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Former reality TV star who was on 'Basketball Wives LA' sentenced to prison for fraud 10/24/2023 03:32pm • ST. LOUIS (AP) ��� A former cast member of the reality TV show ���Basketball Wives LA��� was sentenced Tuesday to four years in prison for 15 fraud-related felonies, including schemes connected to the COVID-19 pandemic. Brittish Williams, 33, of St. Louis, pleaded guilty in May to five federal count China crackdown on cyber scams in Southeast Asia nets thousands but leaves networks intact 10/23/2023 11:58pm • BANGKOK (AP) ��� Zhang Hongliang, a former restaurant manager in central China, took various gigs in and outside China to support his family after losing his job during the COVID-19 pandemic. In March, a job offer to teach Chinese cooking at a restaurant led him into a cyber scam compound in Myanmar Giannis Antetokounmpo indicates on social media that he's agreed to contract extension with Bucks 10/23/2023 11:54pm • Giannis Antetokounmpo has indicated on social media that he has agreed to a contract extension with the Milwaukee Bucks. Antetokounmpo issued a social media post on Monday that said, ���MILWAUKEEEEEEEEE!! Let���s get it!!!! #BucksInSix #Extended.��� The post came as ESPN reported that the two-time M Day of bloodshed in southwest Mexico kills at least 19 people, including police and officials 10/23/2023 11:07pm • MEXICO CITY (AP) ��� A local security secretary and 12 police officers were shot dead in Guerrero state Monday, authorities said, the worst episode in a day of violence across southwestern Mexico that killed at least 19 people. Another person was slain in the Guerrero state capital and five people, Protesters march in Panama against the contract extension for a huge copper mine 10/23/2023 10:52pm • PANAMA CITY (AP) ��� Protesters blocked streets across Panama on Monday, demanding the government rescind a contract to continue copper mining in a biodiverse region. Teaching and construction unions led calls against the contract with environmentalists, saying continued development threatens forest Live updates | Israeli warplanes strike targets as US seeks more time to free hostages 10/23/2023 09:29pm • Israeli warplanes are striking targets across Gaza as the U.S. advised Israel that a delay in its expected ground offensive in the besieged Hamas-ruled territory would allow more time to negotiate the release of hostages. Fears of a widening war have grown as Israel struck targets in the occupied We The 10 Most Valuable Companies in the World by Market Cap 10/23/2023 08:00pm • Apple Inc. (ticker: AAPL) was the first company to reach a market capitalization of $1 trillion in 2018. The company continues to hold global attention as the most valuable company in the world since 2011, but it is still flirting with restoring its recent $3 trillion milestone. While the journey ha 7 of the Best Fidelity Bond Funds to Buy for Steady Income 10/23/2023 08:00pm • Income investors often turn to assets like dividend stocks and real estate investment trusts, or REITs, for their needs. However, these assets come with their own set of equity-specific risks. For instance, dividend stocks might see reduced payouts if the issuing company faces financial difficulties What Will My Lifestyle Be if I Retire at 65 With $1 Million? 10/23/2023 08:00pm • Many Americans dream about retiring at 65 with $1 million. Or at least that used to be the dream. With inflation, arguably, $1 million isn't what it used to be, although it's still an impressive amount to put away. So if you retire at 65 with $1 million, what might your lifestyle look like? Retireme 7 Best Metaverse Stocks to Buy Now 10/23/2023 08:00pm • When Facebook announced a corporate name change to Meta Platforms Inc. (ticker: META) in October 2021, many investors began to realize just how transformative the metaverse could be. The metaverse concept is about building integrated virtual environments in which people live, work and play. A real-l The sun sets on Landon Donovan's San Diego Loyal soccer club after heartbreaking OT loss 10/23/2023 07:26pm • SAN DIEGO (AP) ��� Landon Donovan���s San Diego Loyal soccer club was born on March 7, 2020, playing its first match a few days before the pandemic shut down the world. It died late on a misty Sunday night on an absolute gut punch of a goal in the 119th minute of a playoff opener. Exhausted, heartbr After presidential race surprise, Argentine economy minister and right-wing populist look to runoff 10/23/2023 06:00pm • BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) ��� Argentina's economy minister and the anti-establishment upstart he faces in a presidential runoff next month began competing Monday to shore up the moderate voters they need. Economy Minister Sergio Massa earned almost seven points more than chainsaw-wielding economi Release of two more hostages gives some hope to families of others abducted in the attack on Israel 10/23/2023 05:57pm • The release Monday of two more hostages is offering some hope to the families of the more than 200 people the Israeli military says were seized by Hamas militants. The two Israeli women, 85-year-old Yocheved Lifshitz and 79-year-old Nurit Cooper, were snatched from their homes in Nir Oz, a kibbutz n Economy minister surprises by beating populist in first round of Argentina's presidential election 10/22/2023 11:54pm • BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) ��� Economy Minister Sergio Massa surprised Sunday night by finishing on top in the first round of Argentina's presidential election, reflecting voters' wariness about handing the presidency to his chief rival, a right-wing populist who upended national politics and pled Skeet shooter Vincent Hancock and gymnast Jordan Chiles, U.S. flagbearers in Pan Am Games, win gold 10/22/2023 11:50pm • SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) ��� The two flagbearers for the United States team at the Pan American Games in Chile won gold medals on Sunday. Veteran shooter Vincent Hancock took his third Pan American Games title in skeet shooting, while gymnast Jordan Chiles led the women's team to the all-round gold in S