By Allison Morrow, CNN Federal prosecutors tacked on a 13th criminal charge against Sam Bankman-Fried, accusing the FTX co-founder of bribing “one or more” Chinese government officials with $40 million worth of cryptocurrency. In the indictment, prosecutors allege that Bankman-Fried sought to pay off Chinese officials in an effort to unfreeze accounts belonging to his
Continue ReadingBy BETTY YU Click here for updates on this story OAKLAND (KPIX) — Burglars took advantage of a new eatery in downtown Oakland called Roasted and Raw during a storm-related power outage last Tuesday. Co-owner Milton Ashley said he feels anxious as another storm heads into the Bay Area. He has one window boarded up
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By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison personally opened his state’s case against Juul Labs on Tuesday, accusing the e-cigarette maker of using “slick products, clever ads and attractive flavors” to hook children on nicotine as the first of thousands of cases against the company reached trial. Minnesota is
Continue ReadingBy Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN If someone were to ask you to draw the Pepsi logo from memory, what would you draw? A circle, perhaps, with the red, white and blue stripes that are emblematic of the brand. The word “Pepsi,” probably, in that globe. When PepsiCo walks people through this exercise, as it sometimes does,
Continue Reading SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A powerful weather system originating in the Gulf of Alaska pushed into Northern California on Tuesday, bringing more wind, rain and snow to a state battered by months of storms. Forecasters warned of heavy snow in the coastal mountains and the Sierra Nevada, where accumulations of up to 4 feet (1.2
Continue ReadingBy Ben Church, CNN Police are investigating after Rangers assistant coach Craig McPherson appeared to headbutt Celtic Women’s head coach Fran Alonso at the end of the Scottish Women’s Premier League (SWPL) match between the two fierce rivals, which resulted in a 1-1 draw on Monday. Video of the incident shows McPherson approaching Alonso from
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — El capitán y arquero de la selección de Perú, Pedro Gallese, fue puesto en libertad sin cargos tras ser detenido por la Policía Nacional española en Madrid, informó el Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Perú. La Policía española dijo que un jugador de la selección nacional de fútbol de Perú
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By Alisha Ebrahimji, Nouran Salahieh, Christina Zdanowicz, Sharif Paget and David Williams, CNN Another American community is reeling after a shooter killed three 9-year-olds and three adults at a private Christian elementary school in Nashville. Monday’s attack was the deadliest US school shooting in nearly a year and the 19th shooting at a school or
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN) — Menos de un día después de que Elon Musk insinuara que los usuarios de Twitter pronto solo verían los tuits de los suscriptores de pago en su feed, el multimillonario se vio obligado a aclarar que las publicaciones de las cuentas que siguen los usuarios también serán visibles. La pestaña “Para
Continue ReadingBy Alicia Wallace, CNN Confidence in the US economy ticked up in March, despite the sudden turmoil in the banking industry, according to the latest report from the Conference Board. The business group’s Consumer Confidence Index increased to 104.2 in March from an upwardly revised reading of 103.4 the month before. Economists were expecting a
Continue Reading PHOENIX (AP) — A judge has ordered Phoenix to clean up a homeless encampment that spans nearly 10 blocks in the city’s downtown area. Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Scott Blaney ruled Monday that Phoenix is maintaining a “public nuisance” and city officials must show evidence at a July 10 hearing that they’re cleaning the
Continue Reading By The Associated Press PGA TOUR VALERO TEXAS OPEN Site: San Antonio. Course: TPC San Antonio (Oaks). Yardage: 7,438. Par: 72. Prize money: $8.9 million. Winner’s share: $1.602 million. Television: Thursday-Friday, 4-7 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday, 1-3:30 p.m. (Golf Channel), 3:30-6 p.m. (NBC); Sunday, 1-2:30 p.m. (Golf Channel), 2:30-6 p.m. (NBC). Defending champion: J.J. Spaun.
Continue ReadingBy Matias Grez and Al Goodman, CNN Peru national team captain and goalkeeper Pedro Gallese was released without charge after being detained by Spanish national police in Madrid, Peru’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. Spanish police said a player on Peru’s national football team was detained late on Monday following an altercation between players and
Continue Reading CNN By Mallika Kallingal, Nouran Salahieh and Eric Levenson, CNN Some of the 911 calls from The Covenant School shooting have been released by the City of Nashville, capturing some of the tense moments as the carnage played out. One woman who says she is in the building as the shooting is happening tells the
Continue ReadingBy Kylie Atwood, CNN The Republican chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Rep. Michael McCaul, electronically transmitted a subpoena to the State Department on Tuesday morning for a dissent cable written by US diplomats serving in Afghanistan before the US withdrawal from the country, according to a committee aide. The subpoena will be physically
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MONTICELLO, Minn. (AP) — State officials in Minnesota say the shutdown of a nuclear power plant caused a water temperature change that killed at least 230 fish in the Mississippi River. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency said Monday that the fish didn’t die because of any tritium leaking into the river and that there is
Continue Reading By Rob Frehse and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN The New Jersey Attorney General’s Office announced it has assumed control of the Paterson Police Department until new leadership can be installed, saying there is a “crisis of confidence” in the city’s law enforcement. “People throughout Paterson deserve a public safety system that protects and serves all members
Continue Reading By LUIS ANDRES HENAO Associated Press A “stable share” of Americans has participated in religious services in some way – virtually or in person – during the coronavirus pandemic, though in-person attendance is slightly lower than before the COVID-19 outbreak. Those are among the key findings in a comprehensive report released Tuesday by the Pew
Continue Reading By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer Can playing more Roblox make your kids more philanthropic? That’s what the nonprofit Comic Relief US hopes, announcing Tuesday its new Kids Relief initiative to encourage giving and community building with a new virtual world on the social gaming platform. The “Kids Relief Presents: Solarpunk Simulator” experience on Roblox
Continue Reading By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Consumer confidence inched up in March after two straight monthly declines, even as persistent inflation, bank collapses and anxiety over a possible recession weighed on Americans. The Conference Board reported Tuesday that its consumer confidence index rose to 104.2 in March from 103.4 in February. The
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