[ad_1] QAnon conspiracy theorists potentially capable of violence are a cause of concern for the FBI, Christopher A. Wray, the bureau’s director, testified before members of the House and Senate this week. “We’re not investigating the theory in its own right,” Mr. Wray said Thursday about QAnon. “But when it gets wrapped up in a…

[ad_1] OSAKA, Japan (AP) – Three-time world champion Nathan Chen beat two-time Olympic gold medalist Yuzuru Hanyu in the men’s short program at the figure skating World Team Trophy on Thursday. Chen, winner of the past five U.S. titles, opened with a quadruple flip and added a triple axel and a quad toe loop-triple toe…

[ad_1] BERLIN (AP) – Germany saw a drop in reported crime last year, partly due to pandemic restrictions that kept people indoors, although there was a rise in child abuse, domestic violence and cybercrime. The country’s top security official, Horst Seehofer, said Thursday some 5.3 million crimes were reported in Germany in 2020. That’s a…

[ad_1] WALTHAM, Mass. (AP) – Thermo Fisher is buying clinical research company PPD in a deal valued at $17.4 billion. Activity in healthcare testing has surged during the global pandemic, and Thermo Fisher expanded its exposure to that sector rapidly with the deal announced Thursday. Shares of the Waltham, Massachusetts, company rose almost 4% before…

[ad_1] CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) – Bank of America Corp. says its net income doubled to $8.05 billion in the first quarter. The bank, based in Charlotte, North Carolina, said Thursday that it had earnings of 86 cents per share, up from 40 cents a year earlier. Bank of America was able to free up $2.7…

[ad_1] MOSCOW (AP) – A top associate of Russia’s imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny was convicted of trespassing Thursday and handed a suspended sentence of one year community service after she tried to doorstep an alleged security operative believed to be involved in Navalny’s poisoning with a Soviet-era nerve agent. A court in Moscow found…

[ad_1] BERLIN (AP) – Hertha Berlin coach Pal Dardai has tested positive for the coronavirus along with one of his assistants and forward Dodi Lukebakio ahead of a key game in the fight against relegation, the club said Thursday. Dardai, assistant Admir Hamzagic and Lukebakio are all in isolation at home and don’t have symptoms,…

[ad_1] PARIS (AP) – Two years after a fire tore through Paris’ most famous cathedral and shocked the world, French President Emmanuel Macron is visiting the building site that Notre Dame has become Thursday to show that French heritage has not been forgotten despite the coronavirus. Flanked by ministers, architects and the retired French army…

[ad_1] DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – One of Dubai’s famed “jetman” killed in a crash in November failed to deploy the emergency parachute attached to the winged engines strapped to his back, an investigative report released Thursday found. Investigators from the United Arab Emirates’ General Civil Aviation Authority gave no explanation for why Vincent…

[ad_1] NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – William and Felicia Mosley found the perfect way for them to make the most of the four-hour drive from their Montgomery, Alabama, home to cheer on their son at Tennessee State. They turned on Zoom and attended church services. Juggling church and football is a typical Sunday for NFL fans.…