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Judge delays Trump hush money sentencing until Nov. 26
NEW YORK (Reuters) -A New York judge on Friday delayed former U.S. President Donald Trump's sentencing on charges stemming from hush money paid to a porn star until Nov. 26. Trump, the Republican nomi...
Sep 06, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump attends a press conference, the day after a guilty verdict in his criminal trial over charges that he falsified business records to conceal money paid to silence porn star Stormy Daniels in 2016, at Trump Tower in New York City, U.S., May 31, 2024. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
US-Turkish dual citizen killed in anti-settler protest in West Bank
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) -A dual U.S.-Turkish citizen taking part in a protest against settlement expansion in the Israeli-occupied West Bank died of her wounds on Friday after being shot in the ...
Sep 06, 2024 People react as they gather at a hospital after a U.S. citizen, who was taking part in a protest against settlement expansion, died of her wounds after being shot in the head by Israeli troops, in Nablus, Israeli-occupied West Bank, September 6, 2024. REUTERS/Stringer
US IRS enforcement efforts recover $1.3 billion in unpaid taxes, Treasury says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury and Internal Revenue Service said on Friday that they have recovered $1.3 billion in unpaid taxes from wealthy individuals under new enforcement initiatives fu...
Sep 06, 2024 FILE PHOTO: A person walks past an entrance to the U.S. Internal Revenue Service building in Washington, U.S., April 7, 2023. REUTERS/Tom Brenner/File Photo
Teen suspected in Georgia school shooting makes first court appearance
ATLANTA (Reuters) -Suspected Georgia high-school shooter Colt Gray made his first appearance in state court, where he faces murder charges stemming from Wednesday's rampage that killed four people and...
Sep 06, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Colt Gray, 14, is shown in this police booking photo released September 5, 2024 by the Barrow County Sheriff's Office after a shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, U.S. Barrow County Sheriff's Office/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
US job growth misses expectations in August; unemployment rate slips to 4.2%
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. employment increased less than expected in August, but a drop in the jobless rate to 4.2% suggested an orderly labor market slowdown continued and probably did not warrant ...
Sep 06, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Signage for a job fair is seen on 5th Avenue after the release of the jobs report in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., September 3, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo
Ukraine presses for long-range strike support, US announces more aid
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany (Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged Western allies on Friday to ignore Moscow's "red lines" and allow Kyiv to use long-range weapons for strikes on Russ...
Sep 06, 2024 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attends a meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group at the Ramstein Air Base in Germany, September 6, 2024. REUTERS/Heiko Becker
Donald Trump to appeal first court loss to E. Jean Carroll
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Donald Trump's lawyers will ask a federal appeals court on Friday to overturn a $5 million jury verdict finding him liable for sexually assaulting and defaming the writer E. Jean ...
Sep 06, 2024 Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York, U.S., on Thursday, April 25, 2024. Jeenah Moon/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
In rare move, Georgia arrests father of teen suspected in school shooting
ATLANTA (Reuters) - Georgia state officials on Thursday arrested the father of the 14-year-old suspected in a school shooting that killed four people and wounded nine others on Wednesday, saying the f...
Sep 06, 2024 Colin Gray, 54, father of 14-year-old suspected Apalachee High School shooter Colt Gray, poses for police booking photos in this undated handout photo released September 5, 2024. Barrow County Sheriff's Office/Handout via REUTERS
New program gives Pekin prison inmates a chance at a college education
PEORIA, Ill. - A first in the nation program will give a pathway for inmates at the Pekin Federal Correctional Institute a chance at a college education. Illinois Central College announced Thursday a ...
Sep 05, 2024 (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Hunter Biden pleads guilty in federal tax case
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Hunter Biden, son of U.S. President Joe Biden, pleaded guilty to federal tax charges on Thursday in a surprise move that avoids a potentially embarrassing trial weeks before the...
Sep 05, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Hunter Biden, son of U.S. President Joe Biden, walks outside the federal court as his trial on criminal gun charges continues, in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., June 11, 2024. REUTERS/Hannah Beier/File Photo
