Law

Jury finds Trump liable for sexual abuse in E. Jean Carroll's civil case

4:27pm May 09, 2023

by Andrea Bernstein

A Manhattan federal jury has determined former President Donald Trump is liable for battery and defamation in a civil lawsuit brought by E. Jean Carroll. Jurors awarded her $5 million.

Michael Luttig, a retired federal judge who was an adviser to former Vice President Mike Pence, testifies at a Jan. 6 committee hearing in June 2022.

He followed strict rules as a judge and wants Supreme Court justices to do the same

4:01pm May 09, 2023

by Rachel Treisman

Retired federal Judge Michael Luttig says he wouldn't even accept baseball tickets in his years on the bench: "I believe that federal judges should essentially live like priests or saints or monks."

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Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas listens during a ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in 2020.

Politics & Government

Senate Democrats demand more details from Harlan Crow on gifts to Justice Thomas

3:43pm May 09, 2023

by Claudia Grisales

Top Senate Democrats are pushing for new disclosures from a wealthy GOP donor with ties to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.

Robert Jackson and his mother Cheryl Jackson hug as they visit a memorial near the scene of a mass shooting at the Allen Premium Outlets mall on Monday in Allen, Texas.

National

What we know about the deadly Allen, Texas mass shooting

9:53pm May 08, 2023

Authorities have released the victims of some of the victims killed in the mass shooting. Also, new details are emerging about the shooter's background.

Attorneys gave closing arguments in E. Jean Carroll's lawsuit against Trump

4:57pm May 08, 2023

by Andrea Bernstein

Attorneys in the E. Jean Carroll lawsuit against Donald Trump gave their closing arguments. Jurors will determine whether Trump should be held accountable for allegedly sexually attacking Carroll.

Elon Musk speaking to journalists Kara Swisher and Walt Mossberg at a conference in 2016. Musk's lawyers recently tried to argue in court that comments he made at that event could have been altered.

People are trying to claim real videos are deepfakes. The courts are not amused

4:12pm May 08, 2023

by Shannon Bond

The unleashing of powerful, generative AI on the public is raising concerns that as the technology becomes more prevalent, it will become easier to claim that anything is fake.

Brownsville Police Chief Felix Sauceda speaks at a news conference in Brownsville, Texas, on Monday.

National

The Brownsville driver who hit a crowd of asylum-seekers is charged with manslaughter

2:03pm May 08, 2023

by Joe Hernandez

George Alvarez, 34, faces eight counts of manslaughter and 10 counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Eight people died and 10 others were injured after he drove into a bus stop.

'The Last Honest Man' profiles the senator who exposed the CIA's crimes and cover-ups

1:48pm May 08, 2023

by Dave Davies

Journalist James Risen tells the story of Sen. Frank Church, who exposed the dirty laundry of the CIA and the FBI nearly 50 years ago, and inspired congressional oversight of intelligence agencies.

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E. Jean Carroll arrives at court in Manhattan on Monday.

National

Closing arguments start for E. Jean Carroll's claims against Trump

12:49pm May 08, 2023

by The Associated Press

A lawyer told a jury Monday that Donald Trump should be held accountable for sexually attacking advice columnist E. Jean Carroll in 1996 because even a former president is not above the law.

National

Morning news brief

7:33am May 08, 2023

Texas recovers from another mass shooting. Pandemic border rules are set to lift, and could lead to an influx of migrants. Closing arguments begin Monday in E. Jean Carrol's case against Donald Trump.

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