A High-Stakes Day Arrives for Trump (Newser Morning 8)

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April 15, 2024     "In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes." —Benjamin Franklin   1 In Sydney, a Second High-Profile Stabbing Attack Police in Sydney, Australia, were dealing Monday with a second high-profile stabbing attack in a matter of days. Keep reading   2 A High-Stakes Day Arrives for Trump An unprecedented moment will take place Monday in Manhattan, when jury selection begins for Donald Trump's trial in what will be the first-ever criminal trial for a former US president. Keep reading   From our sponsors Thousands of Seniors Are Getting Walk-In Tubs With This New Service Seniors With Old And Unusable Bath Tubs are getting a treat this month. KEEP READING   At a Glance A protester demonstrates outside Manhattan criminal court ahead of the start of jury selection for former President Trump's criminal trial, Monday, April 15, 2024, in New York. The hush money trial of Trump begins Monday with jury selection. It's a singular moment for American history as the first criminal trial of a former US commander in chief. (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah)   3 2 Officers Killed in New York Shootout A police officer and a sheriff's deputy in upstate New York were shot and killed Sunday night in an exchange of gunfire with a suspect, who also was killed, police said. Keep reading   4 Prosecutors: Rust Armorer Slammed 'Idiot' Jurors in Phone Calls Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the armorer on the set of Rust who was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, called the jurors in her case "idiots" and "a--holes" and complained about the incident's negative impact on her own life and modeling career, prosecutors revealed in a recent filing. Keep reading   5 Girl, 7, 'Clinging to Life' After Iran's Attack on Israel A 7-year-old girl, a member of an Arab Bedouin community in Israel's Negev desert, was the only serious casualty of Iran's attack on Israel Saturday night. Keep reading   6 'Rare' Homicides in Napa Leave 2 Females Dead Two young females were killed Saturday night in what the Los Angeles Times calls a "rare" homicide in California's Napa Valley. Keep reading     7 OJ Simpson's Brain Will Be Cremated With Him On the question of whether OJ Simpson's brain will be donated to science, the executor of the football star's estate answered with a "hard no." Keep reading   8 He Is Simply the Best Golfer in the World Scottie Scheffler had no doubts about this Masters, and neither did anyone watching. Keep reading   This Day in History On April 15, 1912, the British luxury liner RMS Titanic foundered in the North Atlantic off Newfoundland more than 2 1/2 hours after hitting an iceberg; 1,514 people died, while less than half as many survived. Find out what else happened on this date here.   From the Newser Archives On this day in 2019: Notre Dame Fire: 'Everything Is Collapsing'   Yesterday's Most-Read Stories   From Our Sponsors Manage your subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe from Newser emails  |  Privacy Policy We'd love to hear from you. Send us a note at feedback@newser.com. Read our stories on MSN. Newser, LLC  |  1395 Brickell Avenue  |  Suite 800  |  Miami, Florida  |  33131 © 2024 Newser, LLC. All rights reserved