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New York Philharmonic fires two players after accusations of sexual misconduct and abuse of power
The New York Philharmonic is firing principal oboist, Liang Wang and associate principal trumpet Matthew Muckey after their union decided not contest the decision, which followed renewed allegations of sexual misconduct and abuse of power. The orchestra said Monday it issued a notice...
A courtroom of relief: FBI recovers funds for victims of scammed banker
WICHITA, KANSAS (AP) — Sobs of relief broke out in a federal courtroom in Kansas on Monday as dozens of people whose life savings had been embezzled by a bank CEO learned that federal law enforcement had recovered their money. "I just can’t describe the weight lifted off of...
Kenyan man is convicted of plotting a 9/11-style attack on the US
NEW YORK (AP) — A Kenyan man was convicted Monday of plotting a 9/11-style attack on a U.S. building on behalf of the terrorist organization al-Shabab. A federal jury in Manhattan found Cholo Abdi Abdullah guilty on all six counts he faced for conspiring to hijack an aircraft and...
Iowa teen gets life in prison for fatal drive-by shooting near a school
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Another Iowa teenager was sentenced Monday to life in prison for a fatal 2022 drive-by shooting near Des Moines East High School. Alex Santiago Perdomo, 17, pleaded guilty last year to first-degree murder. He was 15 at the time of the shooting, according to...
Investigators charge 4 more South Carolina men in fatal Georgia high school party shooting
ELBERTON, Ga. (AP) — Four more South Carolina men have been arrested on charges connected with a fatal Oct. 12 shooting in Elberton, Georgia, at a homecoming afterparty. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation announced that it arrested Destanne Mathis, 20; Aanidras Parks, 18;...
Georgia man arrested in Albany State University shooting that killed 1 and injured 4
ALBANY, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia man has been arrested and charged with murder after a shooting that killed one person and injured four others in October during homecoming weekend at Albany State University. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation announced that 18-year-old Jeremy...
Manslaughter charges dropped in a man's death at a psychiatric hospital
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Virginia judge has signed off on a prosecutor’s request to withdraw charges against two people charged in the 2023 death of Irvo Otieno, a young man who was pinned to the floor for about 11 minutes while being admitted to a state psychiatric hospital. ...
US arrests Turkish businessman accused of helping Venezuela skirt sanctions
MIAMI (AP) — A Turkish businessman was arrested Monday in Miami and charged with helping Venezuela's state-run oil company circumvent U.S. sanctions. Taskin Torlak, 37, was arrested while attempting to return to Turkey, the Justice Department said in a statement. ...
NYC trio charged with hate crimes linked to pro-Palestinian vandalism of museum officials’ homes
NEW YORK (AP) — Three people have been indicted on hate crimes charges in connection with red paint that was smeared on the homes of Brooklyn Museum officials during a wave of pro-Palestinian protests this summer, prosecutors announced Monday. Taylor Pelton, Samuel Seligson and...
Nigeria’s president orders the release of 29 children facing death penalty over protests
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu on Monday ordered the immediate release of 29 children facing the death penalty after being arraigned for allegedly participating in protests against the country’s worst cost-of-living crisis in a generation. Under growing...
