NEW YORK (AP) — A federal jury in Manhattan is set to hear the criminal case against Archegos Capital Management founder Bill Hwang and his former financial officer, Patrick Halligan. Both have pleaded not guilty to charges that they lied to banks and brokerages, enabling their private investment firm to grow its portfolio from $10
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL R. SISAK, JILL COLVIN, ERIC TUCKER and JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s fixer-turned-foe, Michael Cohen, characterized his celebrity client as a hands-on manager and said he sometimes lied for him and bullied others on his behalf during highly anticipated testimony Monday in the former president’s hush money trial.
Continue ReadingFORT NELSON, British Columbia (AP) — An intense wildfire could reach a town in western Canada this week, fire experts and officials warned, based on forecasts of winds that have fueled the out-of-control blaze which has forced the evacuation of thousands of people. The British Columbia Wildfire Service said the blaze was burning 2.5 kilometers
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has warned of a dangerous future for the U.K. in a pitch to voters ahead of a future national election that could see Conservatives ousted from power after 14 years. Sunak’s speech swung from ominous warning to optimistic projections Monday as he
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — The fourth week of witness testimony in Donald Trump’s hush money trial could be a doozy. Trump’s former lawyer and personal fixer Michael Cohen took the stand as the trial entered its fourth week Monday. Prosecutors have spent weeks building up a case that largely hinges on record-keeping. Witnesses, text messages,
Continue ReadingBy FIRDIA LISNAWATI Associated Press DENPASAR, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian police say they have raided what they have called a major drug lab hidden in a villa on the resort island of Bali. Officers arrested four people. A police spokesperson said Monday that the house’s basement contained facilities for manufacturing ecstasy and a hydroponic marijuana
Continue ReadingNEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Some police officers have been left injured after a police chase in northern New Jersey that ended when at least two cruisers crashed. The chase began in the wee hours of Monday in Bloomfield when officers tried to stop a sport utility vehicle. The pursuit continued into nearby Newark. That’s where
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — The Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs will open the regular season at home against the Baltimore Ravens on Sept. 5 in a rematch of the AFC title game. The NFL will release the entire 2024 season schedule on Wednesday night on the NFL Network. The Chiefs beat the Ravens 17-10
Continue ReadingBy WAFAA SHURAFA, JOSEPH KRAUSS and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Aid workers struggled Monday to distribute dwindling food and other supplies to hundreds of thousands of Palestinians displaced by what Israel says is a limited military operation in Rafah, as the two main crossings near the southern Gaza city remained
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are drifting around the edge of their record heights on Monday. The S&P 500 was edging 0.1% lower in afternoon trading and is less than 1% below its record set at the end of March. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 72
Continue ReadingThe man at the center of the pandemic meme stock craze returned to the social platform X for the first time in three years and sent prices of those stocks surging overnight. Keith Gill, better known as “Roaring Kitty,” posted an image Sunday of a man sitting forward in his chair, a meme used by
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — Kazakhstan’s Supreme Court has convicted a former government official of torturing and brutally murdering his wife and sentenced him to 24 years in prison. The trial had gripped the Central Asian nation. Thousands of people during the trial called for harsher penalties for domestic violence, and the authorities adopted a bill toughening
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Have you ever dreamed of cooking like a gourmet chef? Well, now’s your chance to slice and dice with one of the best in the Coachella Valley! The Ritz-Carlton Rancho Mirage is celebrating its ten year anniversary by selecting ten local residents for a free cooking class with Executive Chef Bruno Lopez! It’s all to kick off the
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL R. SISAK, JENNIFER PELTZ, ERIC TUCKER and JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The star prosecution witness in Donald Trump’s hush money trial, Michael Cohen, took the stand Monday, and his testimony could help shape the outcome of the first criminal case against an American president. Cohen, Trump’s former lawyer and
Continue ReadingBy ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Only a few hundred residents remain in the embattled town of Vovchansk in northeast Ukraine, where Kyiv’s troops are locked in intense battles with the Russian army, according to local officials on Monday. The town, whose pre-war population of 17,000 had dwindled to just 2,500 before
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — Microsoft has announced its most substantial commitment yet to France. The company pledged on Monday to invest 4 billion euros or $4.3 billion this year to bolster the country’s burgeoning artificial intelligence sector. This move is part of a broader effort unveiled during President Emmanuel Macron’s pro-business Choose France event. The summit
Continue ReadingBy LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Sen Bob Menendez, a Democrat, arrived Monday for the start of his trial on charges that he accepted bribes of gold and cash to use his influence to deliver favors that would help three New Jersey businessmen. Menendez, 70, was dropped off in front of a
Continue ReadingBy STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump’s planned campaign visit to Minnesota will mark his return to a traditionally Democratic state he has long argued he could carry. Trump will take a break from his hush money trial in New York to speak at a Minnesota GOP fundraiser
Continue ReadingBy TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer CLIFTON, N.J. (AP) — Great things have been expected from Rose Zhang from the moment the two-time NCAA champion won in her professional debut last year and joined the LPGA Tour the following week. The 20-year-old finally delivered again Sunday, birdieing four of the final five holes to win
Continue ReadingBRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s executive will demand explanations from Eurovision song contest organizers why its flag was banned from the concert hall during the final. In a contest already full of controversy, the European Commission said it plans “a very lively discussion” with the organizers over the ban. Even though the 27-nation EU
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