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SimpleImages/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Former President Donald Trump is on trial in New York City, where he is facing felony charges related to a 2016 hush money payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels. It marks the first time in history that a former U.S. president has been tried on cr… Read moreTrump trial live updates: Drama sweeps courtroom as defense tries to get case tossed
George Rose/Getty Images(LAS VEGAS) -- Nevada abortion rights supporters said Monday they have enough signatures on a petition to qualify for a ballot measure that would enshrine abortion rights in the state's constitution.Nevadans for Reproductive Freedom, the organization behind the petiti… Read moreNevada abortion rights group says it has enough signatures on petition for ballot measure
Mark Peterson-Pool/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- After calling 20 witnesses and showing jurors over 200 pieces of evidence, prosecutors in Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial have rested their case against the former president.Across four weeks of testimony, prosecutors have laid out their … Read moreProsecutors in Trump's hush money trial rest their case after 20 witnesses, over 200 exhibits
Michael Reaves/Getty Images(LOUISVILLE, K.Y.) -- No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler's arraignment has been postponed nearly two weeks following his arrest on charges alleging he ignored police traffic signals and assaulted a police officer while in Louisville, Kentucky, for the PGA Championship.… Read moreStar golfer Scottie Scheffler's arraignment postponed after arrest during PGA Championship
ABC News(LOS ANGELES) -- Students enrolled in Prof. Daniel Nathanson's business class at UCLA do not take tests or pore over books. They are not immersed in the usual 40-page case studies that often dictate the curriculum.Instead, Nathanson has help from an AI tool to enhance interaction in … Read moreUCLA class using AI to have a more engaged classroom
Business News:
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The blazing hot stock market seems to set new records just about every day.The Dow Jones Industrial Average stands above 40,000 for the first time in history, after climbing nearly 20% since October. Over that period, the S&P 500 and the Nasd… Read moreIs it too late to join the bull market? Experts weigh in.
Morry Gash-Pool/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- U.S. adults trust former President Donald Trump over President Joe Biden on the issue of inflation by a double-digit margin, according to a new ABC News/Ipsos poll this month, which found that price increases remain a top concern for voters, with les… Read moreTrump trusted more than Biden on inflation, a top issue for voters, poll shows
Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images(TUSCALOOSA, Ala.) -- Thousands of Mercedes-Benz workers in Alabama voted against joining the United Auto Workers (UAW) on Friday, delivering a significant defeat for the union one month after it prevailed at a Volkswagen facility in nearby Tennessee.Wo… Read moreMercedes-Benz workers in Alabama vote against joining UAW, a blow to union's expansion in the South
Spencer Platt/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The Dow Jones Industrial Average crossed 40,000 for the first time in history on Thursday.This is a significant and symbolic milestone for the index that tracks 30 of the most valuable publicly traded companies in the U.S.The Dow is now up about 6% so … Read moreDow Jones Industrial Average hits 40,000 for the 1st time
Kinga Krzeminska/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- As Americans continue to experience sticker shock with volatile food costs, a slight ease of inflation last month could provide relief for consumers' wallets -- particularly at the grocery store.Food prices rose at a much slower pace than overall in… Read moreNew inflation data could signal cheaper grocery prices, more discounts, expert says