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Lawyer granted release in $460M ‘slip-and-fall’ Ponzi scheme

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Las Vegas lawyer accused of orchestrating a $460 million “slip-and-fall” Ponzi scheme across the U.S. West was granted release Friday after spendingRead More

Tesla cuts prices on all models, 3rd cut this year

DETROIT (AP) — Tesla cut prices on its entire U.S. electric vehicle model lineup for the third time this year in an apparent effort toRead More

Why severe weather this year has been so destructive and deadly

 (CNN) — The last few weeks have consisted of a steady string of violent storms, dozens of deaths and entire towns left in ruins. There have been 494Read More

How Disney maneuvered to save its Florida kingdom, leaving DeSantis threatening retaliation

(CNN) — In his yearlong battle with Disney, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has repeatedly leaned on the element of surprise in his attempts to outmaneuver the entertainment giant andRead More

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City to pay $500K to settle bikini barista dress code suit

EVERETT, Wash. (AP) — A legal battle over a dress code for bikini baristas at coffee stands is ending after a city north of SeattleRead More

Police: 6 people wounded in shooting on South Carolina beach

ISLE OF PALMS, S.C. (AP) — Gunfire erupted on a South Carolina beach during a “senior skip day” event involving numerous teenagers Friday, wounding sixRead More

China health officials lash out at WHO, defend virus search

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese health officials defended their search for the source of the COVID-19 virus and lashed out Saturday at the World Health OrganizationRead More

Unemployment fell to 3.5% under Biden. For how much longer?

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden keeps seeing good economic news and bad public approval ratings. The unemployment rate fell to 3.5% in March. More than 236,000 jobsRead More

Shelter-in-place in effect after University of Oklahoma reports an active shooter is on campus

(CNN) — An active shooter is on campus at the University of Oklahoma in the city of Norman, the school said in a tweet FridayRead More

Russia charges Wall Street Journal’s Evan Gershkovich with espionage

(CNN) — Russian investigators have formally charged Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich with espionage, Russian state media reported Friday, adding he denied the accusations. “The FSBRead More