Articles by Jennifer Peltz and Mike Catalini

East Coast 4.8 Earthquake Causes Disruption But No Injuries or Sweeping Damage

An unusual East Coast earthquake shook millions of people from New York and Philadelphia skyscrapers to rural New England on Friday, causing no widespread damage but startling an area unaccustomed to temblors. The U.S. Geological Survey said over 42 million …

Jury Awards Carroll $83 Million in Defamation Case Against Trump

A jury awarded $83.3 million to E. Jean Carroll on Friday in a stinging and expensive rebuke to former President Donald Trump for his continued social media attacks against the longtime advice columnist over her claims that he sexually assaulted …

New York Seeks $370 Million in Damages in Trump’s Civil Fraud Trial

New York state lawyers increased their request for penalties to over $370 million Friday in Donald Trump’s civil business fraud trial. He retorted, “They should pay me.” The exchange came as lawyers for both sides filed papers highlighting their takeaways …

Man Sues New York City After 27 Years in Prison Before Being Cleared in Killing

A man who was recently cleared in the gruesome, fiery 1995 killing of a subway token booth clerk sued New York City and two detectives on Monday, saying that “a wanton and reckless” law enforcement culture subjected him to decades …

Firefighters Find No Victims in Debris of Collapsed Bronx Apartment Building

Firefighters said they didn`t find anybody trapped in an enormous mound of rubble Monday after a corner of a seven-story Bronx apartment building collapsed, leaving apartments exposed like a stack of shelves and a convenience store partly buried under bricks …

Defense Expert at New York Trump Trial Testifies He Sees No Evidence of Fraud

Former President Donald Trump returned to his civil fraud trial last Thursday to spotlight his defense, renewing his complaints that the case is baseless and heaping praise on an accounting professor`s testimony that backed him up. With testimony winding down …

Banker Behind Big Loans to Trump’s Company Testifies For His Defense

When Deutsche Bank loaned Donald Trump`s company hundreds of millions lawyers of dollars, the bank always followed its own guidelines that include checking out information that would-be borrowers provide, an executive testified Tuesday at the former president’s civil fraud trial. …

Son Eric Testifies in Trump Civil Fraud Trial He Relied on Accountants

With Donald Trump due on the witness stand this week, testimony from his adult sons in his civil business fraud trial wrapped up Friday with Eric Trump saying he relied completely on accountants and lawyers to assure the accuracy of …

New York Drying Out After Soaking by Record Rainfall

New York City began drying out Saturday after being soaked by one of its wettest days in decades, as city dwellers dried out basements and traffic resumed on highways, railways and airports that were temporarily shuttered by Friday`s severe rainfall. …

Judge’s Ruling That Trump Defamed Writer Sets Up Second Trial on Damages

Four months after a jury found that Donald Trump sexually abused and defamed advice columnist E. Jean Carroll, a federal judge ruled Wednesday that still more of the ex-president’s comments about her were libelous. The decision means that an upcoming …