FBI (NEW YORK) — Ruja Ignatova, the so-called Cryptoqueen, has now been named a most-wanted fugitive by the FBI. The FBI added Ignatova to its 10 Most Wanted Fugitives list for allegedly defrauding investors of more than $4 billion through OneCoin, a cryptocurrency company she helped found in 2014. The move […]
National Institute Of Migration (NEW YORK) — One of four men facing federal charges in connection with an alleged smuggling incident that left 53 people dead after they were trapped in a tractor-trailer is due in court Thursday. Homero Zamorano Jr., 45, of Pasadena, Texas is charged with one count of […]
Mike Mattina/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Friends and family members of Brittney Griner gathered for a vigil outside the Russian Consulate in New York City on Wednesday evening, calling for the WNBA star’s release ahead of her trial in Russia. “Feb 17 was the last time I talked to my sister,” […]
TXDPSSouth twitter (ENCINAL, Texas) — Four people were killed and three others are in critical condition Thursday following a car crash involving an alleged migrant smuggling operation in Texas, police said. The incident took place on Interstate 35 in Encinal, Texas, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. “The driver […]
U.S. Marshals Service (NEW YORK) — Kaitlin Armstrong, a fugitive wanted in the murder of professional cyclist Anna Moriah Wilson, has been captured in Costa Rica after a 43-day search, authorities announced Thursday. Armstrong, 34, was arrested Wednesday at a hostel on Santa Teresa Beach in Provincia de Puntarenas, the U.S. […]
GlaxoSmithKline (WASHINGTON) — Eli Lilly has announced the U.S. government is buying an additional 150,000 courses of the only monoclonal antibody therapy left that still holds up against all COVID-19 variants of concern, including BA.2. The new purchase of the therapy, called bebtelovimab, is costing the government roughly $275 million. This […]
Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — This Fourth of July is expected to be the second-busiest for travel since 2000, with 47.9 million Americans taking trips, according to AAA. Here’s what to know before you head to the airport or hit the highways. Air travel Friday, July 1 is shaping […]
DC Police Department Twitter (WASHINGTON) — Police have released images of a person of interest wanted in connection to a mass shooting in Washington, D.C., that killed a 15-year-old boy. The June 19 shooting took place during a festival called “Moechella,” which was celebrating Juneteenth, officials said. At about 8:48 p.m., […]
Joe Raedle/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Toxic toads are returning to South Florida in growing numbers as the region falls back into its warm, rainy summer season, experts say, and they want people to be aware of the risk to pets. The bufo toad, also known as the cane toad, is […]
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (NEW YORK) — After a remarkable career spanning nearly 50 years, STEM trailblazer, physicist and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute President Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson is retiring. In 1973, Jackson graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a doctorate in theoretical elementary particle physics, making her the first Black […]
