MASON CITY, Iowa (AP) — A house fire left four children dead and two people injured early Wednesday in northern Iowa. Mason City firefighters were called to the fire about 5 a.m. in an older home in a neighborhood near the city’s downtown. Crews who arrived could see flames in the first and second floors
Continue ReadingBy Alta Spells, Devon M. Sayers and Jamiel Lynch, CNN Five Camden County, Georgia, Sheriff’s Office employees have been placed on administrative duty amid an internal and a state investigation into the September beating of Jarrett Hobbs, a 41-year-old Black man, while he was in custody, a department spokesperson told CNN on Wednesday. The employees
Continue Reading By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Ryan O’Reilly and Jordan Kyrou each had a goal and an assist, and the St. Louis Blues beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-2 for their fourth straight victory. Calle Rosen, Tyler Pitlick and Ivan Barbashev also scored as St. Louis closed out a perfect three-game trip. Jordan
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By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Ryan O’Reilly and Jordan Kyrou each had a goal and an assist, and the St. Louis Blues beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-2 for their fourth straight victory. Calle Rosen, Tyler Pitlick and Ivan Barbashev also scored as St. Louis closed out a perfect three-game trip. Jordan
Continue Reading By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Jaylen Brown scored 22 points to lead a balanced Boston attack and the East-leading Celtics stretched their winning streak to eight with a 126-101 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday night. The Celtics were missing injured guards Marcus Smart and Malcolm Brogdon. It hardly mattered.
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By CHALIDA EKVITTHAYAVECHNUKUL Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Leaders from the 21-member Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum begin a two-day summit in Thailand’s capital on Friday with a crowded backdrop of issues to contend with: the war in Ukraine, great power rivalry in Asia, and the global crises of food and energy shortages, inflation and supply
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By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business If you want to go off-road in Porsche, the German brand can offer you a couple of different SUVs for that. But if you want to take a 911 sports car off-road, Porsche has officially unveiled just the car for you. The new 911 Dakar, named after the Paris-Dakar off-road
Continue Reading By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business If you want to go off-road in Porsche, the German brand can offer you a couple of different SUVs for that. But if you want to take a 911 sports car off-road, Porsche has officially unveiled just the car for you. The new 911 Dakar, named after the Paris-Dakar off-road
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — El exvicepresidente Mike Pence dijo en un foro de CNN este miércoles por la noche que los republicanos “tendrán mejores opciones” que el expresidente Donald Trump en la contienda presidencial de 2024. Pence le dijo a Jake Tapper de CNN que cree que los estadounidenses “quieren que volvamos a las políticas
Continue Reading BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar media outlets are reporting the country’s military-controlled government has announced has released an Australian academic, a Japanese filmmaker and an ex-British diplomat as part of a prisoner amnesty to mark the country’s National Victory Day. Government’s spokesperson Maj. Gen. Zaw Min Tun told the Voice of Myanmar and Yangon Media Group
Continue Reading GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Prosecutors in Guatemala say they have found more possible pre-Hispanic artifacts during a search of the home of an American couple facing charges of smuggling historical relics. Prosecution spokesman Juan Luis Pantaleón said several pieces were found at the home that may be seized as evidence in the case. The case
Continue Reading WASHINGTON — Led by Johnny O’Neil’s 17 points, the American Eagles defeated the William & Mary Tribe 71-64 on Wednesday night. The Eagles are now 1-2 with the victory and the Tribe dropped to 1-3.
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By Annie Grayer, CNN The House select committee investigating January 6, 2021, on Wednesday pushed back on former Vice President Mike Pence’s recent comments that Congress has “no right” to his testimony and that he was “closing the door” on it. “The Select Committee has proceeded respectfully and responsibly in our engagement with Vice President
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Hickman High School Principal Mary Grupe sent an email to parents at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday to make parents aware that there was no credible threat to the school. A CPS spokesperson told ABC17 News that the district learned about a possible threat that was circulating on social media on Wednesday. “Late this
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By Yoonjung Seo, Gawon Bae and Kathleen Magramo, CNN North Korea tested a ballistic missile on Thursday as it warned the United States of a “fiercer military counteraction” to Washington’s bolstered defense ties with South Korea and Japan amid rising regional tensions. In a statement carried by the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), North
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By Lilit Marcus, CNN Singapore’s Haw Par Villa is a sprawling complex of sculptures, tree-lined walkways and exhibits focused on Buddhist beliefs. But there was only one part that any visitor wanted to talk about — hell. The 10 Courts of Hell, specifically. For generations, children as young as six or seven were brought here
Continue Reading By Lilit Marcus, CNN Singapore’s Haw Par Villa is a sprawling complex of sculptures, tree-lined walkways and exhibits focused on Buddhist beliefs. But there was only one part that any visitor wanted to talk about — hell. The 10 Courts of Hell, specifically. For generations, children as young as six or seven were brought here
Continue Reading BOSTON — Led by Chris Ledlum’s 29 points, the Harvard Crimson defeated the Northeastern Huskies 70-69 on Wednesday night. The Crimson are now 3-1 on the season, while the Huskies fell to 0-3.
Continue Reading By Holmes Lybrand and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN In a raw and emotional testimony on Wednesday, Jessica Watkins, a member of the Oath Keepers on trial for seditious conspiracy, recounted being dragged into the conspiratorial underbelly of the internet and how she believed she was acting like an American patriot on January 6, 2021. Watkins made
Continue Reading NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Kris Murray tied a career high with 29 points, Filip Rebraca added 10 points, 11 rebounds and four blocks and Iowa beat Seton Hall 83-67 on Wednesday night at the Gavitt Tipoff Games. Rebraca blocked a shot at the halftime buzzer to keep Iowa ahead 34-22. The Hawkeyes shot just 33.3%
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