By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer Representatives for the men’s and women’s U.S. national teams signed their historic collective bargaining agreements with U.S. Soccer, formally closing a long and acrimonious fight over equal pay. The federation announced in May that it had struck separate agreements with the players’ unions on contracts that run through
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By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s defense minister says he has ordered a ministry-wide special investigation into growing reports of sexual assault after allegations of harassment were brought by a former soldier. Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada’s order came after a female former soldier requested a reinvestigation of an alleged assault by former
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — La tormenta tropical Earl se ha convertido en huracán, según el Centro Nacional de Huracanes. El huracán Earl, apenas el segundo de esta temporada en el Atlántico, tiene vientos sostenidos de 130 km/h (80 mph) con ráfagas aún mayores. El huracán se mueve hacia el norte a 9 km/h (6 mph).
Continue Reading By DANICA KIRKA and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Liz Truss became U.K. prime minister on Tuesday and immediately faced up to the enormous tasks ahead of her: curbing soaring prices, boosting the economy, easing labor unrest and fixing a national health care system burdened by long waiting lists and staff shortages. Truss
Continue Reading By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Attorney General Maura Healey won the Democratic primary for Massachusetts governor on Tuesday, bringing her one step closer to becoming the first openly gay candidate and first woman elected to the state’s top political office — eight years after she was elected the nation’s first openly gay
Continue Reading By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Boris Johnson’s term as British leader was a mix of high drama and low disgrace. But he left office Tuesday with a casual shrug of a farewell, saying: “Well, this is it, folks.” The prime minister’s final speech outside 10 Downing Street was vintage Johnson — a
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — La jueza que investiga el presunto intento de asesinato contra la vicepresidenta de Argentina, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, tomará este martes declaración indagatoria a Brenda Elizabeth Uliarte, la novia de Fernando Sabag Montiel, el acusado de apuntar y gatillar un arma, que no se disparó, a la expresidenta del país,
Continue Reading By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Las Vegas Raiders tight end Darren Waller is ready for the start of the season — contract extension, or not. Waller spoke to the media for the first time since announcing he was switching agents, from Klutch Sports to Drew Rosenhaus and Robert Bailey. When asked
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — Rose Lavelle scored the go-ahead goal and the U.S. women’s national team won its 13th straight match with a 2-1 victory over Nigeria. The United States also benefitted from an own goal to extend the team’s unbeaten streak on American soil to 71 games. The teams first met on Saturday in Kansas
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Police were investigating in east Columbia on Tuesday night after neighbors said someone fired a gun.
Continue Reading ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The Boston Red Sox decided to steal a page from the NBA and NHL when it came to a pregame workout before before a night game at Tampa Bay. Six or seven players took batting practice in the morning at an indoor facility near their team hotel instead of the
Continue Reading By JANET McCONNAUGHEY Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Louisiana congressman says an animated horror comedy featuring Danny DeVito as the voice of Satan is “clearly evil.” Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Johnson wrote on Monday that he quickly turned off the TV to shield his 11-year-old when a trailer for “Little Demon” aired Sunday
Continue Reading By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle Public Schools canceled Wednesday’s first day of school after teachers voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike over issues that include pay, mental health support, and staffing ratios for special education and multilingual students. Seattle Education Association President Jennifer Matter announced Tuesday that 95% of ballots returned
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By Hannah Rabinowitz, Holmes Lybrand and Scott Bronstein, CNN A New Mexico judge on Tuesday removed January 6 rioter and Cowboys for Trump founder Couy Griffin from his elected position as a county commissioner for his role in the US Capitol attack. The ruling was the result of a lawsuit seeking Griffin’s removal, which alleged
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El telescopio espacial Webb de la NASA capturó una gigantesca tarántula espacial gracias a su gran sensibilidad. A 161.000 años luz de la Tierra, en la galaxia de la Gran Nube de Magallanes, se encuentra la nebulosa de la Tarántula, como llaman a la 30 Doradus, la “región de formación estelar
Continue Reading By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s unprecedented monsoon season and flooding have killed hundreds of people and made hundreds of thousands homeless. The rains now threaten a famed archeological site dating back 4,500 years. Curator Ahsan Abbasi said on Tuesday that flooding has not directly hit Mohenjo Daro, a UNESCO World Heritage
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The Jefferson City Fire Department responded to a fire at an apartment complex Tuesday afternoon.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Fulton’s touchdown from Walker Gohring to Josh Reams is our Week One SportsZone Football Friday play of the week winner. You can watch the play in the video player above. Up next – Fulton will play at Westran Friday at 7 p.m.
Continue Reading LAS VEGAS (AP) — Police have released a photo of a vehicle that may be linked in the fatal stabbing of a Las Vegas newspaper’s investigator reporter. They also said Las Vegas Review-Journal reporter Jeff German apparently was killed Friday and not Saturday as police previously reported. The 69-year-old German was found stabbed to death
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By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business NASA has two new dates in mind — September 23 or September 27 — for the next attempt at launching its massive new moon rocket on an uncrewed test mission. But there are still several things that could stand in the way of getting the Artemis I mission off the
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