Americans lost $5.6 billion last year in cryptocurrency fraud scams, the FBI says
WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI says Americans were duped out of more than $5.6 billion last year through fraud schemes involving cryptocurrency. The…
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A federal judge tosses a lawsuit over the ban on recorded inmate interviews in South Carolina
Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit trying to overturn the South Carolina prison system’s baning…
Continue ReadingUS halts plan to remove iconic stray cats from a historic area in Puerto Rico’s capital
Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The U.S. government has temporarily halted a plan to remove iconic stray cats that live in a historic…
Continue ReadingA judge agrees to move the trial of a man charged with killing 4 University of Idaho students
Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The judge overseeing the trial of the man charged in the fatal stabbings of four University of Idaho students…
Continue ReadingThe UN chief calls the death and destruction in Gaza the worst he’s seen
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. chief says the United Nations has offered to monitor any cease-fire in Gaza and is demanding an end…
Continue ReadingWomen settle lawsuits after Yale fertility nurse switched painkiller for saline
Associated Press NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Dozens of women who say they suffered excruciating pain at a Yale University fertility clinic because a…
Continue ReadingDeadline approaching for appeals in case that exonerated US Open champion Jannik Sinner from doping
AP Sports Writers ROME (AP) — Time is running out for appeals to be filed in the case that exonerated U.S. Open champion Jannik Sinner from doping.…
Continue ReadingGrief over Gaza and qualms over US election add up to anguish for many Palestinian Americans
Associated Press Demoralized by the Biden administration’s handling of the Israel-Hamas war, Palestinian American Samia Assed found in Vice…
Continue ReadingOn the streets of a Colorado city, pregnant migrants struggle to survive
AP Education Writer AURORA, Colo. (AP) — She was eight months pregnant when she was forced to leave her Denver homeless shelter. It was November.…
Continue ReadingAt least 4 migrants have died and others remain missing after a boat capsized off Senegal
Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegalese authorities say a boat carrying migrants capsized off the coast of Senegal over the weekend,…
Continue ReadingJudge orders psychological evaluation for white homeowner who shot Ralph Yarl
Associated Press A judge has ordered a mental evaluation and delayed the trial for an 85-year-old white man who shot Ralph Yarl after the teenage…
Continue ReadingRead the transcript of Kate’s video announcement about her cancer treatment
LONDON (AP) — Kate, Princess of Wales, has released a video saying she has completed her chemotherapy treatment for cancer. She announced in March…
Continue ReadingA Dutch court convicts 2 Pakistani men over death threats to anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders
Associated Press SCHIPHOL, Netherlands (AP) — A Dutch court has convicted two Pakistani men in their absence over calls to their followers to…
Continue ReadingUS Open champ Jannik Sinner is a young man in a hurry. He is 23, is No. 1 and has 2 Slam titles
AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — New U.S. Open champion Jannik Sinner is making big strides in a short amount of time. And he figures that bodes…
Continue ReadingA timeline of recent British royal events
LONDON (AP) — It has been a difficult few months for Britain’s royal family. Both Kate, Princess of Wales, and King Charles III have been…
Continue ReadingThe Taliban’s repression of women in Afghanistan is outrageous, the UN rights chief says
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The U.N. rights chief says the Taliban’s repressive control over women and girls is unparalleled and will jeopardize…
Continue ReadingKate, the Princess of Wales, has finished chemotherapy and will return to limited public duties
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Kate, the Princess of Wales, has completed chemotherapy and will make some public appearances in the coming months,…
Continue ReadingBattery-powered devices are overheating more often on planes and raising alarm
AP Airlines Writer Battery-powered devices are overheating more often on planes, and that is raising safety concerns because of the fire danger. The…
Continue ReadingGermany expands border controls to curb irregular migration and extremism risks
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s interior minister has ordered temporary controls at all German land borders as a response to irregular migration and to…
Continue ReadingLouisiana residents brace as Tropical Storm Francine is expected to hit their coast as a hurricane
Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Tropical Storm Francine strengthened Monday in the Gulf of Mexico and was forecast to make landfall as a…
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