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Teen killed after Johnson County crash
One teenager was killed after a crash early Wednesday morning in Johnson County.
Continue ReadingOne teenager was killed after a crash early Wednesday morning in Johnson County.
Continue ReadingBy ZEYNEP BILGINSOY Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s central bank has delivered another massive interest rate cut despite eye-popping inflation above 80%. The action Thursday is the reverse of what other world economies are doing as they combat soaring inflation. The Turkish bank lowered its benchmark rate by 1 percentage point, to 12%. The
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press CHURDAN, Iowa (AP) — In the 1970s when George Naylor said he wanted to grow organic crops, the idea didn’t go over well. Back then organic crops were an oddity, destined for health food stores or maybe a few farmers markets. “I told my dad I wanted to be an
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press CHURDAN, Iowa (AP) — In the 1970s when George Naylor said he wanted to grow organic crops, the idea didn’t go over well. Back then organic crops were an oddity, destined for health food stores or maybe a few farmers markets. “I told my dad I wanted to be an
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer SYDNEY (AP) — Lauren Jackson had one basket in her first game for Australia in 12 years as the Opals lost to France 70-57 on the opening day of the women’s World Cup. Jackson last played on the Australian national team in 2010 and retired from basketball six years
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Tenth-ranked Arkansas has a chance to start 4-0 in consecutive seasons for the first time since 1988 and 1989. The Razorbacks play No. 23 Texas A&M on Saturday night at the home stadium of the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys. The Razorbacks are looking to start 2-0 in SEC play for the first
Continue ReadingBy Brian Fung, CNN Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and CEO Andy Jassy must testify in an ongoing Federal Trade Commission probe into whether the company misled people into subscribing to Amazon Prime and other services, the agency said Wednesday. The decision follows earlier Amazon claims that FTC staff were harassing the two men and imposing
Continue ReadingKYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian and Ukrainian forces exchanged missile and artillery barrages that killed at least six people Thursday as both sides refused to concede any ground despite recent military setbacks for Moscow and the toll on the invaded country after almost seven months of war. Russian missile strikes in the southern city of
Continue ReadingBy MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan has apologized in court over his outburst against a female judge during a rally last month that was seen as a threat to the judiciary and judges in general. Thursday’s apology — an option envisaged under the Pakistani legal system —
Continue ReadingHELSINKI (AP) — Finnish and Estonian rescue officials say a crude oil tanker caught fire in the Gulf of Finland, but the crew was able to extinguish the flames. The fire broke out on the 250-meter (820-foot) ship Alexia, 18 kilometers (11 miles) south of the Finnish peninsula of Porkkala, the Helsinki Sea Rescue Command
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El presidente de Colombia Gustavo Petro se disculpó con Haití por la participación de ciudadanos colombianos en el asesinato del presidente Jovenel Moise en 2021. “Hoy le pedí perdón a Haití por el asesinato de su presidente cometido por mercenarios colombianos”, dijo Petro en un tuit publicado en la noche
Continue ReadingBy HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer LONDON (AP) — Novak Djokovic is still awaiting word on whether he will be allowed to return to the Australian Open in January after missing the tournament this year because he is not vaccinated against COVID-19. Djokovic says at the Laver Cup that he is hoping for positive news.
Continue ReadingBy HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer LONDON (AP) — Novak Djokovic is still awaiting word on whether he will be allowed to return to the Australian Open in January after missing the tournament this year because he is not vaccinated against COVID-19. Djokovic says at the Laver Cup that he is hoping for positive news.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) Columbia Police have taken a man into custody after they believe alcohol was a factor in a car crash which happened around 3:00 a.m. on Thursday. The crash happened in the 500 block of N. Providence Rd. According to CPD, the driver was traveling northbound along N. Providence Rd. and a woman was driving
Continue ReadingBy Brenda Goodman, CNN It’s been 100 days since the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, undoing constitutional protections for abortion access. Many states immediately banned the procedure. A new survey by the Guttmacher Institute, a reproductive-health nonprofit, shows how consequential that June 24 decision has been. The survey found that among 15 states
Continue ReadingBy Michael Lee Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — Looking to own a piece of “Stranger Things?” For US$300,000, you could buy the Byers family home featured in the hit Netflix series. The house, advertised on the real estate website Zillow and highlighted by Twitter user Zillow Gone Wild, is
Continue ReadingBy Melissa Lopez-Martinez Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — A new study reports toxic chemicals were found in children’s school uniforms and other clothing items that are made to be stain-repellent; an unusual trade at the cost of children’s health, one of the study’s researchers says. “It’s more important to
Continue ReadingBy Gregory Wallace and Pete Muntean, CNN The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating what happened with a United Airlines flight that prompted an emergency landing early Thursday. Sparks flew off the plane as it climbed after takeoff, according to a video posted online that purports to show the flight. United Airlines Flight 149 departed Newark
Continue ReadingBy Julia Horowitz, CNN Business When the Federal Reserve started hiking interest rates to combat decades-high inflation, Chair Jerome Powell stressed that the central bank could increase borrowing costs without inflicting too much damage on the economy. “We feel the economy is very strong and will be able to withstand tighter monetary policy,” Powell said
Continue ReadingBy Simone McCarthy, Matthew Chance, Tim Lister, Anna Chernova and Mick Krever, CNN As the first phase of Russia’s new “partial mobilization” got underway on Thursday, videos appeared on social media purporting to show newly mobilized men preparing to be deployed. In the city of Neryungi — six time zones east of Ukraine — a
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