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Trump hush money trial live updates: Full jury panel now selected
(NEW YORK) -- Former President Donald Trump is on trial in New York City, where he is facing felony charges related to a 2016 hush money payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels. It marks the first time in history that a former U.S. president has been tried on criminal…
Man apparently sets himself on fire outside courthouse where Trump is on trial
(NEW YORK) -- A man apparently set himself on fire outside the New York City courthouse where former President Donald Trump is on trial.It was not immediately clear if the incident was related to the criminal proceedings.Trump is facing felony charges related to a 2016 hush money payment to adult…
What made the preacher’s wife kill her husband?
(SELMER, Tenn.) -- On March 22, 2006, minister Matthew Winkler was found dead, shot in the back in his Selmer, Tennessee, home.Winkler’s wife, Mary, and the couple’s three children were missing in the aftermath of the grisly discovery, and there was growing concern that the family had been kidnapped.So, when…
Five big takeaways from Day 3 of Trump’s hush money trial
(NEW YORK) -- Twelve jurors have been seated in the historic criminal hush money trial of former President Donald Trump.After a setback in the morning resulting in the dismissal of two jurors who were seated on Tuesday, lawyers for both sides quickly exhausted their strikes Thursday and landed on a…
Twenty-five years after Columbine, survivors say they’re still haunted by the attack
(NEW YORK) -- The epicenter of the Columbine High School mass shooting was the library, where Craig Scott was studying for a biology test on April 20, 1999. Scott, then 16, said he had just sat down next to his friend, Matt Kechter, when his life turned upside down.This week…
Columbia University protest: Over 100 pro-Palestinian demonstrators, including Rep. Omar’s daughter, arrested
(NEW YORK) -- More than 100 pro-Palestinian protesters at Columbia University were arrested Thursday afternoon and an on-campus tent encampment was removed after the school's president gave the New York Police Department the green light to clear the protesters, officials said.The demonstrators had occupied Columbia's south lawn for over 30…
Columbia University protest: Over 100 pro-Palestinian demonstrators, including Rep. Omar’s daughter, arrested
(NEW YORK) -- More than 100 pro-Palestinian protesters at Columbia University were arrested Thursday afternoon and an on-campus tent encampment was removed after the school's president gave the New York Police Department the green light to clear the protesters, officials said.The demonstrators had occupied Columbia's south lawn for over 30…
Maryland teen accused of threatening school shooting after ‘memoir’ raises alarms
(NEW YORK) -- A Maryland teenager has been arrested on a charge of threatening mass violence after investigators say they uncovered evidence that he made plans to carry out a shooting at a Montgomery County school.Eighteen-year-old Alex Ye, of Rockville, whose legal name is Andrea Ye, was arrested on Wednesday…
Maryland teen accused of threatening school shooting after ‘memoir’ raises alarms
(NEW YORK) -- A Maryland teenager has been arrested on a charge of threatening mass violence after investigators say they uncovered evidence that he made plans to carry out a shooting at a Montgomery County school.Eighteen-year-old Alex Ye, of Rockville, whose legal name is Andrea Ye, was arrested on Wednesday…
San Francisco sues Oakland over proposed airport name change
(SAN FRANCISCO) -- The city of San Francisco is suing the nearby city of Oakland over the latter's plan to modify its airport name to include "San Francisco," arguing that the proposed name infringes on its trademark and would "cause confusion and chaos."San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu filed a…