Ruja Ignatova, the so-called Cryptoqueen, has now been named a most-wanted fugitive by the FBI. The FBI added Ignatova to its 10 Most Wanted Fugitives list for allegedly defrauding investors of more than $4 billion through OneCoin, a cryptocurrency company she helped found in 2014. The move comes after Europol […]
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Calls to free Brittney Griner escalate ahead of WNBA star’s trial in Russia
Friends and family members of Brittney Griner gathered for a vigil outside the Russian Consulate in New York City on Wednesday evening, calling for the WNBA star’s release ahead of her trial in Russia. “Feb 17 was the last time I talked to my sister,” said Janell Roy, Griner’s childhood […]
Sonny Barger, figurehead of Hells Angels, dies at 83
LIVERMORE, Calif. — Sonny Barger, the leather-clad figurehead of the notorious Hells Angels motorcycle club, has died. He was 83. Barger’s death was announced on his Facebook page late Wednesday. “If you are reading this message, you’ll know that I’m gone. I’ve asked that this note be posted immediately after […]
Tear gas or pepper spray used at nightclub when teens died, eyewitness says
PRETORIA and LONDON — Tear gas or pepper spray was used on patrons at a popular nightclub in South Africa when more than a dozen teenagers mysteriously died there, an eyewitness told ABC News. Sibongile Mtsewu, 22, said he was ordering drinks at the crowded Enyobeni Tavern near the South […]
Judge temporarily blocks Kentucky’s near-total abortion ban
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A judge in Kentucky temporarily blocked that state’s near-total ban on abortions Thursday, clearing the way for the procedure to resume there, while a judge in Florida said he would block a 15-week abortion ban from taking effect in that state. The ruling in Kentucky pauses that […]
Person of interest identified in mass shooting that killed 15-year-old
Police have released images of a person of interest wanted in connection to a mass shooting in Washington, D.C., that killed a 15-year-old boy. The June 19 shooting took place during a festival called “Moechella,” which was celebrating Juneteenth, officials said. At about 8:48 p.m., as police were telling organizers […]
Woman wanted in murder of professional cyclist arrested in Costa Rica
Kaitlin Armstrong, a fugitive wanted in the murder of professional cyclist Anna Moriah Wilson, has been captured in Costa Rica after a 43-day search, authorities announced Thursday. Armstrong, 34, was arrested Wednesday at a hostel on Santa Teresa Beach in Provincia de Puntarenas, the U.S. Marshals Service said. She will […]
China’s president returns to Hong Kong for 25th anniversary of British handover
HONG KONG — When Chinese President Xi Jinping stepped off a high speed train into Hong Kong on Thursday to throngs of flag waving residents and a traditional lion dance performance, it marked his first trip outside the borders of Mainland China in nearly 900 days, since the very beginning […]
Russian forces leave Snake Island, keep up eastern assault
SLOVIANSK, Ukraine — Russia on Thursday pulled back its forces from a strategically placed Black Sea island where they have faced relentless Ukrainian attacks, but kept up its push to encircle the last bulwark of Ukraine‘s resistance in the eastern province of Luhansk. Russia’s Defense Ministry said it withdrew its […]
Verdict in France’s ‘trial of the century’: Between relief and the years ahead
PARIS — Wednesday marked the epilogue of a nearly 10-month-long and emotional trial for the Paris terror attacks of Nov. 13, 2015, with Salah Abdeslam — the only person directly involved in the planning who’s still alive — receiving the heaviest sentence under French law. Families of victims and journalists […]