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Donald Trump's defense lawyer accused star witness Michael Cohen of lying about a crucial phone that tied the former president to a cover-up around hush money payments to porn star Stormy Daniels. Defense lawyer Todd Blanche delivered his blow just before the lunch break, saying the key conversation was actually about harassment from a prank caller and not, as Cohen claimed three days earlier, about a $130,000 payment for Daniels' silence. It came in a dramatic moment as the case barrels towards its conclusion; the sort of pin drop shock common to courtroom TV dramas but rare in real life.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Marjorie Taylor Greene yelled at each other and traded insults in a fiery debate in a chaotic House Oversight Committee meeting on Thursday night. Greene started the fight by making a snide personal comment about Rep. Jasmine Crockett of Texas, criticizing her 'fake eyelashes'.

Republican Representative Lauren Boebert joined fellow GOP members at former President Trump's trial in Manhattan. However she was a no-show at her 18-year-old son Tyler's criminal trial, where he faces numerous charges including felony counts, raised eyebrows. Tyler even told the judge that he was struggling financially despite his mother earning a substantial salary of at least $175,000. It has prompted criticism about her priorities as a parent. Tyler, alongside three accomplices, faces accusations of theft and possession of stolen items, including financial documents. The case gained attention after there were allegations of Tyler's involvement in a car robbery, impacting a woman with medical needs.

Jennifer Lopez liked a scathing Instagram post about 'broken relationships' on Thursday, further fueling rumors of a rift between her and husband Ben Affleck. The singer, 54, hit the like button on the post, created by relationship coach Lenna Marsak, which discussed the challenges of a relationship where there is no 'integrity and respect.' It features several text slides, beginning with, 'You cannot build a healthy relationship with someone who lacks integrity and emotional safety.'  

NEW Kappa Kappa Gamma national council said a trans woman was allowed to join because 'women' is 'undefined' in their bylaws. Six members of the University of Wyoming chapter brought a lawsuit against the national group over Artemis Langford's admission, claiming he made them uncomfortable and shouldn't have been allowed to join.

A former DEI boss at Facebook and Nike got hit with more than five years in prison after she pleaded guilty in December to stealing over $5 million from both corporations. She's been ordered to pay both companies back the money took through fraudulent vendors, fake invoices, and cash kickbacks.

House prices are set to rise an average 1.6 percent across the country over the next year, according to a new report.  Yet twenty-two cities could see even higher growth of 3.7 percent or higher, Zillow reports.  It comes after new analysis showed that the 2020's could be the best decade yet for the real estate market. 

The stars of Sports Illustrated's latest swimsuit edition were out in force in New York City on Thursday night.  Ahead of the upcoming release of the highly-anticipated swimsuit issue - sports stars, models and influencers walked the red carpet for a lavish party at the Hard Rock Hotel. The stars of the 60th anniversary issue have been teasing its release all week but gathered in the Big Apple for the official launch. 

An officer from the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department is under investigation after being filmed lighting a cigar during an arrest. In the video, the officer is seen pinning a man to the ground while casually lighting up. Colleagues present at the scene seemingly condone the behavior, even providing a lighter. The suspect remains subdued as the officer takes a few puffs. The police department say they are aware of the video and have launched an internal investigation into the incident which occurred while the officer was working a second job at a local bar and lounge.

Omar Bin Omran (left), from El Guedid near Djelfa (inset bottom), 150 miles south of Algiers, was just 19 when he disappeared in 1998 on his way to a vocational school at the height of Algeria's civil war, prompting fears amongst his family that he had been killed. But the truth was under his grieving family's nose the entire time: now 45, a bearded Omar was found in a sheep pen (right), covered by bales of hay by his family after they stormed the neighbour's house (inset top) following a tip-off on social media. Speaking to Algerian media, the missing man's cousin Khaled Reggab said his relative was not in a 'critical' state but that he is 'shocked, more than shocked' having spent more than a quarter of a century in captivity.

Newsome, who is 6ft 6in, can be seen towering over the officer, shouting: 'You think I'm scared of you? You must be out of your f****** mind!' Still in the officer's face, he then says: 'You p***y! You see how I'm all up on you? You're a vagina! A f****** vagina!' As he is led away, Newsome can again be seen shouting obscenities' inside the court room which ends in a shoving match according to social media footage.

