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This is a developing story. Check back for updates. A jury of Donald Trump’s peers has found him guilty on all 34 felony counts related to his 2016 hush-money payment to Stormy Daniels. The historic verdict, announced Thursday afternoon, followed a six-week criminal trial—the first ever for a former US president. All of the charges were for the falsification of business records, which stemmed from the payment orchestrated by Trump—with the help of his former fixer and attorney Michael Cohen—to suppress stories about alleged extra-marital affairs Trump had in the years before he ran for president.

CNN Legal Analyst Joey Jackson breaks down what the "rain metaphor" is and how the prosecution is using it in former President Donald Trump's hush money trial.

Colorado students whose families make less than $90,000 per year will be able to get up to two years of in-state tuition paid for under a new law signed Thursday by Gov. Jared Polis. Passed as House Bill 1340, the measure directs the state to reimburse qualifying students through a refundable income tax credit, meaning they and their families would be repaid during tax season after first paying on their own.

Agadir, Morocco — The head of the U. S. military in Africa vigorously defended the country’s counterterrorism strategy on the continent and vowed to press forward with it despite a wave of criticism and a drift among African nations toward seeking security help from Russia instead. In an interview with The Associated Press on Wednesday at Africa Lion, a war games exercise in Morocco, Gen.

In April of 2023, right-wing podcaster Steven Crowder announced that he and his wife, Hilary, were divorcing—an event, he explained to listeners of Louder with Crowder, to which he did not consent. She “didn’t want to be married anymore,” he said, “and in the state of Texas, that is completely permitted.” Crowder, upset, lamented: “My beliefs don’t matter.” His venting—which did not include the context of potential abuse he inflicted; a video from 2021 surfaced soon after Crowder’s podcast posted showing him restricting Hilary from access to a car because she would not do “wifely things”—was a watershed moment. The right has long pushed policies to enshrine a specific view of marriage.

COLORADO SPRINGS — Vice President Kamala Harris will speak at the U. S. Air Force Academy graduation on Thursday in Colorado, her first address at the ceremony that launches cadets into the Air Force or Space Force with pomp and the roar of jets. President Joe Biden spoke last year to graduates, who will become second lieutenants, thanking them for choosing “service over self,” and noting the challenges ahead for the country and the world, from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to America’s rivalry with China. Related Articles Education | Douglas County High School moves graduation from Air Force Academy after concerns over shutting out undocumented families Education | Vice President Kamala Harris to speak at Air Force Academy graduation Education | Fort Carson fire burning on 1,450 acres, 60% contained After greeting graduates with salutes and handshakes, the president took a spill on stage, later saying he’d tripped over a sandbag.