By JUAN ZAMORANO Associated Press PANAMA CITY (AP) — Eight years after 11 million leaked secret financial documents revealed how some of the world’s richest people hide their wealth, more than two dozen defendants are on trial in Panama for their alleged roles. The repercussions of the leaks were far-ranging, prompting the resignation of the
Continue ReadingBy TERRY CHEA and JANIE HAR Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California pet owners struggling to find a rental that accepts their furry, four-legged family members could have an easier time leasing new housing under proposed state legislation that would ban blanket no-pets policies and prohibit landlords from charging additional fees for common companions
Continue ReadingBy PAMELA SAMPSON Associated Press RAMAT GAN, Israel (AP) — When Ben Binyamin was left for dead, his right leg blown off during the Hamas attack on the Tribe of Nova music festival, the Israeli professional soccer player thought he would never again play the game he loved. “When I woke up,” the 29-year-old said,
Continue ReadingBy KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Lawyers for reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley, who are in prison after being convicted on federal charges of bank fraud and tax evasion, on Friday challenged aspects of their convictions and sentences in a federal appeals court. The Chrisleys rose to fame with their show
Continue ReadingBy AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — One woman miscarried in the lobby restroom of a Texas emergency room as front desk staff refused to check her in. Another woman learned that her fetus had no heartbeat at a Florida hospital, the day after a security guard turned her away from the facility. And
Continue ReadingBy WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The “miners” who chisel bitcoins out of complex mathematics are taking a 50% pay cut — effectively reducing new production of the world’s largest cryptocurrency, again. Bitcoin’s latest “halving” occurred Friday night. Soon after the highly anticipated event, the price of bitcoin held steady at
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The World Health Organization has approved a new version of a widely used cholera vaccine that could help address a surge in cases that has depleted the global vaccine stockpile. In a decision last week, WHO authorized a new vaccine by EuBiologics, the only maker of the oral cholera vaccine for
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By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Take your seat because Taylor Swift’s “Tortured Poets Department” meeting has officially been called into session and, surprise, it’s a 31-song mega double album. The Grammy-winner first released her highly anticipated 11th studio album on Friday, with the album appearing on Apple Music some time prior to its scheduled
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By Pete Muntean, CNN (CNN) — The Federal Aviation Administration and United Airlines are investigating after a video surfaced showing an unauthorized person in the pilot’s seat during a flight chartered by the Colorado Rockies baseball team earlier this month. United Airlines said it removed at least two of its pilots from the job in
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El exvicepresidente ecuatoriano Jorge Glas pidió ayuda a los presidentes de México, Colombia y Brasil, en cartas que fueron obtenidas por el expresidente colombiano Ernesto Samper, dijo este jueves su equipo a CNN. El exmandatario las recibió de integrantes del Grupo de Puebla, que reúne a líderes que promueven políticas
Continue ReadingBy MARK BAKER and KEIRAN SMITH Associated Press SYDNEY (AP) — A 16-year-old boy accused of stabbing two Christian clerics during a Sydney church service has been charged by police with terrorism offenses. Authorities said the stabbing was declared a terrorist act because of the teen’s suspected religious motivation and that the boy traveled up
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia is expected to begin clearing out a homeless encampment on Monday, according to a sign posted near the site. The encampment is located in a wooded area near Old 63 and Broadway. According to the sign, Parks and Recreation will conduct the clean-up, and asked for personal belongings
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Editor’s note: A previous version of this story mistakenly identified the business as a bank. MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman has been charged after she was accused of stealing thousands of dollars’ worth of bank deposits from a vet clinic. Terry Davenport, of Benton City, was charged with stealing more than $25,000. A warrant was
Continue ReadingBy JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A leader of the conservative group Turning Point Action has resigned from the organization and dropped his bid for reelection to the Arizona House of Representatives after he was accused of forging signatures on his nominating petitions. Republican state Rep. Austin Smith has in the past
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The UV index will be slightly higher Friday as skies begin to clear. Tree pollen begins to ramp back up tomorrow as rain exits east.
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By Daria Tarasova-Markina, Antonia Mortensen, Christian Stern, Anna Chernova and Mariya Knight, CNN (CNN) — A Polish man has been charged over claims he assisted an alleged Russian plot to assassinate Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky, according to authorities in Poland and Ukraine. He was charged with “readiness to act for foreign intelligence against the Republic
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — Un hombre ingresó este jueves a una clínica privada de Medellín, donde atacó y mató a un médico, hirió a una asistente e intentó comenzar un incendio en el lugar, informó Oscar Andrés Lamprea Pinzón, comandante de la Policía Metropolitana del Valle de Aburrá. En un mensaje difundido a la
Continue ReadingBy Chris Boyette, Braden Walker and Jillian Sykes, CNN (CNN) — A Maryland high school student was arrested and charged with threat of mass violence Wednesday after police say they discovered evidence revealing the teen had plans to commit a school shooting. Authorities discovered a 129-page document they say was written by 18-year-old Alex Ye,
Continue ReadingBy DAVID HAMILTON AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google says it will combine the software division responsible for Android mobile software and the Chrome browser with the hardware division known for Pixel smartphones and Fitbit wearables. It’s part of a broader push to integrate artificial intelligence more widely throughout the company. Google is
Continue ReadingBy JOSEF FEDERMAN and JON GAMBRELL JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel and Iran on Friday both played down an apparent Israeli airstrike near a major air base and nuclear site in central Iran, signaling the two bitter enemies are ready to prevent their latest eruption of violence from escalating into a full-blown regional war. But the
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