By Brianna Owczarzak Click here for updates on this story SAGINAW, Michigan (WNEM) — A Saginaw woman pleaded guilty to embezzling more than $100,000 from her mother. Valda Cork, 60, of Saginaw, is accused of spending more than $1.1 million of her mother’s money over a 12-month period, according to the Michigan Attorney General’s Office.
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Smithson Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — A potential state-record catch was made on the Cumberland River on Wednesday. Micka Burkhart caught the monster catfish in the river in Stewart County. The 122.3-pound, 57.5-inch Blue Cat will be a new Tennessee record, pending verification, and certification. Burkhart released
Continue ReadingBy Barry Neild and Xiaofei Xu, CNN (CNN) — With violent and fiery protests gripping Paris and other cities across France in the wake of the fatal police shooting of a teenage boy, many of the millions planning a visit there this summer will be wondering if it’s safe to go ahead with their trip.
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Korn and Nicole Goodkind, CNN New York (CNN) — Apple’s stock ended trading Friday valued at $3 trillion, the only company ever to reach that milestone. It has been riding a Big Tech stock wave that has given the Nasdaq its best first half gain in 40 years. Shares of Apple rose more
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Korn and Nicole Goodkind, CNN New York (CNN) — Apple’s stock ended trading Friday valued at $3 trillion, the only company ever to reach that milestone. It has been riding a Big Tech stock wave that has given the Nasdaq its best first half gain in 40 years. Shares of Apple rose more
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — The state of California is about to give movie and TV studios a new lucrative tax perk. A bill awaiting California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s signature would extend the state’s tax incentive program for film and TV productions for five years but with a key update: Studios with more tax
Continue ReadingBy Chuck Morris Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — A woman who operated an illegal daycare in her Bellevue apartment where a 3-month-old baby died has been charged with child neglect, Metro Police said. Police said Anne C. Jordan, 51, has been charged with six counts of child neglect in
Continue ReadingCNN, WABC By Holmes Lybrand, John Miller and Evan Perez, CNN (CNN) — A man with numerous firearms and materials to make an explosive was arrested Thursday in former President Barack Obama’s Washington, DC, neighborhood after claiming on an internet livestream that he had a detonator, law enforcement officials told CNN. Taylor Taranto, who had
Continue ReadingBy Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — An unnamed witness has said “Rust” film armorer Hannah Gutierrez Reed “transferred a small bag of cocaine” after returning from a police interview on the day of the “Rust” fatal shooting, according to a motion filed by prosecutors Thursday. The new filing comes after prosecutors last week charged Gutierrez
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN Español) — El periodista y escritor Carlos Alberto Montaner murió en su casa de Madrid este jueves, informó la familia en un comunicado. “Ha fallecido en su domicilio de modo apacible y acompañado de sus seres más queridos tras enfrentar una enfermedad neurodegenerativa”, agrega el documento. “En su nombre, su esposa
Continue ReadingBy NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press The Vatican says a key charitable fund, Peter’s Pence, doubled its income in the last year to 107 million euros. That windfall comes even as donations from the rank-and-file faithful dipped slightly following years of scandal over financial mismanagement at the Holy See. The United States remains the biggest contributor
Continue ReadingPRAGUE (AP) — An international film festival in the Czech spa town of Karlovy Vary has kicked off its 57th edition with an award planned for Oscar-winning actor Russell Crowe. Crowe, who won the Academy Award for Best Actor in 2001 for his role in “Gladiator,” is to be honored for his outstanding contribution to
Continue ReadingBy Stephanie Usery Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, Missouri (KOMU) — A St. Louis woman is accused of setting fires at the Marriott St. Louis Airport hotel after being fired. Prosecutors allege that Romana Cook set fire to the hotel at 10700 Pear Tree Drive on Dec. 22, 2022. She was
Continue ReadingBy JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer The rapidly expanding landscape of nonprofit collectives paying college athletes to promote charities has been hit with a potentially seismic disruption. A 12-page memo from the Internal Revenue Service released in June determined that in many cases, the nonprofit collectives may not qualify as tax-exempt if their main purpose
Continue ReadingBy Amanda Davies, Zayn Nabbi and George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — World soccer governing body FIFA will allow a variety of different armbands that highlight “a range of social causes” to be worn at the upcoming Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, the organization said Friday. “FIFA, in partnership with several United Nations
Continue ReadingBy KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A group of Democratic senators is asking the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to take action against medical credit cards such as CareCredit, saying the cards’ deferred interest features are confusing and often lead to consumers paying high interest rates after a promotional period has ended.
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — Leaders of Germany’s main opposition bloc are calling for voters turned off by the government to back them in two major state elections this fall. They argued Friday that they are the best bet for stability, and that a vote for a far-right party that is surging in polls would bring no
Continue ReadingBy Diane Ako Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU (KITV) — A Hawai’i woman got a thank you card from the British royal family. This is a fun follow up to a story we told you about last fall. Leigh Uemura wrote to the Royal Palace after the Queen Mother died, to express
Continue ReadingBy Noushin Ziafati Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — Omer Malikyar set two goals for himself when he set foot in Canada — to give back to the community he’s from and to get a proper education. And the Afghan refugee is achieving those goals one after the other. Back
Continue ReadingBy ALI SWENSON and JILL COLVIN Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The two leading contenders for the Republican presidential nomination have courted conservative women at the Moms for Liberty conference in Philadelphia . The presence of former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis at Friday’s event elevated a group that has gained substantial
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