By CHUCK MORRIS Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) — An 8-year-old second grader at Park Avenue Elementary School told officers that he had no idea why he brought a loaded 9-millimeter semi-automatic pistol to school on Thursday. A teacher saw the gun Thursday afternoon and was escorting the student to
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By MICHAEL BIESECKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard said Saturday that cleanup crews are responding to a sizable oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico following Hurricane Ida. The spill, which is ongoing, appears to be coming from a source underwater at an offshore drilling lease about two miles south of
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By MICHAEL BIESECKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard said Saturday that cleanup crews are responding to a sizable oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico following Hurricane Ida. The spill, which is ongoing, appears to be coming from a source underwater at an offshore drilling lease about two miles south of
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OTTUMWA, Iowa (AP) — A man is jailed on suspicion of second-degree murder after a stabbing death at an Ottumwa motel, police said. Police officers found 43-year-old Joshua David Barnill, of Ottumwa, suffering from a stab wound Friday night at the Stardust Motel. He died later at a local hospital. Robert Wayne Milford Jr., 39,
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By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Phil Jurkovec threw for three touchdowns and 303 yards in a little over three quarters, leading Boston College to a 51-0 victory over Colgate in the season opener for both schools. Jurkovec, a 6-foot-5 redshirt junior who transferred from Notre Dame before last season, completed 16 of
Continue ReadingBy Stephanie Baumer Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — A 24-year-old man stole a go-kart from children who were riding it under their grandmother’s supervision in north St. Louis Wednesday afternoon, police tell News 4. Antonio Woods, 24, was arrested and charged with robbery, police said. The 68-year-old woman told
Continue Reading By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Adrian Martinez ran for two touchdowns and passed for another and Nebraska broke away from Fordham in the second quarter in a 52-7 victory. Samori Toure caught eight balls for 133 yards and ran three times for 35 yards and a score as the
Continue Reading PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Saturday night’s National Women’s Soccer League game between the Portland Thorns and the Washington Spirit has been postponed because of a coronavirus outbreak among the Spirit players. Four players on the Spirit tested positive, according to a statement released by the league earlier Saturday. The team had traveled to Portland on
Continue Reading By NICOLE WINFIELD and TRISHA THOMAS Associated Press VENICE (AP) — Afghan female filmmakers who fled the Taliban are begging the world to not forget the Afghan people and to support its artists. They spoke at a panel discussion Saturday at the Venice Film Festival, warning that a country without culture will eventually lose its
Continue Reading By ZEKE MILLER and DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will visit all three 9/11 memorial sites to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks and pay his respects to the nearly 3,000 people killed that day. The White House says Biden will visit ground zero in New York
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By Duarte Mendonca, CNN Images of long lines with captions referring to several waiting hours at London’s Heathrow Airport have surfaced on social media, prompting the airport press office to criticize the British Border Force on Saturday. “We are very sorry that passengers faced unacceptable queuing times in immigration last night (Friday) due to too
Continue Reading ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Tampa Bay Rays rookie shortstop Wander Franco was back in the starting lineup against the Minnesota Twins after clearing MLB concussion protocols. Franco extended his on-base streak to 33 games with a seventh-inning walk Thursday night against the Red Sox. He left after the at-bat with a headache.  He was
Continue Reading FARMINGTON, Utah (AP) — A paraplegic man who was injured on a roller coaster is now suing a Utah amusement park, saying his paralyzed leg wasn’t properly secured and his foot was shredded. The Salt Lake Tribune reports Matthew Christensen filed the lawsuit against Lagoon Amusement Park on Thursday in Davis County’s 3rd District Court.
Continue Reading FARMINGTON, Utah (AP) — A paraplegic man who was injured on a roller coaster is now suing a Utah amusement park, saying his paralyzed leg wasn’t properly secured and his foot was shredded. The Salt Lake Tribune reports Matthew Christensen filed the lawsuit against Lagoon Amusement Park on Thursday in Davis County’s 3rd District Court.
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El 22 de enero de 1973, la Corte Suprema de EE.UU. tomó una decisión histórica que garantizaba a las mujeres su derecho a interrumpir un embarazo antes de la viabilidad, que se calcula normalmente en torno a las 24 semanas. El caso que sentó el precedente, Roe vs. Wade, basado en
Continue Reading By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer Former Pittsburgh Steelers offensive lineman and broadcaster Tunch Ilkin has died. Ilkin was 63. Ilkin played 13 of his 14 seasons for the Steelers, making a pair of Pro Bowls in the 1980s for Hall of Fame coach Chuck Noll. Ilkin spent 23 years as part of the organization’s
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By David Williams, CNN Drake’s “Certified Lover Boy” has been streamed millions and millions of times since it was released on Friday, and the rapper’s new album is also inspiring an almost as impressive number of memes poking fun at its artwork. The album art, designed by British artist Damien Hirst, features emoji of 12
Continue Reading KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian officials say Russian security officers have detained five minority Crimean Tatar activists and raided the home of one of them. Russia annexed the Crimean Peninsula from Ukraine in 2014 in a move that has been denounced by most of the world. Ethnic Russians in Crimea applauded the move but Crimean
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By Maeve Reston, Jasmine Wright and Kyung Lah, CNN Vice President Kamala Harris will campaign with California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday in the Bay Area, following through on her commitment to help the embattled Democratic governor defeat the Republican-led effort to oust him in the September 14 special election. The former California senator will
Continue Reading KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — Naturalized citizen Matt Costello had 17 points and 12 rebounds to help Ivory Coast beat Senegal 75-65 to advance to the final of the African basketball championship in Rwanda. Costello played at Michigan State and then briefly for the San Antonio Spurs in the 2017-18 season. Ivory Coast will face defending
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