By JIM SALTER Associated Press The Missouri Supreme Court has refused to halt the October execution of a man convicted of a triple killing who claimed his intellectual disability made him ineligible for the death penalty. Ernest Lee Johnson  is scheduled to die by injection Oct. 5 at the state prison in Bonne Terre. It
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By JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The founders of the classified site Backpage.com are scheduled to go on trial Wednesday on charges of facilitating prostitution and laundering money in what authorities say was a scheme to sell ads for sex. Michael Lacey and James Larkin also are accused of using cryptocurrency and wiring
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By DENNIS WASZAK AP Pro Football Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Jets traded tight end Chris Herndon along with a 2022 sixth-round draft pick to the Minnesota Vikings for a fourth-rounder in next year’s draft. Herndon was a fourth-round pick of the Jets in 2018 out of Miami. The 25-year-old Herndon has
Continue Reading By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press Older adults who are childless in the U.S. are more likely to be college educated, working and white than those with children. And their numbers are growing. A new Census Bureau report released Tuesday shows that 1 in 6 adults age 55 and older are childless. Childless older women appear
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COLUMBIA, MO. (KMIZ) Due to a recent COVID-19 positive test and possible exposure two high school football teams are changing their schedule. The exposure in the Battle High School football program has postponed the game against Capital City this Friday. According to a tweet from Battle Athletics, the district is working with the health department
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By Chloe Melas, CNN DaBaby is trying to make amends following disparaging comments he made about gay men and HIV during a performance at a Miami music festival last month. The rapper, whose real name is Jonathan Kirk, met with Black leaders from nine HIV organizations across on Tuesday, according to a joint press release
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Continue ReadingBy Jack Fink Click here for updates on this story DALLAS, TX (KTVT) — Hurricane Ida did more than cause wind and flood damage. The storm proved to be costly in more ways than one for a Dallas couple now in New Orleans sharing a wedding cake with 70 strangers. Two cancelled wedding dates in
Continue Reading By JOHN RABY AP Sports Writer West Virginia quarterback Jarret Doege knew he had some work to do after a poor finish to the 2020 season. Doege was third in the Big 12 with nearly 2,600 passing yards. But he threw just 14 touchdown passes all season. He couldn’t get the Mountaineers into the end
Continue Reading By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rajon Rondo has re-signed with the Los Angeles Lakers to pursue another championship ring. The Lakers are bringing back Rondo on a one-year contract. The veteran point guard played an important role as a reserve and a team leader on Los Angeles’ 17th NBA championship
Continue ReadingBy Jack Fink Click here for updates on this story DALLAS, TX (KTVT) — Hundreds of new laws take effect in the Lone Star State this week. Among those that begin Wednesday, September 1, measures that seek to crack down on a big problem in the cities of Dallas and Fort Worth: illegal street racing.
Continue Reading By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer JT Daniels starred for a powerhouse team in high school. He launched his college career at one of the most storied programs in the nation. Yet none of that quite prepared this laid-back Californian for the passion that goes along with playing for the Georgia Bulldogs. Now, in what
Continue Reading By The Associated Press American Chris Richards has agreed to a new contract with Bayern Munich that runs until 2025, and the 21-year-old defender was loaned to Hoffenheim for the rest of the 2021-22 season. Richards, who is from Birmingham, Alabama, joined Bayern Munich from the academy of Major League Soccer’s Dallas team in 2018.
Continue Reading NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Vanderbilt coach Clark Lea has named Ken Seals as the Commodores’ starting quarterback for the opener against East Tennessee State. Lea said Tuesday that Seals will be the starter. Mike Wright is the backup quarterback. Lea said Wright also will play as one of the Commodores’ best 11 offensive players. Lea
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri is sending about 300 National Guard soldiers to help Louisiana communities battered by Hurricane Ida. Missouri’s Republican Gov. Mike Parson on Tuesday announced he’s mobilizing soldiers to help with hurricane relief for at least two weeks. Ida ravaged the region’s power grid, leaving 1 million people and businesses in
Continue Reading FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — A Brazilian bull rider has died after a bull stepped on his chest in California. The Professional Bull Riders touring group says Amadeu Campos Silva, 22, was competing at a bull-riding Velocity Tour event at the Save Mart Center in Fresno on Sunday. Campos Silva lost his balance and his spur
Continue Reading FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — A Brazilian bull rider has died after a bull stepped on his chest in California. The Professional Bull Riders touring group says Amadeu Campos Silva, 22, was competing at a bull-riding Velocity Tour event at the Save Mart Center in Fresno on Sunday. Campos Silva lost his balance and his spur
Continue Reading By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — The backers of a measure that would change Seattle’s approach to homelessness are appealing a judge’s decision that blocked it from the November ballot. The Compassion Seattle campaign initially said it would not appeal the decision Friday from King County Superior Court Judge Catherine Shaffer, who said
Continue Reading By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — The full panel of 15 appellate judges in Richmond has narrowly upheld a former Virginia high school student’s appeal to have her lawsuit against the school system reinstated after an alleged sexual assault. The narrow 9-6 decision prompted a pair of rare, written dissents from
Continue Reading By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A new documentary chronicles the life and 42-year career of Bill Feehan, the highest-ranking and oldest New York City fire official killed at the World Trade Center. “Chief” is airing on public television stations and in-person screenings around the 20th anniversary of the attack. It
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