By DON BABWIN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Two Illinois brothers have been arrested on felony charges for their alleged roles in the Jan. 6 insurrection. The FBI says in a news release that 55-year-old Daniel Leyden of Chicago and 56-year-old Joseph Leyden of La Grange were arrested in Illinois on Tuesday. Both are accused
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers river vessel has been named in honor of a civil engineer who worked in the Memphis division before he died of cancer last year, officials said. Corps officials christened the Survey Vessel Chasteen in a ceremony Tuesday on the Mississippi River, the Corps said in
Continue Reading By MICHAEL TARM AP Legal Affairs Writer CHICAGO (AP) — A former merchandizing agent for R. Kelly has testified that the singer offered him $1 million for the return of a VHS tape featuring Kelly. With the testimony Tuesday, prosecutors sought to persuade jurors that Kelly was desperate in the early 2000s to recover the
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By Carma Hassan and Brenda Goodman, CNN Moderna submitted its application to the US Food and Drug Administration for emergency use authorization of its updated Covid-19 vaccine booster for use in people age 18 and older, the company said in a news release on Tuesday. The move came one day after Pfizer and BioNTech submitted
Continue ReadingBy Steve Almasy and Melissa Alonso, CNN Two Arkansas deputies — one of whom said he had been body-slammed — followed their training to get a suspect under control during a violent encounter outside a store in the town of Mulberry, an attorney for the law enforcement officers said Tuesday in a statement. Part of
Continue Reading By KEN MILLER Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Police say the man suspected of fatally shooting an Oklahoma deputy sheriff and wounding another planned to kill law enforcement officers. Oklahoma City police Chief Wade Gourley said Tuesday that evidence inside the home where Benjamin Plank was showed he was “100%” ready to kill any
Continue Reading By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Dominion Energy Virginia says a ratepayer protection that state regulators included in a recent order approving the utility’s application to build and recover the costs of a massive offshore wind farm would lead to the termination of the project. Dominion made the assertion in a filing
Continue ReadingBy Donnette Beckett Click here for updates on this story DECATUR, Illinois (The Pantagraph) — Police say a Decatur woman who was left fighting for her life after she was beaten by her son more than a week ago has died. According to Sgt. Steve Carroll, Decatur Police responded to an attempted murder in the
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Tomorrow’s UV index will be high with a few clouds in the forecast. The pollen levels will be very high this week as ragweed counts spike.
Continue Reading By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer No matter how much the NFL pushes teams to hire minority coaches, owners have the final say. The league established the Rooney Rule in 2003 and has expanded it several times over the years to encourage teams to hire more minority coaches. It started the Quarterback Coaching Summit
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Boone County prosecutors charged a Jefferson City man Monday with eight felonies including armed criminal action, domestic assault and stalking after he allegedly fired several shots at a woman’s car and home.
Continue ReadingBy Cheri Mossburg, CNN The body found inside a submerged car in Northern California Sunday has been confirmed to be missing teen Kiely Rodni, who disappeared at a campground party in the area about three weeks ago, police said. Hundreds of law enforcement officers and volunteers have been searching for the 16-year-old since she was
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TUKWILA, Wash. (AP) — Seattle Sounders midfielder Cristian Roldan has undergone surgery to repair a groin injury and will be sidelined at least a month. Seattle coach Brian Schmetzer said Roldan saw a couple of specialists in Los Angeles and determined surgery was the best decision. Roldan had been diagnosed with a sports hernia and
Continue ReadingBy Natasha Chen, Jason Kravarik and Cheri Mossburg, CNN On what would have been Kobe Bryant’s 44th birthday, attorneys for his widow and a co-plaintiff urged a jury Tuesday to consider awarding millions of dollars for emotional distress and violation of constitutional rights caused by Los Angeles County deputies and firefighters taking and sharing of
Continue Reading By DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press Los Angeles Chargers cornerback J.C. Jackson has had ankle surgery. It puts his availability for the first two games of the season in doubt. The team says Jackson will miss two to four weeks. Jackson was the standout free agent addition for the Chargers when they overhauled their defense this
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Jennifer Lopez Affleck compartió con sus seguidores un primer vistazo al vestido que lució en su boda con Ben Affleck. La cantante y actriz superestrella compartió una foto de ella detrás de un velo blanco en Instagram este martes. “Un primer vistazo a mi estilo de bodas en OnTheJLo.com”, decía el
Continue Reading By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Justin Lower lost his PGA Tour card in brutal fashion when he three-putted from 60 feet on the final hole of the regular season. Thanks to LIV Golf, he might be getting it back. The tour told players a few weeks ago that eligibility for next
Continue Reading By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Justin Lower lost his PGA Tour card in brutal fashion when he three-putted from 60 feet on the final hole of the regular season. Thanks to LIV Golf, he might be getting it back. The tour told players a few weeks ago that eligibility for next
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The Missouri Department of Transportation will begin daily lane closures next week on Interstate 70 as work continues on the Missouri River bridge near Rocheport.
Continue Reading BALTIMORE (AP) — The Chicago White Sox have put right-hander Michael Kopech on the 15-day injured list with a left knee strain. Chicago recalled left-hander Tanner Banks from Triple-A Charlotte prior to Tuesday night’s game against the Baltimore Orioles. Kopech started Monday’s game at Kansas City but faced only four batters before leaving with knee
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