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Mint Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The criminal hush money trial against former President Donald Trump is drawing to a close, with deliberations expected to begin as early as Wednesday. But before that can happen, a fundamental step must take place: the charging of the jury. The charging — or as it’s also known, instructing […]

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 […]

Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump attends the NASCAR Cup Series Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 26, 2024 in Concord, North Carolina. (Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Thirty-six days ago, prosecutors with the Manhattan district attorney’s office set out to convince a jury of 12 New Yorkers […]

Getty Images – STOCK (NEW YORK) — Over the last six weeks, the jury in Donald Trump’s criminal hush money trial witnessed a marathon of testimony. Among the 22 witnesses who took the stand, jurors heard from Trump’s former lawyer, an adult film actress, two of Trump’s executive assistants, a tabloid executive, a top White […]

ABC (NEW YORK) — The Pennsylvania father who was held in Turks and Caicos over ammunition in his baggage said he was preparing for “doomsday” as he waited to learn if he would be sent to prison for more than a decade. In an exclusive interview with “Good Morning America,” Bryan Hagerich and his wife, […]

Allen Berezovsky/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Bill Walton, the legendary basketball player and sportscaster, died Monday at 71, according to the NBA. The two-time NBA champion and Hall of Famer died of cancer and was surrounded by family, the NBA said. In a statement, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver called Walton “truly one of a kind.” […]

Spencer Platt/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden, in his Memorial Day message to the nation, said Americans have a “responsibility” to uphold democratic ideals for which so many service members and their families have sacrificed In a speech at the amphitheater at Arlington National Cemetery, on a cloudy morning in Washington, Biden honored those […]

Mario Tama/Getty Images (KAUAI, Hawaii.) — Scientists may have found the mechanism behind the unusual explosive eruptions seen at one of the most active volcanoes in the world. Kilauea, located at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on the Big Island, experienced at least a dozen instances in 2018 when lava was spewing from the crater like […]

Gilbert Carrasquillo/GC Images (LOS ANGELES) — General Hospital actor Johnny Wactor, who was known for playing Brando Corbin in the beloved ABC soap opera, died after being shot on Saturday. Wactor was shot after he interrupted three male suspects who were allegedly attempting to remove a catalytic converter from his vehicle, his mother, Scarlett Wactor, […]