World champion U.S. women’s soccer players sue federation for gender discrimination
The U.S. women’s national soccer team sued the U.S. Soccer Federation on Friday with allegations of gender discrimination just three months before they open their World Cup title defense in France.
Wisconsin man jailed for kidnap-murder confesses in letter -report
A Wisconsin man charged with kidnapping 13-year-old Jayme Closs and killing her parents has confessed to his crimes in a letter written from jail, saying “I can’t believe I did this,” a local TV news station reported on Friday.
U.S. calls ‘OneCoin’ huge pyramid scheme, charges leaders
U.S. authorities on Friday announced criminal charges against the alleged leaders of an multibillion-dollar pyramid scheme involving the sale of a fraudulent cryptocurrency, OneCoin.
Ex-Army intelligence analyst Manning jailed for defying grand jury subpoena
Former U.S. Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning was taken to jail on Friday after a federal judge in Alexandria, Virginia, held her in contempt for refusing to testify before a federal grand jury, representatives for Manning and the U.S. Justice …
U.S. charges alleged leaders of ‘OneCoin’ pyramid scheme
Federal prosecutors in New York on Friday announced criminal charges against the alleged leaders of a multibillion-dollar international pyramid scheme involving the sale of a fraudulent cryptocurrency, OneCoin.
Sports writing legend Dan Jenkins, author of ‘Semi-Tough,’ dies at 89
Dan Jenkins, who specialized in covering golf and football on the pages of Sports Illustrated and in making readers laugh with satirical sports novels such as “Semi-Tough” and “Dead Solid Perfect,” has died at the age of 89.
Top women’s soccer players sue U.S. Soccer for gender discrimination
All members of the reigning World Cup champion U.S. women’s soccer team sued the U.S. national soccer federation on Friday, claiming the organization pays them less than male players and denies them equal training, travel and playing conditions.
Trump says he feels very badly for former campaign chairman Manafort
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he felt very badly for his former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, who was sentenced a day earlier to less than four years in prison for financial crimes uncovered as part of the U.S. special counsel’s Russia…
Elon Musk’s SpaceX capsule splashes down off Florida coast
An unmanned capsule from Elon Musk’s SpaceX splashed into the Atlantic Ocean on Friday, successfully completing a mission crucial to NASA’s long-delayed quest to resume human space flight from U.S. soil later this year.
Chicago police investigating leaks in ‘Empire’ actor case
The Chicago Police Department has started an internal investigation into how information about an alleged hate crime attack against actor Jussie Smollett was anonymously leaked to journalists, police officials said.
