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(CNN) — Music producer DJ Khaled and boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. were charged by the Securities and Exchange Commission with promoting investments in initial cryptocurrency coin offerings without revealing that they’d been paid. The SEC has said that cryptocurrency coins sold in initial coin offerings may be considered securities and subject to federal securities laws. TRENDING: Michigan Mom Jailed After ...

DETROIT (AP) — A coalition of community groups is opposing a planned Thomas Jefferson Monticello plantation exhibit coming to Detroit. Charlottesville, Virginia – April 20, 2014: Wooden walkway and exterior of Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello home. TRENDING: Radio Station Pulls ‘Baby It’s Cold Outside’ After Complaints Following #MeToo Movement The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History is expected to feature ...

John Tortorella hopes his team learned a lesson. Pierre-Luc Dubois scored two goals to help the Columbus Blue Jackets hold on for a 7-5 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Monday night. The Blue Jackets led 3-0 after the first period and led by four goals early in the second. They started to coast and it almost cost them. ...

MARINE CITY (AP) — A suburban Detroit judge accused of crashing into a man’s car and driving away has been given a suspended jail sentence, probation and 100 hours of community service. Roseville’s 39th District Court Judge Catherine Steenland learned her punishment Friday in a St. Clair County courtroom. She earlier pleaded no contest to misdemeanor charges of failing to ...

Ryan Mayer Two weeks ago, it looked likely that the Denver Broncos would be getting rid of their coach at the end of the season. Sitting at 3-6 with games against the Chargers and Steelers on the docket, most people had Vance Joseph packing his bags to leave town. Now, two weeks and two wins later, the conversation has shifted ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Nashville Mayor David Briley’s office says he’s “inclined not to participate” in a Christmas parade if Kid Rock remains grand marshal.The comment follows a Fox & Friends interview Friday in which Kid Rock used an expletive to describe Joy Behar of The View. Kid Rock is inducted into the Music City Walk of Fame and receives ...

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Jordan Poole scored 21 points as part of a balanced offense and No. 7 Michigan was stingy on defense in a 76-57 win over No. 19 Purdue on Saturday, routing a third ranked team this season. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) The Wolverines (8-0) are off to their best start since winning the first 16 ...

(CBS Local)– Tim Meadows is an actor’s actor. He is funny, talented and well liked by his peers. Those relationships with his Hollywood friends have helped the 57-year-old create a successful and consistent career. Meadows got his role in “Mean Girls” thanks to his friend Tina Fey and wound up on CBS All-Access’s first original comedy “No Activity” through bonds created ...

PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Last season, Tom Izzo wanted to leave Nick Ward in New Jersey after a poor game against Rutgers. PISCATAWAY, NJ – NOVEMBER 30: Nick Ward #44 of the Michigan State Spartans attempts a shot as Caleb McConnell #22 and Eugene Omoruyi #5 of the Rutgers Scarlet Knights defend during the first half of a college basketball ...

HOUSTON (AP) — George H.W. Bush was largely known for his work in public office, from his time as a Texas congressman and CIA director to his years in the White House as president and Ronald Reagan’s vice president. But the World War II hero and great-grandfather also was an avid skydiver, played in the first-ever College World Series and ...