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Trump Spends 7 Hours Answering Questions in Deposition for $250 Million Fraud Lawsuit

Former President Donald Trump spent nearly seven hours on April 13 answering questions during his second deposition as part of a $250 million fraud case bought by New York Attorney General Letitia James. Trump was seen arriving by motorcade at the attorney general’s office in Lower Manhattan just after 9:30 a.m. and left just after 6 p.m., according to…


Manhattan DA Receives Package of White Powder for a Second Time

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg on Wednesday received an envelope containing white powder, deemed non-hazardous, for a second time. The envelope was found just after 3 p.m. in the mailroom at 80 Centre Street in lower Manhattan, where Bragg has an office. The finding prompted a police response as a precaution. The powder was deemed nonhazardous,…


Court Rejects Bragg’s Request for Restraining Order Against Jordan

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s urgent request to enter a restraining order against Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) was rejected on April 11, the same day it was filed. U.S. District Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil, a Trump appointee, turned down Bragg’s emergency request for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction against Jordan. “The Court declines to…


Bragg Sues Jordan Over Alleged ‘Campaign to Intimidate’

Manhattan’s district attorney has sued Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), alleging the top Republican member has launched a campaign meant to intimidate. A New York grand jury, encouraged by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, recently brought charges against former President Donald Trump, drawing intense criticism from Jordan and other Republicans. Jordan has subpoenaed one of Bragg’s top former…


2 Children Killed in Latest NYC E-Bike Fire; 4 Survive Blaze

NEW YORK—An electric bicycle powered by a lithium ion battery is being blamed for a fatal fire on Monday in New York City that killed two children, marking the latest in a string of e-bike-related fires in the city. FDNY Chief of Department John Hodgens said it took his firefighters only three minutes to arrive…


In Pictures: Easter Parade and Bonnet Festival in New York

The Easter Parade and Bonnet Festival in New York City on April 9, 2023. (Larry Dye/The Epoch Times) The Easter Parade and Bonnet Festival in New York City on April 9, 2023. (Larry Dye/The Epoch Times) The Easter Parade and Bonnet Festival in New York City on April 9, 2023. (Larry Dye/The Epoch Times) The…


Easter Bonnet Parade in New York City

The 2023 Easter Bonnet Festival comes to New York City from 10:00 a.m. ET on April 9, near St. Patrick’s Cathedral on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan. This event is to demonstrate lavishly decorated hats, from the exquisite to the outlandish. New Yorkers from all walks of life come out to enjoy springtime weather and show…


20 Hurt When Inmate Sets Fire at NYC’s Rikers Island Jail

NEW YORK—A fire set by an inmate at New York City’s troubled Rikers Island injured 20 people on a day that lawmakers visited the jail complex, authorities said. Fifteen staff members and five inmates were injured in the fire that started at about 1:30 p.m. Thursday, the city Correction Department said. The New York City…


Dealer Pleads Guilty in Death of Actor Michael K. Williams

NEW YORK—A Brooklyn drug dealer pleaded guilty Wednesday to providing “The Wire” actor Michael K. Williams with fentanyl-laced heroin, causing his death. Irvin Cartagena’s plea to a charge of conspiring to distribute drugs was entered in Manhattan federal court. Sentencing was set by U.S. District Judge Ronnie Abrams for Aug. 18, when Cartagena will face…


Mother of New York Dancer Sentenced to Prison in China for Her Faith

NEW YORK—For the past 15 years, a cell phone was the only thing that held together Steven Wang and his family, who are an ocean away in China. It was over a phone call that Wang found out about his father’s death in 2009—of kidney failure resulting from years of torture detained in a Chinese…