By HARVEY VALENTINE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Austin Riley homered twice and the Atlanta Braves won their 14th straight game, beating the Washington Nationals 8-2. Rookie Spencer Strider allowed one hit over 5 2/3 innings for Atlanta. Orlando Arcia started at second base in place of the injured Ozzie Albies and had a homer,
Continue ReadingBy Mark Morales, CNN The alleged armed gunman who shot and killed a Goldman Sachs employee while riding the subway in May has been indicted on a second-degree murder charge and two counts of criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, according to a Wednesday statement from Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. Andrew
Continue Reading By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge hit his major league-leading 25th home run, No. 9 batter Kyle Higashioka followed an intentional walk with a three-run drive and the New York Yankees beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 for their 13th straight win at home. Nestor Cortes outpitched Shane McClanahan
Continue ReadingBy Andy Rose, CNN Findings from an independent investigation into the conviction of an Oklahoma death row inmate have at least one Republican legislator calling for the end of the state’s use of capital punishment if the man is put to death. The inquiry into the conviction of Richard Glossip showed his case was marred
Continue Reading By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit his 16th homer, then singled home the winning run in the 10th inning that lifted the Toronto Blue Jays over the Baltimore Orioles 7-6. Orioles rookie Adley Rutschman hit his first career home run and got his first two RBIs. Ryan Mountcastle homered
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Over four weeks, more than 600 Columbia Public School students take part in four trips to the Grand Teton National Park with one day set to visit Yellowstone National Park.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former Rock Bridge standout Isiaih Mosley made his commitment to Mizzou official on Wednesday afternoon. The former Missouri State guard comes in as one of the top-rated transfers in the country. “Mizzou is home,” Mosley said in a press release. “I’m excited about what is building here and want to help bring a
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By Michael Callahan and Devan Cole, CNN The US-led combined joint task force fighting ISIS has detained a senior ISIS leader in Syria, the coalition announced on Thursday local time. “Hani Ahmed al-Kurdi, known as Salim, was responsible for coordinating terrorist activities across the region,” the coalition said in a statement on Thursday. “He was
Continue ReadingBy Camilo Rocha, Rodrigo Pedroso and Philip Wang, CNN A suspect held over the disappearance of a British journalist and Brazilian indigenous affairs expert has admitted to killing the pair in a remote region of the Amazon, Brazilian authorities said at a news conference Wednesday. Brazilian Federal Police identified the suspect as Amarildo da Costa
Continue Reading FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Robin Jansson scored the equalizer for Orlando City in a 1-1 draw against the New England Revolution. The Revolution are now 5-5-5 and Orlando is 6-5-4.
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer A source with direct knowledge of the agreement said the Houston Rockets are trading center Christian Wood, their leading scorer and rebounder this season, to the Dallas Mavericks in exchange for four players and a draft pick. Boban Marjanovic, Trey Burke, Sterling Brown and Marquese Chriss are going to
Continue Reading By Ryan Nobles, Zachary Cohen, Annie Grayer, Katelyn Polantz and Chandelis Duster, CNN The House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, US Capitol attack is in possession of email correspondence between conservative attorney John Eastman and Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, a conservative activist who’s the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, a source familiar
Continue Reading UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Courtney Williams scored 20 points and the Connecticut Sun made 14 3-pointers in a 105-92 victory over the Atlanta Dream on Wednesday night. Connecticut (11-4) had its highest points total since a 109-88 win over Las Vegas on Aug. 5, 2018. The Sun set a franchise record for 3-pointers in a
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Padres right-hander Joe Musgrove takes a 47-47 career record over seven seasons into this start at Wrigley Field. But he’s been one of the best pitchers in the majors this year, going 7-0 with a 1.50 ERA in 11 starts. The 29-year-old Musgrove has allowed just one earned run in 27
Continue Reading INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Tina Charles scored a season-high 29 points on 11-of-21 shooting, Diana Taurasi hit four 3-pointers and finished with 17 points and the Phoenix Mercury beat the Indiana Fever 93-80. Diamond DeShields finished with 16 points and Skylar Diggins-Smith scored 13 for Phoenix (6-9). The Mercury have won four of their last five
Continue Reading By Jeremy Herb, Zachary Cohen, Annie Grayer and Ryan Nobles, CNN The House January 6 committee will use its third June hearing to make the case that then-President Donald Trump’s pressure campaign on his vice president to overturn the 2020 presidential election “directly contributed” to the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol, which
Continue Reading By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer DENVER (AP) — NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman says the league is projecting record revenue this season. Bettman at his annual state of the league address before the Stanley Cup Final estimated revenue will surpass $5.2 billion. The league generated $4.6 billion in the last normal full season in 2018-19.
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN Español) — El gobierno de Cuba anticipó este miércoles que continuarán las interrupciones al suministro eléctrico de la isla debido a averÃas en unidades generadoras, las cuales provocaron apagones por varias horas este martes y llevaron a una protesta en la universidad estatal de la provincia de Camagüey. Según un comunicado de
Continue Reading By SHANE LANTZ Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Ryan Jeffers hit an RBI single off the center-field wall to break a scoreless tie in the seventh inning and the Minnesota Twins went on to beat the Seattle Mariners 5-0. Twins starter Sonny Gray, making his first appearance since going on the injured list with a
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) This week representatives of the submarine USS Jefferson City are in town through Friday. The sailors along with one of their officers were welcomed by the governor in his office. The sailors will be spending more time in Jefferson City this week, all part of the navy’s namesake visits. Chief of
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