PANAMA CITY (AP) — The trial of 27 people charged in connection with the worldwide “Panama Papers” money laundering started Monday in a Panamanian criminal court. Those on trial include the owners of the Mossack-Fonseca law firm that was at the heart of the 2016 massive document leak. The Panama Papers include a collection of
Continue ReadingBy Jason Barry Click here for updates on this story CHANDLER, Arizona (KPHO, KTVK) — Former Major League Baseball player JJ Hardy is building a miniature baseball field on his property, and some neighbors aren’t happy about it. Pam Lang lives across the street from Hardy’s house. “Everybody has a right to enjoy their own
Continue ReadingBy David Baker and Micaela Marshall Click here for updates on this story PHOENIX (KPHO, KTVK) — A man pretended to be a rideshare driver and picked up a woman from an Old Town Scottsdale club and sexually assaulted her in Phoenix, and police believe he’s done this before, court documents released on Friday said.
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By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Country music star Jelly Roll has recovered from a flight scare over the weekend. He and his wife Bunnie XO were on their way from California to Austin, Texas for the CMT Music Awards on Sunday, when their private jet was forced to make an emergency landing after experiencing
Continue ReadingBy Da Lin Click here for updates on this story HALF MOON BAY, California (KPIX) — The lone survivor of the 2023 Half Moon Bay mass shooting is suing his former workplace and the business owner. Pedro Perez underwent three surgeries, and is still in a lot of pain. His brother was also killed at
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By Aaron Pellish and Eva McKend, CNN (CNN) — A New York-based campaign official for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is pitching Republican voters to support his independent presidential bid by arguing that Kennedy will help Donald Trump defeat Joe Biden if he’s on the ballot in New York. Rita Palma, who has identified herself as the Kennedy campaign’s
Continue ReadingBy HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer The first labor union for Amazon workers in the United States is divided, running out of money and still does not have a contract two years after clinching a historic victory in New York City. Despite campaigns at several facilities in the past few years, a Staten Island warehouse
Continue ReadingBy Janelle Burrell Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (KYW) — Candice Davis had just turned 30 and was living her dream. “I would work out six times a week, I really loved it. I was really fit then,” Davis said. “I loved being a flight attendant.” She enjoyed traveling for work,
Continue Reading By Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN (CNN) — On January 24, content creator Pelumi Nubi, who grew up in London, set off on a solo drive from the UK capital to Lagos, Nigeria in her beloved purple Peugeot 107. Over two months and a terrifying car crash later, the 29-year-old received a hero’s reception as she arrived
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer South Carolina can add another first to its perfect season: The national champion Gamecocks finished atop the first Associated Press Top 25 women’s basketball poll to be released after the NCAA Tournament. The Gamecocks, who won their second title in three years Sunday with an 87-75 victory over Iowa,
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Russians in the city of Orsk gathered in a rare protest Monday calling for compensation following the collapse of a dam and subsequent flooding in the Orenburg region near the border with Kazakhstan. The protests were an unusual sight in Russia, where authorities have consistently cracked down on any form of
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By Sammy Mncwabe and Tanem Zaman, CNN (CNN) — Turkish soccer club Fenerbahçe called for a “reset of Turkish football” before staging a walkout one minute into the Super Cup final against Galatasaray on Sunday, conceding the trophy. Fenerbahçe fielded an Under-19 team and withdrew from the match after Galatasaray’s Argentine striker Mauro Icardi had scored. In a lengthy statement
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ABC 17 News is covering the 2024 solar eclipse with reporters in four locations: Carbondale, Illinois; Poplar Bluff, Missouri; Columbia; and Jefferson City.
Continue ReadingROME (AP) — Police have arrested a Tajik national accused of being an active member of the Islamic State group. The man, identified only as S.I. was nabbed after he landed at Rome’s international airport on a flight from the Netherlands. An international arrest warrant accused him of having gone to Syria to fight for
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Many people are expected to gather at state parks across Missouri to watch the total solar eclipse, with the state being in the line of totality for the solar phenomenon.
Continue ReadingBy PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Precautions were in place Monday at the University of Connecticut designed to prevent a repeat of the violence and vandalism that marred the celebrations of the school’s 2023 NCAA men’s basketball championship. In advance of the Final Four, the school removed the aluminum light posts
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The city of Poplar Bluff will welcome 40,000 extra people — more than doubling its population — to watch Monday’s solar eclipse in the “Total Eclipse of the Bluff,” the city’s Chamber of Commerce president said.
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By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Shares of Trump Media & Technology Group continue to rapidly fall back to Earth. The Truth Social owner dropped by another 8% on Monday, adding to a brutal week that wiped out a third of the stock’s value. The selloff has shrunk former President Donald Trump’s stake
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By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — To spot breast cancer early, there are mammograms. To find colon cancer early, there are colonoscopies. But there is no standard test to detect early cases of pancreatic cancer, before cancer cells have spread and when surgery is more likely to be helpful. Finding pancreatic cancer early could help
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A southern Illinois town is preparing to host several events around its second solar eclipse in seven years.
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