LOS ANGELES (AP) — An aspiring actor has pleaded guilty to running a massive Ponzi scheme that raised at least $650 million from investors in phony Hollywood film licensing deals. Zachary Horwitz pleaded guilty Monday in Los Angeles to federal securities fraud. Prosecutors say Horwitz secured loans for his film company by falsely claiming the
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — An aspiring actor has pleaded guilty to running a massive Ponzi scheme that raised at least $650 million from investors in phony Hollywood film licensing deals. Zachary Horwitz pleaded guilty Monday in Los Angeles to federal securities fraud. Prosecutors say Horwitz secured loans for his film company by falsely claiming the
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By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The falloff the Minnesota Twins experienced after two straight division titles could be traced in some places to natural regression. The real surprise was how sharply and swiftly they faded. The Twins lost five straight games during their first homestand of the season and never saw
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By Whitney Wild, CNN Members of Capitol Hill security will be able to file whistleblower complaints about potential wrongdoing directly to a congressional committee, Rep. Rodney Davis announced on Monday. The Illinois Republican serves as the ranking member of the Committee on House Administration, one of four that oversee the US Capitol Police and one
Continue Reading By Evan Perez, CNN Justice Correspondent A top State Department legal adviser leaving his post told his colleagues in a memo over the weekend that the Biden administration’s deportations of Haitians from the US-Mexico border are illegal and inhumane. Harold Koh, a senior adviser at State, sent the memo taking issue with the administration’s decision
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal jury in Los Angeles has awarded $6.3 million to actor Shannen Doherty in a lawsuit alleging that State Farm failed to pay for damage to her house in a 2018 California wildfire. The jury found State Farm’s failure to pay benefits for Doherty’s Malibu home were “unreasonable and without
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal jury in Los Angeles has awarded $6.3 million to actor Shannen Doherty in a lawsuit alleging that State Farm failed to pay for damage to her house in a 2018 California wildfire. The jury found State Farm’s failure to pay benefits for Doherty’s Malibu home were “unreasonable and without
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Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Netflix y la Universidad de Howard crearon una beca de US$ 5,4 millones en honor a Chadwick Boseman, llamada “The Chadwick A. Boseman Memorial Scholarship”. La beca completa cubrirá cuatro años de matrícula en la Facultad de Bellas Artes de Howard, rebautizada con el nombre de Boseman a principios de este
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Reino Unido ha establecido un nuevo sistema para los viajes internacionales, flexibilizando los requisitos de las pruebas para muchos viajeros totalmente vacunados y designando los destinos como “rojos” o “verdes”. Actualmente hay 54 países en la lista roja del Reino Unido, incluidos México y Sudáfrica. La lista se actualiza cada tres
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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The parents of a 3-year-old boy who died after being infected with a rare brain-eating amoeba that was found at a Texas splash pad he’d visited sued the city that operated it for negligence. Tariq Williams and Kayla Mitchell filed the lawsuit Monday against the city of Arlington in Tarrant County
Continue Reading By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The U.N.’s child protection agency is urging governments to pour more money and resources into preserving the mental well-being of children and adolescents. UNICEF is releasing a report Tuesday that sounds alarms about blows to mental health from the COVID-19 pandemic that have hit poor and vulnerable
Continue Reading By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — The Red Sox and Yankees resume their rivalry in the playoffs in Tuesday night’s AL wild-card game. It’s the fifth time the longtime foes will meet in the postseason, with each team taking two series. New York ace Gerrit Cole will face Boston’s Nathan Eovaldi in
Continue Reading By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Jayce Tingler thinks he deserves to be retained as manager of the San Diego Padres, despite the biggest collapse in franchise history. It’s not his decision to make, of course. That falls to general manager A.J. Preller, who hired his friend from the Texas Rangers
Continue Reading By CEDAR ATTANASIO Associated Press / Report for America SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is thanking attendees of the New Mexico Oil And Gas Association’s annual meeting for their contributions to the economy. Fossil fuel mining is the state’s largest government revenue source and directly funds education. Lujan Grisham
Continue Reading By CEDAR ATTANASIO Associated Press / Report for America SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is thanking attendees of the New Mexico Oil And Gas Association’s annual meeting for their contributions to the economy. Fossil fuel mining is the state’s largest government revenue source and directly funds education. Lujan Grisham
