By JOHN HANNA and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The operator of an oil pipeline says a faulty weld at a bend in an oil pipeline contributed to a spill that dumped nearly 13,000 bathtubs’ worth of crude oil into a northeastern Kansas creek. Canadian-based TC Energy also estimated Thursday that the
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TODAY: Rain will be out of mid-Missouri by the afternoon. This afternoon is drier, with temperatures climbing just back into the low-40s, meaning conditions are prime for any accumulated snow to begin melting. Some breaks in the clouds are possible by late afternoon. TONIGHT: Clouds build back in ahead of precipitation round number two. Overnight,
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — El gobierno de Joe Biden ha determinado que el presunto globo de vigilancia chino que atravesó Estados Unidos la semana pasada operaba con tecnologÃa de vigilancia electrónica capaz de monitorear comunicaciones estadounidenses, según un alto funcionario del Departamento de Estado. El globo “era capaz de realizar operaciones de recopilación
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By Sammy Mngqosini and Zayn Nabbi, CNN The organizers of the European Super League (ESL) have unveiled a revamped competition with “60 to 80 teams,” they announced in a statement on Thursday. The ESL was set up in 2021 by 12 European clubs with the intention to break away from European football’s governing body UEFA
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Una espectacular imagen de un leopardo de las nieves contemplando las montañas de la India ha sido elegida ganadora del Premio del Público al Fotógrafo de la Naturaleza del Año de este año. Un récord de 60.466 personas eligieron la imagen del fotógrafo alemán Sascha Fonseca titulada “El mundo del leopardo
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By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer An Oklahoma high school basketball game ended with a soccer-like score. Weatherford defeated Anadarko 4-2 on Tuesday after Anadarko chose to stall. The result came a month after the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association voted 8-7 against adding a shot clock. Neither team scored in the first quarter. Weatherford
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By Chris Isidore, Aditi Sangal and Gregory Wallace, CNN Southwest’s December meltdown was front and center at a Senate Commerce Committee hearing Thursday, but there was little sign that members of Congress were in agreement on steps to take to make sure it wouldn’t happen again. Southwest’s CEO Bob Jordan did not attend, despite an
Continue Reading By JIM SALTER Associated Press The attorney for a man who was executed this week is calling for an investigation, accusing Missouri officials of moving ahead with the lethal injection while federal appeals were pending. Raheem Taylor was executed Tuesday night for the 2004 deaths of his girlfriend and her three children in suburban St.
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Burt Bacharach has one of the most impressive songbooks in the history of the music industry. And while he is incredibly well known for hits like “Walk on By” by Dionne Warwick and “I Say A Little Prayer,” which was first recorded by Warwick and then covered by Aretha Franklin
Continue Reading By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — A person with knowledge of the deal tells The Associated Press that the Western Conference-leading Denver Nuggets have agreed to acquire center Thomas Bryant from the Los Angeles Lakers for Davon Reed and three second-round draft picks. The person spoke to the AP on the condition
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By Dave Alsup, CNN More than three months after the body of an American killed fighting alongside the Ukrainian military was retrieved from opposing forces, his family says his remains are back in the US after an arduous wait. Joshua Jones, a 24-year-old from Memphis, Tennessee, traveled to fight alongside Ukraine after the Russian invasion
Continue Reading By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Breanna Stewart and Courtney Vandersloot have won titles together playing overseas. The pair hope their championship pedigrees can help the New York Liberty win their first WNBA championship. The Liberty made the biggest splash in the offseason by signing the two free agents and trading
Continue Reading By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Celtics have agreed to trade forward Justin Jackson and a pair of future second-round draft picks to the Oklahoma City Thunder for big man Mike Muscala. That’s according to a person with knowledge of the deal who spoke to The Associated Press on the
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By Karl de Vries and Clare Foran, CNN Police have arrested and charged a man in connection with the assault of Rep. Angie Craig, who was attacked in the elevator of her apartment building in Washington, DC, Thursday morning, the DC Metropolitan Police Department said in a news release. Kendrick Hamlin, also known as Hamlin
Continue Reading ZURICH (AP) — FIFA has announced a three-man shortlist for its Best Men’s Coach award. It includes World Cup winner Lionel Scaloni of Argentina, UEFA Champions League winner Carlo Ancelotti of Real Madrid, and English Premier League winner Pep Guardiola of Manchester City. Voters worldwide left out Walid Regragui who led Morocco to the World
Continue Reading By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer ASPEN, Colo. (AP) — South Korean teen snowboarder Gaon Choi is the buzz of the halfpipe world following her gold medal at X Games Aspen last month. The 14-year-old became the event’s youngest women’s snowboard halfpipe winner. Choi took the title from Chloe Kim, the two-time reigning Olympic champion
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By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Burt Bacharach, the singularly gifted and popular composer who delighted millions with the quirky arrangements and unforgettable melodies of “Walk on By,” “Do You Know the Way to San Jose” and dozens of other hits, has died at 94. The Grammy, Oscar and Tony-winning Bacharach
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By Anna Bahney, CNN Even as rents are cooling in some parts of the country, it has never cost more to rent a Manhattan apartment during the month of January as it did last month. January is normally a slow month for housing, but median rent last month was the highest of any January on
Continue Reading DENVER (AP) — Police are investigating a car theft and the fatal shooting of a 12-year-old boy found inside by the car’s owner after an exchange of gun shots over the weekend. Police said Thursday that no arrests have been made and that it’s still not known who stole the vehicle. They say that the
Continue Reading By JIM SALTER Associated Press The attorney for a man who was executed this week is calling for an investigation, accusing Missouri officials of moving ahead with the lethal injection while federal appeals were pending. Raheem Taylor was executed Tuesday night for the 2004 deaths of his girlfriend and her three children in suburban St.
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