Thieves used a stolen card to buy a winning French lottery ticket worth 500,000 euros or $523,000. Thieves used a stolen card to buy a winning French lottery ticket worth 500,000 euros or $523,000. Thieves used a stolen card to buy a winning French lottery ticket worth 500,000 euros or $523,000.
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A group of state attorneys general sued to block the Trump administration’s policy of allowing political appointees and “special government employees” championed by Elon Musk access to government data. A group of state attorneys general sued to block the Trump administration’s policy of allowing political appointees and “special government employees” championed by Elon Musk access to government data. A Manhattan federal judge on Friday banned Elon Musk’s cost-cutting team from regaining access to the U.S. Treasury Department’s most sensitive payment and data systems until the conclusion of a lawsuit that claims the group’s access is unlawful. The judge overseeing the…
Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets of Romania’s capital in a show of support for Calin Georgescu. Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets of Romania’s capital in a show of support for Calin Georgescu. Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets of Romania’s capital in a show of support for Calin Georgescu.
The decision is the first time that the State Department of Education has withheld money from private Hasidic schools for not teaching sufficient math and English skills. The decision is the first time that the State Department of Education has withheld money from private Hasidic schools for not teaching sufficient math and English skills. The decision is the first time that the State Department of Education has withheld money from private Hasidic schools for not teaching sufficient math and English skills. A decade after allegations first surfaced that schools operated by New York’s Hasidic Jewish community were denying children a…
The man, Hadi Matar, faces up to 32 years in prison. Prosecutors said he rushed onstage at an arts conference and stabbed the famed author about 15 times. The man, Hadi Matar, faces up to 32 years in prison. Prosecutors said he rushed onstage at an arts conference and stabbed the famed author about 15 times. The man, Hadi Matar, faces up to 32 years in prison. Prosecutors said he rushed onstage at an arts conference and stabbed the famed author about 15 times. A jury in western New York on Friday found a New Jersey man guilty of attempted…
Oakley Library received $400,000 grant from Walnut Creek-based Dean and Margaret Lesher Foundation but is still far from its goal of raising $28 million for the project to build a new standalone library. People use computers at the Oakley Public Library in Oakley, Calif., on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) OAKLEY — Fundraising efforts for a new Oakley library and community center received a boost with a $400,000 grant from a private family foundation. However, the project is still far from the $28-million goal for a new standalone structure. With the grant from the Walnut Creek-based…
A former solicitor general, Mr. Clement has argued over 100 cases before the Supreme Court. Now he will present independent arguments as a judge decides whether to drop the charges against the mayor. A former solicitor general, Mr. Clement has argued over 100 cases before the Supreme Court. Now he will present independent arguments as a judge decides whether to drop the charges against the mayor. A former solicitor general, Mr. Clement has argued over 100 cases before the Supreme Court. Now he will present independent arguments as a judge decides whether to drop the charges against the mayor. Paul…
The money, Biden-era federal funds for sheltering migrants, disappeared from a city bank account without warning. New York wants it back. The money, Biden-era federal funds for sheltering migrants, disappeared from a city bank account without warning. New York wants it back. It seemed like a plot point in some fictional hacking scheme: Nearly $80.5 million had gone missing from one of New York City’s bank accounts overnight. The startling discovery by the city’s accountants last week was not a product of Hollywood but the Trump administration’s abrupt clawback of Biden-era federal funds meant to help the city shelter migrants.…
Shoppers praised the mall’s security presence while residents and employees cited other worrying incidents. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) Santana Row looking northward in San Jose, Calif., on Monday, March 11, 2024. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) Desiree Bermea works just up the street from the courtyard where a 15-year-old boy was fatally stabbed on Valentine’s Day at San Jose’s Santana Row. It hit “really close to home,” said Bermea, 46, who works at Vintage Wine Bar. “It makes no sense. That really doesn’t. Like how? How did that happen?” The teenager, identified on a GoFundMe page as David…
About 20 percent of the World Trade Central Health Program’s staff had been terminated amid President Trump’s slashing of the federal work force. About 20 percent of the World Trade Central Health Program’s staff had been terminated amid President Trump’s slashing of the federal work force. The Trump administration has reversed itself on making funding and staff cuts to a federal health program for survivors of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, after bipartisan criticism of the moves. In a statement on Friday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which oversees the World Trade Center Health Program, said it…
