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Former President Donald Trump appeared in a federal court in New York on Friday to appeal his first E. Jean Carroll conviction. In a press conference following the court hearing, Trump again denied the allegations of sexual abuse and said the case was election interference.

Justice Juan Merchan, who is overseeing Trump's New York criminal case, will decide on Friday whether to postpone the sentencing from Sept. 18 to a date after the election, as Trump's legal team has requested.

Georgia high school shooting suspect Colt Gray was arraigned in his first court appearance on Friday morning. The judge said the 14-year-old could face life in prison if convicted, but not the death penalty. Gray's father, Colin Gray, was also arraigned in a separate court hearing.

Wednesday's Apalachee High School shooting that killed four people and injured nine others. Investigators are focusing on how he was able to obtain a semiautomatic rifle, any warning signs that he had been preparing to carry out a shooting, and his motive.

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump discussed his economic platform at the Economic Club of New York on Thursday. Meanwhile, the first court hearing in Trump's federal elections case since the Supreme Court presidential immunity ruling concluded without setting a trial date.

Hunter Biden’s criminal trial in Los Angeles began with jury selection and is expected to last two to three weeks. President Joe Biden's son is accused of failing to pay nearly $1.5 million in taxes and has been charged with three felony and six misdemeanor counts.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, the country's top diplomat, submitted his resignation Wednesday ahead of an expected major government reshuffle. Kuleba didn't give a reason for stepping down.

According to data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the number of available jobs in the United States continued to shrink in July, indicating that the demand for workers continues to wane amid a cooling labor market. Job openings fell in July for the second consecutive month to an estimated 7.67 million, the lowest number since January 2021.

Volkswagen's finance chief said the German automaker has "one, maybe two" years to turn its main car brand around as the company weighs its first-ever plant closures in Germany and its powerful unions threaten a fight. Workers were told to work with management on spending cuts to help the brand survive the shift to electric cars.

The FBI arrested Linda Sun, the former deputy chief of staff to New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, at her Long Island home on Tuesday. She is scheduled to be arraigned in a federal court in Brooklyn, while her charges remain sealed.

According to new research by intelligence company Graphika, a Chinese social media influence operation is allegedly impersonating U.S. voters. The campaign doesn't appear to favor either political side, but is instead mocking politicians and pushing divisive messages ahead of the November election.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is pushing back against growing pressure to reach a cease-fire deal in Gaza. In his first public remarks since mass protests broke out in Israel, Netanyahu said, "No one will preach to me on this issue."

President Joe Biden said on Monday that he is close to presenting a final proposal for a deal to release hostages held by Hamas in Gaza, but said he did not think Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was doing enough to secure an agreement. Israeli forces recovered the bodies of six hostages from a tunnel in Gaza over the weekend, including Hersh Goldberg-Polin, a 23-year-old American–Israeli.

Former President Donald Trump's campaign issued a statement Sunday from the Gold Star military families who invited him to Arlington National Cemetery on Aug. 26 to mark the 3rd anniversary of the Kabul airport bombing that killed 13 U.S. service members. The families said Trump was honoring their loved ones when he came to Arlington and pushed back against Vice President Kamala Harris's criticism of the visit.

A five-member panel of Brazil's Supreme Court formed a majority on Monday to uphold Justice Alexandre de Moraes' ruling shutting down the X social media platform in the country. X was taken down in Brazil in the early hours of Saturday following a decision by Moraes after the platform missed a court-imposed deadline to name a legal representative in Brazil as required by local law.

Former President Donald Trump asked a federal court late Thursday to intervene in his New York criminal case, seeking a pathway to overturn his conviction and indefinitely delay his sentencing next month. Lawyers for Trump asked the federal court in Manhattan to seize the case from the state court, arguing that the prosecution violated his constitutional rights.

The Federal Reserve's preferred inflation gauge did better than expected in July. Data from the Commerce Department shows inflation held at 2.5 percent in July, just shy of the Fed's target of 2 percent. The personal consumption expenditures price index also shows consumer spending is holding steady.

The TSA expects to screen more than 17 million people during the Labor Day travel period, which started on Thursday and runs through next Wednesday. That's about 8 percent more than last year, which would make it the busiest Labor Day travel period on record. Friday is projected to be the peak day, with more than 2.8 million people expected to pass through TSA checkpoints.

National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan met Chinese regime leader Xi Jinping on Thursday as he wrapped up a three-day visit to China. Sullivan said it's likely that President Joe Biden and Xi will meet at both the APEC forum and the G20 summit later this year.

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, visited a high school in Georgia as part of their bus tour through the battleground state. Harris and Walz are set to end the 2-day bus tour with a rally in Savannah.

Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin has launched its 8th tourist mission to space. The New Shepard rocket carried six people on an 11-minute journey above the Karman line, the recognized boundary between the earth's atmosphere and space.

Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, kicked off a two-day bus tour in Georgia on Wednesday that will snake through rural areas in the southern part of the state before culminating in a rally in the coastal city of Savannah. The Democratic ticket will meet with supporters, campaign staff, small business owners, and voters in the state.

The Israel Defense Forces launched a large-scale operation in the West Bank early on Wednesday, killing ten Hamas terrorists. Israeli troops sealed off the city of Jenin, which they said has long been a terrorist stronghold, and also conducted airstrikes.

The White House said the United States and China will hold a phone call in the coming weeks between President Joe Biden and Chinese regime leader Xi Jinping. This comes after National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan met Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing.

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The Israel Defense Forces said on Tuesday that they had rescued a hostage from a tunnel in southern Gaza in a "complex operation." 52-year-old Qaid Farhan Alkadi, an Arab citizen of Israel, has been transferred to an Israeli hospital and reunited with his family members some 326 days after being kidnapped by Hamas terrorists on Oct. 7, 2023.

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has said senior Biden administration officials pressured his company to censor COVID-19 content during the pandemic. In a letter sent on Monday to the House Judiciary Committee, Zuckerberg expressed regret for not speaking out sooner and for some of Meta’s decisions to remove content.

White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan arrived in Beijing on Tuesday for a three-day visit. He and Chinese officials are expected to focus on the U.S.–China bilateral relationship, including advancing counternarcotics cooperation, military-to-military communication, and discussions on AI safety and risk.

Monday, Aug. 26, marks the 3rd anniversary of the Kabul Airport suicide bombing during the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan that killed 13 U.S. service members. Former President Donald Trump laid wreaths at Arlington National Cemetery to commemorate the fallen service members.

Ukrainian officials said Russia launched an airstrike involving over 100 missiles and around 100 drones, killing at least five people. It appeared to be Russia’s biggest attack against Ukraine in weeks. Russia said the strike hit energy facilities across Ukraine and disrupted arms supplies.

Prosecutors in Italy have placed under investigation the captain of a superyacht that sank during a storm off Sicily last week, killing seven people. James Cutfield, a 51-year old New Zealand national, is being investigated for possible manslaughter and culpable shipwreck.