By Jennifer Hansler, CNN The Russian war on Ukraine has “driven US-Russia relations into the depths,” US Ambassador to Russia John Sullivan told CNN on Thursday. Although the top envoy did not say that the relationship between Washington and Moscow was at its absolute lowest point, Sullivan noted that it was “about as bad as
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By HOWARD FENDRICH AP National Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Trevor Rogers provided his longest outing of the season by allowing one run in six innings, and the Miami Marlins stretched their winning streak to five games with a 3-2 sweep-completing victory over the reeling Washington Nationals. Rogers gave up just two hits against a Nationals
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By Eric Levenson, Amir Vera and Jacob Lev, CNN The Jacksonville Jaguars made Travon Walker, a defensive lineman from the University of Georgia, the first pick in the NFL draft Thursday on a glitzy night in Las Vegas. Walker just came off a championship season with the Bulldogs, where he recorded 37 total tackles for
Continue Readingmacamilarincon Región de Jersón, Ucrania (CNN) –– Cuando Dasha y otros niños salieron del sótano en el que se refugiaron y entraron a su pueblo recién ocupado, fue por comida. Se escondían de los rusos, quienes disparaban al aire, a los autos… y a la gente. Sin embargo, en el momento en que los niños
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Emily Vallandingham, a 2002 Jefferson City High School graduate, will lead Thomas Jefferson Middle School next year.
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By Annie Grayer, Daniella Diaz and Ryan Nobles, CNN Democratic Rep. Bennie Thompson, who chairs the House select committee investigating the January 6 Capitol Hill insurrection, told reporters Thursday that the committee will hold eight hearings spread out through the month of June. Thompson said the hearings will be a “mixture of some prime time
Continue Reading By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer Tiger Woods is at Southern Hill three weeks before the start of the PGA Championship. It’s the first step toward deciding whether his right leg that was badly damaged in a February 2021 car accident can allow him to compete in another major. Woods made a positive return from
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By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s upbeat message that the economy is cruising along hit a troublesome speed bump on Thursday when the federal government reported that U.S. gross domestic product shrank during the first three months of 2022. Economic activity declined at annual rate of 1.4%, a sharp reversal
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By Mark Morales, CNN Prosecutors are pushing back against allegations that the accused Brooklyn subway shooter‘s constitutional rights were violated when FBI agents took DNA samples from him, according to court fillings. Federal public defender Mia Eisner-Grynberg said FBI agents entered Frank James’ cell at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn on Tuesday and took
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By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s Republican-led House has passed legislation aimed at restricting transgender kids’ participation in sports. House members voted 95-46 to require transgender public school students to play on teams that match the sex listed on their birth certificates. Senators also debated a proposal to strip funding
Continue ReadingBy Fletcher Keel Click here for updates on this story CINCINNATI, Ohio (WLWT) — A fan at Tuesday night’s Cincinnati Reds game is going viral after catching a foul ball while having his hands full. In the top of the fifth inning in the Reds’ loss to the San Diego Padres, San Diego’s Luis Campusano
Continue Reading TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican lawmakers in Kansas have failed to override Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s vetoes of measures dealing with transgender athletes and parents’ ability to challenge books and other materials in public schools. Both proposals that failed Thursday were priorities for conservative legislators. One of the measures would have banned transgender athletes from
Continue Reading GIRONA, Spain (AP) — Oliver Bekker has shot a 6-under 66 to take a share of the first-round lead at the Catalunya Championship. The South African made eight birdies and a double bogey at the Stadium Course to finish tied with Jeff Winther and Darren Fichardt. Winther had one bogey and seven birdies while Fichardt
Continue Reading JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s GOP-led House has voted to require voters to show photo identification at the polls. House members voted 96-47 to send the bill to the Republican-led Senate on Thursday. Missouri voters in 2016 amended the state constitution to require photo IDs. But the Missouri Supreme Court later gutted the rule.
Continue ReadingBy Shelby Montgomery Click here for updates on this story OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma (KOCO) — A University of Oklahoma football legend saved a woman from a car crash. Over the weekend, Marcus Dupree pulled a woman out of her car after it flipped multiple times. “I was like I got to check and see who
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By Priscilla Alvarez and Christian Sierra, CNN A US-Mexico border state Democrat joined a chorus of Republican lawmakers in knocking the Biden administration’s plan to mitigate a potential surge of migrants at the southern border when a Trump-era pandemic restriction lifts. “Putting more pressure on a system that can’t handle it carries a significant risk
Continue ReadingBy Mary Saladna Click here for updates on this story SHERBORN, Massachusetts (WCVB) — Peanut the cat is back on solid ground after spending a few days perilously high up in a tree thanks to an expert arborist who doubles as a scaredy-cat hero. “You know, we could hear her. It took us a while
Continue ReadingBy WCVB Staff Click here for updates on this story BOSTON, Massachusetts (WCVB) — Boston police are searching for a Dunkin customer accused of throwing a Coolatta machine and nearly striking a worker after becoming upset about the doughnut shop’s menu. The employee was working at the drive-thru window Monday night at a Dunkin on
Continue Reading By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The federal government has finished another environmental review of a proposed transmission line that will carry wind-generated electricity from rural New Mexico to big cities in the West and similar reviews are planned for two more projects that would span parts of Utah and Nevada,
Continue Reading By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Megan Grenon stretched outside the rink before a rare showcase of women’s hockey in the Washington, D.C, area when a young girl approached with her parents. “Are you a hockey player? Are you playing today?” the girl asked. “Yeah,” Grenon replied. “Are you here to
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