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April 4, 2024

British billionaire Joe Lewis gets no prison time at sentencing for insider trading

British billionaire Joe Lewis has dodged prison time, and was instead sentenced Thursday to 3 years on probation and a $5 million fine after pleading guilty to insider training and conspiracy charges.

April 4, 2024

California Dems reach $17.3B deficit reduction agreement

California's Democratic leadership announced Thursday an agreement to reduce the Golden State's multibillion-dollar budget shortfall by $17.3 billion.

April 4, 2024

Activists seek more pressure on Uganda over 'aggravated homosexuality' law

Gay rights activists are calling on the international community to levy more pressure against the Ugandan government over its strict homosexuality law.

April 4, 2024

Brooklyn DA says he shut down 21 websites linked to thefts of millions through crypto scams

Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced Thursday the seizure of 21 web domains tied to so-called "pig butchering" financial fraud schemes.

April 4, 2024

Federal report finds 68,000 guns were illegally trafficked through unlicensed dealers over 5 years

New data released Thursday shows that 54% of the illegally trafficked firearms in the U.S. from 2017 to 2021 came through unlicensed dealers who are not required to conduct background checks.

April 4, 2024

Longtime Ohio GOP campaign treasurer charged with defrauding clients of nearly $1 million

William Curlis, a former treasurer for dozens of Ohio political campaigns, has been charged on federal wire fraud counts for the alleged theft of nearly $1 million from his clients.

April 4, 2024

Boyfriend of Eljah Vue's mother ordered to stand trial on neglect charge

Jesse Vang, 39, has been ordered to stand trial on a child neglect charge in the disappearance of his girlfriend's three-year-old son, Elijah Vue.

April 4, 2024

Florida Senate president's husband dies after falling at Utah's Bryce Canyon park

John Passidomo, a lawyer and husband of Florida's Senate president, has died after falling while hiking in Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah; the couple was visiting national parks on vacation.

April 4, 2024

3 migrants, 2 from Cameroon, dead in Mexico highway crash

Three migrants, two of whom were Cameroonian nationals, died in a highway accident in Mexico's southern Oaxaca state, authorities reported Thursday.

April 4, 2024

3 human rights activists arrested in Belarus as a crackdown on the opposition persists

3 activists with Viasna, a human rights group in Belarus, were arrested and charged with 'participating in an extremist organization;' authorities have long tried to stifle opposition.