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A federal court in New York today upheld the initial ruling requiring Donald Trump to pay $5 million in damages to E. Jean Carroll, after jurors determined that the president-elect was responsible for the sexual assault and subsequent defamation of the former columnist.

Luigi Mangione (C) appears for a hearing in New York State Supreme Court on charges that he murdered UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York on Dec. 23.

The man accused of gunning down a health insurance executive in a brazen hit in New York that sparked fierce debate about the industry pleaded not guilty Monday to state charges including "terrorist" murder.

Compensationof $2.78 million has been awarded by a court to a 28-year-old nanny who worked as an intern for a 35-year-old businessman at US the employer recorded his employee in private moments using a hidden camera that he had installed in a smoke detector.

In a historic moment, former US President Donald Trump appeared in a New York courtroom on Monday to commence his trial over allegations of falsifying business records, marking the first time a sitting or former US president has faced criminal charges in court.

Donald Trump will make an unprecedented appearance before a New York judge Tuesday to answer criminal charges that threaten to throw the entire 2024 White House race into turmoil.

Trump is the first sitting or former American president to be criminally indicted -- a historic development that has propelled the United States into uncharted political waters.

U.S. authorities charged New York bombing suspect Ahmad Khan Rahami on Sept. 20 with use of a weapon of mass destruction in weekend attacks in Manhattan and New Jersey.

The charges, filed in a Manhattan court by U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, also include bombing, destruction of property and use of a destructive device, according to the 14-page indictment.