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More than 300 people charged in Covid fraud sweep targeting $830 million in stolen money, DOJ says

Federal law enforcement authorities charged hundreds of people in a nationwide sweep targeting more than $830 million in Covid-19 fraud,…

Sidney Powell booked in Trump Georgia election case after other co-defendants surrender

Conservative attorney Sidney Powell was booked Wednesday at an Atlanta jail on the heels of several more co-defendants of former…

Rudy Giuliani booked in Trump Georgia election interference case, bond set at $150,000

Rudy Giuliani surrendered Wednesday to face criminal charges he conspired with former President Donald Trump and others to interfere in…

Hawaii wildfires: More than 1,000 people reported missing in Maui weeks after blaze

Law enforcement officials in Maui are racing to locate more than 1,000 people who are reported as missing, two weeks…

Gov. Doug Burgum says he will debate GOP rivals despite injury

A crutch-bound North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum said he will participate in the first Republican presidential debate in Milwaukee on…

Wagner boss Prigozhin reportedly killed in plane crash; Russian attack on Danube destroys 13,000 tons of grain, Ukraine says

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine on Aug. 23, 2023. [Follow the latest updates here.]…

Hawaii wildfires caused up to $6 billion in economic losses, Moody’s estimates

The catastrophic wildfires in Maui, Hawaii, have caused between $4 billion and $6 billion in economic losses, according to an…

Judge denies Trump ex-chief Mark Meadows’ bid to avoid arrest in Georgia election case

A federal judge on Wednesday denied a bid by former Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows to immediately move the…

Trump has yet to help his Georgia co-defendants with their legal bills, a risky test of their loyalty

As former President Donald Trump and his army of lawyers prepare for his formal surrender on Thursday, a harsh new…

Recalled baby products sold on Facebook draw the ire of powerful committee in Congress

WASHINGTON — House lawmakers cited the continuing sale of recalled baby products linked to infant deaths on Meta‘s Facebook in…