Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN en Español) — Susana Higuchi, ex primera dama de Perú y exesposa del expresidente de ese país Alberto Fujimori, falleció en las últimas horas, según informó este miércoles su hija Keiko en su cuenta de Twitter. “Después de una dura lucha contra el cáncer, nuestra madre Susana Higuchi acaba de partir
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By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho woman says her lawsuit challenging the state’s ban on transgender athletes should continue moving through the court system because she is enrolled as a student at Boise State University and plans to play soccer on the school’s club team next spring. Transgender athlete Lindsay
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By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho woman says her lawsuit challenging the state’s ban on transgender athletes should continue moving through the court system because she is enrolled as a student at Boise State University and plans to play soccer on the school’s club team next spring. Transgender athlete Lindsay
Continue Reading ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Jenna Staiti had 17 points and 10 rebounds, Que Morrison added 16 points and 11 rebounds, and No. 21 Georgia eased by North Florida 69-40. Morrison scored nine points in the first quarter as Georgia jumped out to a 20-5 lead and led by double figures the rest of the way.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri high school students will have to score higher on the ACT to get the state’s Bright Flight scholarship in coming years. The state higher education department said Wednesday that the score required to receive a maximum $3,000 annual scholarship will rise from a 31 to a 32 for students
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Biden boarded Air Force One for Kansas City at 10:28 a.m. Wednesday. Biden is expected to arrive in Kansas City around 1 p.m. before giving remarks to assembled union workers and elected officials, including Gov. Mike Parson, at the Kansas City Transportation Authority at 2:30 p.m.
Continue ReadingBy Tony Garcia Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — A controversial statue is being removed from its perch alongside I-65 in Crieve Hall on Tuesday. For over 20 years, Bill Dorris kept a statue of Confederate general Nathan Bedford Forrest on his private property, along with flags representing the Confederate
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — Suspected serial killer Perez Reed will have his first court hearing in St. Louis City. Reed, 26, is believed to have carried out a killing spree that began September 12 and stretched from St. Louis to Kansas City, Kansas. Reed is
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By The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Fallen Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes wrapped up her testimony Wednesday after several days of questioning by both her attorneys and prosecutors. Holmes, 37, has pleaded not guilty to charges of defrauding investors and patients by failing to deliver on her promise to revolutionize health care with a
Continue Reading WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) — Michael Dowse is resigning as CEO of the U.S. Tennis Association after about two years in the position. During his tenure, the coronavirus pandemic led to a zero-spectators U.S. Open in 2020 and an increase in participation in the sport. The USTA announced Wednesday that Dowse is stepping down effective
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The defense called Lynlee Renick to the stand as the third day of her trial at the Boone County Courthouse began. The trial is being heard here on a change of venue with a jury brought in from Clay County, Missouri.
Continue ReadingBy Andrew James Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Parents are pushing back on plans to relocate or close Asheville Primary School. A public hearing on the issue lasted nearly two hours Tuesday night. “This is a sham, I’m sorry, it’s a sham,” one parent said. Initially, Asheville City
Continue Reading By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Stocks turned choppy on Wall Street Wednesday following a two-day rally. The S&P 500 rose 0.1% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.1%. The Nasdaq rose 0.4%. Communications and health care stocks made solid gains, along with travel-related companies. Technology stocks were mixed. U.S.
Continue Reading By SUDHIN THANAWALA Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Sheriff’s officials say they have discovered the 1974 Pinto a 22-year-old student was driving on his way back to Auburn University from Georgia when he disappeared more than 45 years ago. Sheriff James Woodruff of Troup County, Georgia says that Kyle Wade Clinkscales’ car was pulled from
Continue Reading By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer Canadian Pacific’s $31 billion plan to acquire Kansas City Southern cleared one of its final hurdles Wednesday when CP shareholders overwhelmingly approved the deal that would create the first railroad connecting the United States, Canada and Mexico. The ownership of the Missouri-based railroad is expected to change next Tuesday
Continue Reading By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer Canadian Pacific’s $31 billion plan to acquire Kansas City Southern cleared one of its final hurdles Wednesday when CP shareholders overwhelmingly approved the deal that would create the first railroad connecting the United States, Canada and Mexico. The ownership of the Missouri-based railroad is expected to change next Tuesday
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Brigman Click here for updates on this story BUNCOMBE COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — The Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man in the largest drug bust of its kind in county history. But, Sheriff Quentin Miller says the work is not over. He says fentanyl is still a big problem in the
Continue Reading COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — Cleveland Indians outfielder and commentator Jack Graney has won the Hall of Fame’s Ford C. Frick Award for excellence in broadcasting. Graney, who died in 1978, will be honored during the Hall’s induction weekend from July 22 to July 25. Graney first played for Cleveland as a pitcher for two games
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By Ellie Kaufman, CNN A bipartisan group of Senators criticized the final version of the National Defense Authorization Act that passed the House late Tuesday night, saying the bill does not go far enough to reform the military justice system for survivors of sexual assault. Sen. Kristen Gillibrand, a Democrat from New York, criticized the
Continue Reading FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A South Florida judge declared a mistrial in a murder case after jurors failed to agree on a verdict following more than five days of deliberations. The jury had delivered a manslaughter verdict against twenty-seven-year-old Dayonte Resiles on Tuesday evening. But the decision was rescinded moments later when a juror
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