LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico State’s athletic director says power forward Mike Peake has been suspended indefinitely from the basketball team in connection with last month’s fatal shooting of a student from a rival university. Mario Moccia also told reporters Monday night that neither he nor the school could comment on Peake’s enrollment
Continue Reading CHESAPEAKE, Va. (AP) — The last two patients who were wounded when a Walmart employee in Virginia opened fire on his co-workers in an employee break room have been released from the hospital. A spokesperson for Sentara Norfolk General Hospital told The Virginian-Pilot that the two remaining patients had been discharged as of Monday night.
Continue Reading By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s Republican representatives in Congress on Tuesday called on Democratic Gov. Tony Evers to delete the video platform TikTok from all state government devices, calling it a national security threat. The request comes a week after South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, a Republican, banned state employees
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By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer DOHA, Qatar (AP) — There’s no contest between Brazil and Croatia in terms of pupulation. Brazil has 200 million and Croatia has 4 million. Croatia coach Zlatko Dalić put it this way: “So we are pretty much like a suburb of a major city in Brazil.” But Croatia has
Continue ReadingBy Rachel Polansky Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WANF) — In a race where a few hundred votes can make a difference, the majority of the 39,000 people held in Georgia county jails can vote, but as Atlanta News First Investigates uncovered, few do. A lot of people in county jails
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN Español) — El presidente de Colombia, Gustavo Petro, convocó este martes al Consejo de Seguridad Extraordinario para evaluar la situación en el departamento del Cauca, en donde en los últimos días se han reportado enfrentamientos entre militares y grupos armados irregulares. “La posición es que la acción militar no cesa mientras que
Continue ReadingBy James Felton and Emily Brown Click here for updates on this story SAGINAW, Michigan (WNEM) — For the first time in decades, a mid-Michigan nursery is closing early for the Christmas season. Friday will be the last day you can get a real tree at Kluck Nursery in Saginaw County, and one of the
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By Sara Murray, Annie Grayer and Zachary Cohen, CNN The House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol has decided to make criminal referrals to the Department of Justice, the panel’s chairman, Rep. Bennie Thompson, told reporters Tuesday. Thompson, a Mississippi Democrat, said the committee has not narrowed down the
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By SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The federal government has illegally broken a promise to pay off the debts of a group of Black farmers, according to a class-action lawsuit. The group hopes to put pressure on officials to keep their word and to restore funding that was dropped after a
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By Ivana Kottasová, Tim Lister, Josh Pennington and Maria Kostenko, CNN A series of attacks deep inside Russia this week have raised the stakes for Moscow at a time when its war on Ukraine is faltering. Russia has said that Ukrainian drones carried out three strikes on its air bases, yet two of the targets
Continue Reading COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Wilfried Nancy has been hired to coach Major League Soccer’s Columbus Crew, replacing Caleb Porter. Nancy was born in France and spent the last two seasons as coach of CF Montreal, which agreed to release Nancy and some of his assistants in exchange for compensation. Montreal had a team-best 20 wins,
Continue ReadingBy Alexis Zotos Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, Missouri (KMOV) — Thousands of comments have flooded into the Secretary of State’s office over a proposed rule regarding age-appropriate material at Missouri’s public libraries. “Where does it stop would be my biggest concern,” said St. Louis County parent Andrew Viragh. Viragh’s concern
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By Deidre McPhillips, CNN More than 1,200 pregnant and postpartum women died of a drug overdose in the US in 2020, with overdoses involved in more than 1 in 6 pregnancy-associated deaths that year, according to a new study. Drug overdose deaths reached record levels nationwide during the Covid-19 pandemic, and research published Tuesday suggests
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By Christian Edwards, CNN As you read this, look around. Are you still in bed? Are there piles of clothes and takeout food boxes strewn across the floor? Do you have chip crumbs on your sheets? Have you broken your self-care routine more times than you can count? Do you not even care? If so,
Continue ReadingBy Kalie Strain Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, Missouri (KMOV) — Cardinals announcer Dan McLaughlin has been charged with Persistent Driving While Intoxicated, which is a class E felony. According to police, On Dec. 4 McLaughlin was arrested on a DWI charge. Calls about an impaired driver came into Creve Coeur
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — Un operador de una franquicia de McDonald’s violó las leyes de trabajo infantil, según una investigación del Departamento de Trabajo. Santonastasso Enterprises, que opera las ubicaciones de McDonald’s en el área de Pittsburgh, permitió que jóvenes de 14 y 15 años trabajaran más de tres horas después de las 7 p.m.
Continue ReadingBy Dakin Andone, CNN The suspected gunman accused of killing five people in a mass shooting at an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colorado, last month has been formally charged with 305 counts, including charges of first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, assault and bias-motivated crimes causing bodily injury. Anderson Lee Aldrich, wearing a bright yellow
Continue ReadingBy Shanila Kabir Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU (KITV) — A new law is underway to help first time DUI offenders in Hawaii. Act 94 allows offenders to shorten the time of their driver’s license suspension, if they show proof they are using the interlock ignition system in their car continuously for
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN In a rare interview, twin brothers Ashton and Michael Kutcher talked about both their bond and their rift. The pair appeared on the new Paramount+ series “The Checkup with Dr. David Agus.” Agus, who is Ashton Kutcher’s doctor, first spoke with the actor about his battle with the autoimmune condition
Continue Reading WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s prime minister has defended the controversial decision to pay high bonuses to the national soccer team for its World Cup performance amid high inflation and hardship in the country. Mateusz Morawieck said that the players should be rewarded for advancing from their group. It was Poland’s best result in 36
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