Saturday, November 16, 2024

Plea and a trial loom in next month for Giuliani associates

NEW YORK (AP) — The October illegal campaign contribution trial of an associate of Rudy Giuliani — and a guilty plea set to occur this week by a second associate — puts a spotlight on Giuliani as a criminal probe of the former mayor and his dealings with Ukraine move …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Plea and a trial loom in next month for Giuliani associates

NEW YORK (AP) — The October illegal campaign contribution trial of an associate of Rudy Giuliani — and a guilty plea set to occur this week by a second associate — puts a spotlight on Giuliani as a criminal probe of the former mayor and his dealings with Ukraine move …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Plea and a trial loom in next month for Giuliani associates

NEW YORK (AP) — The October illegal campaign contribution trial of an associate of Rudy Giuliani — and a guilty plea set to occur this week by a second associate — puts a spotlight on Giuliani as a criminal probe of the former mayor and his dealings with Ukraine move …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Plea and a trial loom in next month for Giuliani associates

NEW YORK (AP) — The October illegal campaign contribution trial of an associate of Rudy Giuliani — and a guilty plea set to occur this week by a second associate — puts a spotlight on Giuliani as a criminal probe of the former mayor and his dealings with Ukraine move …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Epstein accuser sues Prince Andrew, citing sex assault at 17

NEW YORK (AP) — One of Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime accusers sued Prince Andrew on Monday, taking accusations that she has repeatedly publicly lodged against him, including that
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Epstein accuser sues Prince Andrew, citing sex assault at 17

NEW YORK (AP) — One of Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime accusers sued Prince Andrew on Monday, taking accusations that she has repeatedly publicly lodged against him, including that
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Epstein accuser sues Prince Andrew, citing sex assault at 17

NEW YORK (AP) — One of Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime accusers sued Prince Andrew on Monday, taking accusations that she has repeatedly publicly lodged against him, including that
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Epstein accuser sues Prince Andrew, citing sex assault at 17

NEW YORK (AP) — One of Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime accusers sued Prince Andrew on Monday, taking accusations that she has repeatedly publicly lodged against him, including that
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Trump inaugural committee head accused of being UAE agent

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The chair of former President Donald Trump's 2017 inaugural committee was arrested Tuesday on charges alleging he secretly conspired to influence U.S. policy to benefit the United Arab Emirates, even while he was seeking a position as an American diplomat.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Trump inaugural committee head accused of being UAE agent

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The chair of former President Donald Trump's 2017 inaugural committee was arrested Tuesday on charges alleging he secretly conspired to influence U.S. policy to benefit the United Arab Emirates, even while he was seeking a position as an American diplomat.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Trump inaugural committee head accused of being UAE agent

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The chair of former President Donald Trump's 2017 inaugural committee was arrested Tuesday on charges alleging he secretly conspired to influence U.S. policy to benefit the United Arab Emirates, even while he was seeking a position as an American diplomat.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Trump inaugural committee head accused of being UAE agent

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The chair of former President Donald Trump's 2017 inaugural committee was arrested Tuesday on charges alleging he secretly conspired to influence U.S. policy to benefit the United Arab Emirates, even while he was seeking a position as an American diplomat.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Feds charge 4 in Iran plot to kidnap activist in US, others

NEW YORK (AP) — An Iranian intelligence officer and three alleged members of an Iranian intelligence network have been charged in Manhattan with plotting to kidnap a prominent Iranian opposition activist and writer in exile and take her back to Tehran, authorities said Tuesday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Feds charge 4 in Iran plot to kidnap activist in US, others

NEW YORK (AP) — An Iranian intelligence officer and three alleged members of an Iranian intelligence network have been charged in Manhattan with plotting to kidnap a prominent Iranian opposition activist and writer in exile and take her back to Tehran, authorities said Tuesday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Feds charge 4 in Iran plot to kidnap activist in US, others

NEW YORK (AP) — An Iranian intelligence officer and three alleged members of an Iranian intelligence network have been charged in Manhattan with plotting to kidnap a prominent Iranian opposition activist and writer in exile and take her back to Tehran, authorities said Tuesday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Feds charge 4 in Iran plot to kidnap activist in US, others

NEW YORK (AP) — An Iranian intelligence officer and three alleged members of an Iranian intelligence network have been charged in Manhattan with plotting to kidnap a prominent Iranian opposition activist and writer in exile and take her back to Tehran, authorities said Tuesday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Feds charge 4 in Iran plot to kidnap US resident, 4 others

NEW YORK (AP) — An Iranian intelligence officer and three alleged members of an Iranian intelligence network have been charged in Manhattan with plotting to lure a U.S. resident and human rights activist from New York to Iran, authorities said Tuesday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Avenatti sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison for extortion

NEW YORK (AP) — A tearful, repentant Michael Avenatti, the brash lawyer who once represented Stormy Daniels in lawsuits against President Donald Trump, was sentenced Thursday to 2 1/2 years in prison for trying to extort up to $25 million from Nike by threatening the company with bad publicity.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Avenatti sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison for extortion

NEW YORK (AP) — A tearful, repentant Michael Avenatti, the brash lawyer who once represented Stormy Daniels in lawsuits against President Donald Trump, was sentenced Thursday to 2 1/2 years in prison for trying to extort up to $25 million from Nike by threatening the company with bad publicity.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Avenatti sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison for extortion

