CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — All-America center Kofi Cockburn of Illinois has declared for the NBA draft and hired an agent. He made the announcement on his social media channels and the Illinois athletic department confirmed it. Cockburn wrote that playing in the NBA has been a longtime dream and that it’s time to make the
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ST. LOUIS, Mo. (AP) — A federal judge sentenced a former Ferguson police officer to three years for probation for beating a handcuffed man and filing a false police report. Sixty-three-year-old Jackie Matthews was sentenced Wednesday. He pleaded guilty in January to falsifying information in a federal investigation. Court filings say Matthews beat the man,
Continue Reading By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — All-Pro receiver Deebo Samuel told ESPN that he has requested a trade from the San Francisco 49ers as the two sides have been unable to negotiate a long-term deal for one of the league’s top playmakers. Samuel is entering the final year of
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By DAVE KOLPACK Associated Press FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A poll finds that a majority of people in the United States continue to support a mask requirement for people traveling on airplanes and other shared transportation. The poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that 56% of those surveyed favor requiring
Continue Reading JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Workers required to get vaccinated by their employers could sue if they have negative reactions under a Missouri bill. The GOP-led House gave the vaccine liability bill initial approval Wednesday. The measure was introduced in response to COVID-19 vaccination requirements. Under the measure, employers who make their workers get a
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By Dianne Gallagher, Steve Contorno and Rachel Janfaza, CNN The Florida state Senate on Wednesday advanced legislation pushed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis during the state’s special legislative session: a new congressional map submitted by the governor and a pair of bills aimed at Disney. The DeSantis-backed map — which proposes an aggressively partisan redrawing
Continue ReadingBy KMOV Staff Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, Missouri (KMOV) — A woman says she was the target of stalking with an Apple AirTag after a night out with friends in Soulard. The woman, who wants to go by the her first name, Brooke, says she was stalked after having a
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — A finales de la década de 1970, el gobierno de Estados Unidos desreguló el sector de las aerolÃneas, eliminando el control federal sobre las tarifas, las rutas y la entrada de nuevas aerolÃneas en el mercado. Como resultado, a partir de la década de los ochenta aparecieron una gran cantidad de
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By Matt McFarland, CNN Business Amtrak is embroiled in a fight that may have vast implications for the future of US rail service, including the billions of dollars devoted to it from the bipartisan infrastructure bill. Amtrak, which typically speaks in a mild-mannered tone on social media, has reinvented itself as a flamethrower that’s launching
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN Español) — La Comisión Permanente de Derechos Humanos (CPDH), que documentó cientos de denuncias de violaciones a los derechos humanos en el contexto de las protestas antigubernamentales de 2018, fue clausurada mediante un decreto legislativo aprobado este miércoles en la Asamblea Nacional de Nicaragua. El decreto, propuesto por la bancada del oficialista
Continue Reading BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz has defeated Soonwoo Kwon 6-1, 2-6, 6-2 in his opening match at the Barcelona Open. The 11th-ranked Spaniard improved to 19-3 this season. He was coming off an early exit in Monte Carlo after winning in Rio de Janeiro and Miami. The 18-year-old Alcaraz hadn’t played in Spain since
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By Jennifer Hansler and Kylie Atwood, CNN The United States on Wednesday unveiled its latest round of sanctions going after Russia over its war on Ukraine, this time targeting a key commercial bank and “a global network of more than 40 individuals and entities led by U.S.-designated Russian oligarch Konstantin Malofeyev.” In a news release,
Continue Reading JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Some Missouri homeowners could be spared from paying higher property taxes under a pair of constitutional amendments passed by the state Senate. One measure approved Wednesday would authorize laws limiting the amount of increase in property value assessments. Another measure approved Wednesday would allow counties to exempt homeowners age 65
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By MJ Lee and Kate Sullivan, CNN Tensions remain very high within the Biden administration ahead of the expected repeal of a Trump-era pandemic restriction next month and the potential surge of migrants at the border that’s expected to follow, according to a source familiar with ongoing discussions. Since the US Centers for Disease Control
Continue Reading By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — UCLA’s Johnny Juzang is entering the NBA draft. He was one of the stars of the 2021 NCAA Tournament during the Bruins’ run to the Final Four. Juzang averaged 15.6 points and 4.7 rebounds last season, when the Bruins lost to North Carolina in the
Continue Reading By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A surge in robberies at licensed cannabis shops in Washington state — including a pistol-whipping, gunshots and killings — is helping fuel a renewed push for federal banking reforms that would make the cash-dependent stores a less appealing target. Sen. Patty Murray of Washington, the third-ranking Senate
Continue Reading AMES, Iowa (AP) — Temple point guard Jeremiah Williams is transferring to Iowa State. The announcement from Cyclones coach T.J. Otzelberger came a day after Big 12 freshman of the year Tyrese Hunter said he would leave the Cyclones and enter the transfer portal. Williams started 21 of 22 games last season and averaged 9.5
Continue Reading AMES, Iowa (AP) — Temple point guard Jeremiah Williams is transferring to Iowa State. The announcement from Cyclones coach T.J. Otzelberger came a day after Big 12 freshman of the year Tyrese Hunter said he would leave the Cyclones and enter the transfer portal. Williams started 21 of 22 games last season and averaged 9.5
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By Rebekah Riess and Dakin Andone, CNN The trial of a Colorado man accused in the disappearance and death of his wife has been scrapped after prosecutors moved to dismiss the case while they continued the search for her body. Fremont County District Judge Ramsey Lama on Tuesday granted their motion — meaning charges can
Continue Reading By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico workplace safety regulators say they have issued the maximum possible fine against a film production company for firearms safety failures on the set where actor and producer Alec Baldwin fatally shot a cinematographer in October. New Mexico’s Occupational Health and Safety Bureau on
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