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Prosecutors in former President Donald Trump’s criminal trial in New York called two new witnesses to the stand on Friday, rounding out the first week of testimony in the historic proceedings. Rhona Graff served as Trump’s executive assistant and a senior executive at the Trump Organization for decades. Stationed outside Trump’s office in Trump Tower, she handled his phone calls and schedule, engaging with those coming and going from meetings. Testifying for less than an hour, she told the court that she maintained a list of Trump’s contacts, which included…
The ideal American small town to retire in is probably unknown to most people. But with a relatively low average monthly cost of living, low crime rate and other attributes that make it highly livable, Camp Hill in Pennsylvania’s Cumberland County, may be the best small town in the U.S. for retirees. That’s according to a report by GoBankingRates.com, which looked at small towns with populations of between 1,000 and 10,000, with an eye toward the ideal retirement. In addition to the total number of households and median household income of each…
Crown We may receive an affiliate commission from anything you buy from this article. “The Demon of Unrest” (Crown), the latest book by Erik Larson (the New York Times bestselling author of “The Splendid and the Vile”), is a riveting account of the months leading up to the Confederate forces’ attack on Fort Sumter, the first shots fired in the Civil War. Read an excerpt below, and don’t miss Anthony Mason’s interview with Erik Larson on “CBS News Sunday Morning” April 28! “The Demon of Unrest” by Erik Larson Prefer…
Early on Halloween morning 2019, Colby Trickle called 911 saying his 26-year-old wife, Kristen Trickle, shot herself in their home in Hays, Kansas. Sergeant Brandon Hauptman from the Hays Police Department was the responding officer. After speaking with Colby Trickle, and looking at the scene, he was suspicious. Hauptman wondered if Colby Trickle had something to do with his wife’s death. But three days later, the coroner, Dr. Lyle Noordhoek, ruled Kristen Trickle’s death a suicide. Colby Trickle was free to go on with his life, but investigators kept working…
The Environmental Protection Agency says lead in the water in Flint, Michigan, is lower than federal safety limits specify. It’s been a decade since the city, attempting to save millions of dollars, inadvertently exposed more than 100,000 people, including vulnerable children, to lead seeping from aging pipes — and many residents still don’t trust what’s coming out of their faucets and showers. Melissa Mays, who has become an advocate in the city and was a lead plaintiff in a class action suit over the exposure, says little has changed in…
Two veteran astronauts flew to the Kennedy Space Center Thursday afternoon to prepare for the first piloted launch of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft, a long-awaited flight running years behind schedule after two uncrewed test flights and extensive work to resolve a variety of technical problems. Astronauts Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Sunita Williams, two of NASA’s most seasoned astronauts with four previous spaceflights, 11 spacewalks and 500 days in orbit between then, landed at the spaceport’s 3-mile-long runway in T-38 jet trainers after a flight from the Johnson Space Center in Houston.…
NFL draft kick off in Detroit NFL draft kick off in Detroit: What to know 03:44 The worst kept secret in the NFL finally came to fruition Thursday as the Chicago Bears selected highly-touted USC quarterback Caleb Williams with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft. The Bears and their long-suffering fans hope the 22-year-old phenom will finally bring them much-needed stability at the quarterback position, which has been in flux since the days of Jim McMahon in the 1980s. To make way for Williams, Chicago traded away…
Investigation into alleged racist, antisemitic rant by Pikesville principal still ongoing, district Investigation into alleged racist, antisemitic rant by Pikesville principal still ongoing, district 02:57 BALTIMORE — A former high school athletic director was arrested Thursday morning after allegedly using artificial intelligence to impersonate the school principal in a recording that included racist and antisemitic comments about individuals at the school. Dazhon Darien was charged with disrupting activities at Pikesville High School, after investigators determined he faked principal Eric Eiswert’s voice and circulated the audio on social media in January. Darien’s nickname,…
Washington —The Supreme Court convened Thursday to consider whether former President Donald Trump is entitled to broad immunity from federal prosecution, jumping into a blockbuster dispute that will be critical to the fate of his 2020 election case in Washington, D.C. At issue in the case known as Trump v. United States is whether the former president can face criminal charges for allegedly official acts while he was in the White House. The dispute, which arose from the federal prosecution by special counsel Jack Smith, is the second to come…