ST. LOUIS (AP) — A Chinese national who pleaded guilty earlier this year to stealing a trade secret from Monsanto while he worked in Missouri has been sentenced to more than two years in prison. Haitao Xiang, formerly of Chesterfield, Missouri, was sentenced Thursday in federal court in St. Louis to 29 months in prison
Continue ReadingST. LOUIS (AP) — A Chinese national who pleaded guilty earlier this year to stealing a trade secret from Monsanto while he worked in Missouri has been sentenced to more than two years in prison. Haitao Xiang, formerly of Chesterfield, Missouri, was sentenced Thursday in federal court in St. Louis to 29 months in prison
Continue ReadingBy PIPER HUDSPETH BLACKBURN Associated Press/Report for America LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A man accused of shooting at a candidate for mayor of Louisville has been hit with new federal charges. The Justice Department says 22-year-old Quintez Brown was taken into custody and made an initial court appearance in U.S. District Court in Kentucky. A
Continue ReadingBy CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Ronald Acuña Jr. is not among the Atlanta Braves players who will be missing Freddie Freeman as the team opens its season. Acuña criticized Freeman, the former longtime Braves first baseman who signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers in the offseason, in an Instagram Live interview.
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Chavez, CNN More than a 1,000 books have been banned in 86 school districts in 26 states across the United States, a new PEN America analysis shows. PEN America, a literary and free expression advocacy organization, released a detailed analysis on Thursday of challenges to and bans on school library books and class
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The Manhattan district attorney says a criminal investigation into former President Donald Trump and his business practices is continuing, despite a recent shakeup in the probe’s leadership. Alvin Bragg’s statement was part of a double dose of bad legal news for Trump Thursday. New York
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The Manhattan district attorney says a criminal investigation into former President Donald Trump and his business practices is continuing, despite a recent shakeup in the probe’s leadership. Alvin Bragg’s statement was part of a double dose of bad legal news for Trump Thursday. New York
Continue ReadingBy JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — San Jose Sharks general manager Doug Wilson is stepping down after 19 seasons on the job. The team announced Joe Will remains interim GM until a full-time replacement can be found. Will has been running the team’s hockey operations since Wilson went on medical
Continue ReadingBy KTVT Staff Click here for updates on this story MIAMI, Florida (KTVT) — One week shy of his 28th birthday, Christian Toby Obumseli was fatally stabbed inside his luxury apartment in Miami, police said. They found the Plano East Senior High School graduate inside One Paraiso in Miami’s Edgewater neighborhood on April 3. Obumseli
Continue ReadingBy HOWARD FENDRICH AP National Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Winners of the Roberto Clemente Award will wear his No. 21 on the back of their caps for the rest of their major league careers. Major League Baseball called it a special tribute to Clemente’s enduring legacy. Thursday’s announcement on opening day was timed for the
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — En una votación histórica, el Senado de Estados Unidos confirmó a la jueza Ketanji Brown Jackson, candidata del presidente Joe Biden, para servir en la Corte Suprema. Será la primera mujer negra que llega al principal tribunal del país. La votación de confirmación final solo requirió una mayoría simple. Los
Continue ReadingBISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A former North Dakota oilfield executive whose false claims about his company’s value resulted in more than $886 million in shareholder losses has been sentenced to three years in federal prison and ordered to pay back $406 million. The government had asked for a 20-year sentence for 61-year-old Joseph Kostelecky before
Continue ReadingBy Todd Feurer Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO, Illinois (WBBM) — Shared electric scooters will return to Chicago in May, following two test runs in 2019 and 2020. City officials announced Thursday three companies have been chosen to operate shared scooter programs in Chicago – Lime, Spin, and Superpedestrian. Three other companies
Continue ReadingBy TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — A man has been arrested and charged with murder in the death of Cleveland Browns linebacker Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah’s older brother. Police in Hampton, Virginia, said Donald Ivan Scott has been charged with one count of murder and one count of arson. Joshua Emmanuel Owusu-Koramoah, who played
Continue ReadingATLANTA (AP) — The World Series champion Atlanta Braves are carrying three catchers on their opening day roster. William Contreras made the team behind starting catcher Travis d’Arnaud and top backup Manny Piña. The Braves sent veteran infielders Phil Gosselin and Pat Valaika to Triple-A Gwinnett. The 24-year-old Contreras hit .215 with eight homers and
Continue ReadingLAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — A South American soccer official who was acquitted of a racketeering conspiracy charge in the United States has had his life ban by FIFA annulled and sent back for a fresh investigation. The Court of Arbitration for Sport says its judges partially upheld an appeal by Manuel Burga against FIFA. The
Continue ReadingBy Alicia Wallace, CNN Business The war in Ukraine has thrown the global economy into chaos — and the worst is yet to come, experts say. The conflict has disrupted logistics, business operations and trade pipelines across the world: sea, land and air freight are taking roundabout routes to avoid no-fly zones and hazards of
Continue ReadingBy Jackie Wattles, CNN Business SpaceX is heading back to the launch pad, this time to put a group of four private citizens into orbit for a first-of-its-kind trip to the International Space Station. The trip was put together by Axiom Space, a private startup that’s booking rides with SpaceX and coordinating flights to the
Continue ReadingTORONTO (AP) — Niagara IceDogs general manager Joey Burke and head coach Billy Burke have been indefinitely suspended by the Ontario Hockey League. The two men and the team have been fined a combined total of $150,000. The team is based in St. Catharines, Ontario. The league cited transcripts of a March 6 WhatsApp conversation.
Continue ReadingBy LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Two Black coaches have joined Brian Flores in his lawsuit alleging racist hiring practices by the NFL toward coaches and general managers. The updated lawsuit filed Thursday in Manhattan federal court adds coaches Steve Wilks and Ray Horton. Wilks alleges he was discriminated against by the
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