During her murder trial this year, Ashley Benefield offered hours of emotional testimony about the abuse she said she suffered at the hands of her estranged husband — and about what happened in the terrifying moments before she fatally shot Doug Benefield in an act she described as self-defense. But not everyone was convinced by the former ballerina’s apparent tears. The assistant state attorney for Florida’s 12th Judicial District, Suzanne O’Donnell, told “Dateline” that, believing Ashley Benefield was performing — and not actually crying — she asked for the courtroom lights to be turned up. And she had Ashley step down from the witness stand to re-enact moment by moment her account of the fatal shooting of Doug, 58, at her home south of Tampa on Sept. 27, 2020, O’Donn...

When the compliance lawyer Alexandra Wrage was invited onto CNBC’s program “Squawk Box” in 2012 to give an anti-corruption argument on the air, she was surprised. “I remember laughing at the time, saying, ‘Well, is there somebody that you found who’s going to give the pro-corruption argument?’” Whom they brought on was the president of the Trump Organization, four years before he won the presidency of the country the first time. Donald Trump called the United States’ Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, known as the FCPA, a “horrible law.” Passed in 1977, the FCPA made it a crime for companies with a connection to the U.S. to pay — or even offer to pay — bribes to government officials of other countries. The law was the first of its kind in the world, and a landmark. Most countries have fo...

Newsreaders made news of their own this week, conspiracy theorist Alex Jones lost his infamous Infowars empire, and a wrong answer on “Wheel of Fortune” ended up being a treat for viewers. Test your knowledge of the week in news, and take last week’s quiz here. Note: Thank you for visiting our website! We strive to keep you informed with the latest updates based on expected timelines, although please note that we are not affiliated with any official bodies. Our team is committed to ensuring accuracy and transparency in our reporting, verifying all information before publication. We aim to bring you reliable news, and if you have any questions or concerns about our content, feel free to reach out to us via email. We appreciate your trust and support!

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — In the months leading up to Election Day, political signs and billboards dotted much of the landscape surrounding this town in southwestern Ohio. By that weekend, many were gone. Residents, tired and frustrated after their hometown became a national flashpoint in the election over immigration, were trying to move past the intense scrutiny and refocus on the future. “It is what it is. We have to live with it,” Jean Philistin, a Haitian resident of Springfield, said of Donald Trump’s victory. “The American people, they wanted him and they elected him.” Only a couple of months ago, Trump and his running mate, Sen. JD Vance of Ohio, helped perpetuate false rumors about Haitian residents in Springfield eating pets and local wildlife even after city and...

WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump’s consistent campaign pledge to impose sweeping tariffs on products imported into the U.S. is likely to face stiff challenges in court and potentially pushback from Congress. Businesses from sneaker companies to high-tech startups have been ramping up plans to push back against Trump’s proposal to impose up to a 20% tariff on all goods imported into the U.S. and an additional 60% on goods from China. Industry groups have been preparing legal challenges and lobbying Congress to pass legislation to limit the president’s power over tariffs while their members try to ship as many products into the U.S. as they can before Trump enters the White House. There are potential legal limits to Trump’s authority, even though he has said h...

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