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(NEW YORK) -- President-elect Donald Trump, seeking to halt the upcoming sentencing in his criminal hush money case in New York, on Monday filed suit against Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and Judge Juan Merchan over the judge's denial of his presidential immunity motions.The filing came as Judge Merchan denied a request by Trump, filed earlier Monday, that Merchan stay the sentencing, which is scheduled for Friday.Trump's lawyers filed the […]

(MINNEAPOLIS) -- The Minneapolis City Council has approved a consent decree with the U.S. Department of Justice to implement major reforms within the Minneapolis Police Department under the watch of an appointed, independent court monitor.The decree still needs to go through other levels of approval, including the mayor's office, before it is filed in federal court, according to Council President Elliott Payne."On behalf of the council and the entire city, […]

(NEW YORK) -- Crime in New York City's transit system dropped in 2024 for the second year in a row, the head of the New York City Police Department said Monday, while acknowledging that people still do not feel safe after several shocking subway incidents that included the death of a woman who was set on fire.NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said she has ordered more officers to patrol the subway trains […]

Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images (NEW YORK) -- A federal judge in New York on Monday held Rudy Giuliani in contempt of court for failing to turn over personal property and information to two Georgia election workers he was found to have defamed.Judge Lewis Liman sided with Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, who said Giuliani has "not turned over a single dollar" to satisfy the $148 million judgment against the former […]

Eva Marie Uzcategui Trinkl/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) -- The former leader of the Proud Boys -- a group prosecutors say was central to the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 -- is asking President-elect Donald Trump for a pardon, according to a letter from his lawyer on Monday.Enrique Tarrio was sentenced to 22 years behind bars for his role in helping rally members of the […]