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ABC News (NEW YORK) — The trial of Sam Bankman-Fried, FTX founder and former crypto billionaire, is set to begin Tuesday with jury selection after federal prosecutors accused him of orchestrating one of the largest financial frauds in U.S. history. Jury selection is expected to take place Tuesday, and the trial could last as long […]
Tony Shi Photography/Getty Images/STOCK (BOSTON) — A former Staples executive was sentenced on Friday for his role in the college admissions cheating scheme known as Varsity Blues, marking the end of a years-long case that has resulted in dozens of convictions. John Wilson, 64, of Lynnfield, Massachusetts, was sentenced in federal court in Boston to one […]
Mike Caudill/for The Washington Post via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Sarah Merlo, a former employee of the Chesapeake, Virginia, Walmart, filed a new $20 million lawsuit against the retailer and the estate of shooter Andre Bing for injuries she suffered after the November 2022 mass shooting in Chesapeake, Virginia, that left six dead. Merlo […]
Antonio Masiello/Getty Images (LONDON) — Former Italian President Giorgio Napolitano, the first in the country’s history to be reelected to office, has died, according to the nation’s press service ANSA. He was 98. The former president, who served from 2006 until 2015, was the first in the country’s history to be reelected to the office. […]
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — After over five years as the prime minister of New Zealand, Jacinda Ardern surprised the world in January when she announced that she would step down and not seek reelection, saying, “It’s time.” Ardern said at the time that she no longer had “enough in the tank” to do the […]
Alex Wong/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A former Florida surgeon general is rebuking claims by the DeSantis administration that updated COVID-19 vaccines have “not been proven to be safe or effective” and that the shots should not be recommended for individuals under the age of 65. The COVID vaccines remain “very, very safe, and have a […]
Memphis Police Department/via Reuters (MEMPHIS, Tenn.) — Five former Memphis police officers have been indicted by a federal grand jury in connection with the death of Tyre Nichols. Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Justin Smith, Emmitt Martin III and Desmond Mills Jr. were indicted on charges relating to the deprivation of rights under color of law, including […]
Memphis Police Department/via Reuters (MEMPHIS, Tenn.) — Five former Memphis police officers have been indicted by a federal grand jury in connection with the death of Tyre Nichols. Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Justin Smith, Emmitt Martin III and Desmond Mills Jr. were indicted on charges relating to the deprivation of rights under color of law, including […]
ftwitty/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former Trump election lawyer John Eastman took the stand once again during his disbarment hearing in California on Wednesday, where he disputed two former White House officials’ claims that Eastman said former Vice President Mike Pence could reject slates of electors during a meeting with Pence and former President Donald […]
Drew Angerer/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former Trump adviser Peter Navarro “acted as if he was above the law,” prosecutors told jurors Wednesday during Navarro’s trial on charges of defying a subpoena issued in February 2022 by the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. Navarro, who under Trump was director of the […]