The hundreds of New Yorkers who report for jury duty Monday morning in Manhattan will embark on an experience not found in history books: They will be vetted as jurors for the trial of a former U.S. president. The task won’t be easy. Lawyers for Donald J. Trump and prosecutors with the Manhattan district attorney’s office will narrow the pool to 12 jurors and several alternates. Both sides will try to discern biases that could alter the outcome of the trial‚ posing dozens of questions that...

Donald Trump is making history Monday as the first former president to stand trial on criminal charges‚ a watershed moment for American politics‚ the presidential election and Trump himself. Trump — the presumptive Republican nominee for president — is required to be present for the entire trial‚ which could last as long as eight weeks. He’s pleaded not guilty to 34 counts of falsifying business records‚ a low-level felony punishable by up to four years in...

Former President Trump’s trial stemming from Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s investigation into alleged hush money payments ahead of the 2016 presidential election is set to begin Monday with jury selection. The trial in New York City is the first of the election year for the 2024 presumptive Republican presidential nominee. Trump has pleaded not guilty to all counts. Manhattan Judge Juan Merchan is presiding over the trial. Trump's legal team had filed a motion...

Donald Trump arrived at a New York court Monday to start jury selection for his hush money trial — the first time a former U.S. president has ever faced a criminal trial. “Nothing like this has ever happened before‚” Trump told reporters before going into the courtroom. “This is political persecution‚” he said. “It’s an assault on America and that’s why I’m very proud to be here.” Trump’s lawyers last week repeatedly sought to delay Monday’s start date with...

Social media platform X‚ formerly Twitter‚ is looking to set the record straight after its brand safety score on a key platform used by major media advertisers displayed an inaccurate rating for four and a half months. X's brand safety score on DoubleVerify‚ one of the leading sources for media holding companies to check the safety and suitability of a given platform for advertising campaigns‚ was displayed as an erroneously low figure from late October of last year until last month. While...

The Intercept‚ the left-wing U.S. newsroom that’s been a thorn in Joe Biden’s side and a hub for pro-Palestinian coverage‚ is nearly out of money and facing its own bitter civil war‚ with multiple feuding factions battling for power and two star journalists trying to take control. At the heart of the crisis is a nonprofit whose founding donor‚ Pierre Omidyar‚ decided in late 2022 to end his support for the organization. Now spun off from Omidyar’s First Look Media‚ The Intercept is losing...

Public discussions regarding rising college costs typically focus on the listed cost of attendance (COA)‚ or “sticker price.” Sticker prices for four-year colleges and universities are in the tens of thousands of dollars per year and have risen substantially over the past several decades. High and rising college sticker prices are the subject of considerable attention.   But what matters to students and their families is not the sticker price but...

One of the world's most brutal conflicts is marking its first anniversary this week‚ but with the war in Gaza and other events dominating news‚ the humanitarian crisis in Sudan is going underreported. Since renewed fighting broke out between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the rebel paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on April 15‚ 2023‚ more than 8 million people have fled their homes and more than 14‚000 people have been killed‚ according to conflict monitor...