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Month: October 2023

Ex-MLB pitcher Trevor Bauer, woman who accused him of assault in 2021 settle legal dispute

By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former major league pitcher Trevor Bauer and a woman who accused him of beating and sexually assaulting her in 2021 have settled their legal dispute, Bauer’s attorneys said Monday. “Both of their respective claims have been withdrawn with prejudice, effective today,” attorneys Jon Fetterolf and

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Serbian president says reports about troop build up on the Kosovo border ‘not fully accurate’

By Sugam Pokharel, Claire Calzonetti, Duarte Mendonca and Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić said on Monday that Washington’s reports last week warning of a big build-up of Serbian troops on the Kosovo border “were not fully accurate.” Speaking to CNN’s Christiane Amanpour in an interview, Vučić said: “We always appreciated

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Egypt’s President el-Sissi confirms he will run for a new term in upcoming presidential elections

The Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s incumbent President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi has confirmed he will run in the presidential elections scheduled for December, entering the race as the clear favorite. Egypt will hold a presidential election over three days on December 10-12, with a runoff on Jan. 8-10 if no candidate secures more than

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Skeletal remains found on property, deputies say

By Stephanie Moore Click here for updates on this story     JOANNA, South Carolina (WYFF) — An investigation is underway in Laurens County, South Carolina after a property owner found skeletal remains. The Laurens County Sheriff’s Office said deputies responded Sunday to a property in Joanna. The sheriff’s office along with the Laurens County Coroner’s Office,

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A riled Trump sounds off outside the New York fraud trial that accuses him of lying about wealth

By MICHAEL R. SISAK, JAKE OFFENHARTZ and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Aggrieved and defiant, former President Donald Trump sat through hours of sometimes testy opening statements Monday in a fraud lawsuit that could cost him control of Trump Tower and other prized properties. “Disgraceful trial,” he declared during a lunch break,

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Cigna is paying over $172 million to settle claims over Medicare Advantage reimbursement

The Associated Press Health insurance provider The Cigna Group will pay more than $172 million over claims it gave the federal government inaccurate Medicare Advantage diagnoses codes in order to inflate reimbursement. The Justice Department says the case centered around allegations that the company violated the False Claims Act by submitting and not withdrawing “inaccurate

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Several arrested charged with operating illegal massage parlors

By Carrie Hodgin Click here for updates on this story     WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina (WXII) — Two women are charged in connection with operating several illegal massage parlors in North Carolina including in Winston-Salem. The Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office said they began an investigation with the Forsyth County Drug Task Force and Homeland Security Investigations at

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