Oct 20 Judge temporarily lifts narrow gag order on Trump in 2020 election interference case By Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan said the gag order would remain on hold — for now — while she considers Trump's bid to speak freely about the case while he challenges the restrictions in higher courts. Continue reading
Oct 20 Watch 4:02 News Wrap: Judge fines Trump for violating gag order in New York civil fraud trial In our news wrap Friday, a judge in New York fined former President Trump $5,000 for violating a gag order in his civil fraud trial, another co-defendant of Trump pleaded guilty in the Georgia election interference case and a court… Continue watching
Oct 20 Watch 7:11 Michael Lewis on his controversial book documenting the rise and fall of Sam Bankman-Fried By Paul Solman, Karina Cuevas The man at the center of a major fraud trial in New York right now, Sam Bankman-Fried, is also the subject of a new book by the best-selling author Michael Lewis. Economics correspondent Paul Solman talked with him about “Going… Continue watching
Oct 20 Judge fines Trump $5,000 after post disparaging court staffer is found on campaign website By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press Judge Arthur Engoron avoided holding Trump in contempt, for now, but reserved the right to do so — and possibly even put him in jail — if he continued to violate a gag order barring parties in the case from… Continue reading
Oct 18 Judge warns Trump to keep quiet as witness testifies against him in civil fraud trial By Jennifer Peltz, Michael Sisak, Associated Press A judge has warned Donald Trump and others at his New York civil fraud trial to keep the volume after the former president threw up his hands in frustration and spoke aloud to his lawyers while a witness was testifying… Continue reading
Oct 17 Trump employee and appraiser testify against him in civil fraud trial By Michael R. Sisak, Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press Trump company accountant Donna Kidder testified that she was told to make some assumptions favorable to the firm on internal financial spreadsheets. Outside appraiser Doug Larson said he didn't suggest or condone a former Trump Organization comptroller's methods of valuing… Continue reading
Oct 15 Watch 2:57 The groundbreaking work of Ecuadorian American graffiti artist Lady Pink By John Yang, Lorna Baldwin, Azhar Merchant On this last weekend of Hispanic Heritage Month, as part of our “Hidden Histories” series, we hear the story of Lady Pink, a graffiti artist who has helped bring the medium into the mainstream and give voice to Latina artists… Continue watching
Oct 13 Lawsuit to block New York ban on gas stoves is filed by gas and construction groups By Associated Press Gas and construction trade groups are suing to block New York state's ban on gas stoves and furnaces in new buildings. The organizations argue the law violates the federal government's rules around how gas appliances are regulated. Continue reading
Oct 09 Demonstrators rally across the U.S. in response to violent conflict between Israel and Hamas By Bobby Caina Calvan, Jake Bleiberg, Associated Press Supporters of Israel and backers of the Palestinian cause rallied in American cities Sunday over the conflict that has killed hundreds and wounded thousands in the Middle East. Continue reading
Oct 05 Brooklyn subway gunman who shot 10 people in 2022 attack sentenced to life in prison By Bobby Caina Calvan, Jake Offenhartz, Associated Press A man who sprayed a New York City subway car with bullets during rush hour, wounding 10 people and sparking a citywide manhunt, was sentenced Thursday to life in prison after several of his victims tearfully and angrily recounted their… Continue reading