A Memphis jury deliberated about three hours before finding Hernandez Govan not guilty Thursday of first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit first-degree murder.

He became a force in the 1980s for pushing conservative Christian ideals in American politics alongside fundamentalist giants like Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson.

A panel of five judges in New York's mid-level Appellate Division said the verdict, which stood to cost Trump over $515 million and rock his real estate empire, was "excessive." ...