Former President Donald Trump made history on April 15 when he became the first former U.S. president to stand trial in a criminal case when he appeared in a New York City courtroom for allegedly falsifying business payments during the 2016 campaign. The former president took a seat at the defense table inside a Manhattan court as the jury selection process began. The presumptive Republican presidential nominee will now have to be present in court four days a week for the next six or more weeks.
Israel’s President Isaac Herzog says his nation isn’t “seeking war” with Iran following the Islamic Republic’s recent attack, but that the barrage of missiles fired at the state of Israel does require some kind of response. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and its proxies claim to have launched over 300 rockets and drones toward Israel on Saturday in retaliation for an April 1 attack on its consular building in the Syrian capital of Damascus that adjoined Iran’s Embassy. Israel said it and its allies intercepted 99 percent of the projectiles.
At least four people, including a bishop, were wounded in a knife attack during a service at a church in a suburb of Sydney on Monday, police and witnesses said, triggering clashes between angry residents and police. It was the second reported stabbing in just three days in Sydney after six people were killed in a knife attack at a mall in the Bondi area of the city.
Topics in this episode include:
- Trump’s New York ‘Hush Money’ Trial Begins
- Trump’s Jury Selection Watched Closely for Bias
- How Strong Is Bragg’s Case Against Trump?
- Trump’s Cases Could Impact Presidents for Years
- News Orgs Write Open Letter Urging Biden, Trump to Debate
- Poll: Biden, Trump Near-Even in Presidential Race
- RFK Jr. Won’t Run as a Libertarian
- RFK Jr. Campaign Fires Staffer for ‘Misrepresentation’
- Arizona Sen. Candidate Kari Lake Raises $4 Million in 1st Quarter
- Israel Thwarts Iran Attack, Weighs Response
- Israel Considers Next Steps Following Iran Attack
- Reactions to Iran’s Weekend Attack on Israel
- UN Security Council Holds Emergency Meeting
- Iran Threatens Larger Attack if US, Israel Retaliate
- World Leaders Condemn Attacks on Israel
- Hezbollah, IDF Exchange Fire
- West Bank: 14-Year-Old Israeli Boy Found Dead
- Speaker Johnson Says He Will Introduce Israel Aid Bill
- White House: Up to $6.4 Billion to Samsung for Chip Production
- ‘Rust’ Movie Armorer to Be Sentenced Today
- Gov’t Worker Broke Law on J6 but Was Not Prosecuted: Report
- Oklahoma: Police Make Arrests After 2 Bodies Found
- Out-of-Control Squatting: How to Protect Your Property
- Sydney Knife Attacker Identified
- Arrest Made After Sydney Church Stabbing
- Zelenskyy Says Ukraine Needs Help Just Like Israel
- European Stock Market Up Amid Auto, Defense Industry Gains
- Russia Considers Western Sanctions on Metals Illegal
- EU Transfers $6.7 Billion to Poland Amid Judicial Reforms
- Croatia Votes Wednesday in Parliamentary Election
- Georgian Lawmakers Come to Blows in Parliament
- White House: Biden Wants to De-Escalate in Middle East
- Biden Thanks US Troops for Helping Israel
- Israel Tells Palestinians Not to Return to Northern Gaza
- Israel, US Work Together to Intercept Missiles
- What Kind of Response Is Israel Considering?
- Iran Attack Turning Public Opinion Toward Israel?
- FBI Investigating Baltimore Bridge Collapse
- SCOTUS Set to Hear Rural Oregon Homeless Camping Ban
- OJ Simpson to Be Cremated, Brain Will Not Be Donated
- Prison Supervisor Allegedly Took Bribes for Cellphones
- Wall St Recovers From Friday Sell-Off Amid Mideast Jitters
- Oil Slips as Risk Premium Eases After Iran Attack
- Verizon Users Must File Today for Class Action Suit
- Chinese Media Confirm Spy Killed for Selling Secrets
- German Chancellor Olaf Scholz Visits China
- CCP Military Clip Hints at War Readiness With Gaming Terms
- What Are India’s First-Time Voters Worried About?
- 5 Natural Ways to Strengthen Your Mind