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By Brian Fung, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge has dismissed a criminal indictment against seven Twitter users and a podcaster accused of running a $100 million stock manipulation scheme over social media. The Justice Department did not do enough to describe the influencers’ activities as a “scheme to defraud,” wrote District Judge Andrew Hanen of the US
Continue ReadingAssociated Press (AP) — A court in Romania’s capital on Friday denied a request by online influencer Andrew Tate to return assets that were seized during investigations into the case in which he is charged with human trafficking, rape and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women. The Bucharest Tribunal ruled that all assets
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By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — With its striking coloration, the giant panda is an instantly recognizable species. A handful of giant pandas that aren’t black-and-white, however, do exist. These majestic creatures with brown-and-white fur inhabit a single mountain range in China. And now, scientists may have unraveled the mystery of the extremely rare pandas’ unusual
Continue ReadingCAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — In a story published March 20, 2024, about the USS New Jersey, The Associated Press erroneously reported when the battleship became a floating museum. That occurred in 2001, not 2011.
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A St. Louis Cardinals super fan who legally changed his name to Rally Runner has pleaded guilty to storming the U.S. Capitol while wearing red face paint and red clothes. Rally Runner pleaded guilty on Friday to a felony charge of civil disorder and is scheduled to
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — The online auction of a trove of letters, photos and other items that Pattie Boyd, who was at the heart of the Swinging 60s, concluded Friday — and it’s safe to say that it really surpassed all expectations. Christie’s, the world-renowned auction house, said its online sale of The Pattie Boyd Collection
Continue ReadingBy Mycah Hatfield Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Newly filed documents in the Astroworld Festival civil lawsuit indicate that red flags were raised in the weeks before the event. Hundreds of attendees are suing Travis Scott, Live Nation, and other festival organizers after 10 people died and numerous others
Continue ReadingCAIRO (AP) — The U.N.’s migration agency has expressed alarm over the discovery of a mass grave containing the bodies of at least 65 migrants in the deserts of western Libya. Earlier this week, Libya’s criminal investigations authority reported the grave had been found in the Shuayrif region, 350 kilometers (220 miles) south of the
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump claimed on Friday to have almost a half-billion dollars in cash but said he’d rather spend it on his presidential run than on the $454 million civil fraud judgment against him in New York. The former president vowed to fight the verdict “all
Continue Reading By Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — A third man has been charged with murder in connection to the mass shooting after a Kansas City Chiefs championship rally last month that left one woman dead and more than two dozen people injured, prosecutors announced Thursday. Terry J. Young, 20, is charged with second-degree murder, unlawful use of
Continue ReadingBy Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — For 59-year-old Victor Sharrah, the terrifying symptoms began on a winter day in Nashville. “I just woke up and was sitting on the couch watching TV when my roommate came into the room, and (looking at him) I’m like, ‘What am I seeing?’ Then his girlfriend walked in and
Continue ReadingBy ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona rancher went on trial Friday in the fatal shooting of a migrant on his property near Mexico, with his defense attorney maintaining his innocence as the national debate over border security heats up ahead of this year’s presidential election. George Alan Kelly, 75, has been
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story SANTA CRUZ, California (KGO) — This week in Santa Cruz, military veterans are learning about the healing ways of water through a program known as Operation Surf. The ocean has a way of calming. Many military veterans have a hard time finding peace after serving.
Continue ReadingBy Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — In a trailblazing study, researchers have discovered bottled water sold in stores can contain 10 to 100 times more bits of plastic than previously estimated — nanoparticles so infinitesimally tiny they cannot be seen under a microscope. At 1,000th the average width of a human hair, nanoplastics are so
Continue ReadingCNN By Melanie Zanona, Annie Grayer and Manu Raju, CNN Days after his speakership was put on notice by a far-right member, Mike Johnson strategized with a key – and perhaps surprising – source: firebrand GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida, the architect of the last effort to remove a speaker. Gaetz, who is making
Continue ReadingBy LISA MASCARO, FARNOUSH AMIRI and STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson is at risk of being ousted. Hard-right Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia filed a motion to vacate on Friday during a House vote on a $1.2 trillion package to keep government open. Greene says it’s a “warning”
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Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — Shakira carga sobre sus hombros una exitosa carrera marcada por míticos discos que navegan entre el amor, el desamor, el despecho y el empoderamiento y que la han convertido en una de las estrellas latinas más reconocidas del mundo. Ahora, la cantante colombiana estrena su nuevo disco cuyo título hace
Continue ReadingBy Luz Pena Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — New details in the deadly crash that killed a family of four at a San Francisco bus stop on Saturday. The 78-year-old driver who hit them is out of the hospital. Meanwhile, family members say the organs of the youngest victim,
Continue ReadingBy ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Welsh rugby star Louis Rees-Zammit was dripping sweat and still catching his breath after finishing up receiving drills when several NFL scouts approached him at the University of South Florida’s pro day. Rees-Zammit politely answered every question before walking off to speak to reporters.
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A St. Louis Cardinals super fan known as “Rally Runner” has pleaded guilty to storming the U.S. Capitol while wearing red face paint and red clothes. Rally Runner pleaded guilty on Friday to a felony charge of civil disorder and is scheduled to be sentenced in July.
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