Former CFO in St. Louis County sentenced in $2M embezzlement scheme
A former CFO of a St. Louis County business was sentenced Friday in $2 million embezzlement scheme through which he used his ...
Drunk driver hits St. Louis police patrol vehicle, officer avoids serious injury
An apparent drunk driver struck a St. Louis police patrol vehicle overnight. One officer inside the vehicle during the crash ...
Despite Fed cut, mortgage rates went up in eventful week
The Federal Reserve has cut short-term interest rates by 25 basis points. Nevertheless, mortgage rates went up again.
How to avoid falling victim to a staged car crash insurance scam
Investigators have confirmed that a viral crash on the Belt Parkway in New York City was staged as part of an insurance fraud ...
Arizona Republican lawmaker Justin Heap is elected recorder for the state’s most populous county
Justin Heap, a Republican state legislator who questioned the administration of elections in Arizona’s most populous county, has been elected to oversee the vote as Maricopa County ...
Chinese chemical company accused of manufacturing flesh-eating ‘zombie drug’ and fentanyl
A Chinese chemical company, its director, and three senior employees have been indicted on charges of manufacturing and ...
Suspect arrested over killing of 31-year-old American tourist in Hungary’s capital Budapest
A 31-year-old American tourist was killed while on vacation in Hungary’s capital, and the suspect, a 37-year-old Irish man, has been arrested, Hungarian police said ...
Biden and Trump will meet in the Oval Office on Wednesday, the White House says
President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump will meet Wednesday in the Oval Office, the White House said Saturday. Such a postelection meeting is traditional between the ...
Azerbaijan is the host of the UN’s climate conference, shining a spotlight on the petrostate
The spotlight is on Azerbaijan as the small petrostate in the South Caucasus hosts the U.N.’s biggest climate conference.
Starbucks customers may soon notice a big change when ordering at the counter
Brace yourselves, people with difficult-to-spell names: Starbucks baristas might be manually writing on the cups again. The practice of writing a customer’s name or drink modifications on their ...
Iranian American human rights activists expresses defiance over Iranian plots to kill her and Trump
In the middle of a Berlin hotel cafe, Masih Alinejad raises her voice and starts singing at the top of her lungs in Farsi, as ...
Haul out the holly! Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree arrives in New York City
The Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree arrived in New York City on Saturday, signaling the start of the holiday season in the Big Apple. The 74-foot Norway Spruce was driven into ...