NEW YORK (AP) — A tearful, repentant Michael Avenatti, the brash lawyer who once represented Stormy Daniels in lawsuits against President Donald Trump, was sentenced Thursday to 2 1/2 years in prison for trying to extort up to $25 million from Nike by threatening the company with bad publicity.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Avenatti sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison for extortion

NEW YORK (AP) — A tearful, repentant Michael Avenatti, the brash lawyer who once represented Stormy Daniels in lawsuits against President Donald Trump, was sentenced Thursday to 2 1/2 years in prison for trying to extort up to $25 million from Nike by threatening the company with bad publicity.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Fed lawyers: Trump not liable for 'crude' remarks at accuser

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump cannot be held personally liable for “crude and disrespectful” remarks he made about a woman who accused him of rape because he made the comments while he was president, U.S. Justice Department lawyers told an appeals court late Monday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Fed lawyers: Trump not liable for 'crude' remarks at accuser

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump cannot be held personally liable for “crude and disrespectful” remarks he made about a woman who accused him of rape because he made the comments while he was president, U.S. Justice Department lawyers told an appeals court late Monday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Fed lawyers: Trump not liable for 'crude' remarks at accuser

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump cannot be held personally liable for “crude and disrespectful” remarks he made about a woman who accused him of rape because he made the comments while he was president, U.S. Justice Department lawyers told an appeals court late Monday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Fed lawyers: Trump not liable for 'crude' remarks at accuser

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump cannot be held personally liable for “crude" and “disrespectful” remarks he made while president about a woman who accused him of rape, Justice Department lawyers said Monday in arguing for him to be replaced by the United States as defendant in
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Judge says he'll appoint ex-judge in review of Giuliani raid

NEW YORK (AP) — A judge said Friday he was appointing a former federal judge to oversee a review of materials seized in raids on the home and office of Rudy Giuliani, who served as former president Donald Trump's personal lawyer.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Judge says he'll appoint ex-judge in review of Giuliani raid

NEW YORK (AP) — A judge said Friday he was appointing a former federal judge to oversee a review of materials seized in raids on the home and office of Rudy Giuliani, who served as former president Donald Trump's personal lawyer.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Judge says he'll appoint ex-judge in review of Giuliani raid

NEW YORK (AP) — A judge said Friday he was appointing a former federal judge to oversee a review of materials seized in raids on the home and office of Rudy Giuliani, who served as former president Donald Trump's personal lawyer.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Judge says he'll appoint ex-judge in review of Giuliani raid

NEW YORK (AP) — A judge said Friday he was appointing a former federal judge to oversee a review of materials seized in raids on the home and office of Rudy Giuliani, who served as former president Donald Trump's personal lawyer.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Giuliani lawyers: Feds treat him like drug boss or terrorist

NEW YORK (AP) — Attorneys for Rudy Giuliani say a covert warrant that prosecutors obtained for his Apple iCloud account in November 2019 and
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Giuliani lawyers: Feds treat him like drug boss or terrorist

NEW YORK (AP) — Attorneys for Rudy Giuliani say a covert warrant that prosecutors obtained for his Apple iCloud account in November 2019 and
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Giuliani lawyers: Feds treat him like drug boss or terrorist

NEW YORK (AP) — Attorneys for Rudy Giuliani say a covert warrant that prosecutors obtained for his Apple iCloud account in November 2019 and
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Giuliani lawyers: Feds treat him like drug boss or terrorist

NEW YORK (AP) — Attorneys for Rudy Giuliani say a covert warrant that prosecutors obtained for his Apple iCloud account in November 2019 and
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Manhattan courthouses adapt to COVID so trials can return

NEW YORK (AP) — The two big, busy federal courthouses in Manhattan took the adage that justice delayed is justice denied to heart when the coronavirus hit, creating a pandemic-safe environment for jurors that could be a blueprint for courts elsewhere.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Manhattan courthouses adapt to COVID so trials can return

NEW YORK (AP) — The two big, busy federal courthouses in Manhattan took the adage that justice delayed is justice denied to heart when the coronavirus hit, creating a pandemic-safe environment for jurors that could be a blueprint for courts elsewhere.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Manhattan courthouses adapt to COVID so trials can return

NEW YORK (AP) — The two big, busy federal courthouses in Manhattan took the adage that justice delayed is justice denied to heart when the coronavirus hit, creating a pandemic-safe environment for jurors that could be a blueprint for courts elsewhere.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Manhattan courthouses adapt to COVID so trials can return

NEW YORK (AP) — The two big, busy federal courthouses in Manhattan took the adage that justice delayed is justice denied to heart when the coronavirus hit, creating a pandemic-safe environment for jurors that could be a blueprint for courts elsewhere.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

What of 'Individual-1'? Feds' Trump campaign case is 'dead'

NEW YORK (AP) — The federal probe of hush money paid to cover up former President Donald Trump's alleged extramarital affairs hasn’t been restarted, even though he no longer has the legal shield of the presidency, The Associated Press has learned.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

What of 'Individual-1'? Feds' Trump campaign case is 'dead'

