By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer Japanese pairs skaters Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara narrowly edged Alexa Knierim and Brandon Frazier at the Grand Prix Final on Friday in a rematch of their head-to-head showdown won by the Americans at the world championships. In the women’s competition, world champ Kaori Sakamoto of Japan leads after
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team got to give their starters a bit of a break in a dominant win against Nebraska-Omaha on Friday morning, as the Tigers coasted to an 83-36 win over the Mavericks. You can watch the full press conference with head coach Robin Pingeton and players in the video
Continue Reading LUSAIL, Qatar (AP) — A fan ran onto the field in the 75th minute of Argentina’s World Cup quarterfinal match against the Netherlands. The incident happened just after Lionel Messi converted a penalty kick for a 2-0 lead. The spectator wore a light blue shirt that he started to take off when he was tackled
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Board of State Canvassers – which includes Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft, Judge Cotton Walker and Judge Jon Beetem — certified the results of the Nov. 8 election for Missouri on Friday. A press release stated 2,069,481 residents voted in the election, which is 48% of registered voters in the
Continue ReadingBy Kyle Bloyd Click here for updates on this story LAFAYETTE, Indiana (WISH) — A 13-year-old boy has been arrested for what police have determined to be a “legitimate” threat to conduct a shooting at a middle school dance in Lafayette. The Lafayette Police Department said officers became aware of the threat around 12:15 a.m.
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By REGINA GARCIA CANO and FRANKLIN BRICEÑO Associated Press LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru’s first female president appeared in a military ceremony on national television on Friday in her first official event as head of state, an attempt to cement her hold on power and buck the national trend of early presidential departures. In an
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Fowler Click here for updates on this story INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Indianapolis police on Friday released a critical incident video detailing an October police shooting that killed a man who had taken his girlfriend hostage. Just after 10 a.m. on Oct. 2, Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officers were called to a report of
Continue Reading By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer AL RAYYAN, Qatar (AP) — Neymar walked off the field with teammate Dani Alves by his side, tears still rolling down the Brazil forward’s cheeks. Other players had already tried to console Neymar as he cried while sitting near midfield, head down, hiding his face. There wasn’t much they
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN) –– Un sismo de magnitud preliminar 5,6 sacudió la región de Mindanao, en Filipinas, la mañana de este sábado, hora local, según el Servicio Geológico de Estados Unidos (USGS, por sus siglas en inglés). El epicentro del sismo se ubicó a 2 kilómetros al noreste de Pondaguitan, con una profundidad de 73,9 kilómetros,
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — Rusia se negó a liberar a Paul Whelan junto con Brittney Griner a menos que un excoronel y espía nacional ruso actualmente detenido en Alemania también fuera liberado como parte del intercambio de prisioneros, dijeron funcionarios estadounidenses a CNN. Esto ocurre incluso después de que Estados Unidos ofreciera intercambiar varios otros
Continue Reading By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer AL RAYYAN, Qatar (AP) — Neymar walked off the field with teammate Dani Alves by his side, tears still rolling down the Brazil forward’s cheeks. Other players had already tried to console Neymar as he cried while sitting near midfield, head down, hiding his face. There wasn’t much they
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By DAVID SOLOMON Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals will have a new starting catcher for the first time in more than 18 years. The team says it officially signed catcher Willson Contreras to a five-year contract with a club option for 2028. Financial terms were not released, but a source
Continue Reading By DAVID SOLOMON Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals will have a new starting catcher for the first time in more than 18 years. The team says it officially signed catcher Willson Contreras to a five-year contract with a club option for 2028. Financial terms were not released, but a source
Continue ReadingBy Monica Casey Click here for updates on this story ROXBORO, North Carolina (WRAL) — A building on Roxboro’s Main Street was deemed hazardous this week, forcing the town to re-consider the route for Saturday’s planned Christmas parade. A citizen noticed the top of the building at a lean. “These buildings were built in the
Continue ReadingBy Matt Talhelm Click here for updates on this story FUQUAY-VARINA, North Carolina (WRAL) — It’s a Willow Spring man who faces criminal charges after a boy fired a gun in a Fuquay-Varina classroom on Thursday. It’s not clear how the man, Seth Lanterman-Schneider, 39, is connected to the 12-year-old who fired the shot. But
Continue Reading MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared that Moscow might think about adopting what he described as a U.S. concept of a preemptive military strike, noting that it has the weapons to do the job. Putin’s blunt statement comes amid soaring Russia-NATO tensions over Ukraine. He said Russia is “thinking about it,” adding
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — La Escuela del Instituto de Arte de Chicago (SAIC, por sus siglas en inglés) revocó a Kanye West un doctorado honoris causa que le había concedido, mientras las consecuencias para el rapero por sus comentarios ofensivos sobre los negros y los judíos continúan llegando. A través de un comunicado, la prestigiosa
Continue Reading Associated Press (AP) — Delicate negotiations between the United States and Russia led to basketball star Brittney Griner’s return in exchange for notorious arms dealer once nicknamed “the Merchant of Death.” It is the latest of a number of high-profile prisoner swaps involving Americans detained abroad. Perhaps the most famous came in 1962 when U-2
Continue Reading GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Guyana has opened bidding on 14 new offshore oil and gas blocks, hoping to capitalize on interest in lucrative fields that are expected to make the South American nation a major oil producer. Guyana is home to one of the largest oil discoveries in the last decade. In 2019, two years
Continue ReadingBy Nouran Salahieh, John Miller and Holly Yan, CNN A growing number of reported threats to power infrastructure are under investigation following attacks on substations in the South and on the West Coast as electricity becomes a more critical need in winter. Even before the gun assaults Saturday in Moore County, North Carolina, wiped out
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