Former President Donald Trump must pay nearly $355m (£281m) to New York state for lying about the values of his properties, a judge has ruled. Judge Arthur Engoron also banned him from serving as a company director or taking out loans from banks in the state for three years. The New York real estate mogul…
The north-eastern US coast has been hit by one of the worst snow storms in two years, blanketing cities with over a foot of snow and causing travel chaos. In-person schooling was suspended for thousands of students in New York, Pennsylvania and Massachusetts, replaced with online classes. Around 1,200 US flights – mostly in New…
George Santos walked the halls of Capitol Hill for less than a year as a congressman before his colleagues expelled him last December over allegations of fraud. Voting is now under way to pick his successor in New York’s Third Congressional District, with the Republican and Democratic parties pouring millions of dollars into the race…
E Jean Carroll says she plans to spend some of the $83.3m (£65m) won in her defamation case against ex-US President Donald Trump on something he hates. She said she had been “terrified” to face Mr Trump in court, but that her fear melted away once she saw him. A judge ruled before the trial…
A householder has been convicted of murder for shooting a 20-year-old woman as the car she was in took a wrong turn up his driveway in rural New York. Kaylin Gillis was shot in the neck by Kevin Monahan, 66, on 15 April 2023. Monahan’s lawyers had argued the fatal shot was fired accidentally by…
One of the most striking elements to emerge from Donald Trump’s defamation trial has been the frequent clashes between his lawyer, Alina Habba, and the seasoned judge who has at times questioned her understanding of the law. At 39 years old, Ms Habba has risen from a little-known litigator to representing the former president of…
Two Madonna fans are suing the US singer for being late by more than two hours for a show last month in New York, according to court documents. They state the show was meant to start at 20:30 EST on all three nights, but in each case it did not begin until after 22:30, ending…
The suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann has been charged with a fourth murder in New York state. Mr Heuermann, 60, was already charged in July with killing three women more than a decade ago, part of a string of Long Island murders that could have up to 11 victims. He appeared in court…
Former President Donald Trump has been ordered to pay the New York Times nearly $400,000 (£313,900) in legal fees for a failed lawsuit. Mr Trump’s $100m lawsuit accused the newspaper and Mr Trump’s estranged niece, Mary Trump, of “an insidious plot” to obtain his tax records. A judge dismissed it last year, saying its claims…
Donald Trump returned to Manhattan Supreme Court on Thursday for the last day of his fraud trial, lashing out in court at the attorney general who brought the case. A judge has already determined that Trump family members and executives fraudulently inflated assets to secure favourable loans. But the trial will determine damages. New York…