Cape Verde court OKs extradition to US of Venezuelan ally A court in Cape Verde has ruled that a businessman close to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro arrested last year in the West African country can be extradited to the United States to face money-laundering charges By JOSHUA GOODMAN and BARRY HATTON Associated Press September 7, 2021, 9:40 PM • 3 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article MIAMI … Read More
Mexico Supreme Court rules abortion not a crime Mexico’s Supreme Court has ruled that it is unconstitutional to punish abortion ByThe Associated Press September 7, 2021, 7:18 PM • 1 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that it is unconstitutional to punish abortion, unanimously annulling several provisions of a law from Coahuila — a state on the … Read More
Elizabeth Holmes’ trial to dissect downfall of a tech star Just six years ago, Elizabeth Holmes seemed destined to fulfill her dream of becoming Silicon Valley’s next superstar. She was the subject of business magazine cover stories describing her as the youngest self-made female billionaire in history, former President Bill Clinton was reverently quizzing her about her thoughts on technology, and then Vice President Joe Biden was hailing her ideas … Read More
Lawsuit: GOP donor offered money to hush girl he trafficked A prominent Minnesota GOP donor who is charged with multiple counts of child sex trafficking is now being sued by an underage girl he allegedly groomed as a victim By AMY FORLITI Associated Press September 7, 2021, 3:36 PM • 4 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article MINNEAPOLIS — A prominent Minnesota GOP donor who is charged … Read More
Motive for Florida family’s massacre may never be known FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Investigators say that when they captured Marine veteran Bryan Riley outside the Lakeland, Florida, home where he allegedly killed a couple, their 3-month-old son and the boy’s grandmother, he told them, “You know why I did this.” But they say they don’t and, in fact, may never know why Riley launched an attack against a family … Read More
Judge tosses death sentence in slaying of N. Dakota student A federal judge has thrown out the death sentence for a man convicted in the 2003 slaying of a North Dakota college student ByThe Associated Press September 7, 2021, 2:01 PM • 2 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article FARGO, N.D. — A federal judge has thrown out the death sentence for a man convicted in the … Read More
Prominent lawyer leaves Russia citing government pressure A prominent lawyer who represented both a former Russian journalist accused of treason and the team of imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny has left Russia after authorities launched a criminal probe against him By DARIA LITVINOVA Associated Press September 7, 2021, 2:07 PM • 2 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article MOSCOW — A prominent lawyer who … Read More
Brutal attack prompts Spanish PM to hold hate crime meeting Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is convening an urgent meeting of a committee that oversees efforts to fight hate crime after hooded attackers beat a 20-year-old man in Madrid and used a knife to carve a profanity on one of his buttocks ByThe Associated Press September 7, 2021, 1:45 PM • 2 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this … Read More
Taliban fire in air to disperse protesters, arrest reporters The Taliban fired into the air to disperse protesters and arrested several journalists, the second time in less than a week the group used heavy-handed tactics to break up a demonstration in the Afghan capital of Kabul By KATHY GANNON Associated Press September 7, 2021, 1:36 PM • 4 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article KABUL, Afghanistan … Read More
2 suspects arrested after Bulgari jewelry heist in Paris Police in Paris have arrested two suspects following a Bulgari jewelry heist on the posh Place Vendome ByThe Associated Press September 7, 2021, 12:26 PM • 1 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article PARIS — Police in Paris arrested two suspects after a Bulgari jewelry heist Tuesday on the posh Place Vendome. One of the suspects was … Read More
