RT News - August 24, 2018 (12:00 MSK)

Donald Trump's former attorney Michael Cohen, who accused the president of election finance violations, has launched a crowd funding campaign to pay for his own legal defense. The US Democratic Party cries foul over another suspected hack - but the culprit turns out to be close to home. Police in the picturesque city of Grenoble have dubbed it the 'French Chicago over a recent spike in gang-related violence that's left residents living in fear. A controversial new law in the US state of Louisiana makes anti-pipeline protests a felony there. The first charges have already been brought against activists who potentially face long prison terms.