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Trump seeks knockout punch as Iowa delivers first verdict on Republican race

By Tim Reid, Gabriella Borter and Nathan Layne DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) – Donald Trump is the overwhelming favorite to push past his rivals and stake an early claim to the Republican presidential nomination when Iowans brave bone-chilling temperatures on Monday to cast the first votes in the 2024 campaign. The former president’s dominant position […]

Emotions run high after Manny Ellis verdict

Three Tacoma Police officers are free men after sitting at a Pierce County defendant table for the last eleven weeks. Thursday afternoon, the jury came back with the not-guilty verdicts for Officers Christopher Burbank, Matthew Collins, and Timothy Rainken. All three were charged with 1st degree Manslaughter, Burbank and Collins also faced 2nd degree Murder. The jury […]

Defense attorneys, judge in Manny Ellis trial speak about verdict, jury

Several of the Tacoma officers’ defense attorneys acknowledged the emotion around the not guilty verdicts in the Manuel Ellis trial and the difficulty of the situation. But they were also very clear that they felt the case should have never been brought to trial. Defense attorneys said the jurors made the right decision as they […]

Fulton County DA Fani Willis reacts to financially-crippling verdict

ATLANTA – The news of former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani filing for bankruptcy was the talk of the political sphere on Thursday. Former President Donald Trump’s attorney says he is under severe financial strain, exacerbated by his pursuit of lies about the 2020 election. This week a jury found Giuliani was liable to […]