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Bahamian politician killed while fleeing from gunmen who demanded cash, police say

Mar. 28, 2024 10:05 AM EDT

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A well-known politician in the Bahamas was killed when two gunmen opened fire on a group of people while trying to rob them, police said Thursday. Don Saunders, a former parliamentarian and the deputy chairman of the Free National Movement Party, died...

2 crew members die during 'incident' on Holland America cruise ship

Mar. 23, 2024 12:48 PM EDT

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Two crew members on a Holland America cruise ship died during an “incident” in the ship's engineering space, the cruise line said. The unidentified crew members died Friday while the Florida-based Nieuw Amsterdam was at Half Moon Cay in the Bahamas,...

The UN adopts a resolution backing efforts to ensure artificial intelligence is safe

Mar. 22, 2024 00:01 AM EDT

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The General Assembly approved the first United Nations resolution on artificial intelligence Thursday, giving global support to an international effort to ensure the powerful new technology benefits all nations, respects human rights and is “safe, secure and...

Spieth is part of a big field at Valspar. That's a big opportunity for players not in the Masters

Mar. 20, 2024 18:17 PM EDT

PALM HARBOR, Fla. (AP) — Innisbrook and Bay Hill are separated by 100 miles (160 kilometers) on the road, two weeks on the PGA Tour calendar and $11.6 million in prize money. Another big difference might be the size of the field. The Valspar Championship begins Thursday with 154...

PGA Tour's Monahan describes 'constructive' meeting with Saudi leader of LIV Golf

Mar. 19, 2024 11:39 AM EDT

PALM HARBOR, Fla. (AP) — The PGA Tour took a first step in sparking negotiations with Saudi Arabia's national wealth fund with a meeting in the Bahamas that Commissioner Jay Monahan described as “constructive” without offering many more details. In a memo late Monday night to...

Prosecutors seek from 40 to 50 years in prison for Sam Bankman-Fried for cryptocurrency fraud

Mar. 15, 2024 16:25 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried's orchestration of one of history's largest financial frauds in his quest to dominate the cryptocurrency world deserves a prison sentence of 40 to 50 years, federal prosecutors on Friday told a federal judge. Prosecutors made the...

Investigators say they confirmed pilots' account of a rudder-control failure on a Boeing Max jet

Mar. 07, 2024 14:59 PM EST

Federal investigators said Thursday they confirmed pilots' account of a brief failure of rudder controls on a Boeing 737 Max after it landed at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey last month. United Airlines pilots said pedals that control rudder movement on the plane...

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried's lawyer asks judge to reject 100-year recommended sentence

Feb. 28, 2024 02:07 AM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — Sam Bankman-Fried's lawyer said Tuesday that a suggested 100-year prison sentence for the FTX founder by an arm of the court is “grotesque” and “barbaric” and at most a term of a few years behind bars is appropriate for cryptocurrency crimes that the California man still...

Sam Bankman-Fried makes court appearance to switch lawyers before March sentencing

Feb. 21, 2024 16:51 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — A foot-tapping FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried made a brief appearance in a New York courtroom Wednesday to switch lawyers before his sentencing next month. His stint in Manhattan federal court came before Judge Lewis A. Kaplan, who will decide how long the...

The Bahamas pushes to reduce violence as the US Embassy warns of a spike in killings

Jan. 29, 2024 17:40 PM EST

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Authorities in the Bahamas say they are cracking down on crime after the U.S. Embassy issued a security alert warning that the archipelago has reported at least 18 slayings so far this year. The number of reported killings rose to 19 over the weekend,...