EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) — A woman has been charged with child endangerment in the August fire deaths of her five young children, who she allegedly left in a southwest Illinois apartment without adult supervision. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that 34-year-old Sabrina Dunigan of East St. Louis is charged in St. Clair County
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EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) — A woman has been charged with child endangerment in the August fire deaths of her five young children, who she allegedly left in a southwest Illinois apartment without adult supervision. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that 34-year-old Sabrina Dunigan of East St. Louis is charged in St. Clair County
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By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A longtime friend says she was with a Las Vegas woman minutes before she was killed in a crash that authorities say former Raiders player Henry Ruggs III caused. Authorities say he was driving 156 mph with a blood-alcohol level twice the legal limit in Nevada.
Continue Reading By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A longtime friend says she was with a Las Vegas woman minutes before she was killed in a crash that authorities say former Raiders player Henry Ruggs III caused. Authorities say he was driving 156 mph with a blood-alcohol level twice the legal limit in Nevada.
Continue Reading By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and JOHN HANNA Associated Press LAKE QUIVIRA, Kan. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly is suggesting that mandates like those imposed by the federal government for vaccinating workers against COVID-19 aren’t likely to work. But she also promised Thursday to look for what she called a Kansas-focused way to meet them. Her
Continue Reading By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Russian analyst who provided information for a dossier of research used during the Trump-Russia investigation has been charged with lying to the FBI when questioned about his work. A grand jury indictment issued in federal court in Virginia charges Igor Danchenko with five counts of false
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The New Orleans Saints are seeking their fourth straight victory against the Atlanta Falcons but enter the game with a new starting quarterback. Jameis Winston is out with a season-ending knee injury after starting New Orleans’ first seven games. The Saints’ remaining active quarterbacks are veterans Trevor Siemian and Taysom Hill.
Continue Reading By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — The question always lingered in the backs of minds of what it would be like for the Seattle Seahawks without Russell Wilson. The Seahawks have lived that reality the past three weeks while Wilson has been sidelined with a finger injury on his throwing hand that
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s basketball team will open up the season against Central Michigan at Mizzou Arena on Nov. 9. Head coach Cuonzo Martin said the team is excited to show fans and other teams their identity. “They treated the scrimmages like they were games because they were so excited to play and,
Continue ReadingBy Bill Lunn Click here for updates on this story SHREVEPORT, Louisiana (KTBS) — Shreveport is on a record pace for homicides in 2021. The current record is 86 killings set in 1993. A deeper analysis of the homicides during 2021 shows most are committed in just a few local zip codes. At current pace,
Continue Reading By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer Ron Rivera is prepared to evaluate every position Washington after his team fell to 2-6 going into its bye week. It’s all about the future now with a long-shot playoff push looking out of reach. Long term that may be the best thing organizationally despite winning the NFC East
Continue Reading By The Associated Press No. 11 Oklahoma State is looking to continue its trajectory toward a possible berth in the Big 12 championship game. The Cowboys go on the road Saturday to play at West Virginia, which has won two straight. Oklahoma State is tied with Baylor for second place behind No. 4 Oklahoma. The
Continue Reading By EDGAR H. CLEMENTE Associated Press TAPACHULA, Mexico (AP) — A group of migrants trying to walk across southern Mexico have pelted officers of Mexico’s National Guard with a hail of rocks, apparently injuring at least one guardsman. The guards were tailing the migrant march Thursday, when a small group of a few dozen male
Continue Reading By MIKE CATALINI TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey’s longtime state Senate president, Democrat Steve Sweeney lost reelection, falling to a Republican newcomer who spent little money and underscoring Democratic woes in the Biden era. Edward Durr, a furniture company truck driver and political newcomer, defeated Sweeney in New Jersey’s 3rd Legislative District. Sweeney’s defeat
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — English cricket club Yorkshire has been suspended from hosting international matches as punishment for its handling of a racism case that has shaken the sport. The England and Wales Cricket Board slammed the club for its “wholly unacceptable” response to the racism faced by former player Azeem Rafiq. A number of Yorkshire’s
Continue Reading By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — SpaceX’s next astronaut flight is off until at least next week as more bad weather looms. Flight surgeons, meanwhile, are continuing to monitor the “minor medical issue” affecting one of the four astronauts awaiting liftoff at Florida’s Kennedy Space Center. NASA says the astronaut
Continue Reading By GRANT SCHULTE Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska attorney general’s office investigation has identified 258 victims who made credible allegations of sexual abuse against 57 Catholic church officials in the state going back decades. In many cases, high-ranking church leaders knew about the abuse but didn’t report it to the authorities. Attorney
Continue ReadingBy Stephanie Baumer, Digital Content Producer Click here for updates on this story HAZELWOOD, Missouri (KMOV) — The Hazelwood School District is extending their Thanksgiving break for self-care. Thursday morning, the district announced they would be closed the entire week of Thanksgiving. The missed days will not be made up. In a letter posted on
Continue Reading By The Associated Press No. 10 Wake Forest visits North Carolina in a game designated as a nonconference matchup between Atlantic Coast Conference teams. The instate schools agreed to a nonconference series in 2015 because they didn’t play each other as often amid the expanded ACC’s scheduling rotation. The Demon Deacons have their highest AP
Continue Reading By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN and CHRISTOPHER RUGABER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — As the U.S. economy rebounds from the ongoing pandemic, many women are choosing to sit out the labor force. The pandemic has laid bare the disproportionate burdens many women shoulder in caring for children or aging parents, as well as highlighted the
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