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Top US intelligence official testifies war in Ukraine ‘unlikely to end anytime soon’

HAINES: ‘THE WAR IS UNLIKELY TO END ANYTIME SOON’: Russia is making “incremental progress” in Ukraine “with the potential for tactical breakthroughs along the front lines in areas such as Donetsk and Kharkiv,” Avril Haines, director of national intelligence, told Congress on Thursday, and that has Russian President Vladimir Putin thinking “domestic and the international […]

Plaintiff’s father testifies against him in NH youth detention center abuse case

The father of a man who says he was regularly raped and assaulted as a teenager in a New Hampshire youth detention center testified briefly Tuesday, saying his son had a reputation for dishonesty. Daniel Meehan is the first witness called by the state to defend against allegations that the state was negligent in allowing […]

Trump trial: Stormy Daniels lawyer testifies on dealings with ‘hostile’ Michael Cohen

A lawyer testified in former President Donald Trump‘s trial in New York on Tuesday about his experiences negotiating deals in 2016 to silence two women who claimed they had affairs with Trump. Keith Davidson, a Los Angeles-based attorney known for his work with nondisclosure agreements, spoke about his frustrating interactions with Michael Cohen, Trump’s former […]

Ex-teacher at NH youth facility testifies she reported teens’ suspicious bruises

A former teacher at a New Hampshire youth detention center on Monday reported suspicious bruises on at least six teenage boys in the 1990s, including the former resident who filed a landmark lawsuit against the state. He testified that he did. Brenda Wouters, who taught social studies at Sununu Youth Services Center for 35 years, […]

Army reservist testifies he warned about gunman before mass shooting in Maine

An Army reservist and acquaintance of Robert Card, the gunman responsible for a mass shooting in Maine in 2023, testified on Thursday that he warned about Card’s behavior weeks before the attack occurred, the Associated Press reported. Sean Hodgson told members of his reserve unit of his concerns with Card six weeks before the mass shooting in […]

NY v. Trump: Tabloid publisher testifies he bought stories on Tiger Woods, ex-Obama chief of staff

A former tabloid publisher and key prosecution witness testified during cross-examination by former President Donald Trump’s defense attorneys that he bought articles about professional golfer Tiger Woods and Obama’s former chief of staff Rahm Emanuel, among others. Prosecutors in Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office brought their first witness, David Pecker, to the stand for […]