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Hunter Biden pleads guilty to tax charges in last-minute bid to avoid trial

Thursday, September 5

(LOS ANGELES) -- After hours of legal wrangling on Thursday, Hunter Biden pleaded guilty to nine tax-related charges in a last-minute bid to avoid a lengthy and potentially embarrassing trial, abandoning an earlier proposal to plead guilty while maintaining his innocence on the underlying... Read More.

DA asks appeals court to reject Trumps latest bid to delay his hush money sentencing

Thursday, September 5

(NEW YORK) -- A day after former President Donald Trump asked a federal appeals court for a stay that would delay the sentencing in his New York hush money case, the Manhattan district attorney's office on Thursday asked the court to reject Trump's request.Trump's... Read More.

Hunter Biden upends tax trial with last-minute bid for guilty plea

Thursday, September 5

(LOS ANGELES) -- After hours of legal wrangling on Thursday, Hunter Biden agreed to plead guilty to nine tax-related charges in a last-ditch bid to avoid a lengthy and potentially embarrassing trial in Los Angeles.The president's son initially offered a so-called "Alford plea," in... Read More.

Donald Trump loses third bid to remove Judge Juan Merchan from hush money case

Wednesday, August 14

(NEW YORK) -- An exasperated Judge Juan Merchan denied former President Donald Trump's third attempt to kick him off his New York criminal case based on an alleged conflict of interest in a scathing order released Wednesday morning."Stated plainly, Defendant's arguments are nothing more... Read More.

Noah Lyles, suffering from COVID, comes up short in bid for double; settles for bronze in 200 meter

Thursday, August 8

(PARIS) -- Noah Lyles came up short in his quest for the 100-meter, 200-meter double at the Paris Olympics. He did get the bronze, but had been aiming to be the first American to win both in 40 years.Botswana's Letsile Tebogo took the gold... Read More.

U.S. Olympics committee drops doping probe to secure Salt Lake City hosting bid

Friday, July 26

(NEW YORK) -- As the 2024 Summer Olympics officially kick off in Paris on July 26, USA Today sports columnist Christine Brennan joined Brad Mielke on Thursday’s episode of "Start Here," ABC News’ flagship daily news podcast, and dived into the concession made by... Read More.

Hunter Biden drops bid for new trial in federal gun case

Tuesday, July 9

(WASHINGTON) -- Attorneys for Hunter Biden on Tuesday withdrew their bid for a new trial in his federal gun case, conceding in court papers that a motion they filed last month misunderstood a technicality in the district court's capacity to carry out a trial.Hunter... Read More.

Judge denies Alec Baldwins bid to dismiss Rust charge over firearm evidence

Friday, June 28

(SANTA FE, N.M.) -- A New Mexico judge denied Alec Baldwin's bid to drop his involuntary manslaughter charge over firearm evidence stemming from the 2021 fatal shooting on the set of "Rust" before his trial starts next month.In their request to dismiss the indictment,... Read More.

Whats up with Menendezs independent Senate bid? New Jersey Democrats share their thoughts

Saturday, June 22

(NEW YORK) -- Facing 16 felony charges in federal court, New Jersey Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez launched a long-shot bid for reelection earlier this month as an independent, but he appears to have held no campaign events, raised almost no money through the first... Read More.

Steve Bannon files appeal to Supreme Court in bid to stay out of jail

Friday, June 21

(NEW YORK) -- Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon on Friday filed an emergency appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court in an attempt to remain out of prison for his contempt of Congress conviction.Bannon was ordered by Judge Carl Nichols to surrender to prison by... Read More.