Watch live as Donald Trump’s hush money trial in New York enters fifth day
Watch live as Donald Trump’s hush money trial in New York enters its fifth day on Monday (22 April)
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Man sets himself on fire outside Trump trial courthouse in New York
A Florida man set himself on fire Friday outside of the New York courthouse where a jury was being picked for the criminal hush money trial of former President Donald Trump. The man, identified by police as Max Azzarello, was taken to the Cornell Burn Center at New York Presbyterian Hospital, where he was in very critical condition and not expected to survive. "His condition is not good, but of a right now he's still alive," a police official said of Azzarello, a St. Augustine resident who is in his mid-30s. Azzarello ignited himself in an area across from Manhattan Supreme Court, which is cordoned off for protestors. Police said he walked into the p
Jury selection could be nearing a close in Donald Trump’s hush money trial in New York
NEW YORK (AP) — A third panel of potential jurors will be questioned Friday in Donald Trump’s hush money case, drawing jury selection a step closer to completion in the first criminal trial of a former U.S. president.
Liquor sales in movie theaters, to-go sales of cocktails included in New York budget agreement
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York would expand access to booze by allowing movie theaters to sell liquor and continuing to let people buy takeout cocktails from bars and restaurants under a series of measures unveiled Thursday.
Poland’s president may meet Donald Trump ‘socially’ in New York
Andrzej Duda, Poland’s conservative president, is expected to meet Donald Trump in New York on Wednesday evening, as some European politicians begin preparing for Trump’s possible return to the White House.
Trump gripes he can't reject 'unlimited' jurors in New York hush money trial
Donald Trump complained Wednesday that his lawyers were not given "unlimited" chances to reject prospective jurors at his New York criminal hush money trial. But state law caps the number of would-be jurors his lawyers can strike without cause. Trump has received that correct number strikes given the type of criminal charges he faces: 10 peremptory strikes for jurors, plus another two for every alternate juror. "I thought STRIKES were supposed to be 'unlimited' when we were picking our jury?" Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social. "I was then told we only had 10, not nearly enough when we were purposely given the 2nd Worst Venue in the Co
Will $52.9B in new federal spending make inflation worse?
Heading into this week's federal budget, one question loomed large: would new spending fuel inflation and make it harder for the Bank of Canada to start cutting interest rates?
Liberals pledge $9B in new money for Indigenous communities in 2024 budget
The Trudeau government is promising $9 billion in new cash for Indigenous communities over the next five years, a smaller spend than some past budgets but one the government says builds on past investments and maintains an upward trend.