Donald J. Trump, having failed to fend off a criminal trial in Manhattan that begins on Monday, said that he planned to testify in the case stemming from a hush-money payment to a porn star. Taking questions Friday from reporters at his Mar-a-Lago estate in South Florida, Mr. Trump, when asked whether he would take the stand, responded that he would. “I’m testifying. I tell the truth,” he said, standing just off a sunny patio of the private club with Speaker Mike Johnson behind him. “I mean, all I can...

Donald Trump’s historic hush money trial is already shaping up to be a massive months-long spectacle — with dozens of court officers being roped in from other boroughs to help staff the Manhattan court, The Post has learned. The US Secret Service has been meeting with New York state court officers and the NYPD for at least two weeks over how to bolster security at Manhattan Supreme Court when the former president’s criminal trial kicks off Monday with jury selection, law enforcement sources said. Possibly up to two officers from...

Tucked in the hills of the Hudson Valley is a 105-acre parcel of farmland that helped pave the way for modern-day homeownership in America. And, as of this week, it’s listed with Coldwell Banker for $4.38 million — meaning a new owner stands to purchase a prime piece of history. Welcome to the sprawling Willow Lake Farm in Fishkill, New York, which features a five-bedroom main house — plus three one-and-two-family guest houses. According to property records, this land was part of a 68,000-acre parcel sold in a 1683 treaty...

Tragedy can inspire those who live in its shadows to pave a path to progress and compassion. Deborah Adler, born into a family of Holocaust refugees and herself an eyewitness to the 9/11 terror attacks, found a way to build a better bottle. An artist and graphic designer with an entrepreneurial spirit, Adler created the ClearRx prescription system while a graduate student at the School of Visual Arts in New York City. Millions of Americans today are safer because of her rare combination of professions: artist, technician and entrepreneur. MEET...

Former President Donald Trump gave a furious speech about his legal problems in New York, in which he seemed to be confused on many issues, like calling New York Attorney General Letitia James "Letitia Jones," and mixing her up with Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, who is prosecuting his hush money case next week — while claiming President Joe Biden had something to do with all of it.

BYU head coach Mark Pope calls out a play during the first half of a game against Kansas State, Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024, in Manhattan, Kan. The news went over like a lead balloon in Lexington and Provo. In Lexington, they aren’t used to having their basketball coaching job turned down a myriad times and be handed to a coach who was one-and-done in the NCAA Tournament in March. In Provo, fans loved Pope, he was their man. He had personality, a dream and he could recruit. They adopted the...

Among those who will come forward to speak truthfully as witnesses for the prosecution in Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial, his Hope Hicks is perhaps most intriguing and also seasoned. Former litigator and MSNBC legal analyst Lisa Rubin laid out a litany of insights into one of former President Donald Trump's most trusted confidantes and battle-tested loyalists. For Rubin, she has no doubts Hicks will be truthful and savvy under questioning. "Some have asked me whether Hope Hicks will testify truthfully if called as a witness in the Manhattan...

Love is in the air for squeakhearts — and city lawmakers want to stop them from becoming new parents. Councilmember Shaun Abreu (D-Manhattan) has proposed a rat birth control program jointly run by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and the Department of Sanitation — in the latest attempt to quell the plague. Abreu — who helms the Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management — said “ContraPest pellets” would work together with the city’s broader push to fight rats. ”We believe that we need to take a shock-and-awe...