Michael Cohen pressed on his crimes and lies as defense attacks key Trump hush money trial witness
NEW YORK (AP) — With prosecutors’ hush money case against Donald Trump barreling toward its end, defense lawyers pressed former attorney Michael Cohen on his criminal history and past lies Thursday as they worked to convince jurors not to believe the star witness' pivotal testimony. Cohen was back in the hot seat for a third day of testimony as defense lawyers painted Trump's fixer-turned-foe as a spurned former employee who will say whatever it takes to put the presumptive Republican bars...
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- Slovakias prime minister is expected to survive assassination attempt, deputy says
- The Commission on Presidential Debates faces an uncertain future after Biden and Trump bypassed it
- As countries tighten anti-gay laws, more and more LGBTQ+ migrants seek safety and asylum in Europe
- Florida deputy's killing of Black airman renews debate on police killings and race
- Topeka was at the center of Brown v. Board. Decades later, segregation of another sort lingers
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Wed, 15 May 2024
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- Who is Robert Fico, the populist Slovak prime minister wounded in a shooting?
- Driver said he smoked pot oil, took medication before Florida crash that killed 8 Mexican workers
- Biden and Trump, trading barbs, agree to 2 presidential debates, in June and September
- Supreme Court orders Louisiana to use congressional map with additional Black district in 2024 vote
- Reported sex assaults in the US military have dropped. That reverses what had been a growing problem
- Now armed with AI, America's adversaries will try to influence election, security officials warn
- Stock market today: Wall Street rallies to records after inflation slows
- This, too, could pass: Christian group's rule keeping beaches closed on Sunday mornings may end
- Senate primaries set up a marquee race in Maryland and a likely Republican flip in West Virginia
- Netanyahu fends off criticism at home and abroad over his lack of a postwar plan for Gaza
- Ukrainian troops pull out of some areas and Zelenskyy postpones foreign trips amid Russian offensive
- Fewer US overdose deaths were reported last year, but experts are still cautious
- The jurors in Trump's hush money trial are getting a front row seat to history -- most of the time
- France readies state of emergency for Pacific territory as violent unrest turns deadly
- Massive manhunt in France for prison-break gang that gunned down officers
- Biden administration is moving ahead on new $1 billion arms sale to Israel, congressional aides say
- US inflation eased last month in the first slowdown of 2024
- United Methodists scrap their anti-gay bans. A woman who defied them seeks reinstatement as pastor
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Tue, 14 May 2024
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- Driver of pickup that collided with farmworker bus in Florida, killing 8, is arrested on DUI charges
- 11 people die in shootings in small town in southern Mexico state of Chiapas, prosecutors say
- Cohen gives insider details at trial as Trump's defense attorney accuses him of seeking vengeance
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- American sought after So I raped you Facebook message detained in France on 2021 warrant
- As Melinda French Gates leaves the Gates Foundation, many hope shell double down on gender equity
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- Israelis mark a subdued Independence Day under the shadow of war in Gaza
- Survey finds 8,000 women a month got abortion pills despite their states' bans or restrictions
- Will AI replace doctors who read X-rays, or just make them better than ever?
- There's bird flu in US dairy cows. Raw milk drinkers aren't deterred
- Georgian lawmakers approve a divisive foreign influence bill that has sparked weeks of protests
- Waymo is latest company under investigation for autonomous or partially automated technology
- Biden hiking tariffs on Chinese EVs, solar cells, steel, aluminum adding to tensions with Beijing
- Dispute over transgender woman admitted to Wyoming sorority to be argued before appeal judges
- Russian president Putin to make a state visit to China this week
- Ex-Ukrainian president says US delay in war aid was 'colossal' waste, let Putin inflict more damage
- Cannes kicks off with Greta Gerwig's jury and a Palme d'Or for Meryl Streep
- Xi's visit to Hungary and Serbia brings new Chinese investment and deeper ties to Europe's doorstep
- Congress is sending families less help for day care costs. So states are stepping in
Mon, 13 May 2024
- Misery deepens in Gaza's Rafah as Israeli troops press operation
- Billboard collapses onto people in Mumbai, India, killing at least 14 but others may be trapped
- Illness took away her voice. AI created a replica she carries in her phone
- Ron DeSantis is planning to raise money for Donald Trump in Florida and Texas, AP sources say
- Star witness Michael Cohen says Trump was intimately involved in all aspects of hush money scheme
- A town in western Canada prepares for a possible 'last stand' as wildfires rage in British Columbia
- Collapsed Baltimore bridge span comes down with a boom after crews set off chain of explosives
- UNC board slashes diversity program funding to divert money to public safety resources
- What to know about Trump fixer-turned-foe Michael Cohen's pivotal testimony in the hush money trial
- Questions and grief linger at the apartment door where a deputy killed a US airman
- The Latest | Nearly half a million people flee fighting in Rafah and northern Gaza, UN says
- Russian assault opens new front, diverting Ukraine forces as Western aid trickles in
- Melinda French Gates resigns as Gates Foundation co-chair, 3 years after her divorce from Bill Gates
- Are US interest rates high enough to beat inflation? The Fed will take its time to find out
- Pro-Palestinian protests dwindle on campuses as some US college graduations marked by defiant acts
- Charter flights for WNBA road games was an early Mother's Day gift for players with children
- India's mammoth election is more than halfway done as millions begin voting in fourth round
- Germany limits cash benefit payments for asylum-seekers. Critics say it's designed to curb migration
- Sleepy far-flung towns in the Philippines will host US forces returning to counter China threats