NEW YORK (AP) — The federal probe of hush money paid to cover up former President Donald Trump's alleged extramarital affairs hasn’t been restarted, even though he no longer has the legal shield of the presidency, The Associated Press has learned.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

What of 'Individual-1'? Feds' Trump campaign case is 'dead'

NEW YORK (AP) — The federal probe of hush money paid to cover up former President Donald Trump's alleged extramarital affairs hasn’t been restarted, even though he no longer has the legal shield of the presidency, The Associated Press has learned.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Rare sedition charge gains interest after Capitol attack

NEW YORK (AP) — A Civil War-era sedition law being dusted off for potential use in the mob attack on the U.S. Capitol was last successfully deployed a quarter-century ago in the prosecution of Islamic militants who plotted to bomb New York City landmarks.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Rare sedition charge gains interest after Capitol attack

NEW YORK (AP) — A Civil War-era sedition law being dusted off for potential use in the mob attack on the U.S. Capitol was last successfully deployed a quarter-century ago in the prosecution of Islamic militants who plotted to bomb New York City landmarks.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Rare sedition charge gains interest after Capitol attack

NEW YORK (AP) — A Civil War-era sedition law being dusted off for potential use in the mob attack on the U.S. Capitol was last successfully deployed a quarter-century ago in the prosecution of Islamic militants who plotted to bomb New York City landmarks.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Avenatti's trial over Stormy Daniels book funds set for 2022

NEW YORK (AP) — A trial for Michael Avenatti to face charges that he cheated ex-client Stormy Daniels out of proceeds from her book was delayed Friday until next year.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Avenatti's trial over Stormy Daniels book funds set for 2022

NEW YORK (AP) — A trial for Michael Avenatti to face charges that he cheated ex-client Stormy Daniels out of proceeds from her book was delayed Friday until next year.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Avenatti's trial over Stormy Daniels book funds set for 2022

NEW YORK (AP) — A trial for Michael Avenatti to face charges that he cheated ex-client Stormy Daniels out of proceeds from her book was delayed Friday until next year.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Avenatti's trial over Stormy Daniels book funds set for 2022

NEW YORK (AP) — A trial for Michael Avenatti to face charges that he cheated ex-client Stormy Daniels out of proceeds from her book was delayed Friday until next year.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Russian hacker gets 12 years in massive data theft scheme

NEW YORK (AP) — A prolific Russian hacker who stole data from over a dozen U.S. companies and information about over 100 million U.S. consumers was sentenced Thursday to 12 years in prison after admitting involvement in one of the biggest thefts of consumer data from a U.S. financial institution.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Court: Private schools favored over public schools near NYC

NEW YORK (AP) — Public schools in a highly segregated community near New York City were being overseen for years by a school board elected in violation of a law protecting fair voting rights, a federal appeals court panel ruled Wednesday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

First new DACA applications approved in final weeks of 2020

NEW YORK (AP) — Over 170 new applicants have become the first individuals in several years to win approval to the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program for immigrants brought to the U.S. as young people, the U.S. government revealed in a court filing Monday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

First new DACA applications approved in final weeks of 2020

NEW YORK (AP) — Over 170 new applicants have become the first individuals in several years to win approval to the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program for immigrants brought to the U.S. as young people, the U.S. government revealed in a court filing Monday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Judge rejects NYC subway bomber's conviction challenge

NEW YORK (AP) — The conviction of a Bangladeshi immigrant who set off a pipe bomb attached to his chest in New York City’s busiest subway station was properly returned by a Manhattan jury, a judge said in a decision released Monday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

5 anchors will no longer work at NY1 after suit settlement

NEW YORK (AP) — Five female anchors will no longer work at a New York news channel as part of the settlement of an age and gender discrimination lawsuit alleging they were passed over in favor of younger talent, according to statements from the women, their lawyers and the channel.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

5 anchors will no longer work at NY1 after suit settlement

NEW YORK (AP) — Five female anchors will no longer work at a New York news channel as part of the settlement of an age and gender discrimination lawsuit alleging they were passed over in favor of younger talent, according to statements from the women, their lawyers and the channel.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

5 anchors will no longer work at NY1 after suit settlement

NEW YORK (AP) — Five female anchors will no longer work at a New York news channel as part of the settlement of an age and gender discrimination lawsuit alleging they were passed over in favor of younger talent, according to statements from the women, their lawyers and the channel.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

5 anchors will no longer work at NY1 after suit settlement

NEW YORK (AP) — Five female anchors will no longer work at a New York news channel as part of the settlement of an age and gender discrimination lawsuit alleging they were passed over in favor of younger talent, according to statements from the women, their lawyers and the channel.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Judge: $28.5M bail package for Epstein ex not a close call

NEW YORK (AP) — A $28.5 bail package proposed by lawyers for the late Jeffrey Epstein’s ex-girlfriend only strengthened the reasoning for keeping her locked up until her July trial, a judge said in a written ruling unsealed Wednesday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Appeals court upholds conviction of Hong Kong businessman

NEW YORK (AP) — The conviction of a prominent Hong Kong businessman for paying bribes to the presidents of Chad and Uganda in a United Nations-linked conspiracy was upheld Tuesday by an appeals court.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Judge rejects Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell's bail bid

