SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A Sacramento man has been indicted on charges of international money laundering and manufacturing marijuana. U.S. Attorney McGregor Scott says 38-year-old Daniel Zhu’s charges relate to a scheme by a Chinese-based crime organization to grow marijuana in California illegally. Authorities earlier this year seized about 100 Northern California homes involved in […]
Brokers of Portland condo building target buyers in Asia
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A condominium building under construction in Portland is planning to market more than a quarter of its units to Asian buyers. The real-estate brokers tasked with selling units in the TwentyTwenty building in northeast Portland expect to offer up to 45 of the 162 units to buyers from countries that include […]
UN’s Nikki Haley to leave in latest Trump shake-up
By Zeke Miller, Deb Riechmann and Jonathan Lemire WASHINGTON (AP) — In the latest shake-up for President Donald Trump’s turbulent administration, U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley abruptly announced on Oct. 9 she is resigning at the end of the year, raising fresh questions about the Trump team and about the outspoken diplomat’s own political ambitions. The news […]
Amal Clooney: Pardon Reuters reporters jailed in Myanmar
By FOSTER KLUG Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Human Rights attorney Amal Clooney, who is representing two journalists from Reuters news agency sentenced to hard labor after they uncovered a military massacre, urged Myanmar leader and Nobel Peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi on Sept. 28 to immediately pardon the reporters and reverse a […]
Feds investigate allegations of discrimination at Yale
By COLLIN BINKLEY Associated Press The Trump administration is opening an investigation into Yale University’s admissions practices following accusations that it discriminates against Asian-American applicants, officials said on Sept. 26. It’s the latest in a series of federal inquiries taking aim at admissions practices used by the nation’s most selective colleges, and it comes less […]
SpaceX’s 1st traveler is Japanese fashion tycoon
CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — After announcing that he’ll take the first-ever commercial rocket trip around the moon, Yusaku Maezawa said he wants company for the weeklong journey. The Japanese billionaire said he plans to invite six to eight artists, architects, designers and other creative people to join him on board the […]
Investigation finds Maryland culpable in death of player — University president Wallace Loh apologizes
By DAVID GINSBURG TOWSON, Md. (AP) — An independent investigation into the death of University of Maryland football player Jordan McNair has determined that trainers on the scene did not follow proper procedures after he collapsed on the field. The report provided details of what happened and confirmed what university officials previously acknowledged. McNair was […]
Oregon adoptee’s DNA test leads to discovery of sister
By SAMANTHA SWINDLER The Oregonian/OregonLive PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — On the night of March 23, 1984, a little boy was found crying on the steps outside the Yongsan Theatre in Seoul, South Korea. He was scooped up by the manager, a Mr. Hong, and reported to the local police station. The boy was estimated to […]
Woman stabs 5 at New York nursery
By TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A woman stabbed five people — including three newborn babies — and then slashed her wrist on Sept. 21 inside a New York City home that was apparently being used as an unlicensed neighborhood nursery for new mothers and their children, authorities said. State records indicate […]
Sign for Republican gubernatorial hopeful removed from noose
By JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — After harsh criticism, a Rhode Island homeowner removed a campaign sign for the state’s Republican gubernatorial nominee that was hanging upside down from a noose in his yard. Homeowner Ray Izzo of Glocester took down the sign after Allan Fung, the GOP candidate for governor, called […]
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