- Violence is traumatizing Haitian kids. Now the country's breaking a taboo on mental health services
- Trump suggests Chinese migrants are in the US to build an 'army.' The migrants tell another story
- More bodies found in Indonesia after flash floods killed dozens and submerged homes
Sun, 12 May 2024
- Putin replaces Shoigu as Russia's defense minister as he starts his 5th term
- A combustible Cannes is set to unfurl with 'Furiosa,' 'Megalopolis' and a #MeToo reckoning
- Pro-Palestinian protests dwindle on campuses as US college graduations are marked by defiant acts
- Israel moves deeper into Rafah and fights Hamas militants regrouping in northern Gaza
- Catalan separatists lose majority as Spain's pro-union Socialists win regional elections
- Trump tells Jersey Shore crowd he's being forced to endure 'Biden show trial' in hush money case
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- Hawks win NBA lottery in year where there's no clear choice for No. 1 pick
- Controlled demolition at Baltimore bridge collapse site postponed due to weather
- Federal agency says a second, if weaker, solar storm surge is likely Sunday
- Blinken delivers some of the strongest US public criticism of Israel's conduct of the war in Gaza
- Election deniers: West Virginia voters must pick from GOP candidates who still dispute 2020 outcome
- An apartment building partially collapses in a Russian border city after shelling. At least 8 killed
- Caitlin Clark, much like Larry Bird, the focus of talks about race and double standards in sports
- A magnitude 6.4 earthquake strikes wakes people on the Mexico-Guatemala border
- More US parents than ever have paid leave this Mother's Day - but most still don't
- Flash floods in northern Afghanistan sweep away livelihoods, leaving hundreds dead and missing
- US aims to stay ahead of China in using AI to fly fighter jets, navigate without GPS and more
- With the shock of Oct. 7 still raw, profound sadness and anger grip Israel on its Memorial Day
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- Switzerlands Nemo wins 68th Eurovision Song Contest after event roiled by protests over war in Gaza
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- Lithuanians vote in a presidential election as anxieties rise over Russia and the war in Ukraine
Sat, 11 May 2024
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- Experts say gun alone doesn't justify deadly force in fatal shooting of Florida airman
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- Russia says it has captured 5 villages in northeast Ukraine as more than 1,700 civilians flee
- Solar storm hits Earth, producing colorful light shows across Northern Hemisphere
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- A train in central Buenos Aires strikes a boxcar on the track, injuring dozens
- Nuggets bounce back with 117-90 blowout of Timberwolves behind 24 points from energized Murray
- Heavy rains set off flash floods in northern Afghanistan, killing at least 50 people
- America's debt tops $34 trillion, but a commission to address it appears dead in Congress
- The United Auto Workers faces a key test in the South with upcoming vote at Alabama Mercedes plant
- Trump trial turns to sex, bank accounts and power: Highlights from the third week of testimony
Fri, 10 May 2024
- Police arrest dozens as they break up pro-Palestinian protests at several US universities
- UN assembly approves resolution granting Palestine new rights and reviving its UN membership bid
- Man pleads guilty in theft of bronze Jackie Robinson statue from Kansas park
- US says Israels use of US arms likely violated international law, but evidence is incomplete
- At least 1 dead in Florida as storms continue to pummel the South in a week of severe weather
- Judge directs Michael Cohen to keep quiet about Trump ahead of his hush money trial testimony
- In reversal, Virginia school board votes to restore Confederate names to 2 schools
- US pledges money and other aid to help track and contain bird flu on dairy farms
- Bob Ross' legacy lives on in new 'The Joy of Painting' series
- Heavy fighting in Gaza's Rafah keeps aid crossings closed and sends 110,000 civilians fleeing
- Appeals court upholds Steve Bannon's contempt of Congress conviction
- Inside a makeshift shelter saving hundreds of dogs from floods in southern Brazil
- Technology crushing human creativity? Apple's new iPad ad has struck a nerve online
- Mixing games and education, Prince Harry and Meghan arrive in Nigeria to promote mental health
- Raucous crowd roars its approval for Caitlin Clark in her home debut with Fever, an 83-80 win
- For Israels contestant, the Eurovision Song Contest comes with tight security, boos and cheers
- 'Where's Ronald Greene's justice?': 5 years on, feds still silent on Black motorist's deadly arrest
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- Transitional council in Haiti embraces new changes following turmoil as gang violence grips country
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- Shunned for centuries, Vodou grows powerful as Haitians seek solace from unrelenting gang violence
- Pro-Palestinian protesters demand endowment transparency. But its proving not to be simple
Thu, 09 May 2024
- Airman shot by deputy doted on little sister and aimed to buy mom a house, family says
- Netanyahu on US threat to withhold arms: Israel will fight with its 'fingernails' if needed
- Stormy Daniels delivers shocking testimony about Trump, but trial hinges on business records
- Life after Florida Georgia Line: Brian Kelley ready to reintroduce himself with new solo album
- Body camera video shows fatal shooting of Black airman by Florida deputy in apartment doorway
- Senate passes bill improving air safety and service for travelers, a day before FAA law expires
- Trump is limited in what he can say about his court case. His GOP allies are showing up to help
- 2 skiers killed after being caught in Utah avalanche following late spring snowstorms, sheriff says
- Storm-battered South is again under threat. A boy swept into a drain fights for his life
- House Speaker Mike Johnson survived a motion to vacate. Here's why his job is far from safe
- Biden administration will seek partial end to special court oversight of child migrants
- US says Rafah offensive would jeopardize cease-fire talks as Biden threatens to halt more Israel aid
- Harvey Weinstein won't be sent back to California while he awaits New York rape retrial
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