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More roller coasters shut down as authorities investigate fatal fall at Georgia amusement park
ATLANTA (AP) — A growing number of amusement parks have shut down roller coasters as police and state regulators investigate what caused a man to fall out of his seat and plummet to his death at a Georgia park.Sea World Orlando in Florida and La Ronde theme park in Montreal, Canada confirmed on Thursday they had temporarily closed rides, bringing the total number of roller coasters halted to 12.
Police and a state regulatory agency are investigating what caused Hassan Jihad Ibn Kariem, a 42-year-old school employee from Atlanta, to fall from the Goliath coaster on... Read More
New Orleans jail worker gets 2.5 years in prison for enabling brazen 10-inmate escape
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A New Orleans jail worker received a 2.5-year prison sentence Thursday for enabling 10 inmates to escape through a hole behind a toilet after he turned off its water.Custodian Sterling Williams, 34, pleaded guilty to one count of malfeasance in office for clearing the way for one of the largest jailbreaks in recent U.S. history. In May 2025, after Williams shut off the water in a cell, 10 inmates removed a toilet, crawled through a gap in the wall and scaled a fence out of the jail. They left behind a scrawled graffiti note reading “To Easy LoL.”
Wall Street muscles higher despite more swings for AI stocks
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes muscled higher Thursday, led by companies delivering bigger profits. They pulled closer to their records even as stocks in the artificial-intelligence industry kept swinging on worries about how much longer their boom will last.The S&P 500 rose 0.3% after erasing an early-morning loss and pulled closer to its all-time high set last week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 556 points, or 1.1%, while the Nasdaq composite added 0.1%.
Marsh & McLennan helped lead the way and rallied 4.6% after the insurance and professional... Read More
Youths clash with police for a 3rd day in Albaniaâs anti-government protests
TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Student-led demonstrators clashed Thursday with Albanian police in the capital Tirana for a third day running, joining a broader anti-government movement launched in opposition to a major development project linked to U.S. President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner.Youths protesting Albania's long-serving Socialist government hurled rocks at a police cordon outside the Education Ministry, and riot police responded with tear gas and water cannons. Police detained several demonstrators.
Protesters in masks aimed fireworks at government... Read More
US businessman whose firm invested in European soccer clubs pleads guilty to fraud
NEW YORK (AP) — An American businessman whose firm invested in several European soccer clubs that struggled under its ownership pleaded guilty to fraud charges Thursday in New York and agreed to pay back $500 million in losses caused by the scheme.Josh Wander, 45, a co-founder of Miami-based 777 Partners, an investment firm, entered the plea in Manhattan federal court to wire fraud and securities fraud charges.
During the plea, Wander admitted to borrowing money in 2021 and 2022 based on numbers that exaggerated assets.
“At the time that I did these... Read More
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