By Gabe Swartz Click here for updates on this story CLINTON, Missouri (KCTV) — A single-vehicle crash involving a truck pulling a stock trailer containing two horses occurred Wednesday in Clinton, Missouri. Clinton Missouri Police said it appeared the driver of the truck, 68-year-old Gary Shuey, of Peculiar, Missouri, had a sudden medical emergency causing
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By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer Climate change likely juiced rainfall by up to 50% late last month in two southern Pakistan provinces, but global warming wasn’t the biggest cause of the country’s catastrophic flooding that has killed more than 1,500 people, a new scientific analysis finds. Pakistan’s overall vulnerability, including people living in harm’s
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The City of Columbia is holding a public meet and greet Thursday with the three final candidates for public works director.
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By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer Roger Federer never let ’em see him sweat. He played tennis with a style that only rarely betrayed the effort behind the masterful serving, the rare-in-its-day attacking and the flawless footwork. He was not one to grunt loudly on shots or celebrate wildly after them. The way he wielded
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By Angela Dewan, CNN An analysis of Pakistan’s devastating floods has found “fingerprints” of the human-made climate crisis on the disaster, which killed more than 1,500 people and destroyed so much land and infrastructure it has plunged the South Asian nation into crisis. The analysis, published Thursday by the World Weather Attribution initiative, was unable
Continue ReadingBy Darleene Powells Click here for updates on this story GARDEN GROVE, California (KCAL) — Julian Labunog looked unsure as to why the Bell Intermediate School mascot was talking to him – then it unveiled itself to be his own mother, come home early after being deployed overseas for more than a year. U.S. Army
Continue Reading By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Federal authorities have arrested a woman accused of calling in a fake bomb threat at Boston Children’s Hospital amid a barrage of harassment and threats of violence over its surgical program for transgender youth. Massachusetts U.S. Attorney Rachael Rollins said that Catherine Leavy was arrested at
Continue ReadingBy Kimberly Richardson, CNN Our four-legged friends don’t drive gas-guzzling SUVs or use energy-sucking appliances, but that doesn’t mean they don’t have a climate impact. In fact, researchers have showed that pets play a significant role in the climate crisis. But what do Barkley and Whiskers have to do with our warming planet? It’s the
Continue ReadingBy Kimberly Richardson, CNN Our four-legged friends don’t drive gas-guzzling SUVs or use energy-sucking appliances, but that doesn’t mean they don’t have a climate impact. In fact, researchers have showed that pets play a significant role in the climate crisis. But what do Barkley and Whiskers have to do with our warming planet? It’s the
Continue Reading By JOSH FUNK, JOSH BOAK and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Rail companies and their workers reached a tentative agreement to avert a nationwide strike that could have shut down the nation’s freight trains and devastated the economy less than two months before the midterm elections. President Joe Biden announced the deal Thursday.
Continue ReadingBy KCAL Staff Click here for updates on this story LONG BEACH, California (KCAL) — Long Beach City College professor Dr. Kashara Moore was fired Wednesday night after the college’s Board of Trustees voted 3-2 to let her go due to allegations that she elbowed a student in June. Moore was caught on video during
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By Brian Fung, CNN A landmark California bill aimed at promoting children’s digital welfare became law on Thursday, as Gov. Gavin Newsom announced he had signed the legislation imposing strict requirements on websites “likely to be accessed” by kids. “We’re taking aggressive action in California to protect the health and wellbeing of our kids,” Newsom
Continue Reading By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Stocks gave up more ground Thursday, leaving major indexes on Wall Street deeper in the red for the week. The S&P 500 fell 1.1% after another wobbly day of trading. The benchmark index is now down 4.1% for the week following the biggest pullback for
Continue ReadingBy KCNC Staff Click here for updates on this story GOLDEN, Colorado (KCNC) — Two people who were injured at a home in Golden when dogs attacked them on Wednesday remain in the hospital. It happened on West 1st Drive near Orchard Street. That’s a neighborhood near the Jefferson County Fairgrounds. An 89-year-old woman was
Continue ReadingBy Rob Polansky and Stephanie Simoni Click here for updates on this story NEW BRITAIN, Connecticut (WFSB) — Central Connecticut State University in New Britain has been looking into a sexual assault claim. Details about what happened were not released by the university. However, it said it was seeking information and the victim. It asked
Continue Reading RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Libertarian Party of Virginia has voted to dissolve itself amid disagreements with the party’s national direction. But some are questioning whether the vote was legitimate. The Virginian-Pilot reports the vote was taken during a virtual board meeting Sunday. The party’s chair, Holly Ward, said she voted to dissolve the organization
Continue Reading By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — After nearly two months of being forced to boil their water before drinking it or using it to brush teeth, people in Mississippi’s largest city were told Thursday that water from the tap is safe to consume — but Jackson’s water system still needs big
Continue ReadingBy John Lauritsen Click here for updates on this story OAKLAND, California (KPIX) — A late-night rolling gun battle between shooters in two separate vehicles sent stray bullets into an Oakland home, wounding a couple as they slept in their bedroom. Oakland police told the East Bay Times the incident took place at 10:40 p.m.
Continue Reading By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A volunteer Ukrainian medic held captive three months by Russian forces in Ukraine’s besieged port city of Mariupol told U.S. lawmakers Thursday of cradling and comforting fellow prisoners as they died of torture and inadequately treated wounds. Ukrainian Yuliia Paievska, who was captured by pro-Russian forces in
Continue Reading By JOANNA KOZLOWSKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The U.N. atomic agency’s 35-nation Board of Governors has passed a resolution Thursday calling on Moscow to immediately end its occupation of a Ukrainian nuclear power plant. Increased shelling of the facility and nearby areas in recent weeks has heightened fears of a possible radiation disaster. The
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