Miranda Lambert, Kelsea Ballerini and Lainey Wilson led the Western glamour at the 59th Academy of Country Music Awards in Frisco, Texas on Thursday night. Lambert made jaws drop as she hit the red carpet in a sexy black cutout gown that showed off her ample cleavage. It also had a daring thigh-high slit that highlighted her tanned and toned legs.

NEW As Lady Sarah McCorquodale celebrates 44 years of marriage today, onlookers may wonder if she is reflecting on how different her life could have been. Because Princess Diana 's eldest sister once dated Prince Charles - she went out with the heir to the throne two years before her sister. In fact, Lady Sarah, 69, even introduced Diana to Charles and says she played 'cupid' for the pair. But it was 22-year-old Lady Sarah Spencer, a willowy red-head with a great sense of fun, who first caught Prince Charles's eye at a house party at Windsor Castle for Royal Ascot. Pictured: Lady Sarah enjoying a cigarette in Kensington in 1979 (left); with husband Neil (right); with Prince Charles in 1977 (inset top); on her wedding day in 1980 (inset bottom)

King Charles, who acceded to the throne less than two years ago, ranks 258th in the list of the UK's 350 wealthiest people and families, up from 263rd place in 2023. Calculations by the newspaper's Rich List suggest the monarch has benefited from a boost to the net worth of his properties. His inherited private estates Sandringham in Norfolk and Balmoral in Aberdeenshire, which belonged to his mother the late Queen, are said to account for much of his financial fortune.

Kanye West's $2.2 million Calabasas ranch appeared dilapidated and crumbling in shocking new photos of the expansive property - nearly four years after rapper boarded up the home in September 2020.  The Heartless hitmaker, 46 - whose top Yeezy executive recently quit over the brand's move into pornography - initially purchased the residence in 2018, and was used for Sunday Service and his Donda Academy headquarters.  The star had also purchased an additional 300 acres surrounding the property for $4 million. 

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce looked as loved-up as ever as they enjoyed a romantic break to Lake Como, Italy this week - amid a break in the European leg of her The Eras Tour. The superstar singer and the Kansas City Chiefs star, both 34, were seen enjoying an alfresco private dinner date outside a €20,000 a night villa at the five star Grand Hotel Tremezzo - just days after Travis' teammate Harrison Butker was slammed for a ' bigoted and misogynistic' speech quoting the singer's lyrics.

A survey of five million distant solar systems , aided by 'neural network' algorithms, has discovered 60 stars that appear to be partially covered by gigantic alien power plants called 'Dyson spheres.' Seven of these stars - each a red M-dwarf no farther than 900 light-years from Earth - appeared to be producing as much as 60 times more infrared heat than would be expected based on their size

An Orthodox Jewish woman has garnered support from strangers across the country after she was denied a divorce decree. Malky Gold Berkowitz, 30, attempted to split from her husband after three years of marriage, alleging that Wolf 'Volvy' Berkowitz was physically abusive. In Orthodox Jewish marriage, a man has the absolute right to refuse a divorce decree, or gett, leaving Malky with no options. When all seemed lost, Brooklyn-based activist Adina Sash took up the cause, drawing nationwide support for the mother of two.

Investigative journalist Annie Jacobsen (left), from Connecticut, who is a New York Times bestselling author, joined Steven Bartlett on The Diary of a CEO podcast to discuss just how close we are to nuclear war. Since she started writing her book Nuclear War: A Scenario, in 2020 she said: 'The geopolitical temperature of the world has escalated to a point that you have not seen in your lifetime and I haven't seen in my lifetime.'

Hundreds of people have gathered for the solemn funeral of a 10-year-old boy who was bullied into suicide - with his vigil lined by motorcycles escorting his tiny casket. Tearful mourners convened in Greenfield, Indiana on Tuesday for the funeral of Sammy Teusch, who tragically killed himself on May 5 after suffering years of brutal bullying.

