By JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — The investigator who played a key role in former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens’ resignation in 2018 has pleaded guilty to evidence tampering. Private investigator William Tisaby entered the plea Wedesday on the misdemeanor charge. Prosecutors dropped seven felony counts including perjury. Jury selection was set to
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By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer A total of 156 players agreed to contracts in the hours before the delayed deadline to exchange proposed salaries with teams in arbitration and just three reached multiyear deals, all for two years: third baseman Matt Chapman and Toronto at $25 million, outfielder Darin Ruf and San Francisco at
Continue Reading By JACK THOMPSON Associated Press SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) — After seven seasons with the Colorado Rockies, Jon Gray moved on to the Texas Rangers in the offseason with a four-year, $56 million contract. The 30-year-old right-hander figures to be the anchor of the rotation in the wake of a 102-loss season that resulted in Texas
Continue Reading FRISCO, Texas (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys have re-signed defensive tackle Carlos Watkins, tight end Jeremy Sprinkle and punter Bryan Anger. That brings to 12 the number of free agents they have retained. Watkins started 14 games for the Cowboys last season, but his re-signing is more likely about depth with Dallas expecting Neville Gallimore
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By Matt McFarland, CNN Business Tesla recently issued four vehicle recalls in a 12-day span. But Tesla owners did not have to rush their cars to the nearest dealership to fix the safety issues, which ranged from its “full self-driving” driver assist function rolling through stop signs, to some windshields not properly defrosting. Instead, Tesla
Continue ReadingBy KABC Staff Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KABC) — A woman was rushed to the hospital after being struck in a hail of gunfire in Exposition Park Tuesday night, just blocks from USC. Officers responded to the area of 41st Drive and Vermont Avenue at about 9:30 p.m. and found
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By Whitney Wild, Annie Grayer and Melanie Zanona, CNN More than 80 officials from law enforcement and federal agencies have testified to the House committee investigating the Capitol insurrection, including members of the Secret Service, in what investigators believe will be the most extensive review yet of security failures that led to the US Capitol
Continue Reading By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer VENICE, Fla. (AP) — The additions of former Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen and another established veteran, Collin McHugh, give the World Series champion Atlanta Braves one of baseball’s deepest bullpens. The 34-year-old Jansen, who had 34 saves for the Dodgers last season, becomes Atlanta’s new closer. The deep bullpen
Continue Reading By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Al Michaels and Kirk Herbstreit will be the announcing team when Prime Video takes over “Thursday Night Football” in September. Michaels moves to Prime from NBC. His contract with NBC ended last month after he was in the booth for his 11th Super Bowl. Herbstreit will remain ESPN’s lead
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The Missouri Department of Natural Resources gave more than $11.2 million in financial assistance to the Missouri American Water Company for upgrades to the Jefferson City water treatment plan.
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By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Pfizer has issued a recall for a high blood pressure medication distributed under three names, according to the company. Accuretic and its two generic versions distributed by Greenstone — quinapril and hydrochlorothiazide tablets and quinapril HCl/hydrochlorothiazide tablets — are subject to the recall. The medications treat hypertension, which increases the risk
Continue Reading By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer Michigan and Kentucky stood out in a study examining the men’s and women’s NCAA Tournament brackets based on graduation rates, academic success and diversity in the head coaching ranks. The Wolverines were the overall No. 1 seed as the national champion for a third straight year in the men’s
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — En 1958, el artista Yves Klein inauguró una famosa exposición llamada “El vacío”, en la que colocó un gran gabinete en una habitación que de otro modo estaría vacía. Miles de visitantes, que pagaron por su entrada, se presentaron en una galería de París para echarle un vistazo a nada
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By DAVID PITT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A hearing scheduled for Thursday in the case of one of the teenagers charged with killing a southeast Iowa teacher has been placed on hold after his attorney sought a review by the Iowa Supreme Court. Willard Miller and Jeremy Goodale, both 16, are charged
Continue ReadingGermán Padinger (CNN Español) — Parecía imposible que una guerra a gran escala estallara otra vez en Europa, y que Rusia nuevamente estuviera en el centro. Pero ocurrió. El 24 de febrero las tropas rusas invadieron Ucrania y desde entonces, los combates y el sufrimiento para la población ucraniana no cesan. El conflicto ha visto
Continue Reading By MAURICIO SAVARESE AP Sports Writer SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s soccer confederation CBF has elected a new president as it tries to move on from a sexual harassment scandal involving its previous leader. The 68-year-old Ednaldo Rodrigues was appointed for a four-year term after receiving 137 of 141 possible votes as the only candidate
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By Jennifer Korn, CNN Business Mackenzie Scott said Wednesday she has donated more than $3.8 billion to 465 organizations since June. In a Medium post, Scott said her team’s focus in the past nine months continued to be helping underrepresented people from various backgrounds and communities. The billionaire philanthropist gave money to Planned Parenthood locations
Continue Reading By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Mistakenly taking less than $100 worth of bets on college basketball games that are not allowed to be wagered on in New Jersey has cost BetMGM $25,000. The same law that’s preventing fans of Jersey City-based Saint Peter’s University in Friday’s Sweet 16 game also
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By Caroline Kelly, CNN Madeleine Albright, the first female US secretary of state and who helped steer Western foreign policy in the aftermath of the Cold War, has died. She was 84 years old. The cause was cancer, Albright’s family said in a statement Wednesday. Albright was a central figure in President Bill Clinton’s administration,
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By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Amazon has found its announcers for “Thursday Night Football.” Al Michaels and Kirk Herbstreit will be the play-by-play announcers for Amazon Prime Video’s exclusive coverage of “Thursday Night Football” starting next season, kicking off with a September 15 telecast. Landing Michaels, one of the most iconic announcers in sports history,
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