Reconstruction set to begin on Copenhagen’s fire-damaged Old Stock Exchange landmark
Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Workers are set to begin the reconstruction of the 400-year-old Old Stock Exchange in Copenhagen five…
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Tearful Caroline Ellison gets 2 years in prison over her role in FTX fraud
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Caroline Ellison, a former top executive in Sam Bankman-Fried ’s fallen FTX cryptocurrency empire, was sentenced…
Continue ReadingAs Israel’s fight with Hezbollah heats up, people of Gaza fear being forgotten
Associated Press MUWASI, Gaza Strip (AP) — As the escalating conflict between Israel and Hezbollah grabs global attention, Palestinians in Gaza…
Continue ReadingOceanGate employee pushes back against idea of ‘desperation’ to complete missions
Associated Press A key employee with the company that owned the experimental submersible that imploded en route to the wreckage of the Titanic pushed…
Continue ReadingBiden in farewell U.N. address says peace still possible in conflicts in Mideast and Ukraine
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — President Joe Biden declared in his final address to the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday that the U.S. must…
Continue ReadingFormer Singaporean minister pleads guilty to receiving illegal gifts
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A former Singaporean cabinet minister has pleaded guilty to charges of receiving illegal gifts, in the Asian…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Wall Street drifts to more records after Chinese stocks soar
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks drifted to more records Tuesday after Chinese stocks soared following a slew of moves by the Chinese…
Continue ReadingAnti-money laundering group suspends Colombia after President Petro declassifies confidential report
Associated Press BOGOTÁ, Colombia (AP) — The Egmont Group, an international organization that fights money laundering, said it will suspend…
Continue ReadingA court in Argentina orders the arrest of Venezuela’s president and his right-hand man
Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A federal court in Argentina has ordered the “immediate” arrest of Venezuelan President…
Continue ReadingChina cuts rates, rolls out other moves to help the slowing economy
AP Business Writer China has rolled out a raft of measures aimed at countering a prolonged downturn in its property market that is dragging on the…
Continue Reading10 arrested outside Hawaii hospital as labor dispute involving nurses escalates
Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — A recently elected state lawmaker is among those who were arrested outside a Hawaii hospital. Ten people were…
Continue ReadingWhat we know about the investigations surrounding New York City’s mayor
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly a year after FBI agents seized his phones, New York City Mayor Eric Adams faces an expanding constellation…
Continue ReadingOregon removes over 1,200 voters from rolls for failing to provide proof of citizenship
Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon elections officials said Monday they had struck over 1,200 people from the state’s voter rolls…
Continue ReadingSmall tsunami waves splash ashore on remote Japanese islands
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Small tsunami waves splashed ashore on some Japanese islands after an earthquake that may have been triggered by…
Continue ReadingJudge orders the arrest of a top Brazilian country music star as part of a money laundering probe
RIO DE JANEIRO A judge in Brazil’s northeastern Pernambuco state has ordered the preventive arrest of Gusttavo Lima, one of the nation’s biggest…
Continue ReadingJill Biden and Al Sharpton pay tribute to civil rights activist Sybil Morial
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — First lady Jill Biden, former ambassador Andrew Young and the Rev. Al Sharpton were among those who paid tribute during funeral…
Continue ReadingMan convicted of sending his son to rob and kill rapper PnB Rock gets 31 years to life
AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A man convicted of sending his 17-year-old son into a restaurant to rob and kill rapper PnB Rock has…
Continue ReadingCalifornia becomes latest state to restrict student smartphone use at school
Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a law requiring school districts to restrict…
Continue ReadingProsecutors and victim’s family call for the release of a Minnesota man convicted of murder in 2009
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota attorney general, the local prosecutor and family of the victim want a Minnesota man’s murder conviction to…
Continue ReadingGunman in Colorado supermarket shooting is the latest to fail with insanity defense
Associated Press A man who killed 10 people at a Colorado supermarket in 2021 has been found guilty of murder. He is the latest person to fail in an…
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