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What are the potential outcomes of Trump’s hush money trial?

Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- With former President Donald Trump's Manhattan criminal trial well underway, experts said there are several potential outcomes and disagree whether the prosecution has proven its case yet.The prosecution is expected to rest after former Trump fixer Michael Cohen's testimony concludes Monday, then it will be the defense's turn to make its case before the jury.Trump, who has denied the charges in the cases, and his defense team have not revealed whether he will testify in […]

todayMay 20, 2024

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Ship that destroyed Baltimore bridge expected to be refloated, moved Monday

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(BALTIMORE) -- The battered cargo ship that's been partially blocking the entrance to one of America's busiest ports for two months is expected to be refloated and moved into port on Monday, officials said.The Dali, a 984-foot container ship traveling under a Singaporean flag, crashed in March into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland. The crash disrupted marine traffic at the seaport, which is among the largest in the Mid-Atlantic."Optimum conditions call for the transit of […]

todayMay 20, 2024

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Prosecutors expected to rest their case in Trump hush money trial

Curtis Means-Pool/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Donald Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen will return to the witness stand for the final time before prosecutors rest their case against the former president in Trump's criminal hush money case Monday.Cohen last week described Trump as being deeply involved in a scheme to hide information from voters ahead of the 2016 election, but a stinging line of cross-examination may have damaged Cohen's overall credibility with the jury.Trump is on trial for allegedly falsifying business […]

todayMay 20, 2024

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Trump trial live updates: Prosecution expected to rest its case Monday morning

SimpleImages/Getty Images(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 charges.Trump last April pleaded not guilty to a 34-count indictment charging him with falsifying business records in connection with a hush money payment his then-attorney Michael Cohen made to […]

todayMay 20, 2024

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Blue Origin launches historic flight to space

Blue Origin(NEW YORK) -- Ed Dwight, the United States' first Black astronaut candidate, became the oldest person to go to space on Sunday as Blue Origin launched its New Shepard NS-25 spacecraft and completed its first human flight since 2022.The 90-year-old Dwight took his first trip to space more than 60 decades after President John F. Kennedy appointed him in 1961 to the elite Aerospace Research Pilot School -- the Air Force program from which NASA astronauts were chosen. Despite […]

todayMay 19, 2024

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Boater allegedly involved in teen’s death had ‘no knowledge’ of accident: Lawyer

Alder Family(KEY BISCAYNE, Fla.) -- The boater accused of fatally striking a Florida teenager has released surveillance footage that he said shows he was unaware his boat had collided with the teen, according to his attorney.In the video, which was released by ABC affiliate WPLG, the boat operator appears to be calm after arriving back to the dock. The boat operator's attorney said this supports the claim that her client was unaware of the collision. Ella Adler, 15, was killed […]

todayMay 18, 2024

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Man in custody for punching actor Steve Buscemi in Manhattan: Authorities

amphotora/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A 50-year-old man has been taken into custody for allegedly assaulting actor Steve Buscemi on a New York City street earlier this month, authorities said.Buscemi was walking down the street just before noon on May 8 when he was punched in the face, suffering bruising, swelling and bleeding to his left eye, according to the NYPD.Clifton Williams, who was identified as a suspect earlier in the week, was taken into custody in Manhattan's Chelsea neighborhood Friday […]

todayMay 17, 2024

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US Airman Roger Fortson, killed by deputy in his own home, honored at funeral

US Air Force(ATLANTA) -- Dozens of Air Force members came together at a suburban Atlanta church Friday with the family and friends of Senior Airman Roger Fortson to honor the serviceman, who was shot and killed in his Florida home by a sheriff’s deputy on May 3.Fortson, 23, was in his home in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, when he was shot by an Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office deputy, according to law enforcement authorities.At Friday's service, Fortson was laid out wearing […]

todayMay 17, 2024

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State Department issues travel alert for LGBTQ people, events abroad

Alexander Spatari/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. State Department issued a "Worldwide Caution" alert on Friday, warning U.S. citizens overseas to exercise increased caution due to "the increased potential for foreign terrorist organization-inspired violence against LGBTQI+ persons and events."According to an administration official familiar with the matter, the alert is connected to the recent announcement from the FBI and Department of Homeland Security that foreign terrorist organizations might seek to exploit "LGBTQIA+-related events and venues," including events during 2024 Pride month, […]

todayMay 17, 2024

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