By Allison Morrow, CNN New York (CNN) — Robinhood Markets has repurchased $605 million worth of shares that previously belonged to Sam Bankman-Fried, the disgraced crypto mogul, capping a contentious ownership dispute. Robinhood, which runs the popular commission-free stock trading app, said in regulatory filing Friday that it bought more than 55 million of its
Continue ReadingSANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Authorities say a passenger train in Chile has collided with a minibus, killing seven people and injuring several others. The accident took place at a railway crossing near the town of San Pedro de La Paz, some 500 kilometers (310 miles) south of the Chilean capital. Police Maj. Juan Francisco Carrasco
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Today: Clear skies will push temps into the mid-80s this afternoon. Winds remain light out of the south. This Evening: Conditions will be perfect for outdoor activities tonight with temperatures falling through the 70s and 60s after sundown. Extended: Saturday is sunny with a more direct southerly wind, allowing for temperatures to warm further into
Continue ReadingATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities say they have rescued more than 150 people, including several children, who were heading in small boats from Turkey to the nearby eastern Aegean Sea islands. The rescues come amid a rise in crossings to European Union member Greece by people from the Middle East and Africa seeking a
Continue ReadingBy AMANCAI BIRABEN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Wildlife traffickers pleaded guilty this week in federal court in California to illegally importing endangered sea cucumbers — which are prized in China for food and medicine and as a reputed aphrodisiac — from Mexico. Zunyu Zhao and Xionwei Xiao were charged with conspiracy and illegal
Continue ReadingBy C.C. McCandless Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS, Nevada (KVVU) — The Clark County School District reported that a parent/guardian was arrested with a gun on one of its campuses today. According to a CCSD media release, the individual was in possession of a firearm at Desert Pines High School in
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS, Nevada (KVVU) — Heavy rain and storms moved through Southern Nevada this morning, causing flooded streets and stuck cars during the morning commute. A Flood Watch is in effect from Friday morning until Saturday evening. Off and on heavy rain and isolated thunderstorms
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By Holmes Lybrand and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — The Proud Boy who smashed through a window to the US Capitol with a police riot shield on January 6, 2021, allowing the first wave of rioters to storm the building as members of Congress were being evacuated was sentenced Friday to 10 years in prison.
Continue ReadingBy DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Clad in white shirts and carrying bouquets, children across Russia flocked back to school Friday, where the Kremlin’s narratives about the war in Ukraine and its confrontation with the West were taking an even more prominent spot than before. Students are expected each week to listen
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By Blane Bachelor, CNN (CNN) — Labor Day is the unofficial end of summer, capping another blockbuster season for travel. But according to some industry experts, it’s not too early to start thinking about – and perhaps even booking – next year’s trip. Tour operators, travel advisers and other tourism insiders say they’ve seen a
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By Nadine Schmidt Berlin (CNN) — A 98-year-old former Nazi concentration guard has been indicted on charges of aiding and abetting the murder of more than 3,300 people during the Holocaust, German authorities said on Friday. The man’s name was not made public by prosecutors, in accordance with German privacy laws. The public prosecutor in
Continue ReadingBy SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press A former top federal prosecutor who resigned from the investigation into the origins of the Trump-Russia probe has been tapped to fill an open seat on the Connecticut State Supreme Court. Democratic Gov. Ned Lamont announced Nora Dannehy’s nomination on Friday, calling his former general counsel “a woman of integrity
Continue ReadingBy DOUG WILLIAMS Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK, NY (WCBS) — The woman injured when she was pushed onto the tracks at the Chambers Street subway station says she cannot afford surgery she now needs and that she’s afraid to take public transportation again. Xu Yanan, 34, moved from overseas and
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story WEST CHESTER, Pennsylvania (KYW) — More than 80 homeless pets that were rescued from Idalia will be available for adoption Friday. Wings of Rescue flew cats and dogs from the Tampa area to West Chester’s Brandywine Valley SPCA. They were already available for adoption in
Continue Reading By Olesya Dmitracova, CNN London (CNN) — Shares in Europe’s largest carmaker Volkswagen and its French rival Renault dropped sharply Friday after UBS analysts recommended investors dump the stocks, citing the growing threat to their business from Chinese competitors. Volkswagen was down 4.4% in late afternoon trade in Europe and Renault 5.6% lower, while the
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A judge has barred the Missouri Department of Natural Resources from issuing a permit for a Randolph County animal waste lagoon, for now.
Continue ReadingBy Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — Labor Day weekend may mark the unofficial end to summer for many, but Mother Nature didn’t get the memo this year. Nearly 100 temperature records may fall this holiday weekend as parts of the central and eastern United States sizzle under heat that feels more like July than
Continue ReadingBy DANA KOZLOV Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — A mother desperate to find answers about her missing son refuses to let police sweep his case under the rug. It’s consumed her life for more than a year. She believes her family has given police all the information they need to
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Timbaland, Justin Timberlake and Nelly Furtado are keeping it going with new music. The three released a new single on Friday, titled “Keep Going Up,” It’s been 16 years since the trio collaborated on 2007’s “Give It to Me.” “It’s here ‘Keep Going Up’! Now available everywhere @timbaland @justintimberlake,”
Continue ReadingALGOMA, Wis. (AP) — Shipwreck hunters have discovered the intact remains of a schooner that sank in Lake Michigan in 1881 and is so well-preserved it still contains the crew’s possessions in its final resting spot miles from Wisconsin’s coastline. Wisconsin maritime historians Brendon Baillod and Robert Jaeck found the 156-year-old Trinidad in July off
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