Barred from giving a formal closing argument, Donald Trump still seized an opportunity to speak in court at the conclusion of his New York civil fraud trial Thursday, unleashing a barrage of attacks in a six-minute diatribe before being cut off by the judge. Trump spoke as the judge was trying to find out if … Read more
By Lindsay Whitehurst | Associated Press WASHINGTON — A home owned by the judge overseeing the federal election subversion case against former president Donald Trump was targeted by a fake emergency call Sunday night, the latest in a spate of similar false swatting reports at the homes of public officials in recent days. Police responded … Read more
The debate generated so much heat that Xu’s sentence was reduced to seven years with a fine of 300,000 yuan on appeal, and authorities eventually punished officials who were previously untouched in the scandal. The case was one of several in the past decade in which Chinese members of the public used the transparency in … Read more
Airbnb logo is displayed on a mobile phone screen in Ankara, Turkiye on November 22, 2023. Dilara Irem Sancar | Anadolu | Getty Images An Australian court on Wednesday ordered Airbnb to pay a 15 million Australian dollar ($10 million) fine, and the accommodation rental company could pay as much again in compensating customers who … Read more
Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor testifies during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on “Ensuring Judicial Independence Through Civics Education” on Wednesday, July 25, 2012. Bill Clark | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman to serve as a justice on the U.S. Supreme Court, has died. O’Connor was … Read more
