Calif. man created fake bank accounts, sold them to Russians, Mueller probe finds A California man accused of helping Russia meddle in the 2016 presidential election has pleaded guilty to identity fraud. The plea agreement was announced on the U.S. Department of Justice’s website under Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation. […]
Baltimore County jury awards $37M to family of police shooting victim The family of a Maryland woman who was fatally shot by police in 2016 after a six-hour standoff in her apartment was awarded more than $37 million Friday. The jury took several hours to reach its decision in the […]
FBI admits failure to act on Florida school gunman, drawing anger The Federal Bureau of Investigation said on Friday it had failed to act on a tip warning that the man now accused of killing 17 people at a Florida high school possessed a gun, the desire to kill and […]
Strong 7.2 Mexico quake cuts power and damages homes; no deaths reported A prolonged 7.2 magnitude quake that rocked Mexico on Friday left nearly a million homes and businesses without power in the capital and four southwest states, the federal electricity commission said, but no deaths were reported. At least […]
New White House security clearance policy could put ‘bull’s eye’ on Kushner White House Chief of Staff John F. Kelly announced Friday that beginning next week, the White House will no longer allow some employees with interim security clearances access to top-secret information — a move that could threaten the […]
13 Russians Indicted as Mueller Reveals Effort to Aid Trump Campaign The Justice Department charged 13 Russians and three companies on Friday in a sprawling indictment that unveiled a sophisticated network designed to subvert the 2016 election and to support the Trump campaign. It stretched from an office in St. […]
U.S. and Turkey agree to mend ties; Turks propose joint deployment in Syria The United States and Turkey agreed on Friday to try to rescue a strategic relationship that Washington acknowledged had reached a crisis point, with Turkey proposing a joint deployment in Syria if a U.S.-backed Kurdish militia leaves […]
Justin Bieber & Quavo Set To Hit The Court As Part Of The NBA All-Star Celebrity Game He’s baaaaaack. Justin Bieber will make his triumphant return to the NBA All-Star Celebrity game, playing in the star-studded match for the first time in seven years! The Biebs is back so give […]
Jeffrey Tambor out of Amazon’s ‘Transparent’ TV series Jeffrey Tambor, the award-winning star of Amazon Studios television series “Transparent,” is exiting the show, the company said on Thursday, following accusations of sexual misconduct. Tambor, 73, said in an emailed statement he was “profoundly disappointed in Amazon’s handling of these false […]
U.S. market gurus who predicted selloff say current calm an illusion Some veteran investors who were vindicated in calling for a pullback in shares and a spike in volatility could now be cheering. Actually, they’re looking at the risks that still lie ahead in the current relative calm. The last […]
