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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...

TV personality Carlos Watson testifies in his trial over collapse of startup Ozy Media

Jul. 01, 2024 18:40 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Former TV host Carlos Watson told a jury Monday he never schemed to con backers of his Ozy Media, a once high-flying startup that crashed in a storm of doubt about its business tactics and claims of success. “Mr. Watson, did you conspire to commit securities...

Debate defined by personal attacks ends after Biden delivers halting answers and Trump unleashes flurry of falsehoods

Jun. 27, 2024 22:43 PM EDT
ATLANTA (AP) — Debate defined by personal attacks ends after Biden delivers halting answers and Trump unleashes flurry of falsehoods.

Tennessee sheriff indicted for profiting from inmate labor, misusing funds

Jun. 13, 2024 15:52 PM EDT

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The sheriff of a rural Tennessee county illegally profited from the work of jail inmates under his supervision and housed dozens of them in a home outside of the prison without permission, officials said Wednesday. Gibson County Sheriff Paul Thomas was...

Florida and Kansas are accusing 2 people of forging signatures for petition drives

Jun. 05, 2024 17:37 PM EDT

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Florida and Kansas officials are accusing two petition circulators of forging voter signatures during campaigns to put an abortion rights measure to a vote in Florida and allow the No Labels party to put candidates on the Kansas ballot. Jamie Johnson, 47, and...

Ex-husband of 'Real Housewives' star convicted of hiring mobster to assault her boyfriend

Jun. 04, 2024 18:07 PM EDT

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The ex-husband of a “Real Housewives of New Jersey” cast member was convicted Tuesday on charges he hired a reputed mobster to assault the woman’s boyfriend in exchange for a free, lavish wedding reception. A federal jury found Thomas Manzo of Franklin...

Trump Media shares swing wildly and then tumble a day after former president was convicted

May. 31, 2024 16:30 PM EDT

Shares of Trump Media & Technology Group closed lower Friday after swinging wildly over the course of the day following the conviction of former President Donald Trump in his hush money trial. After the U.S. stock markets closed Thursday, a New York jury found Trump guilty of...

Shares in Trump Media slump after former president convicted in hush money trial

May. 31, 2024 07:23 AM EDT

Shares of Trump Media & Technology Group, the owner of social networking site Truth Social, slumped before the opening bell Friday after former President Donald Trump was convicted in his hush money trial. A New York jury found Trump guilty of falsifying business records in a...

Cohen's credibility, campaigning at court and other takeaways from Trump trial's closing arguments

May. 28, 2024 21:18 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s lawyers and Manhattan prosecutors made their final pitches Tuesday to jurors who will decide whether the Republican will be the first former U.S. president convicted of a crime, squaring off over the strength of the evidence and credibility of the prosecution’s...

Ex-NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani pleads not guilty to felony charges in Arizona election interference case

May. 21, 2024 19:39 PM EDT

PHOENIX (AP) — Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani pleaded not guilty Tuesday to nine felony charges stemming from his role in an effort to overturn Donald Trump’s 2020 election loss in Arizona to Joe Biden. Ten others, including former Arizona Republican Party Chair Kelli...