JAKE OFFENHARTZ

New York City reporter

Offenhartz is a general assignment reporter in the New York City bureau of The Associated Press.

As LGBTQ+ Pride’s crescendo approaches, tensions over war in Gaza expose rifts

Tensions over the war between Israel and Hamas have seeped into the festivities at LGBTQ+ Pride events across the U.S.

Prosecutors drop most charges against student protesters who occupied Columbia University building

Dozens of Columbia University students who were arrested for occupying a campus building as part of a pro-Palestinian protest will have their criminal charges dropped.

NY prosecutors urge judge to keep gag order blocking Trump from criticizing jurors who convicted him

Prosecutors are urging the judge overseeing Donald Trump’s criminal hush money case to uphold a gag order that bars the Republican former president from criticizing jurors, court staff, or members of the prosecution that convicted him.

New York’s top court declines to hear Trump’s appeal of the gag order in his hush money case

Donald Trump plans to keep fighting a gag order in his New York hush money case even though the state’s top court has declined to hear his appeal of it.

NY governor’s subway mask ban proposal sparks debate over right to anonymous protest

A new proposal by Gov. Kathy Hochul to ban masks on the New York subway is drawing pushback from disability advocates and civil liberties, who say the measure could violate the right to protest anonymously.

NYC considers ending broker fees for tenants, angering real estate industry

A proposal seeking to eliminate a hefty price tag for New York City renters is drawing fierce opposition from the real estate industry.

Martin Shkreli accused of copying and sharing one-of-a-kind Wu-Tang Clan album

American investor Martin Shkreli is facing a new lawsuit for allegedly retaining and sharing recordings from a one-of-a-kind Wu-Tang Clan album that he was forced to sell following his 2017 conviction on fraud charges.

New charges for alleged Gilgo Beach serial killer cast scrutiny on another man’s murder conviction

New charges brought against the man accused of a string of killings on New York’s Long Island are raising questions about another man’s murder conviction.

Man charged in Gilgo Beach serial killings kept ‘blueprint’ of crimes on computer, prosecutors say

Prosecutors say the man charged in the Gilgo Beach serial killings on Long Island, New York, kept a document he used to “blueprint” his crimes.

Governor halts plan to charge most drivers entering Manhattan $15 for transit and traffic fixes

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has halted a plan to charge motorists big tolls to enter the core of Manhattan.

After publishing an article critical of Israel, Columbia Law Review’s website is shut down by board

A student-run legal journal has been taken offline by its board of directors after it objected to the publication of an article that accused Israel of genocide.

Gilgo Beach serial killing suspect returning to court after a renewed search of his home

A New York architect charged in the Gilgo Beach killings will return to court this week after investigators searched his suburban home and combed a wooded area elsewhere on Long Island.

Who is Alvin Bragg? District attorney who prosecuted Trump says he was just doing his job

When Alvin Bragg took office as Manhattan district attorney in 2022, he stunned his own staff by pausing an investigation into Donald Trump that appeared to be heading toward an indictment.

Here’s what every key witness said at Donald Trump’s hush money trial

Testimony is over at Donald Trump’s criminal trial in New York after a parade of 22 witnesses, including a porn actor, tabloid publisher and White House insiders.

NYC vowed to reform its protest policing. A crackdown on a pro-Palestinian march is raising doubts

New York City Mayor Eric Adams is facing questions about his commitment to a suite of reforms required by a federal settlement aimed at changing how the NYPD polices protests.

Donald Trump’s hush money trial: Highlights from day 20

Today’s live coverage has ended. Donald Trump’s hush money trial is set to resume with closing arguments on Tuesday, May 28.

Trump hush money trial enters new phase after defense rests without testimony from former president

Donald Trump’s hush money trial has moved into a new phase, drawing closer to the moment when the jury will begin deciding his fate.

Highlights from day 19 of Donald Trump’s hush money trial: Prosecution rests

Prosecutors have rested their hush money case against Donald Trump, turning it over to the former president’s lawyers who are calling their own witnesses.

Judge in Trump’s hush money trial threatened to remove witness from court for behavior on stand

The judge in Donald Trump’s hush money trial cleared the courtroom of reporters and then threatened to remove the defense’s witness from the trial because of his behavior on the stand, a court transcript shows.

Trump hush money trial day 18 highlights: Michael Cohen pressed on lies in cross-examination

Today’s live coverage has ended. Follow the latest on Donald Trump’s hush money trial as Michael Cohen returns to the stand.

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

Donald Trump’s lawyers have sought to portray the star prosecution witness in his hush money trial as a serial fabulist who is bent on seeing the presumptive Republican presidential nominee behind bars.

Donald Trump asks New York’s high court to intervene in fight over gag order in hush money trial

Donald Trump is seeking to have New York’s highest court intervene in his fight over a gag order that has seen him fined $10,000 and threatened with jail for violating a ban on commenting about witnesses, jurors and others connected to his hush money criminal trial.

Star witness Michael Cohen says Trump was intimately involved in all aspects of hush money scheme

The star prosecution witness at Donald Trump’s hush money trial says Trump was intimately involved with all aspects of a scheme to stifle stories about sex that threatened to torpedo his 2016 campaign.

Judge directs Michael Cohen to keep quiet about Trump ahead of his hush money trial testimony

The judge overseeing Donald Trump’s hush money trial has warned prosecutors to get their star witness, former Trump attorney Michael Cohen, to stop his taunting posts and jabs at Trump.

Stormy Daniels delivers shocking testimony about Trump, but trial hinges on business records

Donald Trump’s defense attorney has accused Stormy Daniels of slowly altering the details of an alleged 2006 sexual encounter with Trump.

NYC real estate developer charged with driving into woman at pro-Palestinian protest

A New York real estate developer was charged with assault after police said he struck a woman with his car during a pro-Palestinian demonstration led by students connected to the Columbia University protest encampment.

Inside the courtroom where Trump was forced to listen to Stormy Daniels

Donald Trump squirmed and scowled, shook his head and muttered as Stormy Daniels described the unexpected sex she says they had in a hotel nearly two decades ago.

Trump hush money trial day 13 highlights: Catch-up on trial developments

Donald Trump’s hush money trial has adjourned for the day.

Stormy Daniels describes meeting Trump during occasionally graphic testimony in hush money trial

Porn actor Stormy Daniels has testified at Donald Trump’s New York hush money trial about a sexual encounter she says they had in 2006 that resulted in her being paid off to keep silent during the presidential election a decade later.

Live updates: New witnesses called to the stand as testimony continues in Trump trial

This live coverage has ended. Follow live updates as Trump’s hush money trial resumes.

Donald Trump’s hush money trial has entered its third week of testimony Monday after crucial witnesses took the stand last week in New York.

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