MOLINE ACRES, Mo. (AP) — Authorities say a police officer in suburban St. Louis was charged after he hit and killed another officer while chasing a suspect. The St. Louis County prosecuting attorney announced Wednesday that Brian Rayford, of Florissant, faces a first-degree involuntary manslaughter charge in the December 2020 death of Sgt. Herschel Turner,
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN) — Los clientes de Apple pronto podrían echar un vistazo a la próxima generación del iPhone. Este miércoles Apple envió las invitaciones de prensa para un evento el 7 de septiembre, donde se espera que la compañía presente la nueva línea del iPhone 14. La invitación de la compañía, que siempre se
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Police say two people have been killed and three others are injured in a shooting in front of a senior citizen’s center and near several schools in the nation’s capital. Wednesday’s shooting happened just before 1 p.m. in the Truxton Circle neighborhood of Washington. Executive Assistant Police Chief Ashan Benedict says two
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By The Associated Press Tom Brady’s back for a 23rd season, poised to pursue “unfinished business” with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Bucs are coming off setting a franchise record for regular-season victories and winning the NFC South for the first time since 2007. But the team’s bid to repeat as Super Bowl champions ended
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN Español) — Charlie Crist, el demócrata que le disputará la gobernación de Florida a Ron DeSantis, es una cara reconocible de manera instantánea en el estado y un político con una de las carreras más inusuales en Estados Unidos. Ahora enfrenta un reto doble: desbancar a su contrincante del gobierno estatal
Continue ReadingBy Amanda Watts and Amy Simonson, CNN A 61-year old postal carrier died after being attacked by five dogs in rural northern Florida over the weekend, sheriff’s officials said. The postal worker, identified as Pamela Jane Rock of Melrose, was in the Interlachen Lake Estates area Sunday after her vehicle broke down, according to the
Continue ReadingBy Jason Kravarik, Natasha Chen, Eric Levenson and Amir Vera, CNN A federal jury awarded $31 million in damages to Kobe Bryant’s widow and her co-plaintiff on Thursday after finding the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s and Fire departments liable for infringing on their constitutional rights for taking and sharing gruesome photos of the January 2020
Continue Reading By DEREK GATOPOULOS and INNA VARENYTSIA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces Wednesday launched a rocket attack on a Ukrainian train station on the embattled country’s Independence Day, killing at least 15 people and wounding about 50, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said after warning for days that Moscow might attempt “something particularly cruel” this
Continue Reading By SAMANTHA HENDRICKSON Associated Press/Report for America COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A strike by teachers in Ohio’s largest school district is continuing for a third day on the first day of school for its 47,000 students. The Columbus School District and the union resumed bargaining Wednesday afternoon. Some parents, students, teachers and other employees have
Continue Reading By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Years late and billions over budget, NASA’s new moon rocket makes its debut next week in a high-stakes test flight before astronauts get on top. The 322-foot (98-meter) rocket will attempt to send an empty crew capsule into a far-flung lunar orbit, 50 years
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By Naomi Thomas, CNN People who increased the amount of alcohol they drank also had an increased risk of cancer, according to the results of a large study in Korea published on Wednesday in JAMA Network Open. The study found that people who increased the amount they drank had a higher risk of all cancers,
Continue Reading By JIM VERTUNO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas judge presiding over the trial of the woman accused of killing pro cyclist Anna Moriah Wilson says it will likely will be delayed from its scheduled October start because defense lawyers have filed a flurry of motions that require consideration. Kaitlin Armstrong’s attorneys initially
Continue Reading By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Persistent power outages and threats from Puerto Rico’s government have prompted a company that operates the island’s transmission and distribution system to announce that it would dedicate more resources and crews to improve service. The move came just hours after Puerto Rico’s Senate launched
Continue Reading MONTREAL (AP) — Midfielder Djordje Mihailovic will leave CF Montreal at the end of the Major League Soccer season to join the Dutch club AZ Alkmaar. Montreal says the transfer is effective Jan. 1. The 23-year-old was acquired by Montreal in 2021 after he spent four seasons with the Chicago Fire. He has a career-high
Continue ReadingBy Dakin Andone, CNN Oklahoma’s governor has declined to grant clemency to death row inmate James Coddington, whose scheduled execution Thursday is set to be the first of 25 the state plans to carry out through 2024. Coddington, 50, was sentenced to death for the 1997 murder of Albert Hale — a man he considered
Continue ReadingBy WLOS Staff Click here for updates on this story JACKSON COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — A Jackson County man is sentenced to decades behind bars after a jury found him guilty of seven child sex abuse charges, and teachers are credited with cracking the case. District Attorney Ashley Hornsby Welch said it took jurors
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Expectations are low for the Atlanta Falcons, who are taking a huge salary cap hit after dealing longtime quarterback Matt Ryan to the Colts. Marcus Mariota will take over the QB job, looking to revive a career that has faltered since he was drafted second overall in 2015. Mariota hasn’t started
Continue Reading BLUE SPRINGS, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri State Highway Patrol says a suburban Kansas City man died after being shot by officers who were trying to arrest him. The man was identified as 28-year-old Michael Saunders, of Blue Springs. He was shot Tuesday afternoon as Blue Springs police and Cass County Sheriff’s deputies were trying
Continue Reading By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri League of Women Voters, NAACP and two voters are suing to block a photo identification requirement for voting. The plaintiffs on Wednesday asked a local judge to stop the new law from taking effect Sunday. They allege it unconstitutionally restricts voting rights. Their
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Leah Dolan, CNN Oscar-winning actor Nicole Kidman caught the Internet’s attention this week with a new shoot for Perfect Magazine. Kidman, who turned 55 this summer, flexes her impossibly sculpted biceps on the magazine’s cover — a cascade of red hair falling over one shoulder with a section cropped bluntly at her chin. Not a
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