Crime/Courts
Keon Jamir Palmer of Charlottesville is facing charges of second-degree murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony.
Check stubs, fake receipts, blind loyalty: Cohen offers inside knowledge in Trump's hush money trial
Michael Cohen's testimony is about purposefully mislabeled checks, false receipts and blind loyalty, underscoring that it's not about the spectacle of what Trump was paying for, but rather his effort to illegally cover up those payments.
TikTok content creators sue the U.S. government over law that could ban the popular platform
Attorneys for the creators argued in the lawsuit that the law violates users' First Amendment rights to free speech, echoing legal arguments made by TikTok in a separate lawsuit filed by the company last week.
Hope Hicks, ex-Trump adviser, recounts fear in Trump's 2016 campaign over 'Access Hollywood' tape
Former longtime Donald Trump adviser Hope Hicks recounted how his 2016 presidential campaign became embroiled in a political firestorm over a tape in which he boasted about grabbing women without their permission.
Democratic US Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas and his wife are indicted over ties to Azerbaijan
The U.S. Department of Justice said the couple surrendered to authorities on Friday and were taken into custody. It said they made an initial appearance before a federal judge in Houston and were each released on $100,000 bond.
Judge declares mistrial after jury deadlocks in lawsuit filed by former Abu Ghraib prisoners
A judge declared a mistrial after a jury said it was deadlocked and couldn't reach a verdict in the trial of a military contractor accused of contributing to the abuse of detainees at the Abu Ghraib Prison in Iraq two decades ago.
Judge raises threat of jail as he holds Trump in contempt, fines him $9,000 at hush money trial
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.