By Jeremy Herb, Lauren Fox, Ryan Nobles and Alex Rogers, CNN Congressional Democrats are preparing a series of hearings on the US withdrawal from Afghanistan amid rising anger about the Biden administration’s handling of the end of the war, with the Taliban rapidly taking control and the US chaotically scrambling to evacuate Americans and vulnerable
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco’s district attorney says he’s suing three California companies that make and distribute “ghost guns,” the untraceable, build-it-yourself weaponry that accounted for nearly half the firearms recovered in San Francisco gun killings last year. The suit alleges the companies violated state laws that require them to apply for serial numbers
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By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Erratic practices throughout training camp and a stellar preseason opener for both Drew Lock and Teddy Bridgewater have left Denver fans — and maybe even coach Vic Fangio himself — still wondering who will win the Broncos’ starting quarterback job. Fangio said neither nudged
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Los hospitales de Haití están completamente desbordados por los supervivientes del terremoto de magnitud 7,2 del sábado y necesitan ayuda urgente para tratarlos, según el personal médico. El terremoto, que sacudió el suroeste del país, dejó al menos 1.941 muertos y más de 9.900 heridos. Se espera que ese número aumente,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was found guilty of second-degree murder and armed criminal action Wednesday for a December 2019 shooting at the Welcome Inn in Columbia. Kevin J. Lambert shot and killed Marceino Carlous Moore after shooting him in the head. Moore’s body was later discovered in a car in the Welcome Inn
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By NOMAAN MERCHANT and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The warnings were clear: The Afghan government would likely fall once U.S. troops pulled out. But intelligence agencies and ultimately President Joe Biden missed how quickly it would happen, losing weeks for evacuation and spurring the biggest foreign policy crisis of the young administration.
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Tenemos una nueva pareja real. Siguiendo su práctica habitual de incorporar a diferentes actores a medida que los personajes envejecen, “The Crown” ha elegido a Dominic West para el papel del príncipe Carlos y a Elizabeth Debicki para el de la princesa Diana en la quinta temporada. The Crown, la serie
Continue Reading By PATTY NIEBERG Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — The FBI has joined a criminal investigation into an alleged security breach of a rural Colorado county’s voting equipment. The federal probe comes after Colorado’s Secretary of State Jena Griswold alerted federal cyber security officials of the suspected breach. Griswold accused Mesa County Clerk and
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By DAVID PITT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds said Iowa would welcome refugees from Afghanistan who want to resettle in Iowa saying their situation is much different from the immigrants coming across the U.S.-Mexico border Reynolds refused to accept in April. Reynolds and U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst discussed the
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By Nikki Carvajal and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden on Wednesday suggested for the first time that he’s willing to keep US forces in Afghanistan until all American citizens who want to leave are out of the country, but stopped short of making the same commitment to the United States’ Afghan partners. In an
Continue Reading By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert has disclosed that her husband worked as consultant for a energy firm during her run for Congress last year. Boebert made the disclosure in her personal financial filing this week with the House of Representatives. She listed that Jayson Boebert earned $478,000 from
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By Jennifer Hansler, Ellie Kaufman, Nicole Gaouette, Oren Liebermann and Kylie Atwood, CNN As reports of harassment and beatings at Taliban checkpoints continued to surface Wednesday, the US Embassy in Kabul warned it could not ensure safe passage for Americans to the airport to escape Afghanistan, despite the Pentagon underscoring alleged Taliban assurances that it
Continue Reading By MICHAEL KELLY Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Jake Arrieta got clobbered by Colorado and left with an injury in his Padres debut, and the Rockies beat San Diego 7-5. C.J. Cron had two hits and three RBIs and Trevor Story homered for the Rockies, who scored five runs in 3 1/3 innings against Arrieta
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A federal jury convicted a Columbia man Wednesday for attempting to entice a minor to engage in illegal sexual activity. According to a release, Darren Wade Lasley, 32, responded by email to an online classified advertisement on Craigslist that was placed as part of an undercover operation by a detective in
Continue Reading DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An 18-year-old activist has been found not guilty of assaulting an Iowa State trooper during a protest at the State Capitol. Josie Mulvihill, of Des Moines, was arrested after a confrontation with the trooper at a “Kill the Racist Bills’ protest on April 8. Mulvihill said trooper Dylan Hernandez handcuffed
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By Chloe Melas, CNN It’s a boy for Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost. Jost announced the news on his Instagram Wednesdasy. “Ok ok we had a baby. His name is Cosmo. We love him very much,” Jost wrote. No details as to when the baby was born were shared. He went on to say “privacy
Continue Reading By Chloe Melas, CNN It’s a boy for Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost. Jost announced the news on his Instagram Wednesdasy. “Ok ok we had a baby. His name is Cosmo. We love him very much,” Jost wrote. No details as to when the baby was born were shared. He went on to say “privacy
Continue Reading By JANET McCONNAUGHEY Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A civilian Pentagon official has ordered the Army Corps of Engineers to conduct a full environmental assessment of a $9.4 billion Formosa Plastics complex planned in Louisiana. The Army’s acting assistant secretary for civil works ordered the review Wednesday after a virtual meeting with people who
Continue Reading By JANET McCONNAUGHEY Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A civilian Pentagon official has ordered the Army Corps of Engineers to conduct a full environmental assessment of a $9.4 billion Formosa Plastics complex planned in Louisiana. The Army’s acting assistant secretary for civil works ordered the review Wednesday after a virtual meeting with people who
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s basketball team announced its non-conference schedule on Wednesday. The Tigers will open up the season on Nov. 9 against Central Michigan. Coincidentally, the football and men’s basketball team will open up against the same opponent this season. MU will make its return to Kansas on Dec. 11. The Tigers
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