Elizabeth Holmes, founder of the now-defunct Theranos, has begun her 11-year sentence for defrauding investors of millions of dollars. Holmes was able to raise more than $700 million in venture capital funding for the company, but its technology was never able to live up to its promise and was eventually exposed as a fraud. Her conviction serves as a reminder of the consequences of fraud and the importance of due diligence when investing.
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Robert Bowers is on trial for the 2018 Tree of Life synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, which resulted in the death of 11 worshippers. The federal jury trial began Tuesday with 12 jurors and six alternates, and Bowers faces 63 counts, including 11 counts each of obstruction of free exercise of religion and hate crime resulting in death. Prosecutors allege Bowers had "malice and hate" for Jewish people, while the defense argues he was mentally ill and consumed by hatred and rage. The trial is expected to last several weeks and could have a lasting impact on the victims' families and the Pittsburgh community.
Hundreds of people gathered at Loose Park in Kansas City, Missouri for the annual Going the Distance for Brain Injury race in honor of 17-year-old Ralph Yarl, who was shot and suffered a traumatic brain injury in April. Yarl was joined by his mother, Cleo Nagbe, and other family, friends, and brain injury survivors, who spoke about the need to raise awareness about the causes of brain injuries, particularly gun violence. The event was a success, with many participants expressing their support for Yarl and the cause.
The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for a 35-year-old man who went overboard from a Carnival Magic cruise ship on Monday 186 miles east of Jacksonville, Florida. Security footage shows the man leaning over the railing of his room balcony and falling into the water at around 4:10 a.m. Air and water teams have been deployed to search for the man, and the cruise ship is continuing its way to Norfolk, Virginia. This incident follows another overboard incident last week in the Bahamas.
The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended its search for survivors after a charter boat sank off the coast of Alaska on Sunday, leaving one person dead and four others missing. Search crews found one person dead Sunday night before locating the boat, which was partially submerged off Low Island. The Coast Guard is now investigating the cause of the incident and asking anyone with information to contact them.
On Monday evening, nine people were injured in a shooting on the Hollywood Beach Broadwalk in Hollywood, Florida. Four of the victims were children between the ages of 1 and 17, and several of the injured were taken to a children's hospital. The police have not yet released any information about the shooter or the motive, but are actively searching for the suspect and have asked anyone with information to come forward.
Moscow was hit by an unprecedented drone attack Tuesday morning, with the Russian defense ministry saying that all of the enemy drones were downed. This attack comes weeks after an alleged drone attack on the Kremlin itself and following days of deadly Russian bombardment against civilians in Kyiv. The attack is a dramatic display of the Kremlin's war increasingly coming home and is a reminder of the ongoing conflict between Ukraine and Russia since 2014, when Russia annexed the Crimean peninsula.
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has signed a controversial new anti-gay legislation into law, which prescribes the death penalty for “aggravated homosexuality” and life imprisonment for those found to have engaged in same-sex sexual acts. The law has been widely condemned by rights activists and the United Nations, who argue that it violates the human rights of LGBTQ individuals in Uganda. It has also been met with both praise and criticism in Uganda, with many arguing that it is necessary to protect the country’s traditional values.