By ROB POLANSKY Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, Connecticut (WFSB) — Lawmakers and gun safety advocates are urging gun owners to turn in their unwanted firearms. Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy, along with the parents of Ethan Song and representatives from the Newtown Action Alliance, took part in a news conference
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By Tami Luhby, CNN Millions of families should soon receive their fourth enhanced child tax credit payment, which the Internal Revenue Service distributed on Friday. More than $15 billion was sent to families of roughly 61 million children, the Treasury Department and IRS said. Eligible households have received a total of more than $61 billion
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By EILEEN NG Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A senior diplomat says Southeast Asia’s foreign ministers have decided not to invite Myanmar’s military leader to an annual summit for refusing to let an envoy meet ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi. The move by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations is the biggest
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By KEN MAGUIRE AP Sports Writer WATFORD, England (AP) — Jacksonville Jaguars coach Urban Meyer has promised to not miss another team flight. Meyer ended up embarrassing the franchise and drawing a public reprimand from owner Shad Khan the last time he did so after videos surfaced of the coach’s behavior in an Ohio bar.
Continue Reading By MARY CLARE JALONICK, ERIC TUCKER and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection has set a vote to recommend criminal contempt charges against former White House aide Steve Bannon after he defied the panel’s subpoena. Rep. Bennie Thompson says the panel will vote Tuesday to recommend
Continue Reading By SAMYA KULLAB and TAMEEM AKHGAR Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Suicide bombers attacked a Shiite mosque packed with worshippers attending Friday prayers in southern Afghanistan, killing at least 32 people and wounding 68, according to a Taliban official. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the carnage at the Fatimiya mosque in
Continue Reading By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Bruins have signed Charlie McAvoy to a contract extension. They locked up their No. 1 defenseman for eight more years at a cost of $76 million. The 23-year-old McAvoy was fifth in Norris Trophy voting last year. He had five goals and 25 assists
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MOUNT VERNON, Mo. (AP) — A 42-year-old man has pleaded guilty to stabbing a woman to death. James Pride was sentenced Wednesday after he admitted killing 53-year-old Patricia Urange in May 2020. Pride was charged with first-degree murder but pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in a deal that called for a 25-year sentence. Prosecutors said
Continue Reading NYON, Switzerland (AP) — An investigation into alleged racist abuse by thousands of children against a Black player at a Europa League game has been closed by UEFA for lack of evidence. Rangers midfielder Glen Kamara appeared to be booed by young Sparta Prague fans two weeks ago. The Czech club denied and pushed back
Continue Reading WATERVILLE, Maine (AP) — Colby College in the U.S. state of Maine is banning discrimination based on caste, a system of inherited social class. The private liberal arts college announced that it has revised its nondiscrimination policy to add caste to its list of protections for the campus community. The professor who led the push
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By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN A strike is looming but the work on TV OT continues. Here’s this week’s column: The bloody best of TV The next few weeks are poised to be a regular serial killer spree with the return of Netflix’s “You” and Showtime’s “Dexter” in the form of a reboot titled “Dexter: New
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The Arizona Cardinals have acquired tight end Zach Ertz in a trade with the Philadelphia Eagles. The undefeated Cardinals sent cornerback Tay Gowan and a 2022 fifth-round pick to the Eagles for the 30-year-old Ertz, a three-time Pro Bowler. Ertz had four receptions for 29 yards and a touchdown during Thursday
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — Twitter se ha llenado de banderas rojas en las últimas semanas y hace parte de una tendencia que comenzó en esta red pero se ha trasladado a otras como LinkedIN y Facebook. Las banderas rojas (o redflags) se tratan de mensajes que indican peligro, algo dañino, tóxico o que
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — Chief Justice John Roberts has rejected a Supreme Court appeal by the St. Louis-based natural gas company Spire Inc. to allow it to keep operating a pipeline through Illinois and Missouri. Roberts did not comment Friday in refusing to temporarily pause a lower court order affecting the operation of the Spire STL
Continue ReadingBy CAMILA ORTI Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — A northeast Portland senior community is the named defendant in a wrongful death lawsuit after two residents were found dead in their apartments during the June heat wave. The summer heat wave killed more than 100 people in Oregon- 54 of
Continue ReadingBy DREW MARINE Click here for updates on this story VANCOUVER, Washington (KPTV) — A Vancouver woman experienced a parent’s worst nightmare, after police said 24-year-old Khael Aguilar-McNamee attempted to kidnap her 5-year-old son Quentin. “He grabbed my hand and I smacked him,” Quentin said. His mom, Jennifer Crothers, said they were playing at Marshall
Continue Reading By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — The lawyer for an American journalist detained almost five months in military-ruled Myanmar says he is being prosecuted for an offense allegedly carried out by a news service for which he had stopped working more than half-a-year previously. Danny Fenster, managing editor of Frontier Myanmar, an online
Continue ReadingBy ANGIE RICONO, GREG MILOTA, CYNDI FAHRLANDER Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — The missing persons case of Cassidy Rainwater has grabbed national attention. It’s heartbreaking for those who know her well. “I don’t think the end result is going to be one that anybody wants to hear,” said
Continue Reading WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Police in Wichita say they’ve made an arrest in a drive-by shooting earlier this week that injured an 11-year-old girl. Police say 25-year-old Byron Monroe Purcell was arrested Thursday and booked on counts of aggravated assault, aggravated battery and weapons, drug and parole violation charges. He’s accused of being the gunman
Continue Reading By ZEKE MILLER and ALEXANDRA JAFFE Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — President Joe Biden plans to highlight his plan to lower the cost of child care for most American families as he makes the case for his stalled social spending bill during a visit to Connecticut. Biden is visiting a child development center in
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