By Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — US law enforcement has seized over $225 million in cryptocurrency allegedly stolen from dozens of American victims as part of a sophisticated investment scam, the Justice Department said Wednesday. It’s the largest-ever seizure of funds stolen in so-called “crypto confidence” scams, which dupe people into investing in fraudulent cryptocurrency
Continue Reading By Angela Rozier Click here for updates on this story WEST PALM BEACH, Florida (WPBF) — The Florida Panthers’ quest for the Stanley Cup is having a positive economic impact in South Florida. It’s good news for those in the hospitality business—bar and restaurant owners, as well as the tourism industry. Aaron Ilharreguy runs the
Continue Reading By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN (CNN) — Still no movement. For its fourth meeting in a row, the Federal Reserve opted to leave unchanged its key short-term interest rate — which influences a host of rates on consumer financial products and bank accounts across the United States. That means that once again anyone with savings that
Continue Reading Por CNN Español, CNN en Español La Oficina de Control de Activos Extranjeros (OFAC, por sus siglas en inglés) del Departamento del Tesoro de EE.UU. sancionó a cinco líderes del Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG), entre ellos a uno a quien vinculan con el crimen de la influencer mexicana Valeria Márquez durante una transmisión
Continue Reading By Michelle Meredith, Madilyn Destefano Click here for updates on this story ORANGE COUNTY, Florida (WESH) — An alligator with a bungee cord embedded in its jaw is recovering at Gatorland after what rescuers believe was an illegal and failed capture attempt. The gator, now named Bungee, earned his name in a painful way. Rescuers
Continue Reading By Jack Keenan Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — For 75 years, the Men’s College World Series has been synonymous with Omaha, a tradition that has transformed the city into a mecca for college baseball fans. The series, which began in 1947 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, found its permanent home in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Kehoe has until the end of June to act on Senate Bill 150, a large secondary and higher education bill covering a wide range of topics, including grants for STEM education, degree authorizations and the addition of several student aid programs. A major part of the bill is the Career-Tech
Continue Reading Por Mauricio Torres, CNN en Español La abogada Silvia Rocío Delgado García, quien fuera una de las abogadas del narcotraficante mexicano Joaquín “el Chapo” Guzmán —condenado a cadena perpetua en Estados Unidos—, será jueza penal en Chihuahua, según los resultados preliminares de la elección judicial local en ese estado del norte de México. Delgado compitió
Continue Reading By Fletcher Keel Click here for updates on this story MASON, Ohio (WLWT) — A day at Kings Island has gone viral after an unusual guest hopped a ride on a few rides. Ashlea Jelliffe posted a video to TikTok that showcased her 5-year-old, Margot, riding the Great Pumpkin Coaster with her pet cicada, Cade
Continue Reading By KCCI Web Staff Click here for updates on this story WOODWARD, Iowa (KCCI) — A Woodward man spent seven hours unconscious in a ditch after crashing his motorcycle on Highway 141 in Dallas County earlier this month. “I remember being really cold and shivering, and that was making it harder to breathe and making
Continue Reading By John Fritze and Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — The conservative Supreme Court dealt a significant blow to transgender Americans on Wednesday, issuing a sweeping decision that may have implications beyond the medical care that was at center of one of the court’s highest-profile disputes this year. The 6-3 ruling, which landed at a moment
Continue Reading By Daniel V. Ramirez, EastIdahoNews.com Click here for updates on this story REXBURG, Idaho (eastidahonews.com) — A 45-year-old local man has been sentenced to four years of probation after pleading guilty to killing a deer and leaving it to waste, but was given 60 days in jail for driving to court on a suspended license.
Continue Reading By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — A drug currently used to treat certain HIV infections has also, on Wednesday, received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration to be used to prevent HIV. Gilead Sciences, maker of the drug, announced that a twice-a-year injection of lenacapavir has been approved in the United States for
Continue Reading By Treydon Baylor, EastIdahoNews.com Click here for updates on this story IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (eastidahonews.com) — A local teen had a gnarly crash while riding an electric scooter on East 25th Street near Community Park, but the kindness of a stranger overshadowed the scrapes and bruises. While riding down the sidewalk, the teen swerved to
Continue Reading CNN en Español En todo el mundo, los espacios verdes son vitales tanto para las personas como para el planeta. Estas áreas naturales como los parques urbanos, los bosques, las praderas, las lagunas y los humedales, que tanto apreciamos, ayudan a absorber dióxido de carbono, a regular las temperaturas y a proporcionar hábitats esenciales para
Continue Reading By Gulf Coast News Click here for updates on this story VINEYARDS, Florida (WBBH) — A Collier County woman faces felony theft charges after deputies say she stole jewelry valued at more than $106,000 from an elderly neighbor who had hired her to help walk her dog. According to the Collier County Sheriff’s Office arrest
Continue Reading By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady again Wednesday as officials continue to wait for the fallout of President Donald Trump’s sweeping policy changes and tensions in the Middle East. The central bank left its benchmark lending rate unchanged at a range of 4.25% to 4.5%, where it
Continue Reading By Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — A newly posted agenda for next week’s meeting of the just-appointed group of outside vaccine advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention includes a discussion and vote on thimerosal in flu vaccines, a preservative tied to debunked claims from decades ago of links to autism. The
Continue Reading By Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — While President Donald Trump weighs the single most consequential decision of his time in office so far — the possibility of US military intervention in Iran — he’s also completing a personal project years in the making. Trump on Wednesday morning oversaw the installation of a pair of flagpoles
Continue Reading By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — Police in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, are investigating an apparent break-in at the home of state Rep. Melissa Hortman, who was shot and killed at the house with her husband, Mark Hortman, early Saturday in what Gov. Tim Walz called “a politically motivated assassination.” “The home appeared to have been
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