges in opening statement By Michael R. Sisak, Jennifer Peltz, Eric Tucker, Jake Offenhartz, Associated Press A defense lawyer countered by saying that Trump “was innocent” and that the case should never have been brought. Continue reading
Apr 21 Who are the key players at Donald Trump's hush money criminal trial? By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press Donald Trump’s hush money criminal trial shifts to opening statements Monday, followed by the start of witness testimony. Here's a look at the key players in the historic first criminal trial of a former U.S. president. Continue reading
Apr 20 Man who set himself on fire near courthouse where Trump is on trial dies of his injuries By Associated Press The New York City Police Department told The Associated Press early Saturday that the man was declared dead by staff at an area hospital. Continue reading
Apr 19 New York closes in on $237 billion state budget with plans on housing, migrants, bootleg pot shops By Anthony Izaguirre, Associated Press The raft of proposals was expected to pass through the Legislature late Friday and potentially into the weekend, almost three weeks after the budget was due. Continue reading
Apr 19 WATCH: New York police give update on man who set himself on fire outside of Trump trial By Associated Press Passersby rushed to douse the flames and the man was rushed away on a stretcher by emergency crews. The man is in critical condition in a burn unit, police said. Continue reading
Apr 18 Watch 4:38 Trump hush money trial closer to opening statements after 12 jurors selected By William Brangham, Ali Schmitz A full jury has been seated in Donald Trump’s criminal trial, but jury selection had a rocky start with two previously selected jurors dismissed. One was excused after she said her personal information had been made public. The other was… Continue watching
Apr 15 Watch 5:54 Jury selection begins in Trump's hush money trial in New York City By William Brangham, Ali Schmitz Donald Trump’s first criminal trial started Monday in New York City. In the first criminal trial of any former president, he faces 34 counts of falsifying business records to cover up an alleged extramarital affair that surfaced during his 2016… Continue watching
Apr 10 Former Trump exec Weisselberg gets 5 months in jail for lying in civil fraud case By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press Weisselberg admitted lying when he testified he had little knowledge of how Trump’s Manhattan penthouse came to be valued on his financial statements at nearly three times its actual size. Continue reading
Apr 08 New York appeals judge rejects Trump's request to delay his April 15 hush money trial By Michael R. Sisak, Jake Offenhartz, Associated Press Donald Trump is asking a New York appeals court to move his hush money criminal trial out of Manhattan and reverse his gag order in an eleventh-hour bid for a delay just a week before the scheduled start. Continue reading
Apr 05 Earthquake centered near New York City rattles much of the Northeast By Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press An earthquake shook the densely populated New York City metropolitan area Friday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey said, with residents reporting they felt rumbling across the Eastern Seaboard. Continue reading