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By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A former Coinbase employee and his brother, along with a Houston man, have been charged in what federal authorities described as the U.S. government’s first cryptocurrency insider trading case. Ishan Wahi and Nikhil Wahi have been arrested while Sameer Ramani remains at large. Federal authorities announced
Continue Reading ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A New Zealand-based company announced Thursday it plans to install more than 6,000 electric vehicle chargers in Florida over the coming months mainly at commercial sites, parking lots and other developments. Invisible Urban Charging, based in Auckland, New Zealand, says it’s partnering with Lincoln Property Co. to make charges available
Continue ReadingBy Tony Garcia Click here for updates on this story LEBANON, Tennessee (WSMV) — A Wilson County family is reeling after an encounter with their neighbor’s dog had them hiding in their car on Tuesday evening. According to Lebanon Police, officers were called to a home on Trinity Drive where a family was trapped in
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey Cats, possibly the most disinterested animals on the planet, are getting into gaming. “Stray,” a new game from BlueTwelve Studio and Annapurna Interactive publishing for PlayStations 4 and 5, allows you to play as a cat living in a dystopian world. Turns out, it’s so realistic looking, housecats have been caught staring
Continue ReadingBy Tami Luhby, CNN With their once-sweeping budget reconciliation package whittled down to two health care measures, Senate Democrats are moving ahead with pushing the legislation through the chamber. Another hurdle, however, remains, and it’s not Sen. Joe Manchin, the West Virginia Democrat who has blocked his party from including climate, tax, social safety net
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By ZEKE MILLER, CHRIS MEGERIAN and JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says he’s “doing great” after testing positive for COVID-19. The White House said Thursday the 79-year-old Biden is experiencing “very mild symptoms,” including a stuffy nose, fatigue and cough. He’s taking Paxlovid, an antiviral drug designed to reduce the
Continue ReadingBy Melanie Johnson Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, Missouri (KMOV) — It’s a crime trend spilling into a Soulard woman’s backyard. Cameras catching people dumping stolen Kias into a parking lot on Bohemian Hill. “We saw our lot being cased and that’s when they started doing the dumping here, says homeowner
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Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — El presidente de Italia, Sergio Mattarella, anunció este jueves la disolución del Parlamento italiano y anticipó que convocará a nuevas elecciones. “Nuestro país. La situación política que se ha determinado ha llevado a esta decisión. El debate, la votación y el modo en que ésta se produjo ayer en el
Continue Reading By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Central Bank has raised interest rates for the first time in 11 years by a larger-than-expected amount. It’s joining steps already taken by the U.S. Federal Reserve and other major central banks to target stubbornly high inflation. The ECB’s surprise hike Thursday of
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN Business) — Los alquileres alcanzaron otro récord en junio, presionando aún más a los inquilinos. Sin embargo, dado que los costos asociados a la compra de una vivienda han aumentado tanto este año, el alquiler sigue siendo una mejor opción. En junio, el alquiler medio nacional alcanzó un nuevo récord de US$
Continue Reading By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A federal judge sentenced former Minneapolis police Officer Thomas Lane to 2 1/2 years in prison Thursday for violating George Floyd’s civil rights, calling Lane’s role in the restraint that killed Floyd “a very serious offense in which a life was lost” but handing down
Continue Reading By PAUL WISEMAN and GABRIELA SELSER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration dropped Nicaragua from a list of countries that can ship sugar to the United State at low import tax rates, another attempt to put economic pressure on the authoritarian government of Nicaraguan president Daniel Ortega. The Office of the U.S. Trade
Continue Reading The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration dropped Nicaragua from a list of countries that can ship sugar to the United State at low import tax rates, another attempt to put economic pressure on the authoritarian government of Nicaraguan president Daniel Ortega. The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative on Wednesday night put
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By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Prime Video’s crew for “Thursday Night Football” is nearly set, less than two months before its first regular-season game. Kaylee Hartung has been hired by Amazon as the sideline reporter while Andrew Whitworth and Aqib Talib have signed on as contributors for pregame, halftime and postgame coverage. Prime Video’s
Continue Reading By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Prime Video’s crew for “Thursday Night Football” is nearly set, less than two months before its first regular-season game. Kaylee Hartung has been hired by Amazon as the sideline reporter while Andrew Whitworth and Aqib Talib have signed on as contributors for pregame, halftime and postgame coverage. Prime Video’s
Continue Reading By NICOLE WINFIELD and FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italian Premier Mario Draghi resigned Thursday after his ruling coalition fell apart, and the country’s president dissolved Parliament, which paves the way for new elections although no date was set. The moves dealt a destabilizing blow to Italy and Europe at a time of
Continue Reading By NICOLE WINFIELD and FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italian Premier Mario Draghi resigned Thursday after his ruling coalition fell apart, and the country’s president dissolved Parliament, which paves the way for new elections although no date was set. The moves dealt a destabilizing blow to Italy and Europe at a time of
Continue Reading By ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump ally Steve Bannon declined to testify and his lawyers did not call any witnesses in his contempt of Congress trial on Thursday, instead arguing the judge should just acquit him. Bannon’s team says prosecutors haven’t proven their case against the former adviser to then-President Donald Trump.
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By Sonia Moghe and Alaa Elassar, CNN A man allegedly seen in surveillance video punching an elderly Asian woman more than 100 times and stomping on her body in Yonkers, New York, has been indicted on multiple hate crime charges. Tammel Esco, 42, was indicted on attempted murder in the second degree as a hate
Continue ReadingBy Clare Duffy, CNN Business YouTube on Thursday said it will no longer allow misinformation related to abortion on its platform, including false claims about the safety of the procedure and potentially unsafe instructions about how to self-induce an abortion. The video-sharing service added abortion-related content to its medical misinformation policies, which also prohibit false
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