PARIS (AP) — Dire financial straits are leading droves of Olympic athletes to sell images of their bodies to subscribers on OnlyFans — known for sexually explicit content — to sustain their dreams of gold at the Games. As they struggle to make ends meet, a spotlight is being cast on an Olympics funding system
NEW YORK — Former Mozambican Finance Minister Manuel Chang was convicted Thursday in a financial conspiracy case that welled up from from his country’s “ tuna bond ” scandal and swept into a U.S. court. A federal jury in New York delivered the verdict. Chang was accused of accepting payoffs to put his African nation
ATLANTA — The federal government is making its first loan to a crystalline silicon solar plant, loaning $1.45 billion to support a South Korean company’s bid to build up key parts of the solar supply chain inside the United States. The loan from the U.S. Energy Department, announced Thursday, will be key to funding a
BOONE, N.C. — On the whooshing Watauga River, excavators claw at the remains of Shulls Mill Dam, pulling concrete apart piece by piece and gradually opening a waterway kept in check for nearly two centuries. Removal of this privately-owned hydropower dam in western North Carolina will be a boon for rafters, kayakers and tubers by
WILMINGTON, Del. — The chief executive of Delaware’s largest county is calling for a federal investigation into the campaign finances of the state’s lieutenant governor, who is his chief rival for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination. New Castle County Executive Matt Meyer held a brief news conference Monday to respond to a forensic review commissioned by
Former President Donald Trump has laid out his plans to wholeheartedly embrace cryptocurrency if elected for a second term By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press July 27, 2024, 5:51 PM ET • 3 min read NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Former President Donald Trump on Saturday laid out his plans to wholeheartedly embrace cryptocurrency if elected for a
Finance ministers from leading rich and developing nations have agreed to strive toward effectively taxing the super-rich By ELÉONORE HUGHES Associated Press July 26, 2024, 5:55 PM ET • 3 min read RIO DE JANEIRO — Finance ministers from leading rich and developing nations agreed Friday to strive toward effectively taxing the super-rich, a joint
Markets on Wall Street logged losses in early trading Wednesday as the tech sector was dragged down by some uninspiring earnings from high-profile companies. Futures for the S&P 500 slipped 0.9% before the bell and futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.5%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq tumbled 1.3%. Electric vehicle maker Tesla’s second-quarter net
Vice President Kamala Harris and her husband are multimillionaires with dozens of holdings in diversified index funds that would look familiar to many retirement savers. But part of their portfolio is hidden behind a trust whose holdings are at least partially obscured from the public. Harris, 59 years old, vaulted into position to lead the
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The U.S. government announced Thursday that $325 million in federal funds will be available for solar and battery storage installations across Puerto Rico as the U.S. territory struggles with chronic power outages. The program, funded by the U.S. Department of Energy, will target community centers and healthcare facilities, as well