BRUSSELS (AP) — Top European Union migration officials are offering to ease asylum rules for Poland, Lithuania and Latvia in response to what the EU says is a “hybrid attack” by Belarus. Around 8,000 people have crossed into the three countries since the beginning of the year. Many of them are from Iraq. Poland, Lithuania
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By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Top European Union migration officials have offered to ease the asylum procedures for Poland, Lithuania and Latvia in response to what the EU has called a “hybrid attack” by Belarus to destabilize the bloc using migrants and refugees. The EU migration officials proposed allowing Poland, Lithuania and
Continue ReadingBy ANNA MUCKENFUSS, BRIANNA OWCZARZAK Click here for updates on this story MICHIGAN (WNEM) — Three people are dead and eight others were injured after a shooting at Oxford High School in Oakland County on Tuesday. The three deceased victims were identified as students, 16-year-old Tate Myre, 14-year-old Hana St. Juliana and 17-year-old Madisyn Baldwin.
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By Veronica Stracqualursi and Jim Acosta, CNN Then-President Donald Trump tested positive for Covid-19 three days ahead of his first 2020 presidential debate with Joe Biden — though he also had a negative result in that same timeframe, according to excerpts from a forthcoming book from the former Republican president’s chief of staff reported by
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WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A lawsuit filed against a Wichita car dealership by the wife of a police officer injured when he was run over by a sport utility vehicle from the business has been settled for an undisclosed amount. Officer Brian Arterburn was critically injured in February 2017 when he was hit by the
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By Megan Marples, CNN As we mark World AIDS Day today, a wave of HIV cases makes it more important than ever to protect yourself from contracting the virus. The human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV, attacks the body’s immune system, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. If left untreated, it can
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Peter Prengaman has been named climate and environmental editor of The Associated Press. This new position will lead the news agency’s expanding coverage of climate issues as part of a major global initiative. Prengaman is a multiformat journalist and newsroom leader who has led coverage of major stories around the world.
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PRAGUE (AP) — A postponed Women’s World Cup qualifying game between the Czech Republic and Belarus will be played in 2022. The match was postponed after several players on the visiting team tested positive for the coronavirus. The Czech soccer association says UEFA has yet to confirm a date for the game. The Czechs were
Continue ReadingBy SPENCER THOMAS Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — A landmark that used to serve as entertainment for kids in the super food cart pod, Cartlandia, has been stolen. If you’re a frequent foodie at Cartlandia, you may remember seeing a human sized, neon colored shoe that was equipped with
Continue Reading REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) — Police in Iceland say three men were arrested after a homemade bomb was found in a residential neighborhood of the capital, Reykjavik. The explosives were discovered Tuesday in a dumpster near an apartment building that houses the U.S. ambassador’s residence. The Reykjavik Metropolitan Police force said “there is no evidence to
Continue ReadingBy BETSY WEBSTER Click here for updates on this story LANSING, Kansas (KCTV) — For the second time in less than a month, an officer at Lansing Correctional Facility has been attacked by an inmate, according to the union that represents Kansas corrections officers. Sarah LaFrenz, president of the Kansas Organization of State Employees, said
Continue ReadingBy Joe Sutton, CNN A police officer and two other people died in a shooting in Rex, Georgia, Clayton County authorities said. The suspect was also killed. Two women, the police officer and a suspect were killed, Clayton County Police Chief Kevin Roberts said at a news conference. The Clayton County Police Department received a
Continue Reading By ARITZ PARRA, HELENA ALVES and JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Lines have returned for those seeking vaccine shots in Portugal and Spain. The two southern European neighbors have high inoculation figures that are the envy of the world but they are still stepping up efforts to close the gap of the few
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — British officials say about 30,000 people in the north of England and in Scotland have been without electricity for the better part of a week after a storm brought snow, ice and wind gusts of almost 100 miles per hour. Storm Arwen disrupted transportation, and caused residential power outages starting Friday. Officials
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — British officials say about 30,000 people in the north of England and in Scotland have been without electricity for the better part of a week after a storm brought snow, ice and wind gusts of almost 100 miles per hour. Storm Arwen disrupted transportation, and caused residential power outages starting Friday. Officials
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By Michael Warren, CNN Dr. Mehmet Oz, a cardiothoracic surgeon and television personality, is running for the US Senate in Pennsylvania as a Republican, according to an op-ed published Tuesday in the conservative Washington Examiner. “During the pandemic, I learned that when you mix politics and medicine, you get politics instead of solutions. That’s why
Continue Reading FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Opening statements were scheduled for Wednesday in the federal trial for former reality TV star Josh Duggar, who faces child pornography charges. Duggar, who appeared in TLC’s “19 Kids and Counting,” was charged in April with two counts of downloading and possessing child pornography. Duggar faces up to 20 years in
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By Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN Most American adults younger than 30 are concerned about the US and its democracy, according to a survey released Wednesday by the Institute of Politics at the Harvard Kennedy School. The poll was conducted in late October and early November. Young adults say, 55% to 44%, that they’re more fearful than
Continue ReadingBy Mike Curkov Click here for updates on this story WAUKESHA, Wisconsin (WDJT) — ‘The Titan’ Adam Scherr and his Blizzard Brawl tag team partner EC3 say they will donate all of their Blizzard Brawl meet & greet and autograph proceeds to the United for Waukesha Community Fund benefitting the victims of the Waukesha Christmas
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The Columbia/Boone County Department of Public Health and Human Services reported 84 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday. There are currently 439 active cases in the county and 26,747 cases since the pandemic began. The county reported 26,128 cases removed from isolation. Boone County ranks 11th in the state with the most coronavirus cases in total volume in
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