Today: September 21, 2024
Today: September 21, 2024

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Crime|News

Mexican cartel leader 'El Mayo' Zambada pleads not guilty to US charges

Longtime drug cartel leader Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada has pleaded not guilty to U.S. narcotics trafficking charges

Mexican cartel leader 'El Mayo' Zambada pleads not guilty to US charges
News|Political|World

9/11 anniversary brings Biden, Harris and Trump together at ground zero

Some 9/11 victims’ relatives have appealed to presidential candidates for accountability as the U.S. marks an anniversary laced with election-season politics

9/11 anniversary brings Biden, Harris and Trump together at ground zero
News|Opinion

A 9/11 anniversary tradition is handed down to a new generation

A poignant phrase will likely echo Wednesday at the World Trade Center when 9/11 victims relatives remember loved ones lost in the 2001 attacks

A 9/11 anniversary tradition is handed down to a new generation
Arts|Entertainment|News

Hip-hop artist Fatman Scoop dies at 56 after collapsing on stage in Connecticut

Hip-hop artist Fatman Scoop has died after collapsing on stage at a show Friday in Connecticut

Hip-hop artist Fatman Scoop dies at 56 after collapsing on stage in Connecticut
Africa|Americas|Business|Crime|Economy|Finance|News

US jury convicts Mozambique’s ex-finance minister Manuel Chang in ‘tuna bonds’ corruption case

A U.S. jury has convicted former Mozambican Finance Minister Manuel Chang in a financial conspiracy case that welled up from from his country’s “tuna bond” scandal

US jury convicts Mozambique’s ex-finance minister Manuel Chang in ‘tuna bonds’ corruption case
Asia|News

Man known as pro-democracy activist convicted in US of giving China intel on dissidents

A Chinese American scholar has been convicted of U.S. charges of using his reputation as a pro-democracy activist to gather information on dissidents and feed it to his homeland’s government

Economy|News|Political

Former Mozambique finance minister on trial in US over 'tuna bond' scandal that spurred debt crisis

The “tuna bond” scandal that shook Mozambique’s economy is washing into a U.S. court

Crime|Political

Steve Bannon's trial in border wall fundraising case set for December, after his ongoing prison term

While Steve Bannon is serving a four-month federal prison term, he's got another trial coming up

Steve Bannon's trial in border wall fundraising case set for December, after his ongoing prison term
Crime|Election|Political

Judge turns down ex-Rep. George Santos' request to nix some charges ahead of fraud trial

Former U.S. Rep. George Santos has lost a bid to get rid of part of the criminal case against him as he heads toward trial on charges that include defrauding campaign donors

Judge turns down ex-Rep. George Santos' request to nix some charges ahead of fraud trial
Crime|News

Jury faults NY railroad — mostly — for 2015 crossing crash that killed 6

A jury has found that a commuter railroad is mostly at fault for a fiery and deadly 2015 collision between a train and an SUV at a suburban New York crossing

Arts|News|Opinion

Kathy Willens, pathbreaking Associated Press photographer who captured sports and more, dies at 74

A pathbreaking photojournalist who helped cement women’s place behind the lens during her nearly 45-years career at The Associated Press has died

Kathy Willens, pathbreaking Associated Press photographer who captured sports and more, dies at 74
Business|Entertainment|News

Ex-TV host Carlos Watson convicted in trial over collapse of startup Ozy Media

Former TV personality Carlos Watson has been convicted in a federal financial conspiracy case about collapsed startup Ozy Media

News|Sports

Booted out of NBA, former player Jontay Porter due in court in betting case

Former NBA player Jontay Porter is due in court to face a federal criminal case

Booted out of NBA, former player Jontay Porter due in court in betting case
News|Political|World

In a diplomatic quirk, Russia chairs a UN meeting decrying its strike on a Ukraine kids' hospital

U.N. Security Council members are confronting Russia over a missile strike that destroyed part of Ukraine’s largest children’s hospital

In a diplomatic quirk, Russia chairs a UN meeting decrying its strike on a Ukraine kids' hospital
News|Sports

Now-banned NBA player Jontay Porter will be charged in betting case, court papers indicate

Court papers indicate that former Toronto Raptors player Jontay Porter will be charged with a federal felony connected to the sports betting scandal that spurred the NBA to ban him for life

Now-banned NBA player Jontay Porter will be charged in betting case, court papers indicate
Entertainment|News

TV personality Carlos Watson testifies in his trial over collapse of startup Ozy Media

Former TV host Carlos Watson has taken the witness stand in the criminal trial surrounding the collapse of his Ozy Media

TV personality Carlos Watson testifies in his trial over collapse of startup Ozy Media
News|Political

Family demands accountability for NY police killing of 13-year-old boy. Police said he aimed BB gun

Relatives of a 13-year-old boy who was shot and killed by police in central New York are demanding justice

Family demands accountability for NY police killing of 13-year-old boy. Police said he aimed BB gun
Environment|News|Political|World

Unversed in UNGA? Stumped by SDGs? A glossary of UN General Assembly meeting lingo

The U.N. General Assembly’s yearly meeting of world leaders is here

Unversed in UNGA? Stumped by SDGs? A glossary of UN General Assembly meeting lingo
Lifestyle|News|Opinion

Long-vacant storefront that once housed part of the Stonewall Inn reclaims place in LGBTQ+ history

It was once half of the Stonewall Inn, the dive bar where a police raid exploded into a landmark moment for LGBTQ+ rights movement

Long-vacant storefront that once housed part of the Stonewall Inn reclaims place in LGBTQ+ history
Business|News|Technology

Google CEO testifies at trial of collapsed startup Ozy Media and founder Carlos Watson

Google CEO Sundar Pichai has testified briefly at the federal financial conspiracy trial surrounding the collapse of once-touted startup Ozy Media

Google CEO testifies at trial of collapsed startup Ozy Media and founder Carlos Watson
Business|Political

NY is state demanding more information on Trump's $175 million appeal bond in civil fraud case

New York state lawyers are demanding more information on the bona fides of the $175 million bond that former President Donald Trump posted to block the imminent collection of a huge civil fraud judgment

NY is state demanding more information on Trump's $175 million appeal bond in civil fraud case
Sports

2 more charged in betting scandal that spurred NBA to bar Raptors' Jontay Porter for life

Two more people have been charged in the sports betting scandal that prompted the NBA to ban former Toronto Raptors player Jontay Porter for life

2 more charged in betting scandal that spurred NBA to bar Raptors' Jontay Porter for life
Business|Technology

Ozy Media went from buzzy to belly-up. Its founder, Carlos Watson, is now on trial

For nearly a decade, Ozy Media projected an image of new-media success

Ozy Media went from buzzy to belly-up. Its founder, Carlos Watson, is now on trial
Economy|Science|Sports

New rankings show French bulldogs reign on as top US breed, making many fans shudder

The American Kennel Club says French bulldogs are still the United States’ most commonly registered purebreds

New rankings show French bulldogs reign on as top US breed, making many fans shudder
News|Sports

The NBA betting scandal that ended Jontay Porter's career yields a criminal case against an NYC man

A New York man has been charged in a sports betting scandal that spurred the NBA to ban Jontay Porter for life

The NBA betting scandal that ended Jontay Porter's career yields a criminal case against an NYC man

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