ST. LOUIS (AP) — A 30-year-old man has pleaded guilty to murdering the grandson of a woman whose St. Louis-area soul food restaurant was the setting for the reality show “Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s.” Travell Anthony Hill, of St. Louis, pleaded guilty Friday to conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire and another count of murder-for-hire. He admitted
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By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Paul Goldschmidt homered to extend his hitting streak to 25 games, Corey Dickerson went deep twice, and the St. Louis Cardinals pounded the Chicago Cubs 14-5. Nolan Gorman and Lars Nootbaar also went deep as the Cardinals rolled to their fourth win in five games. Goldschmidt
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By Kevin Dotson and Jacqueline Rose, CNN Brittney Griner has been able to receive written correspondence from friends and family during her detention in Russia, where she has been held for over 100 days, her agent tells CNN — but the WNBA star has not been able to speak with her loved ones back home
Continue Reading SAO PAULO (AP) — Former Brazil defender Alex says he has undergone heart bypass surgery after four blocked arteries were discovered. The 39-year-old retired from soccer in 2016 after a long and successful career playing for Chelsea, PSV Eindhoven, Paris Saint-Germain and AC Milan. Alex’ former club Santos posted on its social media channels a
Continue Reading CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Ian Churchill got two solid plays from his defense to earn a save and San Diego held on to defeat Vanderbilt 3-2 in the Corvallis Regional. After allowing a leadoff walk to Enrique Bradfield and a sacrifice bunt by Javier Vaz, the Torero defense saved the day. A hard smash to
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN) — A medida que aumenta la cantidad de casos de viruela del mono en medio de un brote global en curso, los funcionarios de salud de EE.UU. dijeron este viernes que están aumentando las pruebas y el rastreo de contactos, así como el acceso a vacunas y tratamientos. Como parte de esos
Continue Reading By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers opened the season with an all-time high $310.6 million payroll for purposes of the luxury tax and are on track to pay a record tax of nearly $47 million. The figures were compiled by Major League Baseball and obtained by The
Continue Reading AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Skyler Messinger went 4 for 5 with three RBIs, Austin Todd added three RBIs and No. 9 overall seed Texas beat Air Force 11-3 in the Austin Regional. Texas has won 12 of its last 15 games, which includes a loss to Oklahoma in the Big 12 championship. Air Force was
Continue Reading COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Austin Bost hit a three-run homer in the seventh to help No. 5 national seed Texas A&M beat Oral Roberts 8-2 in the College Station Regional. Texas A&M returned to the NCAA Tournament after having a string of 13 consecutive trips snapped last season. Jordan Thompson opened the scoring for
Continue Reading By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer DETROIT (AP) — The milk has barely been washed out of Indianapolis 500 winner Marcus Ericsson’s firesuit and the IndyCar season has gone wild. The Swede is the new points leader, free agency has picked up at a dizzying pace and the reigning IndyCar champion said his name
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Missouri Department of Transportation contractors will close down Bagnell Dam to initiate the final phase of rehabilitating the bridge next week.
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FENTON, Mo. (KMIZ) The Rock Bridge girls soccer team fell to Nerinx Hall 1-0 in the class four state semifinal on Friday evening. The Markers will head to the program’s third-consecutive championship game. It was a defensive battle through-and-through, as Rock Bridge held off Nerinx Hall’s attack in the second half. Haylee Braun broke through
Continue Reading HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) — Tanner Hall struck out nine in eight innings for his ninth win of the season and No. 11 national seed Southern Miss beat Army 2-0 on Friday in the Hattiesburg Regional. Hall retired the first 11 batters, including six strikeouts, to help ensure the Golden Eagles’ eighth shutout of the season.
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Nota del editor: el psicólogo John Duffy, autor de “Parenting the New Teen in the Age of Anxiety”, ejerce en Chicago. Está especializado en el trabajo con adolescentes, padres, parejas y familias. (CNN) — Hay una crisis en la salud mental de los adolescentes, lo que sugiere un marcado aumento de las enfermedades
Continue Reading By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer MADISON, Ill. (AP) — NASCAR is taking its championship weekend back to Phoenix next season, the fourth straight year that the Cup Series title will be decided in the desert, and the reaction from drivers this week has been decidedly mixed. There are those like Kurt Busch who think
Continue Reading LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Jack Payton had his first four-hit day and drove in four runs, and No. 12 overall seed Louisville defeated Southeast Missouri State 7-2 in the Louisville Regional on Friday. Payton had RBI doubles for the Cardinals in the fifth and seven innings and ad ded a two-run single in the eighth.
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By Manu Raju, CNN Chief Congressional Correspondent Sen. Chris Murphy, the lead Democratic negotiator on gun control legislation, told CNN on Friday he expected talks over policy proposals to intensify next week — and noted there are a lot of “outstanding” issues that haven’t been resolved. Among them: Whether to raise the age to 21
Continue ReadingBy Ryan Breslin and Mary Alice Royse Click here for updates on this story MURFREESBORO, Tennessee (WSMV) — A Rutherford County Principal was fired Thursday after receiving charges for an incident in 2019. According to a video from 2019 obtained by News4 from police, Walter Hill Elementary principal Helen Campbell and special education teacher Bonnie
Continue Reading DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Kirk Triplett shot a 9-under 63 on Friday to take a two-stroke lead over Jerry Kelly, Ken Tanigawa and Brett Quigley after the first round of the PGA Tour Champions’ Principal Charity Classic. “Sixty-three is a miracle,” Triplett said. “No, I haven’t shot a low score in a long time
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Edward Snowden, who admitted to leaking information about US surveillance programs to the press. Personal Birth date: June 21, 1983 Birth place: Elizabeth City, North Carolina Birth name: Edward Joseph Snowden Father: Lonnie Snowden, former Coast Guard officer Mother: Elizabeth Snowden, federal court administrator
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