By MARGARET STAFFORD Associated Press Two groups that work to overturn wrongful convictions are asking the Missouri Court of Appeals to reconsider the conviction of a Missouri man who has served more than 22 years in prison for the death of his mother. Michael Politte was 14 when his mother was burned to death inside
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By Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden on Monday urged Americans who have been waiting for full approval from the US Food and Drug Administration to go get vaccinated against Covid-19 hours after the FDA approved the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for those ages 16 and older. “If you are one of the millions of Americans who
Continue Reading By Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden on Monday urged Americans who have been waiting for full approval from the US Food and Drug Administration to go get vaccinated against Covid-19 hours after the FDA approved the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for those ages 16 and older. “If you are one of the millions of Americans who
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By Kara Fox, Tim Lister and Nilly Kohzad, CNN As the Taliban firms up its grip on Afghanistan, there is one remote region whose resistance to the militant group goes back decades. Now, the last major holdout is under threat. The Taliban has been massing forces in and around Panjshir province, the only one yet
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN A spacewalk outside of the International Space Station including NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Akihiko Hoshide has been postponed due to a “minor medical issue,” according to NASA. The agency said the issue involving Vande Hei is not a medical emergency. The spacewalk, originally scheduled
Continue Reading By DON BABWIN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The parents of two teenage boys have filed a lawsuit alleging their sons were sexually assaulted in a high school football team hazing ritual at a suburban Chicago high school. The parents contend that the three football coaches at Plainfield Central High School were not present during
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By DON BABWIN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The parents of two teenage boys have filed a lawsuit alleging their sons were sexually assaulted in a high school football team hazing ritual at a suburban Chicago high school. The parents contend that the three football coaches at Plainfield Central High School were not present during
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By Stacy Sirkissoon, Olivia Hickey Click here for updates on this story SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts (WGGB, WSHM-LD) — While it may not have hit western Mass. as hard as we initially thought, that didn’t change how Springfield city officials prepared for tropical storm Henri. Given how windy it was Sunday, city officials ensured they had a
Continue ReadingBy Dan Brown Click here for updates on this story SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts (WGGB, WSHM) — ***Flood Watch remains in effect for all of western Massachusetts through 8PM this evening*** The remnants of Henri will continue to bring showers and soaking downpours through western Mass the rest of the day. There may be a severe storm
Continue Reading BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s government has agreed to pay tens of thousands of poor families cash assistance in U.S. dollars from a World Bank loan as the country’s economic crisis deepens. Monday’s decision comes as Lebanon is expected to end subsidies for fuel by the end of next month, which is expected to lead to
Continue Reading By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A conservative group filed a redistricting lawsuit with the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Monday, an action that comes after Democrats filed their own legal challenge in federal court less than two weeks ago. A third lawsuit on behalf of voting rights advocacy groups was also filed
Continue Reading By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A group of Utah parents is suing the state over a law that bans school districts from approving mask mandates. It’s the latest U.S. legal challenge over rules for face coverings in the classroom. The lawsuit filed Monday seeking to overturn the law argues that
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By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business The Delta variant. Inflation. The Fed tapering its stimulus. The mess in Afghanistan. There are a lot of things for investors to be nervous about these days. It shouldn’t come as a huge surprise that the CNN Business Fear & Greed Index, which measures seven gauges of investor
Continue Reading By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus’ interior minister says 88 Syrians have been sent back to Lebanon after trying to reach the east Mediterranean island nation aboard two boats. Minister Nicos Nouris told The Associated Press on Monday that rescue crews continue to search for one of five men who jumped
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By Tim Johns Click here for updates on this story MARIN COUNTY, California (KGO) — For the past week, Heidi Kuhn has been working nonstop trying to save lives. “None of us a week ago expected this to happen,” she said. Heidi, along with her husband Gary, run Roots of Peace. A Marin County-based nonprofit
Continue Reading ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. (AP) — Salvage crews have began cutting apart the final two sections remaining of a cargo ship that overturned along the coast of Georgia almost two years ago. Demolition of the South Korean freighter Golden Ray has been underway since November, when workers started using a length of anchor chain powered
Continue Reading By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer CINCINNATI (AP) — Joey Votto is crashing home runs again and keeping the Cincinnati Reds in playoff contention. The 37-year-old Reds first baseman is enjoying a career resurgence while hitting the ball harder than ever. He recently got his 2,000 hit, making him only the second player in major
Continue ReadingBy Cornell Barnard Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — A Bay Area man is sharing his terrifying story, escaping from Afghanistan. It’s a journey which began more than a week ago. His former military buddy in the East Bay assisted in the effort to get him out safely, which almost
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WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Debates about mask mandates and vaccine requirements are intensifying in Kansas as the delta variant sends cases soaring. In the Topeka area, board members for the Auburn-Washburn district voted 6-0 Sunday to approve a mask mandate, effective immediately, for all students, staff and visitors inside district facilities. Meanwhile, Sedgwick County Commissioners
Continue Reading ROME (AP) — Italy’s foreign ministry says an Italian-Moroccan student has been freed by Moroccan authorities after she was detained on blasphemy charges. The 23-year-old student, Ikram Nazih, was convicted in June of “offenses against religion” for having shared a satirical cartoon on Facebook in 2019. The Italian newspaper Domani, which had championed her cause, said
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