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The judge presiding over Donald Trump’s hush money trial fined him $1,000 on Monday and warned of jail time for future gag order violations while jurors heard testimony for the first time about the financial reimbursements at the center of the case

The judge presiding over Donald Trump’s hush money trial has fined him $1,000 and warned of jail time for future gag order violations

American officials say foreign countries like China and Iran intimidate, harass and sometimes plot attacks against political opponents and activists in the U.S. A series of cases brought by the Justice Department shows the frightening consequences that geopolitical tensions can have for ordinary citizens as governments historically intolerant of dissent inside their own borders are increasingly keeping a threatening watch on those who speak out thousands of miles away

In a historic and tumultuous election in Panama, José Raúl Mulino has landed in the role of president-elect despite not even expecting to be the candidate a few months ago

Attention all you fashionistas: It's almost Met Gala time

Monday's Met Gala featured a garden green-tinged carpet and a palooza of A-list celebrities from film, fashion, music, sports, politics and social media

A top Florida public school attributes its students’ high test scores to the creativity its teachers are allowed in the classroom

Text journalism's biggest day of the year has arrrived with the annual announcement of the Pulitzer Prizes

The prestigious Pulitzer Prize for public service journalism was awarded to ProPublica for its “groundbreaking” reporting on the Supreme court that revealed how billionaires wooed justices with gifts and travel, and The Associated Press won a Pulitzer Prize in the feature photography category for its coverage of migrants from around the world making their journey to the U.S. through Latin America

The New York Times and The Washington Post were awarded three Pulitzer Prizes apiece for work in 2023 that dealt with everything from the war in Gaza to gun violence, and The Associated Press won in the feature photography category for coverage of global migration to the U.S. The prestigious Pulitzer for public service was awarded Monday to ProPublica for reporting on the Supreme Court that revealed how billionaires wooed justices with gifts and travel