Michael Cohen pressed on his crimes and lies as defense attacks key Trump hush money trial witness

Sculpture of the late Rev. Billy Graham unveiled at US Capitol

As the U.S. prepares to host its first cricket World Cup next month, a temporary stadium is rising in the New York City suburbs. The sport has found fertile ground there among waves of Caribbean and South Asian immigration. The U.S. is co-hosting the T20 World Cup, with eight games at Eisenhower Park on Long Island. American cricket organizers hope the games will provide the same boost soccer enjoyed when the U.S. hosted its first FIFA World Cup in 1994. USA Cricket estimates there are more than 400 local leagues and more than 200,000 Americans playing the sport nationwide.

Nearly 1,000 times in 3 years police went to an Iowa juvenile center where a staff was member was killed, records show.

An autopsy of a Massachusetts teen who died after participating in a spicy tortilla chip challenge says his death was caused by eating a large quantity of chile pepper extract. The results obtained by The Associated Press also note that 14-year-old Harris Wolobah had a congenital heart defect. Harris died on Sept. 1, 2023, after eating the Paqui chip. The autopsy lists the cause of death as cardiopulmonary arrest “in the setting of recent ingestion of food substance with high capsaicin concentration.” Capsaicin is the component that gives chile peppers their heat. The Associated Press sent an email seeking comment Thursday to the Hershey Co., which owns Paqui. Paqui pulled the product from store shelves shortly after Harris' death.

Slovak authorities charged a man with attempting to assassinate Prime Minister Robert Fico, saying he acted alone in a politically motivated attack that left the longtime leader in serious but stable condition. Fico’s pro-Russia views have contributed to deep divisions in the small European country that borders Ukraine. The shooting attack Wednesday shocked the nation and reverberated across the continent weeks ahead of elections for the European Parliament. Slovakia's current president and its president-elect urged people to dial back the sharp rhetoric that has characterized the country’s political debate. But some Fico allies took aim at Slovakia’s media for contributing to polarization.