NEW YORK (AP) — A judge rejected a $28.5 million proposed bail package for Jeffrey Epstein’s former girlfriend Monday, saying her incarceration is necessary to ensure she faces trial on charges she recruited teenage girls for the late financier to sexually abuse.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Girl Scouts rebuke Boy Scouts in escalating recruitment war

NEW YORK (AP) — The Girl Scouts are in a “highly damaging” recruitment war with the Boy Scouts after the latter opened its core services to girls, leading to marketplace confusion and some girls unwittingly joining the Boy Scouts, lawyers for the century-old Girl Scouts organization claim in court papers.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Judge rejects Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell's bail bid

NEW YORK (AP) — A judge rejected a $28.5 million proposed bail package for Jeffrey Epstein’s former girlfriend Monday, saying her incarceration is necessary to ensure she faces trial on charges she recruited teenage girls for the late financier to sexually abuse.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Girl Scouts rebuke Boy Scouts in escalating recruitment war

NEW YORK (AP) — The Girl Scouts are in a “highly damaging” recruitment war with the Boy Scouts after the latter opened its core services to girls, leading to marketplace confusion and some girls unwittingly joining the Boy Scouts, lawyers for the century-old Girl Scouts organization claim in court papers.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Girl Scouts rebuke Boy Scouts in escalating recruitment war

NEW YORK (AP) — The Girl Scouts are in a “highly damaging” recruitment war with the Boy Scouts after the latter opened its core services to girls, leading to marketplace confusion and some girls unwittingly joining the Boy Scouts, lawyers for the century-old Girl Scouts organization claim in court papers.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Girl Scouts rebuke Boy Scouts in escalating recruitment war

NEW YORK (AP) — The Girl Scouts are in a “highly damaging” recruitment war with the Boy Scouts after the latter opened its core services to girls, leading to marketplace confusion and some girls unwittingly joining the Boy Scouts, lawyers for the century-old Girl Scouts organization claim in court papers.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Lawyers seek relief for 'broken' convicted philanthropist

NEW YORK (AP) — Once worth nearly a billion dollars, opera-loving philanthropist Alberto Vilar is seeking financial relief from what his lawyers describe as a destitute existence following his 2018 release from prison.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Fashion mogul Peter Nygard arrested in Canada on sex charges

NEW YORK (AP) — Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard was arrested on charges alleging he sexually abused women and girls after luring them into his orbit with opportunities in fashion and modeling over the last 25 years.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Fashion mogul Peter Nygard arrested in Canada on sex charges

NEW YORK (AP) — Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard was arrested on charges alleging he sexually abused women and girls after luring them into his orbit with opportunities in fashion and modeling over the last 25 years.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Fashion mogul Peter Nygard arrested in Canada on sex charges

NEW YORK (AP) — Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard was arrested on charges alleging he sexually abused women and girls after luring them into his orbit with opportunities in fashion and modeling over the last 25 years.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Fashion mogul Peter Nygard arrested in Canada on sex charges

NEW YORK (AP) — Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard was arrested on charges alleging he sexually abused women and girls after luring them into his orbit with opportunities in fashion and modeling over the last 25 years.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Ex-Epstein pal seeks bail with $28.5M and armed guards

NEW YORK (AP) — Lawyers for the former girlfriend of Jeffrey Epstein are urging a judge to free her to await trial under a $28.5 million bail package that would include armed guards to ensure she remains safe and doesn't flee a New York City residence.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Ex-Epstein pal seeks bail with $28.5M and armed guards

NEW YORK (AP) — Lawyers for the former girlfriend of Jeffrey Epstein are urging a judge to free her to await trial under a $28.5 million bail package that would include armed guards to ensure she remains safe and doesn't flee a New York City residence.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Judge won't let border wall case defendant move trial

NEW YORK (AP) — A judge refused Monday to move a criminal trial from New York to Colorado for a businessman charged with teaming up with a former chief strategist for President Donald Trump in a southern border wall fundraising scam.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Feds: Fraudster duped investors with false claims about NASA

NEW YORK (AP) — The founder of a nanotechnology company was arrested Wednesday on fraud charges after authorities said he accepted over $12 million from investors who were told NASA was helping him develop a breathalyzer to detect cancer and narcotics.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Feds: Fraudster duped investors with false claims about NASA

NEW YORK (AP) — The founder of a nanotechnology company was arrested Wednesday on fraud charges after authorities said he accepted over $12 million from investors who were told NASA was helping him develop a breathalyzer to detect cancer and narcotics.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Judge: US must provide limited info on Khashoggi death tape

NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. government must provide limited information about its withholding from the public a tape of the killing of Saudi dissident Jamal Khashoggi and a CIA report on his death in a Freedom of Information Act case, a judge said Tuesday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Judge: US must provide limited info on Khashoggi death tape

NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. government must provide limited information about its withholding from the public a tape of the killing of Saudi dissident Jamal Khashoggi and a CIA report on his death in a Freedom of Information Act case, a judge said Tuesday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Lawyers seek bail for British socialite and ex-Epstein pal

NEW YORK (AP) — A lawyer for the onetime girlfriend of Jeffrey Epstein said Monday that her client, who again seeks release on bail, has lost weight and hair as she suffers under onerous jail conditions imposed in part because Epstein killed himself last year in a federal lockup.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

