Jury deliberations begin in Donald Trump’s hush money criminal case
The jury of seven men and five women was sent to a private room just before 11:30 a.m. to begin weighing a verdict in the first criminal trial of a former U.S. president.
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NCAA settlement likely to upend scholarship limits, roster sizes
Scholarships are not going away in college athletics, but how many there are and which sports they will apply to in coming years are among the many questions stemming from a mammoth antitrust settlement and athlete revenue-sharing plan proposed by the Indianapolis-based NCAA and its five largest conferences.
Tennessee governor OKs penalizing adults who help minors receive abortions, gender-affirming care
Last year, Idaho became the first state to enact the so-called ” abortion trafficking” law, but a federal judge has since temporarily blocked the law after reproductive rights groups sued to challenge it.
Biden campaign sends allies De Niro and Jan. 6 first responders to Trump’s NY trial
It was a sharp about-face for Biden’s team, which had largely ignored the trial since it began six weeks ago and is now looking to capitalize on its drama-filled closing moments, sending the “Goodfellas” actor and the first responders who were at the Capitol on Jan. 6.
UPDATE: Defense delivers closing arguments in Trump’s hush money trial
The arguments lasted the entire day and gave attorneys one last chance to address the Manhattan jury and to score final points with the panel before it starts deliberating former President Donald Trump’s fate.
Supreme Court leaves in place Avenatti conviction for plotting to extort up to $25M from Nike
The justices did not comment in rejecting an appeal from Avenatti, who rose to fame representing porn actor Stormy Daniels in litigation against former President Donald Trump.
Top UN court orders Israel to halt military operation in Rafah; Israel is unlikely to comply
The top United Nations court ordered Israel on Friday to immediately halt its military operations in the southern Gaza city of Rafah — but stopped short of ordering a full cease-fire.
Who gets paid? How much? What to know about the landmark NCAA settlement.
The nearly $2.8 billion settlement that has been approved by the Indianapolis-based NCAA and the nation’s five largest conferences is a historic step toward a more professional model for college sports. The plan, which still needs approval from plaintiffs and a federal judge, calls for paying damages to thousands of former and current college athletes who say now-defunct NCAA rules prevented them from earning endorsement money.
‘Green blitz’: As election nears, Biden pushes slew of rules on environment, other priorities
As he tries to secure his legacy, President Joe Biden has unleashed a flurry of election-year rules on the environment and other topics, including a landmark regulation that would force coal-fired power plants to capture smokestack emissions or shut down.
Trump swaps bluster for silence, and possibly sleep, in his hush money trial
Donald Trump isn’t known for letting slights pass. Yet for weeks, the famously combative presumptive Republican nominee has sat silently — to the point of sometimes seeming asleep — in a sterile Manhattan courtroom amid a barrage of accusations and insults. There were the times his former fixer-turned-chief prosecution witness was quoted calling him a […]
White House pushes tech industry to shut down market for sexually abusive AI deepfakes
President Joe Biden’s administration is pushing the tech industry and financial institutions to shut down a growing market of abusive sexual images made with artificial intelligence technology.
Justice Department says illegal monopoly by Ticketmaster and Live Nation drives up prices for fans
The Justice Department filed a sweeping antitrust lawsuit against Ticketmaster and parent company Live Nation Entertainment on Thursday, accusing them of running an illegal monopoly over live events in America — squelching competition and driving up prices for fans.
Shutdown of financial middleman Synapse freezes thousands of Americans’ deposits
The bank accounts of tens of thousands of U.S. businesses and consumers have been frozen in the aftermath of the abrupt shutdown and bankruptcy of financial technology company Synapse, which acts as a middleman between financial technology companies and banks.
Senate confirms 200th federal judge under Biden as Democrats surpass Trump’s pace
The Senate on Wednesday confirmed the 200th federal judge of President Joe Biden’s tenure, about a month earlier than when Donald Trump hit that mark in his term, though Trump still holds the edge when it comes to the most impactful confirmations — those to the Supreme Court and the country’s 13 appellate courts.
Takeaways: How intelligence agencies’ are cautiously embracing generative AI
U.S. intelligence agencies are scrambling to embrace the AI revolution, convinced they’ll otherwise be smothered in data as sensor-generated surveillance tech further blankets the planet. They also need to keep pace with competitors, who are already using AI to seed social media platforms with deepfakes.
Caitlin Clark signs deal with Wilson Sporting Goods for signature basketball line
The last athlete to have a similar signature basketball agreement with Wilson was Michael Jordan.
Judge in the Florida Trump classified documents case will hear more arguments on dismissing charges
The case, among four criminal prosecutions against Trump, had been set for trial on May 20 but U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon cited numerous issues she has yet to resolve as a basis for canceling the trial date.
Trial of Sen. Bob Menendez takes a weeklong break after jurors get stuck in elevator
Judge Sidney H. Stein said jurors were trapped in an elevator for several minutes during what was supposed to be a 10-minute late-afternoon break that lasted almost a half hour.
Judge in Tennessee blocks effort to put Elvis Presley’s former home Graceland up for sale
Shelby County Chancellor JoeDae Jenkins issued a temporary injunction against the proposed auction that had been scheduled for Thursday. Jenkins’ injunction essentially keeps in place a previous restraining order that he had issued after Presley’s granddaughter Riley Keough filed a lawsuit to fight off what she said was a fraudulent scheme.
Proposed $2.77B settlement clears second step of NCAA approval process
The class-action lawsuit seeks back pay for college athletes who were denied name, image and likeness compensation dating to 2016.