The holiday season is approaching fast, and it's often an expensive time of year. Ideally, you'll have been saving over the course of the year to cover the costs of presents and entertainment during the festive season. If you find yourself looking at the prospect of having to buy holiday gifts without savings, you may be considering taking out a personal loan.
NEW YORK (AP) — The former Instagram influencer known as “ Jay Mazini ” who swindled millions of dollars from online followers and a network of Muslims during the pandemic was sentenced to seven years in prison on Wednesday, prosecutors said. Jebara Igbara, 28, of New Jersey, had pleaded guilty to fraud charges, admitting that he created a Ponzi scheme that involved cryptocurrency frauds netting around $8 million. Prosecutors say the money funded a decadent lifestyle that included luxury cars an
Firefighters in Alpine were working overtime to clear overgrown trees and brush to prevent wildfires following the rainy season.
Korean comedy action film “The Roundup: Punishment” destroyed all competition in local theaters on its Wednesday opening day. The film earned $4.92 million from 821,000 ticket sales, according to data from Kobis, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council (Kofic). That represented a crushing 97% share of the day’s theatrical market. Including a …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City Royals right-hander Alec Marsh was hit on his throwing arm by a line drive, forcing him to leave in the fifth inning against Toronto on Wednesday night. After Marsh (3-0) pitched four scoreless innings, Addison Barger hit a 91-mph fastball back up the middle leading off the fifth. After being struck, Marsh picked up the ball and threw to first to retire Barger. The Royals said Marsh had a forearm contusion. Angel Zerpa took over for Marsh on the mound. ___ AP
Brendan Paul, an ex Syracuse basketball player who was called Sean "Diddy" Combs' "mule" in a producer's civil lawsuit, faces a felony drug charge.
Down the corridor of 19th Avenue and Camelback Road, many will find quite a few small businesses owned by people from different backgrounds and cultures. Soon, that area will be designated as the International District. Through collaboration between the Arizona Asian Chamber of Commerce, the City of Phoenix and members of the community, the brand came up to help give an identity to the area.
The man who sexually assaulted a 5-year-old girl in her home in Linda Vista appeared in court on Wednesday.
Arizona House advances a repeal of the state's near-total abortion ban to the Senate
Thousands of Arizona renters are facing eviction. There were more than 6,000 new eviction filings in Maricopa County in March alone. Maybe you moved out of your apartment months ago and can't get your security deposit back - if it's due? It's heating up across the state, what steps do you need to take if your A/C breaks and the landlord is slow to offer a fix? Contact Let ABC15 Know for more information.
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The rally attempt paused Wednesday as Nvidia reversed lower. Meta, Chipotle and ServiceNow led key earnings late.
Holding a wake for a forest may not be the most common way to spend a Saturday morning, but some Comox Valley residents gathered to do just that last weekend. The wake was hosted by local, volunteer-run Save Our Forests Comox Valley (SOFT-CV). It invited people to come together on the unceded traditional territory of K’ómoks First Nation to mourn a patch of second growth forest off of Pritchard Road that was recently logged for development. “Be kind [and] respectful of one another. This is a wak
HARTFORD (AP) — The Connecticut Senate pressed ahead Wednesday with one of the first major legislative proposals in the U.S. to rein in bias in artificial intelligence decision-making and protect people from harm, including manufactured videos or deepfakes. The vote was held despite concerns the bill might stifle innovation, become a burden for small businesses and make the state an outlier. The bill passed 24-12 after a lengthy debate. It is the result of two years of task force meetings in Con
Gov. Gavin Newsom introduces emergency legislation with the women’s caucus to help Arizonans get abortions in California.
A rideshare driver is in custody accused of sex crimes against a 16-year-old girl he was taking home from school. 35-year-old Benjamin Muritala faces multiple charges in connection to the incidents that took place on April 15 and 16. On April 15, the girl told police she had fallen asleep on the ride back to her group home from school, when she was woken up by Muritala calling her name.
"I want to thank everyone who helped my childhood dreams come true with an unforgettable concert," said the Grammy nominee
ROUND ROCK, Texas (AP) — Max Scherzer gave up three runs and five hits pitching into the third inning of a rehab start for the Texas Rangers' Triple-A team on Wednesday night. It was the three-time Cy Young Award winner's first game action since back surgery in mid-December. Scherzer struck out four without a walk while throwing 32 of his 52 pitches for strikes for Round Rock against Salt Lake. Jason Martin and Cole Tucker hit solo homers for the Los Angeles Angels' affiliate team. Martin went d
Conditions were better suited to waterfowl and fish than for track athletes.
ABC15's Katie Raml talked one-on-one with Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs.
Marc J. FranklinThe last Uncle Vanya to cause a stir in New York was far more modest in physical size than the Broadway production opening tonight at Lincoln Center Theater’s Vivian Beaumont Theater (to June 16), yet left a more emphatic impression. It took place in a Flatiron loft, with the audience seated in two rows running the length of the property’s living room, with its brilliant actors—including Bill Irwin, Marin Ireland, David Cromer, and Will Brill (now starring in the season’s deserve
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