Trump says he feels very badly for former campaign chairman Manafort
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he felt very badly for his former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, who was sentenced a day earlier to less than four years in prison for financial crimes uncovered as part of the U.S. special counsel’s Russia…
Elon Musk’s SpaceX capsule splashes down off Florida coast
An unmanned capsule from Elon Musk’s SpaceX splashed into the Atlantic Ocean on Friday, successfully completing a mission crucial to NASA’s long-delayed quest to resume human space flight from U.S. soil later this year.
Chicago police investigating leaks in ‘Empire’ actor case
The Chicago Police Department has started an internal investigation into how information about an alleged hate crime attack against actor Jussie Smollett was anonymously leaked to journalists, police officials said.
On U.S. border, fence meant as barrier becomes lure for migrants
Huddled against a border fence on a bitterly cold morning in El Paso, Texas, a group of 60 Guatemalan migrants, around half toddlers and children, shouted for help: “We’re cold, we’re hungry, we need shelter.”
Ex-officer charged in beating of man at New York homeless shelter
(The March 7 story corrects second paragraph to indicate incident occurred two years ago, not last year.)
U.S. judge dismisses Stormy Daniels’ hush-money agreement case vs Trump
A federal judge in Los Angeles on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit brought by adult-film actress Stormy Daniels to end a hush-money agreement she had with U.S. President Donald Trump, court papers showed.
U.S. judge gives Trump ex-aide Manafort leniency: under four years in prison
President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort was sentenced on Thursday by a U.S. judge to less than four years in prison – far shy of federal sentencing guidelines – for financial crimes uncovered during Special Counsel Robert Muelle…
Timeline: Big moments in Mueller investigation of Russian meddling in 2016 U.S. election
The following is a timeline of significant developments in the investigation of Special Counsel Robert Mueller into U.S. intelligence agencies’ conclusions that Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election to help get Donald Trump elected:
Factbox: Guilty pleas, indictments abound in Trump-Russia probe
Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russia’s role in the 2016 U.S. election has ensnared dozens of people, including several advisers to President Donald Trump and a series of Russian nationals and companies.
Manafort’s luxurious life nowhere in sight at sentencing
There was no bespoke suit, no ostrich-skin jacket and no titanium watch.
