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Chess star Hans Niemann sues over cheating allegations

Chess star Hans Niemann sues over cheating allegations

Chess grandmaster Hans Niemann alleges in a federal lawsuit that chess world champion Magnus Carlsen and others destroyed his career by falsely accusing him of cheating. Niemann is seeking $100 million in damages in the lawsuit filed Thursday in U.S.
Chess star Hans Niemann sues over cheating allegations

Chess star Hans Niemann sues over cheating allegations

Chess grandmaster Hans Niemann alleges in a federal lawsuit that chess world champion Magnus Carlsen and others destroyed his career by falsely accusing him of cheating. Niemann is seeking $100 million in damages in the lawsuit filed Thursday in U.S.
Bannon gets 4 months behind bars for defying 1/6 subpoena

Bannon gets 4 months behind bars for defying 1/6 subpoena

WASHINGTON (AP) — Steve Bannon, a longtime ally of former President Donald Trump, was sentenced Friday to serve four months behind bars after defying a subpoena from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. U.S.
Bannon gets 4 months behind bars for defying 1/6 subpoena

Bannon gets 4 months behind bars for defying 1/6 subpoena

WASHINGTON (AP) — Steve Bannon, a longtime ally of former President Donald Trump, was sentenced Friday to serve four months behind bars after defying a subpoena from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. U.S.
UN demands end to violence in Haiti, sanctions gang leader

UN demands end to violence in Haiti, sanctions gang leader

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution Friday demanding an immediate end to violence and criminal activity in Haiti and imposing sanctions on a powerful gang leader.
UN demands end to violence in Haiti, sanctions gang leader

UN demands end to violence in Haiti, sanctions gang leader

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution Friday demanding an immediate end to violence and criminal activity in Haiti and imposing sanctions on a powerful gang leader.
Pakistan's election commission disqualifies ex-PM Imran Khan

Pakistan's election commission disqualifies ex-PM Imran Khan

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s elections commission on Friday disqualified former Prime Minister Imran Khan from holding public for five years, accusing him of unlawfully selling state gifts and concealing assets, his spokesman and officials said.
Pakistan's election commission disqualifies ex-PM Imran Khan

Pakistan's election commission disqualifies ex-PM Imran Khan

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s elections commission on Friday disqualified former Prime Minister Imran Khan from holding public for five years, accusing him of unlawfully selling state gifts and concealing assets, his spokesman and officials said.
Judge dismisses effort to halt student loan forgiveness plan

Judge dismisses effort to halt student loan forgiveness plan

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A federal judge in St. Louis on Thursday dismissed an effort by six Republican-led states to block the Biden administration's plan to forgive student loan debt for tens of millions of Americans. U.S.
Judge dismisses effort to halt student loan forgiveness plan

Judge dismisses effort to halt student loan forgiveness plan

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A federal judge in St. Louis on Thursday dismissed an effort by six Republican-led states to block the Biden administration's plan to forgive student loan debt for tens of millions of Americans. U.S.