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Month: August 2024

US settles with billionaire Carl Icahn for using company to secure personal loans worth billions

AP Business Writer Billionaire Carl Icahn and his company were charged by U.S. regulators with failing to disclose personal loans worth billions of dollars that were secured using securities of Icahn Enterprises as collateral. Icahn and his company have agreed to pay $1.5 million and $500,000 in civil penalties, respectively, to settle the charges, the

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Connecticut declares state of emergency after 2 killed and ‘hundreds’ evacuated during flash flooding

WFSB, CNN By Lauren Mascarenhas, Caroll Alvarado and Robert Shackelford, CNN (CNN) — The governor of Connecticut declared a state of emergency after historic flooding left two dead and prompted hundreds of evacuations over the weekend, he said in a Monday news conference. “This declaration can help expedite some of the resources needed for us

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SMU buries the painful ‘death penalty’ aftermath for good as its ACC debut draws near

AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — SMU athletic director Rick Hart gets goosebumps pretty easily these days. Whether it’s reflecting on the nearly year-old celebration of getting into the Atlantic Coast Conference or what’s about to happen on the football field his office overlooks, Hart’s emotions flow freely. Even then, Hart says he can’t really

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Libya’s powerful central bank governor is fired as country’s deep divisions persist

CAIRO (AP) — One of Libya’s dueling authorities unilaterally fired the powerful central bank governor in an abrupt move that is likely to inflame tensions in the divided North African country. The presidential council in the capital of Tripoli, which is allied with the government that controls western Libya, removed Gov. Sadiq al-Kabir. That’s according

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Putin signs deals with Vietnam in bid to shore up ties in Asia to offset Moscow’s growing isolation

Associated Press HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a series of deals with his Vietnamese counterpart during a state visit that comes as Moscow is seeking to bolster ties in Asia to offset its growing international isolation over its military actions in Ukraine. Putin and President To Lam signed agreements to

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Canadian provinces urged to offer students free vaccines for rare but deadly meningitis strain

By Daniel Otis, CTVNews.ca Writer Click here for updates on this story     TORONTO (CTV Network) — Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island are the only provinces that offer post-secondary students free vaccination against meningitis B, a rare but deadly bacterial infection. With Canadian universities and colleges about to welcome thousands of freshmen in September, more

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An archaeology student finds 7 stunning Viking silver arm rings, Danish museum says

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — An archaeology student unearthed seven “spectacular” Viking-era curled silver arm rings earlier this year north of Denmark’s second-largest city, a Danish museum said, adding the finding has ties to Russia, Ukraine and the British Isles. The Moesgaard Museum, located south of Aarhus where the relics were found, said in a statement

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Republicans scrambled to get Cornel West on the Arizona ballot. The left-wing academic is OK with it

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A group of lawyers with deep ties to the Republican Party scrambled over the weekend to rescue an effort to get independent presidential candidate Cornel West on the Arizona ballot, offering one of the clearest examples yet of the GOP’s extensive involvement in furthering the left-wing academic’s long-shot bid. As

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Heavy rains hit Pakistan’s south, as deaths from flash floods and downpours jump to 209 since July

Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Officials say flash floods triggered by the latest spell of monsoon rains have flooded streets in a district in southern Pakistan and blocked a key highway in the north. The total death toll from rain-related incidents rose to more than 200. A senior official at Pakistan Meteorological Department on Monday

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GOP-led committees release Biden impeachment report without formally recommending the House move forward with impeachment

By Annie Grayer, Clare Foran, Marshall Cohen and Michael Williams, CNN Washington (CNN) — The trio of Republican-led committees leading the impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden on Monday released a report arguing that the president has “engaged in impeachable conduct” without making a formal recommendation for the House of Representatives to move forward with

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