Eric Adams prosecutor quits DOJ over case dismissal order

Danielle Sassoon, assistant US Attorney for the Southern District of New York, left, arrives at court in New York, US, on Thursday, March 28, 2024.  Yuki Iwamura | Bloomberg | Getty Images A seventh federal prosecutor resigned Friday over the Department of Justice’s controversial order to dismiss criminal corruption charges against New York Mayor Eric … Read more

Trump funding freeze challenged in lawsuit

U.S. President Donald Trump looks on as reporters ask questions aboard Air Force One during a flight from Las Vegas, Nevada, to Miami, Florida, U.S., January 25, 2025.  Leah Millis | Reuters Three non-profit groups and a small-business organization filed a lawsuit on Tuesday asking a judge to temporarily block a funding freeze ordered by … Read more

Judge rejects Trump sentencing delay request

Former U.S. President Donald Trump sits in the courtroom during his hush money trial at Manhattan criminal court on April 26, 2024 in New York City.  Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images A New York judge on Monday denied a request by President-elect Donald Trump to delay his scheduled sentencing Friday in his New York … Read more

Trump hush money sentencing set for Jan. 10

Former U.S. President Donald Trump leaves the courthouse after a jury found him guilty of all 34 felony counts in his criminal trial at New York State Supreme Court in New York on May 30, 2024. Justin Lane | Via Reuters A judge on Friday rejected a request that he dismiss the New York criminal … Read more

stocks, news, data and market moves

European markets traded around the flatline Tuesday, in muted trade ahead of the New Year holiday. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index opened a touch lower, down 0.07%, before turning slightly higher but still hovering in flat territory. London’s FTSE 100 index and France’s CAC 40 both slid lower at the open before recovering to trade … Read more

The world’s busiest flight routes in 2024

Hong Kong-Taipei is the busiest international flight route, according to a report released Tuesday by aviation intelligence company OAG. The route — which last held that position in 2019 — again tops the list despite seat capacity remaining 15% below pre-pandemic levels, according to OAG’s report. Seven of the 10 busiest international routes in the … Read more

Trump loses bid to toss New York hush money conviction

Former US President Donald Trump leaves the courthouse after a jury found him guilty of all 34 felony counts in his criminal trial at New York State Supreme Court in New York, New York, USA, 30 May 2024. Trump faced 34 felony counts of falsifying business records related to payments made to adult film star … Read more

Luigi Mangione charged with murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson

Booking photo of Luigi Mangione. Pennsylvania Department of Corrections New York prosecutors on Monday charged Ivy League grad Luigi Mangione with the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, court records show. The charge came hours after Mangione, 26, was arraigned in a Pennsylvania courtroom on gun and other charges related to his arrest earlier Monday … Read more

Police believe suspect left New York

Closed circuit screenshots of a person of interest in the UnitedHealthcare CEO killing. Source: NYPD Police believe the person of interest being sought in connection to the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson left New York City shortly after the slaying Wednesday, on a bus from upper Manhattan. New York Police Department Commissioner Jessica Tisch … Read more