The mayor of Prestonsburg tendered his resignation Tuesday, saying his life has been changed by injuries he sustained in a fall from his roof last week. Mayor Les Stapleton is a defendant in a lawsuit filed Tuesday by a former city employee who says he subjected her to unwanted sexual advances, touching and comments and […]
Several major news agencies have withdrawn an image distributed by Kensington Palace showing Catherine, Princess of Wales, and her children, saying they believe the photo has been manipulated. The photograph is the first officially released image of the princess since she underwent abdominal surgery in January, and comes after weeks of intense public speculation and […]
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Republican U.S. Rep. Matt Rosendale of Montana abruptly dropped his reelection bid on Friday — the second time in the past month that the hardline conservative lawmaker has entered and then quickly dropped out of a congressional race. Rosendale cited defamatory rumors and a death threat against him that prompted the […]
For some, NJ Transit’s proposed fare increase come at a time of extreme hardship, others said the increase is palatable with improvements or changes to the proposal, while still others said it was unjustified because of the poor service and conditions they routinely experience. Those were among the sentiments expressed by the 15 people who […]
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spain’s privacy watchdog has ordered for Worldcoin, the company created by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman that scans eyeballs to make digital IDs in exchange for crypto, to cease its operations in the country for three months amid concerns over what it is doing with users’ personal information. The stated goal of […]
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) – Sam Bankman-Fried’s lawyer urged a judge on Tuesday to impose a lenient sentence for the FTX founder’s conviction for stealing $8 billion from customers of the now-bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange, arguing clients would get most of their funds back. In a sentencing submission, Bankman-Fried’s lawyer Marc Mukasey told U.S. […]
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) -Sam Bankman-Fried’s lawyer urged a judge on Tuesday to impose a lenient sentence for the FTX founder’s conviction for stealing $8 billion from customers of the now-bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange, arguing clients would get most of their funds back. In a sentencing submission, Bankman-Fried’s lawyer Marc Mukasey told U.S. District […]
The Franklin County Emergency Management and Homeland Security agency has announced that the weekly test of its outdoor warning siren system scheduled for noon Wednesday has been canceled due to the forecast of possible severe weather. “Franklin County and central Ohio are at a Slight Risk for severe weather (Tuesday and Wednesday),” the agency said […]
HELSINKI (AP) — Latvia’s government has extended restrictions on the entry of Russian citizens into the Baltic country until next year, citing Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine which officials say is “still posing a threat to the internal security of Latvia.” The Cabinet of Prime Minister Evika Siliņa decided Tuesday to lengthen the entry conditions […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s lawyers asked a New York judge Friday to suspend an $83.3 million defamation verdict against the former president, saying there was a “strong probability” that it would be reduced on appeal, if not eliminated. The lawyers made the request in Manhattan federal court, where a civil jury in late […]
The city of El Paso is pursuing legal action against Jaguars Gold Club. The city has filed a civil lawsuit against Jaguars Gold Club at 11377 Gateway West Blvd., citing alleged violations of sexually oriented businesses ordinances under Title 5 of the city code. The lawsuit seeks temporary and permanent injunctions against Jaguars Gold Club, […]
Former President Donald Trump on Thursday urged a federal judge to dismiss his classified documents case in Florida on the basis of presidential immunity, according to a court filing. “President Trump’s alleged decision to designate records as personal under the PRA and cause them to be removed from the White House—which underlies Counts 1 through […]