By LARRY NEUMEISTER and KEN SWEET Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors in the case against FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried rested on Thursday, setting the stage for him to testify about how his multibillion-dollar cryptocurrency empire collapsed, causing billions of dollars in losses that prosecutors blame on his extravagant spending on investments, donations and
Continue ReadingBy LARRY NEUMEISTER and KEN SWEET Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors in the case against FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried rested on Thursday, setting the stage for him to testify about how his multibillion-dollar cryptocurrency empire collapsed, causing billions of dollars in losses that prosecutors blame on his extravagant spending on investments, donations and
Continue ReadingBy Jeffrey Lindblom Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — Police have arrested a Portland woman, alleging that she and her partner are connected to crimes that date back as far as two years ago. The couple is believed to have burglarized post offices, robbed mail carriers at gunpoint and are
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Sam Kiley, Senior International Correspondent, CNN London (CNN) — As they watch airstrikes and hot-barreled howitzers pound targets in Gaza, check and recheck their personal weapons, communications and webbing, there can be very few among the thousands of Israeli soldiers poised for combat who don’t quietly wonder: “Is this a trap?” Hamas, and
Continue ReadingBy LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic congressman Jamaal Bowman has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor count for triggering a fire alarm as lawmakers scrambled to pass a funding bill before a government shutdown deadline in September. Under an agreement with prosecutors, Bowman will pay a $1,000 fine and serve three months of
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s economy expanded at a robust 4.9% annual rate from July through September as Americans defied higher prices, rising interest rates and widespread forecasts of a recession to spend at a brisk pace. The economy expanded last quarter at the fastest pace in more than
Continue ReadingBy GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — An inquiry has opened into an apartment building fire that killed at least 76 people in South Africa in August and laid bare the deep problems of poverty and neglect in parts of Africa’s richest city. The nighttime blaze swept through a five-story building
Continue ReadingBy SAMANTHA HENDRICKSON Associated Press/Report For America COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio woman has been indicted on murder charges in the deaths of at least four men in the capital city of Columbus, the Ohio Attorney General said Wednesday, though investigators believe there are more victims. Rebecca Auborn, a 33-year-old from Columbus, is accused
Continue ReadingBy LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders are grappling with ways to use their combined leverage to ensure that more aid reaches Palestinians in need in Gaza. At a summit Thursday, they also worked on helping EU citizens in peril, including some held hostage by Hamas. EU nations have long been
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — China and the United States appear to be restarting dialogue between their militaries, despite continuing disputes over Beijing’s claims to Taiwan and the South China Sea. Chinese reports, as yet not confirmed by Washington, say the U.S. will send a Department of Defense official to attend a Chinese Defense Ministry international gathering
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Indian Canyon Drive is now open after an overnight project to restripe its traffic lanes closed the roadway the last few days. It reopened this morning after 5:00 a.m. The road was set to reopen to traffic with four lanes as of 5:00 a.m. after a several-hour project to re-stripe the roadway back to its
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By Sara Smart, John Miller, Joe Sutton and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — At least 16 people are dead and dozens are injured following two shootings Wednesday night at a bowling alley and a restaurant in Lewiston, Maine, sources say, and an intensive manhunt is underway for a person of interest. Robert Card, 40, of
Continue ReadingBy Heidi Schmidt and Betsy Webster Click here for updates on this story EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, Missouri (KCTV) — A local police chief is rethinking the relative risks of providing a drug take-back box in its lobby after one of his investigators was exposed to arsenic and cyanide left in the box. It happened on Friday
Continue ReadingBy Hanna Ziady, CNN London (CNN) — The European Central Bank (ECB) held off raising interest rates Thursday for the first time in 15 months as evidence mounts of a deepening economic downturn in Europe and war clouds the outlook. The ECB voted unanimously to keep the benchmark interest rate in the 20 countries that
Continue ReadingBy RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has joined an EU summit saying that he was right to meet the EU’s foremost enemy Vladimir Putin. Orban says he’s the only one actively seeking peace in Ukraine and his stance of engaging with Russia was expected to be backed by
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By Ashlyn Mitchell Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — The Miracle League of West Mobile: Schmidt Family Park is one step closer to opening. In 2020, the idea for the park originated with the Schmidt-Barton family. The park will be a place for kids with special needs and disabilities to
Continue ReadingBy MARK STEVENSON Associated Press ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — Mexican authorities on Thursday gave the first human toll for Hurricane Otis’ destruction along the country’s Pacific coast: at least 27 dead and four missing. Tens of thousands of residents in damaged homes without electricity awaited help more than a day after Otis roared ashore in
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — Israel está en guerra con Hamas desde el 7 de octubre, después de que el grupo militante palestino lanzara ataques transfronterizos por sorpresa desde Gaza. En respuesta, Israel lanzó ataques aéreos contra Gaza, y se teme que la crisis pueda agravarse aún más. La guerra entre Israel y Hamas: ¿qué ha pasado
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is drifting after reports showed the U.S. economy continues to storm ahead despite much higher interest rates that have already lashed the stock market. The S&P 500 was off 0.2% early Thursday, coming off an eighth drop in 10 days that dragged it to its lowest close since May.
Continue ReadingBy Daniela Cado Click here for updates on this story RACINE, Wisconsin (WDJT) — A Kenosha man is facing criminal charges after allegedly setting his parents’ yacht on fire last Friday morning. 27-year-old Kenneth Koger is charged with two felony counts: arson of property and criminal damage to property. According to a criminal complaint, investigators
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