NYC man charged with harboring fugitive in trooper shooting

NEW YORK (AP) —
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Judge: Detained immigrants must see a judge within 10 days

NEW YORK (AP) — Newly detained immigrants must appear before a judge within 10 days, rather than the weeks or months they’ve sometimes had to endure in recent years, a judge said Monday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Justice Department appeals, seeking to replace Trump in suit

NEW YORK (AP) — The Justice Department is appealing a judge’s refusal to let the United States replace President Donald Trump as the defendant in a defamation lawsuit brought by a woman who says he raped her in the 1990s.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Justice Department appeals, seeking to replace Trump in suit

NEW YORK (AP) — The Justice Department is appealing a judge’s refusal to let the United States replace President Donald Trump as the defendant in a defamation lawsuit brought by a woman who says he raped her in the 1990s.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Justice Department appeals, seeking to replace Trump in suit

NEW YORK (AP) — The Justice Department is appealing a judge’s refusal to let the United States replace President Donald Trump as the defendant in a defamation lawsuit brought by a woman who says he raped her in the 1990s.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Justice Department appeals, seeking to replace Trump in suit

NEW YORK (AP) — The Justice Department is appealing a judge’s refusal to let the United States replace President Donald Trump as the defendant in a defamation lawsuit brought by a woman who says he raped her in the 1990s.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

55-year sentence affirmed for 15-year-old MS-13 gang killer

NEW YORK (AP) — An appeals court affirmed a 55-year prison term Tuesday for a member of the MS-13 gang who organized the killings of four teenagers in a Long Island park when he was 15 — but it also expressed regret that the end of parole for federal prisoners …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Judge: Notorious eyecare fraudster's threats are continuing

NEW YORK (AP) — A notorious fraudster who ripped off online eyeglass customers nationwide as he made gruesome threats against some of them seems to be continuing his pattern of nasty menacing, a judge said Monday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Weinstein accusers endorse Manhattan DA candidate Lucy Lang

NEW YORK (AP) — A group of women who say they were victimized by Harvey Weinstein, including one who testified at his trial, have endorsed former prosecutor Lucy Lang to replace the Manhattan district attorney who put the movie mogul behind bars.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

US drops case against ex-Mexican general after pressure

NEW YORK (AP) — The United States on Wednesday dropped a high-profile drug trafficking and money laundering case against a former Mexican defense secretary, an extraordinary reversal that followed an intense pressure campaign from Mexico.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

US drops drug trafficking charges against ex-Mexican general

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. prosecutors on Wednesday formally dropped a drug trafficking and money laundering case against a former Mexican defense secretary, a stunning reversal that came after a pressure campaign from Mexico.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

US charges against former Mexican general are dropped

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. prosecutors on Wednesday formally dropped a drug trafficking and money laundering case against a former Mexican defense secretary, a decision that came after Mexico threatened to cut off cooperation with U.S. authorities unless the general was sent home.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Weinstein accusers endorse Manhattan DA candidate Lucy Lang

NEW YORK (AP) — A group of women who say they were victimized by Harvey Weinstein, including one who testified at his trial, have endorsed former prosecutor Lucy Lang to replace the Manhattan district attorney who put the movie mogul behind bars.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Weinstein accusers endorse Manhattan DA candidate Lucy Lang

NEW YORK (AP) — A group of women who say they were victimized by Harvey Weinstein, including one who testified at his trial, have endorsed former prosecutor Lucy Lang to replace the Manhattan district attorney who put the movie mogul behind bars.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Charles Oakley wins right to jury decision on assault claim

NEW YORK (AP) — A jury can decide whether former New York Knicks star Charles Oakley was ejected from Madison Square Garden with excessive force when he was removed as a spectator to a 2017 game, an appeals court ruled Monday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

NY judge urged to reject moving border wall case to Colorado

NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors said Thursday opposed a Colorado man’s request to move his trial out of New York, a legal maneuver that would separate him from a high-profile co-defendant: Steve Bannon.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine's kidnapper is sentenced to 24 years

NEW YORK (AP) — A man convicted in the kidnapping of rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine was sentenced to 24 years in prison Wednesday by a judge who cited his leadership role in a gang active nationwide.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine's kidnapper is sentenced to 24 years

NEW YORK (AP) — A man convicted in the kidnapping of rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine was sentenced to 24 years in prison Wednesday by a judge who cited his leadership role in a gang active nationwide.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Border wall case defendant asks to move trial to Colorado

NEW YORK (AP) — A businessman charged with cheating investors in a southern border wall fundraising scam along with a former chief strategist for President Donald Trump asked a New York judge Thursday to move his trial to Colorado.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine's kidnapper is sentenced to 24 years

NEW YORK (AP) — A man convicted in the kidnapping of rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine was sentenced to 24 years in prison Wednesday by a judge who cited his leadership role in a gang active nationwide.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine's kidnapper is sentenced to 24 years

NEW YORK (AP) — A man convicted in the kidnapping of rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine was sentenced to 24 years in prison Wednesday by a judge who cited his leadership role in a gang active nationwide.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

