Illinois man accused of kidnapping attempt at Lake of the Ozarks
An Illinois man was behind bars in Miller County on Monday after he allegedly attempted to kidnap a woman near the Lake of the Ozarks.
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Flyers C Couturier in danger of missing camp with injury
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia Flyers center Sean Couturier suffered an undisclosed injury and will be re-evaluated during training camp. He is considered week-to-week. Couturier underwent back surgery in February and missed the rest of the season. He signed an eight-year, $62 million contract extension in 2021 and ended the season with 17 points in 29
Continue Reading Judge, Pujols off Monday as they chase milestones
By The Associated Press Aaron Judge and Albert Pujols both have a chance to rest while pursuing home run milestones. The Yankees and Cardinals are off Monday. New York hosts Pittsburgh on Tuesday night, and St. Louis plays at San Diego. Judge has 59 home runs this season. That’s two shy of Roger Maris’ American
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Judge, Pujols off Monday as they chase milestones
By The Associated Press Aaron Judge and Albert Pujols both have a chance to rest while pursuing home run milestones. The Yankees and Cardinals are off Monday. New York hosts Pittsburgh on Tuesday night, and St. Louis plays at San Diego. Judge has 59 home runs this season. That’s two shy of Roger Maris’ American
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Jury selection in Tom Barrack’s foreign lobbying trial begins with mention of Trump
By Kara Scannell Jury selection began Monday in the foreign lobbying trial of Tom Barrack, a former adviser to then-President Donald Trump and chairman of his Presidential Inaugural Committee. Judge Brian Cogan mentioned Trump’s name as he questioned a pool of potential jurors to find qualified individuals to hear evidence, suggesting the former President as
Continue Reading Brewers’ Ashby returning from IL to start Tuesday vs Mets
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers left-hander Aaron Ashby will return from the injured list to start a bullpen game Tuesday night against the New York Mets. Ashby went on the 15-day IL on Aug. 22 with left shoulder inflammation, a move retroactive to two days earlier. Ashby is 2-10 with a 4.58 ERA and 116
Continue Reading Missouri Senate committee negotiates income tax cut
By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri state senators have advanced two plans to cut income taxes. The Senate Appropriations Committee on Monday voted out Republican Gov. Mike Parson’s bill and an alternative proposal. Parson wants lawmakers to cut the top income tax rate from 5.3% to 4.8%. Another proposal by Sen.
Continue Reading Celtics add No. 6 in parquet paint to honor Bill Russell
BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Celtics have painted Bill Russell’s No. 6 in the free throw lanes of their parquet floor as part of the season-long tribute planned for the Hall of Famer who died this summer. The team said it was a fitting tribute for the player who dominated the paint during a career
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Governor dashes hopes of special session on sports betting
Lawmakers in the capital city are discussing sports betting again, but the governor is dashing any hopes of legalization during the special session.
Continue Reading GOP leaders say approving Covid aid will be even harder after Biden ‘pandemic is over’ remark
By Manu Raju, CNN Chief Congressional Correspondent Top Republicans, who were already skeptical about approving more Covid-19 relief money, said Monday that President Joe Biden’s comments that the “pandemic is over” essentially shuts the door on the slim chances of more money getting approved. “It makes it eminently harder for sure,” Senate Minority Whip John
Continue Reading Tigers hire Giants GM Harris to oversee baseball operations
By DAVID GINSBURG Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Scott Harris was hired as the Detroit Tigers’ president of baseball operations, leaving the San Francisco Giants after three years as general manager. The 36-year-old Harris takes over for general manager Al Avila, fired on Aug. 10. The Tigers went 404-573 under Avila, who failed to take
Continue Reading Aguano tasked with taking Arizona State in a new direction
By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona State ended the Herm Edwards experiment a day after an ugly home loss. The Sun Devils are hoping the change will help them straighten out a season that still has nine games left. Interim coach Shaun Aguano will be at the helm of this
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UN: Pledge goal reached for averting oil disaster off Yemen
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The United Nations says it has finally reached a yearslong pledging goal to raise money to remove 1 million barrels of oil from a stranded and rusting oil supertanker off Yemen. Monday’s news moves the international community closer toward averting an explosion or leak that could wreak
Continue Reading Biden declares the pandemic over. People are acting like it too
By Zachary B. Wolf, CNN President Joe Biden made multiple unequivocal and controversial statements in an interview with “60 Minutes” that aired Sunday. Among them: The coronavirus pandemic is over. The US would defend Taiwan if China invaded the island. The US would punish Russia if President Vladimir Putin resorted to chemical or nuclear weapons
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Tracking another day of near record heat Tuesday
TONIGHT: Mostly clear, warm, and muggy with lows in the lower 70s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and hot with highs in the upper 90s. Heat index readings will be near 100. EXTENDED: Columbia crushed the old record high temp of 94 set back on a hot day in 2000. Tomorrow looks just as warm with highs
Continue Reading Prosecutors: Inmate confessed to killing 4 women in 1990
By JIM SALTER Associated Press CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — St. Louis-area prosecutors say a convicted murderer serving a life sentence for killing a man in 1995 has confessed to strangling four women five years earlier. Prosecutors from Lincoln, St. Charles and St. Louis counties, which was where the victims’ bodies were found, said Monday that
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Westminster College remembers connection between Fulton and Royal Family following Queen Elizabeth II’s burial
Dozens came to a historic English church in Fulton on Monday to remember the passing of Queen Elizabeth II.
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: Bused, flown migrants can live in US — for now
By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press Republican governors have been sending more migrants released at the U.S. border with Mexico to Democratic strongholds, raising questions about their legal status, how they are lured on board buses and planes, and the cost to taxpayers. The immigrants are at least temporarily allowed to be in the U.S. to
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4 out of 5 pregnancy-related deaths in the US are preventable, CDC finds
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN The vast majority of deaths among pregnant women and new mothers in the United States are preventable, according to a new report. For more than 4 out of 5 women who died during pregnancy, during delivery or up to a year postpartum — more than 84% — death could have been
Continue ReadingCDC moves 3 tropical island getaways to ‘moderate’ risk category for Covid-19
Forrest Brown and Marnie Hunter, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday moved three tropical island getaways and one Middle Eastern nation into its “moderate” risk category for Covid-19. There were no new additions to its “high” risk category this week. The four new places now at “moderate” risk, or Level
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