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More potential jurors dismissed as Trump’s hush money trial conducts 1st full day of jury selection
By Michael R. Sisak, Jennifer Peltz, Jake Offenhartz And Alanna Durkin Richer, The Associated Press on April 16th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – More potential jurors were dismissed Tuesday from Donald Trump’s hush money case as lawyers worked for a second day to find a panel of New Yorkers willing to set their political beliefs aside, clear their personal calendars and sit in judgment of a former U.S. president. Possible jurors were quizzed for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!House Republicans send Mayorkas impeachment articles to the Senate, forcing a trial
By Mary Clare Jalonick And Stephen Groves, The Associated Press on April 16th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – House impeachment managers walked two articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas across the Capitol to the Senate on Tuesday, forcing senators to convene a trial on the allegations that he has “willfully and systematically” refused to enforce immigration laws. While the Senate is obligated to hold a trial under ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Venezuela closes embassy in Ecuador to protest raid on Mexican embassy there
By The Associated Press on April 16th, 2024
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) – Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro on Tuesday ordered the closure of his country’s embassy and consulates in Ecuador in solidarity with Mexico in its protest over a raid by Ecuadorian authorities on the Mexican embassy in Quito. Ecuadorian authorities raided the Mexican diplomatic outpost April 5 on the orders of Ecuador’s President ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!More potential jurors dismissed as Trump’s hush money trial enters second day
By Michael R. Sisak, Jennifer Peltz, Jake Offenhartz And Alanna Durkin Richer, The Associated Press on April 16th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – More potential jurors were dismissed Tuesday from Donald’s Trump’s hush money case as lawyers worked for a second day to find a panel of New Yorkers to decide whether the Republican will become the first former president convicted of a crime. The first day of the historic trial in Manhattan ended ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trump returns to court as jury selection enters second day in his hush money criminal trial
By Michael R. Sisak, Jennifer Peltz, Jake Offenhartz And Alanna Durkin Richer, The Associated Press on April 16th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Jury selection in Donald Trump’s hush money trial resumed Tuesday as lawyers worked to find a panel of New Yorkers who will decide whether the Republican who hopes to return to the White House will become the first former president convicted of a crime. The first day of the historic trial ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trump returns to court after first day of his hush money criminal trial ended with no jurors picked
By Michael R. Sisak, Jennifer Peltz, Jake Offenhartz And Alanna Durkin Richer, The Associated Press on April 16th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Donald Trump returned to a New York courtroom Tuesday as a judge works to find a panel of jurors who will decide whether the former president is guilty of criminal charges alleging he falsified business records to cover up a sex scandal during the 2016 campaign. The first day of Trump’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fire rages through the 17th-century old Stock Exchange in Copenhagen and its spire has collapsed
By The Associated Press on April 16th, 2024
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) – One of Copenhagen’s oldest buildings is on fire and its iconic spire has collapsed. The roof of the 17th-century old Stock Exchange, or Boersen, that was once Denmark’s financial center, was engulfed in flames Tuesday. The building, which is situated next to the Christiansborg Palace where the parliament sits, is a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A knife attack in Australia against a bishop and a priest is being treated as terrorism, police say
By Mark Baker And Rod Mcguirk, The Associated Press on April 15th, 2024
SYDNEY (AP) – Australian police say a knife attack in Sydney that wounded a bishop and a priest during a church service as horrified worshippers watched online and in person was an act of terrorism. Police arrested a 16-year-old boy Tuesday after the stabbing at Christ the Good Shepherd Church that injured Bishop Mar Mari ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A 9-year-old boy’s dream of a pet octopus is a sensation as thousands follow Terrance’s story online
By Anita Snow, The Associated Press on April 15th, 2024
The one thing 9-year-old Cal Clifford wanted more than anything since he was a toddler was a pet octopus. The boy’s family in rural Edmond, Oklahoma, humored him with toy versions of an eight-legged mollusk, but as Cal got older it became clear that only the real thing would do. The child’s father, 36-year-old dentist ... Read More »
1 responseSupreme Court allows Idaho to enforce its ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth
By The Associated Press on April 15th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court is allowing Idaho to enforce its ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth while lawsuits over the law proceed, reversing lower courts. The justices’ order Monday allows the state to put in a place a 2023 law that subjects physicians to up to 10 years in prison if they ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trump’s historic hush-money trial gets underway; 1st day ends without any jurors being picked
By Jennifer Peltz, Michael R. Sisak And Eric Tucker, The Associated Press on April 15th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – The historic hush-money trial of Donald Trump got underway Monday with the arduous process of selecting a jury to hear the case charging the former president with falsifying business records in order to stifle stories about his sex life. The day ended without any jurors being seated. The selection process was ... Read More »
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