Jurors on Thursday heard a potentially crucial piece of evidence: a recording of Trump and Cohen discussing a plan to pay off an ex-Playboy model who claimed to have an affair with Trump.
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Paul Auster, author who explored New York and life’s riddles, dies at 77
Over more than 30 books, Auster often used New York as a backdrop for stories of characters struggling to make sense of life’s random chaos.
I-95 in Connecticut to be closed for days after fiery crash damages bridge, governor says
A tanker truck carrying 8,500 gallons of fuel crashed in Norwalk on Thursday morning. There were no injuries but there was significant damage to a highway overpass, which must now be demolished.
Russian trainers move to Niger airbase where small number of U.S. troops remain
The arrival of Russian trainers in the West African country about 3 weeks ago came in the wake of Niger’s decision to order out all U.S. troops.
Death toll jumps to at least 48 as a search continues in southern China highway collapse
One side of the four-lane highway in the city of Meizhou gave way about 2 a.m. on Wednesday after a month of heavy rains in Guangdong province.
A wild orangutan used a medicinal plant to treat a wound, scientists say
Previous research has documented several species of great apes foraging for medicines in forests to heal themselves, but scientists hadn’t yet seen an animal treat itself in this way.
Hamas is sending a delegation to Egypt for further cease-fire talks in the latest sign of progress
The current proposal would bring an immediate six-week cease-fire in Gaza and partial release of Israeli hostages.
New form of mpox found in Congo’s biggest outbreak
The disease may spread more easily spread among people but it seems to have a lower death rate, authorities said.
Man who bragged he ‘fed’ an officer to the mob of Capitol rioters gets nearly 5 years in prison
Jack Wade Whitton struck an officer with a metal crutch and dragged him – head first and face down – into the crowd on the Capitol’s Lower West Terrace.
Arizona governor signs bill to repeal 1864 ban on most abortions
The effort to repeal the long-dormant law, which bans all abortions except those done to save a patient’s life, won final legislative approval on Wednesday.