June retrial date set for ex-CIA engineer in leak case

NEW YORK (AP) — The retrial of a former CIA software engineer charged with leaking secrets to WikiLeaks in an espionage case will begin June 7, a judge said Wednesday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Evidence deadline looms in case of Epstein's ex-girlfriend

NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors and defense lawyers are clashing days before a deadline for evidence to be turned over in the prosecution of Jeffrey Epstein’s one-time girlfriend on charges that she recruited girls for him to sexually abuse.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Court-ordered robocalls sent to 'electoral terror' victims

NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly 30,000 recipients of what a judge described as “electoral terror” robocalls designed to scare people from voting in four states including Ohio and Pennsylvania received new court-ordered calls Friday saying the earlier call had false information that intimidated voters.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Arrest made in 2008 kidnapping of journalists in Afghanistan

NEW YORK (AP) — An Afghan man has been brought to the United States to face charges in the 2008 gunpoint kidnapping of a journalist for The New York Times, an Afghan journalist and a driver in Afghanistan, federal authorities announced Wednesday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Court-ordered robocalls sent to 'electoral terror' victims

NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly 30,000 recipients of what a judge described as “electoral terror” robocalls designed to scare people from voting in four states including Ohio and Pennsylvania received new court-ordered calls Friday saying the earlier call had false information that intimidated voters.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

NXIVM guru gets 120 years in prison in sex-slaves case

NEW YORK (AP) — Disgraced self-improvement guru Keith Raniere, whose NXIVM followers included millionaires and Hollywood actors, was sentenced to 120 years on Tuesday for turning some adherents into sex slaves branded with his initials and sexually abusing a 15-year-old.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Arrest made in 2008 kidnapping of journalists in Afghanistan

NEW YORK (AP) — An Afghan man has been brought to the United States to face charges in the 2008 gunpoint kidnapping of a journalist for The New York Times, an Afghan journalist and a driver in Afghanistan, federal authorities announced Wednesday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Defendant pleads guilty in Rudy Giuliani associates' case

NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors secured a guilty plea Thursday from a Florida businessman who hired one of President Donald Trump’s lawyers, Rudy Giuliani, to lend credibility to a supposedly fraud-busting company authorities say was a fraud itself.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

NXIVM guru gets 120 years in prison in sex-slaves case

NEW YORK (AP) — Disgraced self-improvement guru Keith Raniere, whose NXIVM followers included millionaires and Hollywood actors, was sentenced to 120 years on Tuesday for turning some adherents into sex slaves branded with his initials and sexually abusing a 15-year-old.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Arrest made in 2008 kidnapping of journalists in Afghanistan

NEW YORK (AP) — An Afghan man has been brought to the United States to face charges in the 2008 gunpoint kidnapping of a journalist for The New York Times, an Afghan journalist and a driver in Afghanistan, federal authorities announced Wednesday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Arrest made in 2008 kidnapping of journalists in Afghanistan

NEW YORK (AP) — An Afghan man has been brought to the United States to face charges in the 2008 gunpoint kidnapping of a journalist for The New York Times, an Afghan journalist and a driver in Afghanistan, federal authorities announced Wednesday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Change of plea scheduled in Rudy Giuliani-related case

NEW YORK (AP) — A change-of-plea hearing is set for Thursday for a man charged with conspiring with associates of Rudy Giuliani, one of President Donald Trump's lawyers, to make illegal campaign contributions.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

NXIVM guru gets 120 years in prison in sex-slaves case

NEW YORK (AP) — Disgraced self-improvement guru Keith Raniere, whose NXIVM followers included millionaires and Hollywood actors, was sentenced to 120 years on Tuesday for turning some adherents into sex slaves branded with his initials and sexually abusing a 15-year-old.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

NXIVM guru gets 120 years in prison in sex-slaves case

NEW YORK (AP) — Disgraced self-improvement guru Keith Raniere, whose NXIVM followers included millionaires and Hollywood actors, was sentenced to 120 years on Tuesday for turning some adherents into sex slaves branded with his initials and sexually abusing a 15-year-old.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

NXIVM sex-cult head Raniere gets 120 years in prison

NEW YORK (AP) — Disgraced self-improvement guru Keith Raniere, whose NXIVM followers included millionaires and Hollywood actors, was sentenced to 120 years on Tuesday for turning some adherents into sex slaves branded with his initials.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

NXIVM head Keith Raniere sentenced to 120 years in prison for turning some female followers into sex slaves

NEW YORK (AP) — NXIVM head Keith Raniere sentenced to 120 years in prison for turning some female followers into sex slaves.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Judge: US can't replace Trump in accuser's defamation suit

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday denied President Donald Trump's request that the United States replace him as the defendant in a defamation lawsuit alleging he raped a woman in a Manhattan department store in the 1990s.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Judge: US can't replace Trump in columnist's slander suit

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday denied President Donald Trump's request that the United States replace him as the defendant in a defamation lawsuit alleging he raped a woman in a Manhattan department store in the 1990s.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Long prison stint looms for defiant self-help guru

NEW YORK (AP) — Disgraced self-improvement guru Keith Raniere came under harsh attack on Tuesday from former followers during sentencing in his sex-trafficking case.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Long prison stint looms for defiant self-help guru

