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Wisconsin appeals court says teenager accused of killing 10-year-old girl will stay in adult court

Sep. 10, 2024 15:53 PM EDT

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The case against a Wisconsin teenager accused of killing a 10-year-old girl he allegedly lured into the woods will remain in adult court, a state appeals court ruled Tuesday. Prosecutors charged the teenager, identified in court documents only as C.T.P.-B, as...

Trump asks federal court to intervene in hush money case in bid to toss conviction, delay sentencing

Aug. 29, 2024 23:27 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump asked a federal court late Thursday to intervene in his New York hush money criminal case, seeking a pathway to overturn his felony conviction and indefinitely delay his sentencing next month. Lawyers for the current Republican nominee...

Judge in Trump's hush money case delays date for ruling on presidential immunity

Aug. 06, 2024 11:17 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — The judge in Donald Trump's hush money trial is pushing back a date for a key ruling on presidential immunity until two days before Trump's scheduled sentencing. The immunity decision had been due Sept. 6, with the sentencing set for Sept. 18. But then Trump’s...

Melania Trump to tell her story in memoir, 'Melania,' scheduled for this fall

Jul. 25, 2024 06:09 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Former first lady Melania Trump has a memoir coming out this fall, “Melania,” billed by her office as “a powerful and inspiring story of a woman who has carved her own path, overcome adversity and defined personal excellence.” It's the first memoir by Trump, who has been...

The Latest: Officials say man who opened fire at Trump rally was a 20-year-old from Pennsylvania

Jul. 14, 2024 04:31 AM EDT

Donald Trump’s campaign says he is “fine” after what law enforcement officials are treating as an assassination attempt during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. Officials said the man who opened fire was a 20-year-old from Pennsylvania. In a social media post, Trump said he was...

Trump lawyers press judge to overturn hush money conviction after Supreme Court immunity ruling

Jul. 11, 2024 20:16 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s lawyers are imploring a New York judge to overturn his hush money conviction and dismiss the case, arguing his historic trial was “tainted” by evidence that shouldn't have been allowed because of the Supreme Court’s recent presidential immunity ruling. ...

Judge delays Trump’s hush money sentencing until at least September after high court immunity ruling

Jul. 02, 2024 20:33 PM EDT

In a major reprieve for former President Donald Trump, sentencing for his hush money convictions was postponed Tuesday until at least September — if ever — as the judge agreed to weigh the possible impact of a new Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity. Trump had been...

Trump seeks to set aside his New York hush money guilty verdict after Supreme Court immunity ruling

Jul. 02, 2024 08:12 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump’s lawyers have asked the New York judge who presided over his hush money trial to set aside his conviction and delay his sentencing, scheduled for next week. The letter to Judge Juan M. Merchan cited the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling...

Judge alters Trump’s gag order, letting him talk about witnesses, jury after hush money conviction

Jun. 25, 2024 16:00 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — A Manhattan judge on Tuesday modified Donald Trump's gag order, freeing the former president to comment publicly about witnesses and jurors in the hush money criminal trial that led to his felony conviction, but keeping others connected to the case off limits until he is sentenced...