By JANET McCONNAUGHEY Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Local prosecutors have reached a $2 million settlement with a New Orleans man who spent 23 years in prison before being cleared on charges including rape and manslaughter. Robert Jones says that after so many years he welcomes what he calls “this measure of justice.” He
Continue ReadingBy James Felton, Anna Muckenfuss Click here for updates on this story SAGINAW, Michigan (WNEM) — A mid-Michigan was dog left for dead, tied up in deplorable conditions with no food, water or shelter. The animal was forced to chew off its own leg to free itself from a pile of wood that fell onto
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Ufa, RUSSIA (KMIZ) Two Mizzou wrestlers won Junior World Championships for Team USA on Wednesday. Keegan O’Toole dominated the gold medal match at 74 kilograms. He beat Kazakhstan’s Nurdaulet Kuanyshbay 11-0 by technical fall to secure the world title. “I’ve been dreaming of this moment for years,” O’Toole said in a release. “To have that
Continue Reading By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Belarusian authorities have blocked the website of the country’s leading independent news agency and targeted some journalists with raids and detentions. Wednesday’s actions were the latest move in the Belarus government’s sweeping crackdown on independent media. Police searched the office of the BelaPAN news agency and
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By Nick Paton Walsh, CNN A baby desperately held aloft to US Marines on top of a besieged gate. Shots fired in the air. A crush of Afghan people below screaming — in the English that put them in this predicament — to be allowed in. Outside the north gate to Hamid Karzai International Airport
Continue Reading By Nick Paton Walsh, CNN A baby desperately held aloft to US Marines on top of a besieged gate. Shots fired in the air. A crush of Afghan people below screaming — in the English that put them in this predicament — to be allowed in. Outside the north gate to Hamid Karzai International Airport
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NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball’s spring training exhibition schedule will start on Feb. 25. That’s when the Boston Red Sox play Northeastern University, the Detroit Tigers meet Southeastern and the Minnesota Twins face the University of Minnesota. All 30 teams are scheduled to play the following day, when the Grapefruit League schedule starts
Continue Reading TURIN. Italy (AP) — Juventus has signed Italy midfielder Manuel Locatelli from Sassuolo. The 23-year-old Locatelli joins initially on a two-year loan deal and the move will then be made permanent for a fee of up to 35.5 million euros. Locatelli was part of Italy’s European Championship winning squad. He was one of the best
Continue ReadingBy Rose Schmidt Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin (WDJT) — As Taliban forces take Kabul, Wisconsinites who served in Afghanistan are reflecting on their time there and thinking about the people they care about who are still overseas. Col. Chris Kolenda is the first American to have fought the Taliban as
Continue ReadingCNNEE (CNN) — La temporada de huracanes pone en alerta a millones, y aunque en ocasiones es difícil rastrear con precisión cuándo, a dónde y con qué intensidad tocarán tierra, siempre hay una ventana de advertencia que los habitantes de las zonas en peligro deben aprovechar para prepararse. Estas son algunas recomendaciones de las autoridades
Continue Reading By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The fall book season will be packed with new works by such high-profile authors as Jonathan Franzen, Sally Rooney and Colson Whitehead. It will also include novels and stories that refer to or center on the coronavirus. The pandemic has now lasted into a second
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU (KITV) — The Hawai’i Police Department honored a 13-year veteran for his bravery and valor in the line of duty in a recent ceremony at the Hilo Police Station. HPD officials said that Officer Benjamin Nishimoto had already finished his shift when he and
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By Gemma Zoë Price, CNN In the run up to summer, Ibiza’s nightlife empresarios were optimistic that the White Isle could fully reopen safely, but despite their best efforts, its hedonistic day-and-night dance super clubs remain bereft of fluoro-clad ravers. Travelers heading there now will have more daylight hours (and energy) to explore. Historically, this
Continue Reading CARNOUSTIE, Scotland (AP) — The AIG Women’s British Open now has the largest purse in women’s golf. The R&A announced a prize fund of $5.8 million this week at Carnoustie, with the winner getting $870,000. Next year the prize money goes up to $6.8 million. That’s more than double the money from 2018 before AIG
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — New York Mets owner Steven Cohen has criticized his team following its season-worst fifth straight loss, showing a side much like that of late Yankees owner George Steinbrenner. “It’s hard to understand how professional hitters can be this unproductive,” Cohen tweeted Wednesday, a day after a 3-2 loss at San Francisco.
Continue Reading Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Walt Disney World is tweaking its face mask policy. Starting Thursday, the theme park resort in Florida will allow visitors to chose whether or not to wear face coverings in outdoor lines, outdoor theatres and outdoor attractions. Face coverings had been required previously. Face coverings will remain optional in
Continue Reading By FREIDA FRISARO and ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Students in Florida’s Broward County went back to school under a mask mandate Wednesday, even as their school board faces threats of penalties for defying Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration, which says parents should decide whether their children wear masks. School officials
Continue Reading ALBACETE, Spain (AP) — Jasper Philipsen has secured his second stage win at this year’s Spanish Vuelta, while Rein Taaramae lost the leader’s red jersey to Kenny Elissonde after crashing for the second straight day. Philipsen prevailed at the final sprint of the fifth stage, which finished in Albacete in southeastern Spain. Philipsen of Belgium
Continue ReadingBy Brian MacMillan Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — An interpreter who helped the United States military in Afghanistan is now desperate to get his family out of the country. The Oregon man says his family is in grave danger with the Taliban takeover, including two brothers who also worked
Continue ReadingBy Drew Reeves Click here for updates on this story BENTON COUNTY, Oregon (KPTV) — The superintendent of one Oregon school district is fighting back after being called out in a letter by Governor Kate Brown to the state’s school districts and superintendents. Tuesday, Governor Brown wrote a letter, telling school districts not to jeopardize
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