By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press Alex Murdaugh’s family long dominated the legal scene in his small South Carolina county. But for the past six weeks, Murdaugh has been on the other side of the courtroom, standing trial on murder charges in the 2021 shootings of his wife and son. He was found guilty Thursday and
Continue ReadingGonzalo Jimenez (CNN Español) — La Aerolínea LATAM Airlines Colombia informó este martes, a través de un comunicado en su página verificada de Twitter, que continuará reacomodando los pasajeros de Viva Air sin ningún costo para el pasajero. LATAM Airlines agregó que los pasajeros afectados por la suspensión de Viva Air tienen que demostrar que tienen
Continue Reading By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Niara Thompson couldn’t shake her frustration as the Supreme Court debated President Joe Biden’s student debt cancellation. As she listened from the audience Tuesday, it all felt academic. There was a long discussion on the nuances of certain words. Justices asked lawyers to explore hypothetical scenarios.
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By Stephanie Busari, Nimi Princewill, Bethlehem Feleke, Larry Madowo and Jessie Yeung, CNN A Nigerian opposition party has said it will launch a legal challenge after Bola Ahmed Tinubu was on Wednesday declared the winner of Nigeria’s controversial presidential elections. Tinubu, 70, represents the ruling All Progressives Congress party, which received close to 8.8 million
Continue Reading By PATRICIA LUNA Associated Press SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — The transformation begins as night falls on this semi-desert esplanade on the outskirts of Chile’s capital, with Arturo, Alejandro and René applying makeup and donning wigs, feathers and sequins to become “Verónica Power,” “Alexandra” and “The Crazy Purse Woman.” The characters are classics of the Timoteo
Continue Reading BEIJING (AP) — Two surveys show China’s factory activity accelerated in February as the economy revived following the end of anti-virus controls that kept millions of people at home and disrupted travel and trade. Purchasing managers’ indexes issued by a business magazine, Caixin, and the official China Federation of Logistics & Purchasing rebounded to levels
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By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Jalen Wilson scored 21 points in his Allen Fieldhouse farewell, fellow senior Kevin McCullar Jr. added 14 and No. 3 Kansas held off Texas Tech 67-63 to clinch a share of the Big 12 regular-season title. Dajuan Harris had 16 points for the Jayhawks, who
Continue Reading By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Election officials declared ruling party candidate Bola Tinubu the winner of Nigeria’s presidential election early Wednesday, with the two leading opposition candidates already demanding a revote in Africa’s most populous nation. The overnight announcement was likely to lead to a court challenge by his main opponents
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — El Gobierno de Joe Biden proyectó confianza sobre el futuro de la condonación de préstamos estudiantiles que impulsa el presidente en un mensaje enviado a los solicitantes del beneficio, incluso frente al escepticismo de los jueces conservadores de la Corte Suprema en los argumentos orales de este martes. El secretario de
Continue Reading By COLLEEN LONG and JOSH BOAK Associated Press VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — President Joe Biden says GOP lawmakers could put millions of people’s health care at risk. He is honing his message ahead of the release of his budget plan next week as Republicans push for him to negotiate over spending levels. The Democratic
Continue Reading By JOE HARRIS Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Morgan Geekie scored twice and the Seattle Kraken snapped a three-game losing streak with a 5-3 win over the St. Louis Blues. Geekie ended a 10-game scoring drought that dated to Jan. 28 with his first multi-goal game of the season. Jared McCann and Jamie Oleksiak
Continue Reading By SARA BURNETT Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson will meet in a runoff to be the next mayor of Chicago after voters on Tuesday denied incumbent Lori Lightfoot a second term, issuing a rebuke to a leader who made history as head of the nation’s third-largest city. Vallas, a former
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By Xiaofei Xu, Eve Brennan and James Frater, CNN The European Parliament on Tuesday banned TikTok from staff devices over cybersecurity concerns, meaning the Chinese video-sharing app is now barred in all three of the EU’s main institutions. “In view of cybersecurity concerns, in particular regarding data protection and collection of data by third parties,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia College men’s basketball team claimed an AMC Championship win over Central Baptist College, 62-53, on Tuesday night. It is the first time the Cougars have won the championship since 2016. Montgomery County alum Collin Parker and Marlon Allen co-led the team with 12 points apiece. Tony Burks and Trendon Tisdale
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By Sabrina Clay and Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN The New College of Florida’s reshaped board of trustees voted Tuesday to abolish diversity, equity and inclusion programs at the school after a heated public comment session — events that follow Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ decision to move the college in a conservative direction. Students and others
Continue Reading By COSTAS KANTOURIS and DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press TEMPE, Greece (AP) — A passenger train carrying hundreds of people collided at high speed with an oncoming freight train in a fiery wreck in northern Greece, killing 29 and injuring at least 85, officials said Wednesday. Multiple cars derailed and at least three burst into flames
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By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Nikola Jokic recorded his 100th career triple-double and Jamal Murray had 32 points as the Denver Nuggets coasted to a 133-112 win over the Houston Rockets. The hapless Rockets were done in by a balanced scoring attack by the Nuggets Tuesday, a game after allowing Damian
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By Taylor Romine, CNN The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved legislation allowing non-profits to open and operate overdose prevention sites with private funding, Mayor London Breed announced in a news release. Ordinances require two rounds of voting: a first read and final passage. Jeff Cretan, a spokesman for the mayor’s office,
Continue Reading By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer Patrick Kane is going to the New York Rangers as part of a flurry of moves with still days left before the NHL trade deadline. Kane went from Chicago to New York as part of a long-anticipated, three-team deal that included Arizona. Carolina added young scoring winger Jesse Puljujarvi
Continue Reading By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Iowa came into Tuesday night game weary of playing catch-up. So, the Hawkeyes avoided the trap completely. Just three days after a completing an historic comeback, Kris Murray scored 26 points, Tony Perkins flirted with the first triple-double in school history and the Hawkeyes never
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