By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and LINDSEY TANNER Associated Press They call her, desperate, scared and often broke. Some are rape and domestic violence victims. Others are new mothers, still breastfeeding infants. Another pregnancy so soon, they say, is something they just can’t handle. “Heart wrenching,” said Angela Huntington, an abortion navigator for Planned Parenthood in Missouri,
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The city council of Jefferson City met Monday night for a work session.
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By JOE HARRIS Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Dylan Carlson drove in a pair of runs and the St. Louis bullpen combined for four scoreless innings as the Cardinals came back to beat the Miami Marlins 5-3. Carlson went 2 for 4 and has hit in five straight games. Teammate Tommy Edman scored a
Continue Reading By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Luis Castillo struck out 11 over six shutout innings in his first win in a month, leading the Cincinnati Reds to a 5-3 victory over Keegan Thompson and the Chicago Cubs. Castillo allowed five hits and walked three while throwing a career-high 123 pitches. Jonathan India
Continue Reading By DAVID SMALE Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Marcus Semien homered and drove in four runs, Jon Gray pitched seven effective innings and the Texas Rangers beat the Kansas City Royals 8-3. Corey Seager hit a two-run double as the Rangers handed last-place Kansas City its fourth consecutive defeat. They’ve outscored the Royals
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Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Two chalk and pastel studies of Leonardo da Vinci’s “The Last Supper” that once belonged to a 19th-century Dutch king will be up for auction next month. The portraits of the heads of St. John the Evangelist and St. James, who are each sat to the left of Jesus Christ in the
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By Katelyn Polantz, CNN Reporter, Crime and Justice Right-wing attorney John Eastman has dropped his challenge to the House’s pursuit of his call log data, according to a new federal court filing. The House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, US Capitol attack had subpoenaed Verizon for three months of records related to Eastman’s
Continue Reading By JOE HARRIS Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Dylan Carlson drove in a pair of runs and the St. Louis bullpen combined for four scoreless innings as the Cardinals came back to beat the Miami Marlins 5-3. Carlson went 2 for 4 and has hit in five straight games. Teammate Tommy Edman scored a
Continue Reading By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit a game-winning single in the ninth inning and the Toronto Blue Jays rallied to beat the Boston Red Sox 6-5. Jordan Romano (2-2) pitched one inning for the win as Toronto improved to 7-2 against the Red Sox. Rob Refsnyder hit a game-tying,
Continue Reading By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Brandon Woodruff struck out 10 over five innings in his return from the injured list and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-3. Andrew McCutchen and Luis Urías homered during a four-run sixth for the Brewers. Woodruff allowed one run and two hits.
Continue Reading By JAKE SEINER AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Kyle Tucker had a three-run homer and a stolen base, Yordan Alvarez hit his 23rd home run and Framber Valdez pitched a gem to lift the Houston Astros over the New York Mets 9-1. Alvarez reached base five times, Yuli Gurriel also homered and Alex
Continue Reading By AARON BRACY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Matt Olson homered twice and Travis d’Arnaud also went deep to lift the Atlanta Braves to a 5-3 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies. The Phillies were without Bryce Harper for the second straight game, and the 2021 NL MVP will be sidelined indefinitely due to a broken
Continue Reading By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A person with knowledge of the details says the New York Knicks are trading Nerlens Noel and Alec Burks to the Detroit Pistons. The move frees up nearly $20 million more for free agency. Having already agreed to send Kemba Walker to the Pistons on
Continue Reading By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — JP Sears stretched his big league scoreless streak to 12 2/3 innings and won his second spot start, pitching the major league-leading New York Yankees over the worst-in-majors Oakland Athletics 2-1 for their 15th win in 19 games. Wearing No. 92, the highest jersey number
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As he enters his second season as Battle’s head football coach, former Missouri offensive lineman Jonah Dubinski says he needs more consistency from his players in order to succeed. “It’s just about building the culture. Consistent in the weight room, consistent in the classroom and consistent practice. We do that, that was our
Continue Reading By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Jorge Polanco drove in three runs in his first game back from the injured list and rookie Josh Winder pitched six stellar innings as the Minnesota Twins earned a day-night doubleheader split with a 6-0 win over the Cleveland Guardians. Amed Rosario’s clutch two-run single in
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Clippers have agreed to a contract extension with center Ivica Zubac. The team had declined its $7.5 million option on the 25-year-old from Croatia, setting up the new deal that keeps the 7-footer as the club’s longest-tenured player. Zubac averaged career highs of 10.3 points and 8.5 rebounds
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By Polo Sandoval, CNN Three Americans found dead at a Sandals resort on the Bahamas’ Great Exuma island on May 6 died due to carbon monoxide poisoning, local authorities said Tuesday. “At this juncture of the investigation, we can officially confirm that all three of the victims died as a result of asphyxiation due to
Continue Reading By PATRICK STEVENS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Patrick Corbin matched a career high with 12 strikeouts, Yadiel Hernandez delivered a go-ahead two-run double, and the Washington Nationals rallied in the eighth inning for the second straight game, beating the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-1. Corbin (4-10) allowed one run in eight innings for Washington, which has
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By Lauren del Valle, CNN The indictments against former top Michigan state officials for their alleged culpability in the Flint water crisis were deemed invalid Tuesday. A panel of Michigan Supreme Court judges said that prosecutors in Attorney General Dana Nessel’s office made a procedural error when a Genesee County Circuit Court judge serving as
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