At the close of the 15th day of the trial of N.Y. v. Trump, Judge Juan Merchan directed New York prosecutors to tell Michael Cohen to stop making comments about the case and former President Donald Trump, but did not impose a gag order.  Merchan imposed a gag order on the former president that prevents him from speaking about the witnesses, the jury, and any prosecutors other than Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. Cohen, his ex-lawyer, is expected to take the witness stand on Monday.  Cohen has been making TikTok videos disparaging Trump and has been spotted wearing a T-shirt ..read more

"The View" co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin started an argument on Friday’s episode of the ABC talk show after saying the anti-Trump witnesses in New York's case against the former president have "credibility issues." Co-host Joy Behar criticized how Griffin characterized former Trump fixer Michael Cohen and porn star Stormy Daniels and for opposing former President Trump after having worked for him. Griffin replied that she, unlike Cohen, never perjured herself after saying the defense aimed to make Daniels seem "trashy," particularly compared to two other women who defended the former president ..read more

An infrequent botanical event is about to take place at Como Park Conservatory in Minnesota, but the exciting news stinks — literally. A corpse flower, nicknamed "Horace" by Como officials, will have its first bloom since arriving in 2019 at the Marjorie McNeely Conservatory in St. Paul. The flowering plant has an off-putting aroma that may have spectators reaching for nose plugs. MASSIVE RARE PLANTS 'BURST INTO BLOOM' FOR FIRST TIME, BUT THERE'S A CATCH "Rare and rancid, this odorous event is not to be missed... unless you're faint of heart or nose," Matt Reinartz, marketing and public relati ..read more

Valerie Bertinelli's son, Wolfgang Van Halen, may be a 33-year-old man, but he still gets embarrassed by his mom from time to time.  During Friday's episode of "The Jennifer Hudson Show," the former Food Network star explained how she "embarrassed" Wolfgang - whom she shares with late ex-husband, Eddie Van Halen - during his big performance with Ryan Gosling at the Oscars in March.  When Hudson asked Bertinelli if she still embarrasses her son, she responded with a laugh: "Are you kidding me?" "All the time! I feel like when the eye-rolling stops, I'm not doing my job," she added. "S ..read more

A Michigan woman claims her husband's death could have been prevented by an awareness campaign about a little-known snorkeling danger, according to her lawsuit against the Hawaii Tourism Authority and the Hawaii Visitors Convention Bureau. Officially, 64-year-old Ray Johnson's cause of death in February 2022 was ruled drowning, the leading cause of death for tourists in Hawaii, by a coroner, according to Patti Johnson's lawsuit. But her attorney, Jay Stuemke, told Fox News Digital the experienced snorkeler's last moments did not resemble a traditional drowning at all.  "He told a friend ..read more

CNN released an explainer about new phrases designed for gender inclusivity — like "pregnant people" and "penis owners" — in a news story this week.  "The use of phrases such as 'pregnant people' or 'penis owners' in cultural or political discourse is sometimes met with confusion, or even anger," the article stated. "Why use these terms when, as some people ask, 'only women can get pregnant' or when 'only men have penises?'" The piece, published in CNN's health section online, was not identified as opinion and cited "experts" making the case for "gender-inclusive phrases." DEMS WILL MAKE ..read more

A county school board in Virginia decided this week to restore the original Confederate names of two schools previously deemed offensive. Following the death of George Floyd in 2020, the Shenandoah County School Board voted to change the names of two schools in their jurisdiction named after Confederate generals.  Stonewall Jackson High School, named after Gen. Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, became Mountain View High School. Ashby Lee Elementary School, named after Gens. Turner Ashby and Robert E. Lee, became Honey Run Elementary School.  On Thursday, the school board held a public hear ..read more

The U.S. has promised to vote against any resolution that would seek to grant the Palestinians full membership in the United Nations after a General Assembly resolution passed with significant support from member states.  "Our vote does not reflect opposition to Palestinian statehood," U.S. Deputy Ambassador to the U.N. Robert Wood said after the vote. "We have been very clear that we support it and seek to advance it meaningfully: Instead, it is an acknowledgment that statehood will only come from a process that involves direct negotiations between the parties." "This resolution does not ..read more

It has been over three decades since a Republican carried New Jersey in a presidential election. One has to go back to then-Vice President George H.W. Bush, who carried the state in the 1988 election on his way to winning the White House. Since then, Democrats have won the state eight straight times in presidential elections. However, former President Trump thinks he can clear the high hurdles he faces in the reliably blue state. "We’re going to try and win the state of New Jersey. I want the people to know that I love it," Trump predicted in a Friday morning local radio interview on New Jerse ..read more

IN TODAY’S NEWSLETTER: - US spies to use secretive AI service from Microsoft - Sheryl Crow demands lawmakers 'act now' on AI, after her fears inspired new album - US blocks some Intel, Qualcomm exports to China over Beijing's objections ‘AI FOR SPIES’: U.S. intelligence agencies will soon be using a secretive generative artificial intelligence (AI) platform from Microsoft that will let America's spies safely use AI models in the process of analyzing sensitive data. 'ACT NOW': Sheryl Crow is calling on Congress to "act now" about artificial intelligence in the music industry and beyond. CHIP RE ..read more