Trump's hush money trial: Judge issues gag order ruling, $9K fine for Trump

The judge in the case found that the former president violated his gag order and fined him $9,000 over online posts. Charges in the case center on $130,000 in payments Donald Trump’s company made to Michael Cohen.

Judge holds Trump in contempt, fines him $9K, raises threat of jail

Donald Trump has been held in contempt of court and fined $9,000 for repeatedly violating a gag order that barred him from making public statements about witnesses, jurors and some others connected to his New York hush money case.

Harvey Weinstein's 2020 rape conviction overturned by NY appeals court

The 72-year-old Weinstein is serving a 23-year sentence in New York. He’ll remain imprisoned because a 2022 conviction in a Los Angeles rape case.

Harvey Weinstein's conviction overturned: What to know

Here’s what to know about the case against Harvey Weinstein, his 2020 rape conviction, and what the new ruling means.

Trump hush money trial: Ex-National Inquirer publisher says he wanted to keep Trump tabloid agreement 'quiet'

Testimony resumed on Tuesday in former President Donald Trump's historic hush money trial, including a longtime tabloid publisher who is expected to tell jurors about his efforts to help Trump stifle unflattering stories during the 2016 campaign.

Trump hush money trial: Day 1 ends with attorneys making competing opening statements about Trump

In opening statements for Donald Trump's historic hush money trial, prosecutors said Monday that the former president "orchestrated a criminal scheme to corrupt" the 2016 presidential election.

Man who set himself on fire outside of Trump trial dies, police say

The man who set himself on fire outside of Donald Trump's hush money trial at an NYC courthouse on Friday has died, police say.

Trump’s hush money trial: Jury has been chosen; now what?

A dozen jurors are set to decide whether the former president schemed to bury allegations of extramarital sexual encounters that arose during his first White House campaign in 2016.

NYC mom issued public urination summons for 4-year-old’s emergency

Michiko Sasaki and her son, Kobe, were enjoying the Battery Playscape, a playground in Battery Park City, when Kobe received nature’s urgent call.

Former Trump executive Allen Weisselberg sentenced to 5 months in jail for lying in civil fraud case

Retired Trump Organization executive Allen Weisselberg has received a five-month jail sentence for lying under oath during testimony in a lawsuit brought against Donald Trump by New York’s attorney general.

New Jersey earthquake felt in NYC, Philadelphia and beyond

A preliminary 4.8-magnitude earthquake struck near Lebanon, New Jersey, Friday, shaking the ground from New York City to Philadelphia and beyond.

New York inmates sue to watch solar eclipse after state enacts prison lock downs

New York inmates are filing a lawsuit against the state corrections department for implementing lockdowns in prisons during the upcoming total solar eclipse on Monday.

Cities have been eclipse-planning for months, ready to capitalize on tourism boom

The eclipse’s path to totality is also a path to profits. Cities along the way have been preparing to capitalize on this event for months – some, even years.

Major grocery chain to close stores during the eclipse

Wegmans plans to close 48 stores in the path of the solar eclipse so that employees can enjoy the rare celestial event.

Fallen crypto mogul Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years in prison

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for a cryptocurrency fraud that a prosecutor has described as one of the biggest financial frauds in U.S. history.