New York

TL/DR - Donald Trump has used social media to criticize the judge and circumstances of his hush money trial in New York, referring to the proceedings as a "scam" and a "witch hunt." Trump's lawyers tried to delay the trial and change the location, arguing that New York City residents were too biased to form a fair jury, but this request was…

TL/DR - Kevin Monahan, 66, was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for fatally shooting Kaylin Gillis, who mistakenly drove into his driveway in New York. Monahan was convicted of second-degree murder and received an additional four years for tampering with the murder weapon. Monahan maintained the shooting was an accident due to a defective…

TL/DR - A defamation trial against former president Donald Trump has begun deliberations, deciding if he owes additional millions to writer E. Jean Carroll after a jury last year found that he sexually abused her in 1996. Carroll's lawyer asked jurors to award $24 million in compensatory damages and more in punitive damages, while Trump's…