NEW YORK (AP) — Keith Raniere, a self-improvement guru whose organization NXIVM attracted millionaires and actresses among its adherents, faces sentencing Tuesday on convictions that he turned some female followers into sex slaves branded with his initials.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Trump rape accuser 'stunned' at DOJ no-show at court hearing

NEW YORK (AP) — A woman who has accused President Donald Trump of raping her in the 1990s said she was stunned and speechless after the Justice Department on Wednesday turned down an opportunity to make oral arguments on
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Trump rape accuser 'stunned' at DOJ no-show at court hearing

NEW YORK (AP) — A woman who has accused President Donald Trump of raping her in the 1990s said she was stunned and speechless after the Justice Department on Wednesday turned down an opportunity to make oral arguments on
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Epstein ex Maxwell denied getting Prince Andrew sex partners

NEW YORK (AP) — Jeffrey Epstein’s ex-girlfriend denied introducing Britain’s Prince Andrew to underage sex partners in a defensive and combative deposition made public Thursday, calling the prince's accuser an “awful fantasist.”
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Transcripts: Epstein's ex-girlfriend combative and defensive

NEW YORK (AP) — Transcripts released Thursday show financier Jeffrey Epstein's ex-girlfriend was combative and defensive under tough questioning four years ago about her ex-boyfriend’s interactions with underage girls.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Trump rape accuser 'stunned' at DOJ no-show at court hearing

NEW YORK (AP) — A woman who has accused President Donald Trump of raping her in the 1990s said she was stunned and speechless after the Justice Department on Wednesday turned down an opportunity to make oral arguments on
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Trump rape accuser 'stunned' at DOJ no-show at court hearing

NEW YORK (AP) — A woman who has accused President Donald Trump of raping her in the 1990s said she was stunned and speechless after the Justice Department on Wednesday turned down an opportunity to make oral arguments on
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Trump rape accuser arrives to court for oral arguments

NEW YORK (AP) — A woman who says President Donald Trump raped her in the 1990s arrived at a courthouse Wednesday to hear lawyers argue
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Trump rape accuser expected in court for oral arguments

NEW YORK (AP) — A woman who says President Donald Trump raped her in the 1990s was expected to be in court Wednesday to hear lawyers argue
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Judge OKs release of Ghislaine Maxwell transcripts

NEW YORK (AP) — Transcripts of interviews lawyers conducted with the ex-girlfriend of the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein must be released by Thursday morning, a judge said Tuesday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Judge orders speedy release of Ghislaine Maxwell transcripts

NEW YORK (AP) — Transcripts of interviews lawyers conducted with the ex-girlfriend of the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein should be released as soon as possible, a judge ordered on Tuesday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Lawyers: Trump had to speak about rape claim to show fitness

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump was addressing matters relating to his fitness for office when he claimed that a woman who said he raped her in a department store was lying and was politically motivated, Justice Department lawyers said Monday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Court says Epstein's ex-girlfriend's testimony can be public

NEW YORK (AP) — A British socialite’s testimony in a lawsuit related to Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse activities can be made public, an appeals court ruled Monday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Jewish leaders call COVID rules 'blatantly anti-Semitic'

NEW YORK (AP) — Three Rockland County Jewish congregations are suing New York state and Gov. Andrew Cuomo, saying he engaged in a “streak of anti-Semitic discrimination” with a recent crackdown on religious gatherings to reduce the state’s coronavirus infection rate.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Jewish leaders call COVID rules 'blatantly anti-Semitic'

NEW YORK (AP) — Three Rockland County Jewish congregations are suing New York state and Gov. Andrew Cuomo, saying he engaged in a “streak of anti-Semitic discrimination” with a recent crackdown on religious gatherings to reduce the state's coronavirus infection rate.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Judge: NY's ejection from trusted traveler program was wrong

NEW YORK (AP) — The Department of Homeland Security illegally ejected more than 800,000 New Yorkers from the trusted traveler security programs that let vetted travelers avoid long security lines at airports, and any lingering effects after the programs were restored must be eliminated, a judge said Tuesday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Judge: NY's ejection from trusted traveler program was wrong

NEW YORK (AP) — The Department of Homeland Security illegally ejected more than 800,000 New Yorkers from the trusted traveler security programs that let vetted travelers avoid long security lines at airports, and any lingering effects after the programs were restored must be eliminated, a judge said Tuesday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

New York attorney general seeks to dissolve NRA

New York’s attorney general is suing the National Rifle Association, seeking to put the powerful gun advocacy organization out of business over allegations that high-ranking executives diverted millions of dollars for personal benefit
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Epstein's ex-girlfriend tries late bid to seal testimony

A British socialite charged with recruiting three girls for Jeffrey Epstein to sexually abuse is making a late bid to stop the public release of her testimony in a civil case
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Maxwell denied bail on Epstein-related sex abuse charges

Jeffrey Epstein’s former girlfriend has been denied bail and will remain behind bars on charges she recruited girls and women for the financier to sexually abuse more than two decades ago
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell arrested

The FBI says a British socialite who was accused by many women of helping procure underage sex partners for Jeffrey Epstein has been arrested in New Hampshire
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