They're the wonders of the ancient world that still leave scientists scratching their heads today. Now, an important part of the mystery of the Egyptian pyramids may have been solved. Archaeologists have discovered that the famous structures could have been built along a long-lost branch of the river Nile. And it could help explain why they now seem to be situated in a narrow, inhospitable desert strip.

The Democrat California Governor, 56, invited criticism and mockery over his remarks about tackling homelessness, as some said he cherrypicked statistics that missed how the issue has worsened. At a press conference Tuesday, he announced a $3.3 billion fund for California counties to tackle rampant homelessness, including a mental health initiative he pushed for. 'The state of California saw a decline in veteran's homelessness,' he said. 'We have a national model.' Newsom appeared to be citing California's 30 percent drop in veteran homelessness over the past 12 years, despite a 2023 federal report finding that the state holds 28 percent of the nation's total homelessness. That figure marked a 40 percent increase from the rate it was at five years ago.

Daiane dos Santos Farias, 34, admitted to luring her husband Gilberto Nogueira de Oliveira to bed by promising kinky sex. But after lashing his arms and legs to the bed with her underwear and turning out the lights, Farias whipped out a razor blade and began hacking violently at her husband's manhood, prosecutors told the Atibaia Court near Sao Paulo, Brazil. She then flushed the severed penis down the toilet. Farias reportedly launched the attack after discovering that her husband slept with her 15-year-old niece. Astonishingly cook Farias has since made up with her husband and he even paid for her legal team for the trial.

The incident took place at Utah's Canyonlands National Park on March 23, and constitutes 'archaeological theft', according to the presiding park service. Trail cameras captured the male and female suspects in the act, with the man seen guzzling beer in the closed-off portion of the park before making off some unspecified artifacts from a cabinet. Once a place for cattlemen to take a load off, the site dates back the late 1800s, and the contains a great deal of material abandoned when the site became disused. The man and his female accomplice - who is photographed laughing after entering the 'signed-as-closed area' - stole several of these artifacts, park rangers said in a statement, asking the public for help in identifying the thieves.

A Florida man has found out he's not a citizen after living in the US for over six decades. Jimmy Klass, 66, discovered he was not actually a citizen when he applied for social security retirement papers recently, after living in the country for over 60 years.  Klass, who came to US at 2 years old, has lived in the US ever since - even receiving a Social Security Card, a driver's license and a voter registration card, he told News 6

Amanda Scheller, from Canada, took to TikTok to candidly divulge all the mishaps that happened after she tied the knot with Sequoyah Stonecipher. The couple, who got married in Litibu, Mexico, really let their hair down during celebrations and seemed unfazed when things went awry. Dozens of viewers have since flooded to the comments to heap praise on their nonchalant approach.

Mike Tyson has bizarrely claimed Jake Paul once gave him 'an erection' when he saw a video of the YouTuber-turned-boxer dancing as a 16-year-old.  The pair traded insults and expletives in Texas on Thursday night as they previewed their fight close to the 80,000-seat home of the Dallas Cowboys that will stage it. But the press conference took a bizarre turn when Paul initially said he wanted to 'kiss Mike's big juicy lips.'

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: This is the shocking moment an alleged street level drug dealer jumped from an apartment building while attempting to flee from cops in northern Brazil. The failed escape took place Sunday when the Espirito Santo Military Police launched an operation to arrest neighborhood drug dealers after busting a teenager for allegedly buying narcotics in the municipality of Marechal Floriano. The cops apprehended a 17-year-old boy with cocaine who was heading to the building where he had made the purchased.

Police bodycam footage of the moment WWE superstar Liv Morgan was arrested in December has been posted.  The 29-year-old wrestler was charged with possession of a synthetic cannabinoid & possession of marijuana (20 grams or less). One charge was dropped less than a month later and Morgan paid a fine for the other before the case was closed in February this year.

Sydney Thomas, 26, was driving over the Clark Memorial Bridge in March when a pickup truck crashed into her and sent her careering over the side of the crossing. Dashcam footage from the truck was played in court on Wednesday as the pickup driver Trevor Branham, 33, appeared in court after being charged. In the footage, the pickup truck can be seen swerving out of its lane to avoid hitting a car that had stalled, before crashing into Thomas.