These are the headlines you Need2Know: * **Michael Cohen Surrenders:** President Trump’s former attorney pleaded guilty on Tuesday to eight criminal charges, including a violation of campaign finance laws. Cohen admitted he paid two women hush-money “at the direction of the candidate", Trump, to quell publicity scandals in 2016. Cohen said the payments were “for the principal purpose of influencing the election.” Prosecutors struck a deal with the defendant, agreeing to a sentence of four to five years in prison. For more, [click here](https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/21/nyregion/michael-cohen-plea-deal-trump.html). * **Paul Manafort Found Guilty. Partially.** A jury on Tuesday also found President Trump's ex-campaign chair guilty on eight of 18 counts, including bank fraud and filing false tax returns. The jury was unable to reach a consensus on the remaining 10 counts, which relate to Manafort's crimes prior to joining the Trump campaign. The U.S. has until next week to decide whether to retry him on those charges. For more on the trial, [click here](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/paul-manafort-trial-verdict-inside-the-courtroom/). * **The Search for Mollie Tibbetts Concludes:** Police discovered the body of a University of Iowa student on Tuesday, more than a month after she disappeared. Officials have charged 24-year-old Cristhian Bahena Rivera, an illegal immigrant, with first-degree murder. Rivera said he tried running alongside Tibbetts as she was jogging, and when she threatened to call the police, Rivera blacked out and only realized later he had killed her. For more on the story, [click here](http://time.com/5373069/mollie-tibbetts-suspect-illegal-immigrant/). * **Historic Day for the S&P 500:** It’s now been 3,453 days since the S&P 500 hit a low of 666 during the financial crisis, marking the longest bull run in history. Since March 2009, the index has risen more than 325 percent. Strong corporate earnings, especially from tech companies like Apple, Amazon, and Google, have fueled the bull run. Check out [Cheddar](https://www.cheddar.com/videos/bull-market-on-track-to-become-longest-in-history) for the latest. Cheddar's Jill Wagner gets into the latest. Subscribe to the Need2Know newsletter [here](https://theneed2know.com).

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