After 28 years, man wrongfully convicted of murder is free
As he languished in a Missouri prison for nearly three decades, Lamar Johnson never stopped fighting to prove his innocence, even when it meant doing much of the legal work himself.
Day: February 18, 2023
Macron Calls for Intensified Support for Ukraine but Eyes Peace Talks
His support for Ukraine and condemnation of Russia have hardened, but France’s president still stands out among Western leaders in insisting that compromise will be needed to end the war.
How major US stock indexes fared Friday 2/17/2023
Stocks ended mixed on Wall Street after paring losses from the morning.
Amateur balloonist group from Illinois says small balloon last reported over Alaska ‘missing in action’
An Illinois-based club of amateur balloonists says one of its small balloons is ‘missing in action’ after last reporting its location over Alaska on Saturday, the same day the US military shot down an unidentified object in the same region.
Star Bulk plans to slow steam its way to first-quarter profit in down market
New York-listed shipowner is also ‘very positive for the rest of the year’, chief executive Petros Pappas says
Former Theranos exec seeks to avoid lengthy prison sentence
Former Theranos executive Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani has returned to federal court in a last-ditch attempt to stay out of prison while he’s appealing a jury’s verdict convicting him of orchestrating a blood-testing hoax with his former boss and lover, Eliz…
Binance Considers Pulling Back From US Partners as Crypto Crackdown Escalates
Crypto giant Binance is considering ending relationships with US business partners as regulators turn up the heat. From a report: The company, which operates the world’s largest crypto exchange, is weighing the retreat after its relationships with a ke…
Pakistan militants launch deadly suicide attack on police headquarters in Karachi
Attack comes as Karachi hosts overseas cricket teams competing in the Pakistan Super League
Journalist who exposed plot to kill Alexei Navalny claims family banned from Baftas
Christo Grozev features in the film, Navalny, based on plan to poison Kremlin critic and nominated at the awardsAn investigative journalist who helped to reveal the plot to kill Russian dissident Alexei Navalny has claimed he and his family have been “…