Trump says he would testify in upcoming hush money trial

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) hold a press conference at Mr. Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate on April 12, 2024, in Palm Beach, Florida.  Joe Raedle | Getty Images Donald Trump said Friday that he would testify under oath in his criminal hush money trial, which is … Read more

Trump Media (DJT) shares end week down nearly 20%

Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty Images The price of Trump Media closed trading Friday down nearly 20% for the week. DJT shares, which dropped by more than 8% within the first hour of trading Friday, eked out a slight gain by the end of the day. Shares closed up 18 cents at $32.59, an … Read more

The West urges China to intervene with Iran amid fears of a direct attack on Israel

Iranians attend a funeral procession in Tehran, held for seven Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps members killed in a strike in Syria. Hossein Beris | Afp | Getty Images Western diplomats have mounted pressure on China to prevent Iran from escalating tensions in the Middle East with a direct retaliatory strike against Israel. U.S. Secretary of … Read more

Trump faces trial on criminal hush money charges: What to know

Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks from the hallway outside a courtroom where he is attending a hearing in his criminal case on charges stemming from hush money paid to a porn star, in New York City on March 25, 2024. Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters Donald Trump has used every legal tool at his disposal … Read more

Biden’s China tariff threats are more bark than bite, economists say

U.S. President Joe Biden attends a bilateral meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at Filoli estate on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, in Woodside, California, U.S., November 15, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque Kevin Lamarque | Reuters The Biden administration this week sent several signals of a toughening U.S. economic strategy against China. … Read more

Sam Bankman-Fried appeals fraud conviction, 25-year prison sentence

Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX, arrives at court as lawyers push to persuade the judge overseeing his fraud case not to jail him ahead of trial, at a courthouse in New York, August 11, 2023. Eduardo Munoz | Reuters A lawyer for FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried on Thursday filed a notice … Read more

Trump Media director accused of ‘hacking’ files: lawsuit

This photo illustration shows an image of former President Donald Trump next to a phone screen that is displaying the Truth Social app, in Washington, DC, on February 21, 2022. Stefani Reynolds | AFP | Getty Images Investment firms led by the former CEO of the SPAC that merged with Donald Trump’s media company allege … Read more

Trump Media stock shares drop by more than 8%

Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty Images The share price of Trump Media was down by more than 8% in midday trading Wednesday, putting the company’s market capitalization below $5 billion. DJT shares were selling for $34.45 at 12:44 p.m. ET, well below the $70.90 that the stock opened trading at on March 26, its … Read more

Swiss women win historic victory at Europe’s top human rights court

Members of Swiss association Senior Women for Climate Protection react after the announcement of decisions after a hearing of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) to decide in three separate cases if states are doing enough in the face of global warming in rulings that could force them to do more, in Strasbourg, eastern … Read more

Trump loses bid to delay hush money trial while he fights gag order

Combination of Former President Donald Trump (L), and Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. Reuters A New York appeals judge on Tuesday knocked down yet another long-shot bid by Donald Trump to delay his criminal hush money trial, this time by seeking a pause while he challenges his court-imposed gag order. The swift rejection marked Trump’s … Read more