By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The New York attorney general’s office says its civil investigation has uncovered evidence that former President Donald Trump’s company used “fraudulent or misleading” asset valuations to get loans and tax benefits. In a court filing late Tuesday, Attorney General Letitia James’ office said evidence showed
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — The Kansas City man just released from prison less than two months ago after spending decades behind bars is now suing Missouri’s contracted medical provider for the prison system. Kevin Strickland claims they deprived him of essential medical care. Strickland
Continue ReadingCNN, KYW By Brian Vitagliano, CNN Three Sharon Hill, Pennsylvania, police officers were charged Tuesday in connection with the shooting death of 8-year-old Fanta Bility while she exited a high school football game on August 27, prosecutors said. Officers Devon Smith, Sean Dolan and Brian Devaney each were charged with one count of voluntary manslaughter,
Continue ReadingBy TONY GARCIA Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — Summer Wells has now been missing for over seven months. The Church Hill Rescue Squad announced the reward for her discovery is up to $73,705.90, based on recent contributions. The nonprofit organization said the reward total is a combination of donations
Continue ReadingBy MATT OTT AP Business Writer SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — Construction of new homes in the U.S. rose for the third consecutive month in December and data released Wednesday suggests that the frantic pace of building will continue this year. The December increase left home construction at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.70
Continue ReadingBy FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has issued a plea on behalf of prison inmates, saying they should never be deprived of hope and always have the opportunity to redeem themselves. In remarks at his weekly public audience at the Vatican, Francis told the faithful that “we risk being imprisoned
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Un legislador conservador del Reino Unido pidió abiertamente este miércoles al primer ministro Boris Johnson, de su mismo partido, que renuncie a su cargo en el Parlamento británico el miércoles. Se trata del último de los torrentes de críticas que Johnson ha recibido tanto de legisladores como de ciudadanos por
Continue ReadingBy Alice Queen Click here for updates on this story SOCIAL CIRCLE, Georgia (Rockdale Citizen) — Hundreds of people turned out Tuesday night for a public information meeting about Rivian Automotive’s plan to build a massive assembly and battery plant in Morgan and Walton counties. Some people got answers to their questions; others were told
Continue ReadingBy MIKE HOUSEHOLDER and LARRY LAGE Associated Press The University of Michigan has agreed to a $490 million settlement with more than 1,000 people who say they were sexually assaulted by a sports doctor during his nearly four-decade career at the school. The university confirmed the settlement Wednesday. Dr. Robert Anderson died in 2008. The
Continue ReadingBy MIKE HOUSEHOLDER and LARRY LAGE Associated Press The University of Michigan has agreed to a $490 million settlement with more than 1,000 people who say they were sexually assaulted by a sports doctor during his nearly four-decade career at the school. The university confirmed the settlement Wednesday. Dr. Robert Anderson died in 2008. The
Continue ReadingBy EMILY ANDERSEN Click here for updates on this story DAVENPORT, Iowa (Quad-City Times) — Deaths from drug overdoses have been on the rise across the United States since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. In the Quad-Cities, the numbers of overdose deaths are too small to draw statistical significance from them, but national and
Continue ReadingBy KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Bank of America says its profits rose 28% last quarter from a year earlier, but the bank faced the same wage inflation as its Wall Street counterparts. The bank said Wednesday that it earned a profit of $7.01 billion, or 82 cents per share in
Continue ReadingBy VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russia has maintained a tough posture amid the tensions over its troop buildup near Ukraine. A top diplomat warn Wednesday that Moscow will accept nothing less but “watertight” U.S. guarantees precluding NATO’s expansion to Ukraine, even though those demand were rejected last week by the U.S. and
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Mae Jones Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — Any new mother can tell you that sleep is an important factor in how they feel, but a new study has found that certain changes in sleep and in biological rhythms are associated with how severe symptoms of anxiety and
Continue ReadingBy Paul Workman Click here for updates on this story KABUL (CTV Network) — Afghanistan’s capital of Kabul was turned into a fortress to defend itself against the Taliban, but now it’s Taliban fighters that are guarding the soaring concrete walls and layers of armoured barriers — all while a humanitarian crisis of hunger grows
Continue ReadingBy JENNA EBBERS Click here for updates on this story LINCOLN, Nebraska (Lincoln Journal Star) — No meat, no dairy and no animal products whatsoever. While a vegan diet may seem impossible for some, living a plant-based lifestyle is what changed Erin and Dusty Stanczyk’s lives. The Lincoln couple, both 35, met at the University
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story ALABAMA (WALA) — There’s new information surrounding the arrest in south Alabama of Tallassee’s mayor, John Hammock. A judge in Elmore County has granted a protection order to Hammock’s wife. Hammock remains in the Baldwin County Jail. He’s charged with with domestic violence – strangulation.
Continue ReadingCNN By Richard Allen Greene, Luke McGee and Bianca Nobilo, CNN UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is in trouble. Large chunks of the British public are furious about reports of boozy summer garden evenings and Christmas parties at his Downing Street office, all taking place at a time when the rest of the country was
Continue ReadingBy Fredreka Schouten, CNN Election officials in a rural Georgia county are weighing plans to close all but one polling place ahead of this year’s elections, alarming local voting and civil rights groups. But the deliberations by the Lincoln County elections board have reverberated far beyond this Georgia community of roughly 7,700 northwest of Augusta.
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Police in Ireland have arrested a second man as part of the investigation into the killing of a 23-year-old schoolteacher. Police said the suspect is in his 30s and was being questioned Wednesday about the potential withholding of information. Another suspect was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of murder and remains in custody.
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