By FARNOUSH AMIRI and NOMAAN MERCHANT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans have kicked off an investigation into the origins of COVID-19 by issuing a series of letters to current and former Biden administration officials for documents and testimony. The Republican chairmen of the House Oversight Committee and the subcommittee on the coronavirus pandemic
Continue Reading By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A key prosecution witness has testified that he delivered millions of dollars in payoffs destined for former Mexican public safety chief Genaro García Luna and saw him leave with the bags of cash. Jesús Zambada says they didn’t directly discuss what the money was allegedly buying,
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Most people have looked up into the sky on sunny days like today and noticed the blue hue. But, not many people wonder on a daily basis what gives the sky this color. From blue on a sunny day, to red and orange during the sunset, what changes? To find the answer, you must first
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The Stormtrack Weather Team is tracking an active weather pattern this week as two strong low pressure systems move through the region. Low pressure will track to our northeast tonight into tomorrow, dragging a cold front through Mid-Missouri. Rain showers move in on early Tuesday and continue through early evening. A few rumbles of thunder
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By Jennifer McLogan Click here for updates on this story DEER PARK, New York (WCBS) — A retired New York City firefighter is in the battle of his life. Despite working at ground zero on 9/11, he says nothing prepared him for the personal tragedy of Alzheimer’s. His wife was diagnosed at an early age
Continue Reading By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — One of the first Black officers to lead a Special Forces team in combat will receive the Medal of Honor, the nation’s top award for bravery on the battlefield. The honor will go to retired U.S. Army Col. Paris Davis nearly 60 years after Davis distinguished himself
Continue Reading By ZEKE MILLER, COLLEEN LONG and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — With few confirmed details from President Joe Biden’s White House, the downing of three unknown aerial objects in as many days by U.S. fighter jets has prompted wild speculation about what they were and where they came from. It even fell to
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State troopers asked drivers to avoid a Callaway County intersection Monday afternoon after a three-vehicle crash.
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JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Cody Gakpo finally got off the mark as Liverpool beat Everton 2-0 in the 242nd Merseyside derby. The Holland forward tapped in from close range in the 49th minute after Mo Salah had opened the scoring in the first half to set up Liverpool’s first win
Continue Reading By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas lawmakers are trying to effectively reinstate a ban on gender-affirming care for minors with a proposal that makes it easier to file malpractice lawsuits against doctors who provide the treatments. A state Senate panel on Monday has endorsed legislation that would allow someone who
Continue ReadingMarysabel E. Huston-Crespo (CNN Español) – Esta semana nuestros estrenos musicales están encabezados por los hermanos Mau y Ricky, quienes presentaron “Miami”. También figura el cantante colombiano Carlos Vives, quien da inicio a la celebración de sus tres décadas en la música con “La historia”. En la lista incluimos además lo nuevo de Lasso, Blessd,
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By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN The TCL Theater in Hollywood was impressively full — just as packed, in fact, as the no-frills, suburban Chicago movie theater was when I first saw “Titanic” with my parents in the ’90s as a pop culture-obsessed 9-year-old. Seeing the movie for the first time is a core memory. I’d never
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The Kansas City Chiefs landed Monday at Kansas City International Airport after a night of celebration.
Continue ReadingBy Gabe Cohen, CNN In the shadow of Lee McCall’s crumbled home sits an old RV and two tents that are now housing her family. The house, located in St. James City, is still rotting after Hurricane Ian pounded Southwest Florida in September, flooding thousands of homes, including theirs. The small community outside Fort Myers
Continue Reading By ED WHITE Associated Press Michigan fired football co-offensive coordinator Matt Weiss in January after he failed to attend a meeting to discuss whether he had gained access to computer accounts that belonged to other people. That’s according to documents released to The Associated Press. An athletic department official told Weiss that the university had
Continue Reading MADRID (AP) — Villarreal midfielder Francis Coquelin is out for the rest of the season because of a knee injury. Coquelin was hurt in the first half of the 1-0 loss against league leader Barcelona on Sunday. He had to be taken off the field on a stretcher. Villarreal said tests have shown that Coquelin
Continue ReadingBy Celina Tebor and Sabrina Souza, CNN More than a year before a 14-year-old student took her own life after a TikTok video showed she was attacked by four other teenagers, another student at the same high school was physically assaulted after reporting threats being made against her to the school, a lawsuit alleges. 14-year-old
Continue Reading MADRID (AP) — Japan forward Takefusa Kubo’s first-half goal led third-place Real Sociedad to a 3-2 win at relegation-threatened Espanyol in the Spanish league. The result ended a three-game winless streak for Sociedad. The Basque Country club also scored in the second half through Alexander Sorloth and an own-goal by Espanyol defender Leandro Cabrera. Sociedad
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By WWJ Staff Click here for updates on this story DETROIT, Michigan (WWJ) — Students at Oakland Community College got some TLC Monday in the form of puppy love. The adorable pups came from Pawsitive Changes, a nonprofit dedicated to relieving anxiety and providing moral and emotional support to people of all ages. The dogs
Continue ReadingBy James Felton, Hannah Mose Click here for updates on this story FLINT, Michigan (WNEM) — The state-mandated emergency manager law in Flint, which many blame for the city’s water crisis, could be repealed. The law, known as the Local Financial Stability and Choice Act 436 of 2012, could be wiped away by proposed legislation
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