The weather this weekend is just the start to warming weather coming in the week ahead in Chicago. After several frigid days, the weekend is offering some above-freezing temperatures with highs around 34 in the Chicago area on Saturday and climbing to around 41 on Sunday with some more sunshine expected, according to the National Weather Service. Lows on Saturday are still in the 20s, while Sunday’s lows are around 33. The week ahead is expected to be even more of a welcome refuge with highs in the upper 40s starting Monday and staying there Tuesday and Wednesday. Forecasted lows…
A 17-year-old girl was among three people wounded overnight in a drive-by shooting on the Southwest Side in the Garfield Ridge neighborhood, Chicago police said. Shortly before 4:15 a.m. Saturday, the teenage girl and two men were standing in a parking lot in the 4500 block of South Cicero Avenue when an SUV and a sedan approached and shots were fired, police said. The teenage girl was struck to a leg and a foot, and was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in good condition. One of the men, 35, was struck multiple times throughout the body and was taken to…
Maijji Jackson, 33, was charged this week with three weapons-related counts linked to a recent killing in East Oakland. Oakland police investigate a homicide after an attempted heist at a marijuana grow house in the 1200 block of 49th Avenue in Oakland, Calif., on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025. Wayne Shaw, the older brother of famed Oakland rapper Too Short, died Wednesday morning when he was shot during the robbery. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) OAKLAND — The man arrested last week in the killing of Oakland rapper Too Short’s brother has so far avoided charges in that case, but is…
Lake Station Police discovered five people dead during a welfare check Friday afternoon. Officers at around 2:44 p.m. February 21 were sent to a home in the 6700 block of 9th Avenue for a welfare check, according to a release on the Lake Station Police Department’s social media page. After securing a search warrant, officers found five bodies in the residence in Mansard du Lac mobile home park, the release said. A preliminary investigation indicates the incident is isolated, and there’s no threat to the public, the release said. More information will be released as family members are notified and…
The Warriors are 8-0 in games Moses Moody starts. Moses Moody #4 of the Golden State Warriors is congratulated by Brandin Podziemski #2 after Moody made a three-point shot and was fouled while shooting against the Sacramento Kings during the second half at Golden 1 Center on Feb. 21, 2025 in Sacramento, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images) SACRAMENTO — In a season in which the Warriors have used…
Mr. Williams, the New York City public advocate, is preparing himself to serve as interim mayor if Eric Adams resigns or is removed. Mr. Williams, the New York City public advocate, is preparing himself to serve as interim mayor if Eric Adams resigns or is removed. Jumaane Williams had been onstage for barely 10 minutes when an audience member asked an off-topic question on many New Yorkers’ minds. “Are you ready to be mayor?” the person said. The crowd, at a documentary screening in Greenwich Village, cheered in support. The event’s moderators responded enthusiastically. And Mr. Williams smiled. As New…
Mino Lora, who co-founded the People’s Theatre with her husband, has a double breakfast, a dance break and a bilingual reading session to wrap up her night. Mino Lora, who co-founded the People’s Theatre with her husband, has a double breakfast, a dance break and a bilingual reading session to wrap up her night. Mino Lora, who co-founded the People’s Theatre with her husband, has a double breakfast, a dance break and a bilingual reading session to wrap up her night. As the co-founder and executive artistic director of the People’s Theatre, Mino Lora sets the stage to spotlight the…
Every Sunday, Johann Teran goes to worship at a Lutheran service in suburban Minneapolis, trying to find some hope that the future he was building isn’t all slipping away. Like hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans hit by political and economic crises, Teran, his wife and her mother applied for different kinds of humanitarian protections in the United States that the Trump administration has curtailed or is expected to end soon. “I’m feeling like they’re telling me, ‘Go, just go back, we don’t want you.’ Even when they gave me the opportunity to be here,” Teran said. “We are just hopeless,…
A new bill would hide the names of finalists who apply to be a university president in the state. And now lawmakers are wondering if they can make that more restrictive. A Utah lawmaker said he wants to force members of university president search committees to “keep their mouths shut” about who applies for open positions as he discussed a new bill that would already hide the names of applicants named as finalists. A new bill would hide the names of finalists who apply to be a university president in the state. And now lawmakers are wondering if they can…
For almost two years, Utah has required parents who homeschool their children to sign an affidavit swearing they’ve never been convicted of child abuse. If you couldn’t do that, you couldn’t homeschool your child. This bill, HB209, removes a requirement meant to keep convicted child abusers from homeschooling. That requirement seemed like a good idea at the time, sponsor Rep. Nicholeen Peck said, but she argued it’s caused too much confusion and lacks “teeth.” For almost two years, Utah has required parents who homeschool their children to sign an affidavit swearing they’ve never been convicted of child abuse. If you…