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Many FBI agents are struggling to make ends meet. Housing costs are to blame

12:31pm April 11, 2024

by Carrie Johnson

FBI agents in high-cost areas can face long commutes and trouble paying the bills. Their advocates are asking for a housing allowance to lighten the load.

Former President Donald Trump speaks to the press at Manhattan criminal court after a hearing on Feb. 15.

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Here are the 42 questions on the juror questionnaire in Trump's hush money case

5:12pm April 09, 2024

by Ximena Bustillo

Jurors will be asked to identify the the news and social media programs they use, podcasts they listen to and if they have supported or been a member of white supremacist and extremist groups.

In this image made available by NASA, the International Space Station is silhouetted against the sun during a solar eclipse Monday, Aug. 21, 2017, as seen from Ross Lake, Northern Cascades National Park in Washington state.

New York inmates sue to watch the solar eclipse after prisons ordered locked down

1:32am April 02, 2024

by The Associated Press

The suit filed in federal court argues the April 8 lockdown violates inmates' constitutional rights to practice their faiths by preventing them from taking part in a religiously significant event.

Former President Donald Trump speaks to the press in a hallway outside the courtroom at the end of a hearing to determine the date of his trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments linked to extramarital affairs, at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City on March 25.

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N.Y. judge issues a limited gag order on Trump ahead of hush money trial

4:14pm March 26, 2024

by Ximena Bustillo

The new gag order on former President Donald Trump specifically bars him from making public statements about witnesses, prosecutors or jurors in his first criminal trial.

A New York judge on Monday set April 15 as the new start date in former President Donald Trump's hush money case.

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Appeals court has lowered Trump's bond in civil fraud case to $175 million

4:30pm March 25, 2024

by Andrea Bernstein

The New York court also gave the former president 10 more days to post it. Separately, a judge set April 15 as the new start date in Trump's hush money case.

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Former President Trump's criminal trial in New York may be delayed.

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Manhattan prosecutors open to a 30-day delay in Trump's criminal trial

4:56pm March 14, 2024

by Ximena Bustillo

They said a delay would ensure that Trump's legal team has sufficient time to review a new tranche of materials in the case. Jury selection is scheduled to begin March 25.

Former New York Republican Rep. George Santos, wearing a glittering collar, attends the State of the Union address Thursday night in Washington, D.C.

George Santos, ejected from House and facing fraud trial, will run again in N.Y.

5:40pm March 08, 2024

by Brian Mann

George Santos, disgraced and ejected from the House, says he will seek office again on Long Island. He'll face Rep. Nick LaLota in the GOP primary.

Wendy Williams' guardianship is the subject of a new documentary. Here's how it works

8:09pm March 01, 2024

by Jonathan Franklin

With a court-appointed guardian in charge of her finances, the former talk show host has practically no autonomy. Here's what guardianships do — and how it impacts Williams.

Former NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre (second from right) leaves New York State Supreme Court on Wednesday. Top NRA executives for were accused of using millions in donations for private luxuries.

Jury finds NRA, Wayne LaPierre liable in civil corruption case

7:33pm February 23, 2024

Top executives for the gun rights nonprofit were accused of using millions in NRA donations for private luxuries. A jury found former CEO Wayne LaPierre liable for more than $5.4 million in damages.

Wayne LaPierre, CEO of the National Rifle Association, arrives at court in New York, Jan. 8, 2024.

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Lawsuit accusing NRA of lavish misspending now heads to jury

3:39am February 16, 2024

by The Associated Press

The case accused leaders of the National Rifle Association of corruption and misspending and now heads to the jury, which is expected to begin deliberations Friday.