Former US president Donald Trump to be formally charged in New York amid heavy security

NEW YORK – The United States on Tuesday was treading uncharted waters, with police in New York City out in full force for the much-awaited appearance of former president Donald Trump at the Criminal Court in lower Manhattan. Trump, who flew into the city on Monday from his Florida home, is set to surrender to face criminal charges stemming from 2016 hush money payments to an adult film star to prevent her exposing an affair that he denies. He is due to appear in court to be formally charged, fingerprinted and photographed, all the while escorted by the Secret Service,…