Continue Reading By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — An independent investigator will look into whether Federal Reserve officials broke the law with financial trades last year that have come under congressional scrutiny and sharp criticism from outside the central bank. The Fed said its independent Office of the Inspector General will investigate whether the
Continue Reading By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — An independent investigator will look into whether Federal Reserve officials broke the law with financial trades last year that have come under congressional scrutiny and sharp criticism from outside the central bank. The Fed said its independent Office of the Inspector General will investigate whether the
Continue Reading By Kaitlan Collins, CNN President Joe Biden’s Covid-19 response coordinator is having discussions with the leaders of several major airlines about vaccine requirements for employees, according to a source familiar with the talks. Jeff Zients, the White House official leading the Biden administration’s response to the pandemic, has urged the CEOs to act sooner rather
Continue Reading Tierney Sneed, CNN Attorney General Merrick Garland on Monday defended the Justice Department against claims that it is not charging the rioters who breached the US Capitol on January 6 harshly enough. “Prosecutors involved in this case are making determinations in every case about what charge fits the offense, what charge fits the law,” Garland
Continue Reading By The Associated Press A capsule look at the National League wild-card game between the St. Louis Cardinals and Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium on Tuesday night.
Continue Reading By AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — An Illinois law firm has filed lawsuits against Amtrak and BNSF Railway on behalf of seven passengers who were on an Amtrak train that derailed in Montana last month, killing three people and injuring dozens of others. Clifford Law Offices sued Monday in federal court
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By Abel Alvarado and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Peru’s former president, Alberto Fujimori, is currently in “delicate” condition, after suffering heart issues, according to his daughter. “His heart problem has worsened,” tweeted Keiko Fujimori of her 83-year-old father on Monday. Fujimori was hospitalized on Friday due to oxygen saturation issues, according to his lawyer, César Nakazaki.
Continue Reading JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Jacksonville Jaguars placed receiver DJ Chark and guard A.J. Cann on injured reserve. Coach Urban Meyer says “it’s going to be awhile” before they’re able to return. The team also activated rookie offensive lineman Walker Little from the reserve COVID-19 list. Little went on the COVID list on Sept. 20.
Continue Reading INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Running back Josh Jacobs is back in the Las Vegas Raiders’ lineup for their visit to SoFi Stadium to face the Los Angeles Chargers. Jacobs missed the past two games with an ankle injury, but the third-year starter is back in uniform as Las Vegas attempts to remain one of the
Continue Reading By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A New York mother and son have been charged with theft in aiding the disappearance of a laptop belonging to the staff of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi during the Jan. 6 insurrection. The arrest came months after the FBI initially raided a home for the computer
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By Maggie Fox, CNN A study published Monday confirms that the pandemic hit Black Americans, Native Americans and Latinos far harder than Whites early on, killing greater proportions of these groups. People from these groups were more likely to die from all causes — Covid-19 and others — than were Whites and Asians, the National
Continue ReadingBy Maggie Fox, CNN A study published Monday confirms that the pandemic hit Black Americans, Native Americans and Latinos far harder than Whites early on, killing greater proportions of these groups. People from these groups were more likely to die from all causes — Covid-19 and others — than were Whites and Asians, the National
Continue Reading By Liz Stark, CNN Florida is the only state that has not yet submitted a plan to the US Department of Education for how it will use federal Covid-19 relief funds for schools, according to a new letter from the agency — the latest in a series of escalating stances against the Biden administration. The
Continue Reading DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines has become the latest U.S. airline to say that it will require its employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19. The Dallas-based company said its workers must be fully vaccinated by Dec. 8 in order to continue working at the airline. Employees can seek approval to skip the shots due to
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DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines has become the latest U.S. airline to say that it will require its employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19. The Dallas-based company said its workers must be fully vaccinated by Dec. 8 in order to continue working at the airline. Employees can seek approval to skip the shots due to
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