'Please come help us': New York begs for medical workers

NEW YORK (AP) — New York's governor urgently appealed for medical volunteers Monday amid a “staggering” number of coronavirus deaths, as he and health officials warned that the crisis unfolding in New York City is just a preview of what other U.S. communities could soon face.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

'Please come help us': New York begs for medical workers

NEW YORK (AP) — New York's governor urgently appealed for medical volunteers Monday amid a “staggering” number of coronavirus deaths, as he and health officials warned that the crisis unfolding in New York City is just a preview of what other U.S. communities could soon face.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

'Please come help us': New York begs for medical workers

NEW YORK (AP) — New York's governor urgently appealed for medical volunteers Monday amid a “staggering” number of coronavirus deaths, as he and health officials warned that the crisis unfolding in New York City is just a preview of what other U.S. communities could soon face.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Ex-Trump lawyer loses effort for early prison release

NEW YORK (AP) — A former personal lawyer for President Donald Trump was denied early release from a three-year prison sentence Tuesday after he pleaded guilty to numerous charges, including campaign finance fraud and lying to Congress.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Supreme Court last chance for Trump to block Twitter critics

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump will have to go to the U.S. Supreme Court if he wants to block critics from his personal Twitter account.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

New York City schools to close Monday to fight coronavirus

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City will close the nation's largest public school system Monday, sending over 1.1 million children home in hopes of curbing the spread of coronavirus, the city's mayor announced Sunday.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

New York City schools to close Monday to fight coronavirus

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City will close the nation's largest public school system Monday, sending over 1.1 million children home in hopes of curbing the spread of coronavirus, the city's mayor announced Sunday.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Minor convictions for ex-CIA coder in hacking tools case

NEW YORK (AP) — A former CIA software engineer accused of stealing a massive trove of the agency's hacking tools and handing it over to WikiLeaks was convicted of only minor charges Monday, after a jury deadlocked on the more serious espionage counts against him.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Portfolio manager accused in insider trading case

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Ex-Goldman exec given 2 years for inside trades

NEW YORK - A former Goldman Sachs and Procter & Gamble Co. board member was sentenced to two years in prison Wednesday, culminating a spectacular fall from grace for a man whose good deeds worldwide brought him leniency after he was convicted of feeding inside information about board dealings to …
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 12 YEARS AGO

Paramount and 'Godfather' author heirs clash in NY

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Wiretaps key in conviction of ex-hedge fund giant

NEW YORK - Former hedge fund titan Raj Rajaratnam was convicted in an insider-trading case Wednesday thanks largely to weapons prosecutors have been using against mobsters and drug lords for years: wiretaps. What that means for his former peers depends on whether it's true, as his lead attorney asserts, that …
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

New York jurors can't see graphs again in insider case

NEW YORK - Jurors on Monday considered the fate of a hedge fund founder accused of making tens of millions of dollars through insider trading after a judge reminded them that they can rehear any of the dozens of taped conversations between the defendant and his friends.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Mets owners owe victims $300M via Madoff suit

NEW YORK - The owners of the Mets turned a blind eye to Bernard Madoff's massive fraud, reaping $300 million in false profits and using a large chunk to run the team, according to a lawsuit unsealed Friday.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Big New York insider trading probe spawns another

NEW YORK - An insider trading case last year that federal authorities said was the biggest ever is providing a recipe for another case that may be even bigger.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Times Square bomber sentenced

NEW YORK - The Pakistani immigrant who tried to detonate a car bomb on a busy Saturday night in Times Square accepted a life sentence with a smirk Tuesday and warned that Americans can expect more bloodshed at the hands of Muslims.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Fan fights NY Yankees 'God Bless America' ejection

NEW YORK - A baseball fan who says he was ejected from Yankee Stadium by police after he left his seat to use the bathroom during the playing of "God Bless America" sued the New York Yankees and the city on Wednesday.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Woody Allen says American Apparel is harassing him

NEW YORK - Actor-director Woody Allen has accused a clothing company of trying to harass and intimidate him with a "scorched earth" approach to defending itself against a $10 million lawsuit. In papers filed Wednesday by his lawyers, the 73-year-old Allen said American Apparel Inc. went too far in requesting …
HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Fan fights NY Yankees 'God Bless America' ejection

NEW YORK - A baseball fan who says he was ejected from Yankee Stadium by police after he left his seat to use the bathroom during the playing of "God Bless America" sued the New York Yankees and the city on Wednesday.
HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Woody Allen says American Apparel is harassing him

NEW YORK - Actor-director Woody Allen has accused a clothing company of trying to harass and intimidate him with a "scorched earth" approach to defending itself against a $10 million lawsuit. In papers filed Wednesday by his lawyers, the 73-year-old Allen said American Apparel Inc. went too far in requesting …
WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Fan fights NY Yankees 'God Bless America' ejection

NEW YORK - A baseball fan who says he was ejected from Yankee Stadium by police after he left his seat to use the bathroom during the playing of "God Bless America" sued the New York Yankees and the city on Wednesday.
WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Woody Allen says American Apparel is harassing him

NEW YORK - Actor-director Woody Allen has accused a clothing company of trying to harass and intimidate him with a "scorched earth" approach to defending itself against a $10 million lawsuit.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO