With minutes to spare, a Hahnville High School teacher in Boutte, Louisiana, traded shoes with a senior so he could walk at his graduation after allegedly violating the dress code. Daverius Peters told CNN he showed up to his high school graduation in a pair of black leather Alexander McQueen shoes, ready to walk across
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When Zhang Xiaotao set off last weekend on a 100-kilometer (62-mile) ultra-marathon through the jagged mountains of northwestern China, he didn’t know he was embarking on one of the deadliest journeys in the country’s sporting history. Zhang is the lone survivor of the six athletes who were leading the race on a remote stretch of
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Dogecoin is going to the moon again. The canine-themed digital currency soared more than 25% Wednesday to about 40 cents. Investors cheered the news that crypto giant Coinbase (COIN) was planning to let users of its Coinbase Pro service buy and sell dogecoin. By Wednesday night, Dogecoin had reached 42 cents, according to Coinbase. “One
Continue Reading Prosecutors for the state of Minnesota are requesting a 30-year prison sentence for Derek Chauvin, the former officer convicted of the murder of George Floyd, according to a sentencing memo filed Wednesday. Thirty years is “twice the upper end of the presumptive sentencing range,” according to the memo filed with the District Court of Hennepin
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ExxonMobil said it expects a third activist shareholder will be elected to its board of directors, following a contentious vote. Votes are still being tallied, and the results remain preliminary. But Exxon acknowledged after its shareholder meeting last week that two of its board seats went to climate activist hedge fund Engine No. 1. On
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The US government announced new, suspended tariffs on Wednesday against six countries in response to those governments’ digital services taxes, the office of the US Trade Representative said. The six countries subject to the tariffs, which are set at 25% on about $2 billion worth of goods, include Austria, India, Italy, Spain, Turkey and the
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Some shoppers may want to brace themselves for yet another possible supply crunch — this time with meat. Major beef and pork producer JBS USA suffered a cyberattack last weekend, prompting reported shutdowns at company plants in North America and Australia. The White House has said that the ransomware attack was likely carried out by
Continue Reading In a remote part of Myanmar’s far west, where narrow roads zigzag through treacherous mountain passes and villages nestle on precipitous slopes and ridges, lives a centuries-old community of hunters. Traditionally, the Chin people used their intimate knowledge of this hilly, jungle terrain and homemade hunting rifles, called Tumi, to kill wild boar, goat and
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A herd of 15 elephants has wreaked havoc in China, trampling crops and causing more than a million dollars’ worth of damage, after the animals escaped from a nature reserve last year. The elephants have made a 500-kilometer (311-mile) journey through the southwestern province of Yunnan from the nature reserve in Xishuangbanna to Yuxi, a
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President Joe Biden has finalized his plan to distribute millions of coronavirus vaccines worldwide after months of deliberation, according to multiple sources familiar with the plans. Secretary of State Antony Blinken hinted earlier that an announcement was imminent, and the sources familiar with the plans said that officials could reveal it as soon as Thursday
Continue Reading The man accused of killing his girlfriend’s 2-year-old son in Las Vegas pleaded not guilty Wednesday. Terrell Rhodes, 27, appeared in court, confirming to a judge that he understood the charges against him and pleading not guilty. Bail was not discussed, and Rhodes remains in custody. He faces 11 charges: first-degree murder, two counts of
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Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs on Wednesday announced a campaign for governor, releasing a video in which she touts her role as a leading defender of the integrity of the 2020 election and pledges to help Arizona build back after the coronavirus pandemic. Hobbs’ profile rose considerably in the wake of the 2020 election,
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Cole County grand jury has indicted a man on new gun charges in an early May shooting. Semaj Harris is accused of murder in a Jefferson City. Semaj Harris was charged with aiding a shooting from a vehicle and illegal gun possession in a May 5 shots-fired incident at Community
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Duke University’s Mike Krzyzewski, the all-time winningest coach in men’s Division I college basketball, is set to retire following the Blue Devils upcoming 2021-2022 season, according to a news release from the university. Stadium and ESPN were the first Wednesday to report Krzyzewski’s retirement plans. “Coach K,” as he is affectionately known, has led the
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Republican Rep. Mo Brooks is avoiding a lawsuit from his Democratic colleague Rep. Eric Swalwell that seeks to hold him accountable for the January 6 Capitol insurrection — so much so that Swalwell’s attorneys hired a private investigator to find him. The detail comes in a court filing Wednesday in which Swalwell’s attorneys describe difficulty
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Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush announced Wednesday night that he’s running for attorney general in Texas, setting up a GOP showdown with one of the most high-profile Republican attorneys general in the country, Ken Paxton. “I am proud to announce I am a Republican candidate to be the next Texas attorney general,” he said
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Body-camera footage shows officers tensely closing in on the San Jose workplace shooter and apparently hearing his final gunshots — including two self-inflicted shots that authorities say ended his life. “Hey! … I’ve got somebody down in front of me,” a law enforcement officer says in the video, peering through a door pane into the
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A firefighter is dead and another is hospitalized after an off-duty colleague fired gunshots in a Los Angeles County fire station before apparently taking his own life, authorities said. The firefighter who was killed was identified as Tory Carlon, according to Sarah Ardalani, a spokeswoman for the LA County Medical Examiner-Coroner office. The shooter, a
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Supreme Court has ruled that a $3 court fee to pay for sheriffs’ retirement is unconstitutional. Judges on Tuesday ruled that the sheriffs’ retirement fund is not related to the administration of justice, meaning those fees are not allowed. The case at hand deals with two drivers who
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Political wisdom might ordinarily dictate that a president in need of certain senators’ votes not publicly scold those lawmakers in public. It might also prevent a leader once labeled “sleepy” by his rival from escaping to the beach in the middle of the workweek for his wife’s milestone birthday. Yet President Joe Biden did both
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