Police in Thailand said Thursday that a witness whose testimony was important in having hit-and-run charges dropped against a heir to the Red Bull energy drink fortune has died in a traffic accident. The accident in the northern province of Chiang Mai occurred late Wednesday night, just days after police… Read More
Mexican officers convicted in drug cartel operation
Two former high-ranking Mexican law enforcement officials have been accused of taking millions of dollars in bribes to protect Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman’s notorious Sinaloa cartel, federal prosecutors said Thursday. Sponsored: The one food you should NEVER put on your dinner plate Luis Cardenas Palomino and Ramon Pequeno Garcia allegedly… Read More
Ohio House Speaker ousted after pay-to-play scheme
The Ohio House ousted its Republican speaker as the chamber’s top leader in a historic, unanimous and bipartisan vote Thursday after he was charged in an alleged $60 million bribery scheme. Sponsored: THIS Cellphone Kills Your Vision Rep. Larry Householder is the first Ohio House speaker ever removed by the… Read More
Chinese scientist charged with visa fraud
A Chinese scientist charged with visa fraud after authorities said she concealed her military ties to China in order to work in the U.S. made her first appearance Monday in federal court by video. Juan Tang, 37, was appointed a federal public defender and U.S. Magistrate Judge Deborah Barnes ordered… Read More
Medicare coverage of Alzheimer’s in jeopardy
A big study to help Medicare officials decide whether to start covering brain scans to check for Alzheimer’s disease missed its goals for curbing health care costs, calling into question whether the pricey tests are worth it. The results announced Thursday are from a $100 million study of more than… Read More
Star musician fails attempt to secure presidential ballot
Kanye West’s petition to appear on New Jersey’s ballot as a presidential candidate fails to pass legal muster because signatures are incomplete, and in some cases appear written with very similar handwriting, according to a formal complaint filed with the state Wednesday. Sponsored: Deadly Sex Habit KILLING Seniors Election law… Read More
U.S. economy suffers historic plunge during pandemic
The U.S. economy shrank at a dizzying 32.9% annual rate in the April-June quarter — by far the worst quarterly plunge ever — when the viral outbreak shut down businesses, throwing tens of millions out of work and sending unemployment surging to 14.7%, the government said Thursday. How to rewind… Read More
Silicon Valley big wig busted in $450,000 bribery plot
The founder of a Silicon Valley venture capital firm was sentenced Wednesday to six months behind bars for paying about $450,000 in bribes to boost his two daughters’ entrance exam scores and get one of them into Georgetown University as a bogus tennis recruit. QUIZ: Which 1 Out Of THESE… Read More
Report: Russians manipulating American economy
Russian oligarchs have skirted U.S. sanctions through murky high-end art deals, according to a congressional report released Wednesday that urged lawmakers to rein in an unregulated industry favored by money launderers. Sponsored: Deadly Sex Habit KILLING Seniors The secrecy of the art world — in which buyers often remain anonymous… Read More
University professor convicted on passport wire fraud
A suspended University of Arkansas professor has been indicted on multiple wire and passport fraud counts. The 44-count indictment returned Tuesday in Fayetteville, Arkansas, accuses Simon Saw-Teong Ang of failing to disclose close ties to the Chinese government and Chinese companies when he obtained federal grants. [Sponsored] #1 Vision Killer… Read More
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