Sep 19 Inside the Brooklyn federal jail where Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is locked up, described as ‘hell on earth’ By Michael R. Sisak, Michael Balsamo, Associated Press Combs, 54, was sent to the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn on Tuesday after pleading not guilty in a case that accuses him of physically and sexually abusing women for more than a decade. Continue reading
Sep 18 Watch 6:30 News Wrap: Government suing owner of ship that caused Baltimore bridge collapse In our news wrap Wednesday, the Justice Department is suing the owner of the cargo ship that caused the Baltimore bridge collapse, Boeing's CEO says it will furlough employees to offset the costs of an ongoing strike, Portugal declared a… Continue watching
Sep 18 Weinstein pleads not guilty after being indicted on new sex crime charge in New York By Philip Marcelo, Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press Harvey Weinstein pleaded not guilty Wednesday to a new sex crime charge in New York, as he awaits retrial in his landmark #MeToo case. Continue reading
Sep 18 Tupperware files for bankruptcy as it struggles to revitalize its business By Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Associated Press Tupperware Brands has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The company that revolutionized food storage decades ago says it plans to continue operating and will seek court approval for a sale. Continue reading
Sep 18 Dockworkers threaten to strike at key U.S. ports over automation and pay By Tom Krisher, Associated Press Determined to thwart the automating of their jobs, about 45,000 dockworkers along the U.S. East and Gulf Coasts are threatening to strike on Oct. 1. Continue reading
Sep 18 U.S. Justice Department lawsuit alleges ship that caused Baltimore bridge collapse was ‘jury-rigged’ and improperly maintained By Adam Kemp and Lea Skene, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press The U.S. Justice Department is suing the owner and manager of the cargo ship that caused the Baltimore bridge collapse. The lawsuit filed Wednesday in Maryland seeks to recover more than $100 million that the government spent to clear the… Continue reading
Sep 18 ‘Inventing Anna’ con artist, Anna Sorokin, has less than inspiring debut on ‘Dancing with the Stars’ By Associated Press Convicted con artist Anna Sorokin has hit the dancefloor on "Dancing With the Stars" with a featherweight — and very sparkly — ankle monitor. Continue reading
Sep 18 Judge denies bail for Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs over witness tampering concerns in sex trafficking case By Michael R. Sisak, Larry Neumeister, Andrew Dalton, Associated Press A second judge has refused to grant bail to Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs. U.S. District Judge Andrew L. Carter said Wednesday that the government had proved “by clear and convincing evidence" that any amount of bail couldn't ensure that the hip-hop… Continue reading
Sep 18 WATCH: Federal Reserve Chair Powell speaks after Fed announces interest rate cut By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press The unusually large half-point rate cut, the Fed’s first in more than four years, reflects its new focus on bolstering the job market, which has shown clear signs of slowing. Continue reading
Sep 18 Wall Street ticks slightly higher ahead of presumed Fed interest rate cut By Yuri Kageyama, Matt Ott, Associated Press Wall Street ticked slightly higher as markets awaited an expected interest rate cut by the U.S. Federal Reserve, the first in more than four years. Continue reading