Stormy Daniels concludes testimony as judge denies defense's 2nd request for mistrial in hush money case

Stormy Daniels finished her testimony Thursday in the Trump hush money trial after spending hours discussing an alleged 2006 sexual encounter with the former president earlier this week.

Stormy Daniels testifies about alleged sexual encounter with Trump, hush money reportedly received

Stormy Daniels took the witness stand Tuesday to discuss her alleged sexual encounter with the former president and the $130,000 she was paid to keep quiet about it during the 2016 presidential election. Daniels will testify again on Thursday.

Columbia cancels university-wide commencement ceremony

Columbia University announced on Monday morning that the school is canceling their university-wide graduation ceremony after weeks of Gaza protests.

Columbia University protests: A timeline of how we got here

Tensions on Columbia's main campus continue to escalate. NYPD officials forced their way into Hamilton Hall as protesters had occupied, vandalized, and blockaded most of the building overnight.

Trump hush money trial: Stormy Daniels's lawyer concludes testimony after hearing on gag order violations

Thursday's proceedings started with a contempt hearing over whether the former president violated his gag order again, followed by lawyer Keith Davidson wrapping up his testimony after over two days on the witness stand.

Trump's hush money trial: Judge issues gag order ruling, $9K fine for Trump

The judge in the case found that the former president violated his gag order and fined him $9,000 over online posts. Charges in the case center on $130,000 in payments Donald Trump’s company made to Michael Cohen.

Harvey Weinstein's 2020 rape conviction overturned by NY appeals court

The 72-year-old Weinstein is serving a 23-year sentence in New York. He’ll remain imprisoned because a 2022 conviction in a Los Angeles rape case.

New York to become 1st state with paid prenatal leave for pregnant women

New York is likely to become the first state in the U.S. to create paid prenatal leave for pregnant moms, Gov. Kathy Hochul said in a statement Monday.

Trump hush money trial: Ex-National Inquirer publisher says he wanted to keep Trump tabloid agreement 'quiet'

Testimony resumed on Tuesday in former President Donald Trump's historic hush money trial, including a longtime tabloid publisher who is expected to tell jurors about his efforts to help Trump stifle unflattering stories during the 2016 campaign.

Trump hush money trial: Day 1 ends with attorneys making competing opening statements about Trump

In opening statements for Donald Trump's historic hush money trial, prosecutors said Monday that the former president "orchestrated a criminal scheme to corrupt" the 2016 presidential election.

Trump’s hush money trial: Jury has been chosen; now what?

A dozen jurors are set to decide whether the former president schemed to bury allegations of extramarital sexual encounters that arose during his first White House campaign in 2016.

Fallen crypto mogul Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years in prison

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for a cryptocurrency fraud that a prosecutor has described as one of the biggest financial frauds in U.S. history.

NY court agrees to let Trump pay $175M instead of $454M in civil fraud case

A court has agreed to hold off collection of Donald Trump’s more than $454 million civil fraud judgment — if he puts up $175 million within 10 days.

Judge sets April 15 trial date in Trump's New York hush money case

A New York judge presiding over Donald Trump’s hush money case is weighing when, or even whether, the ex-president will go on trial after a postponement due to a last-minute document dump.