By ELÉONORE HUGHES and MAURICIO SAVARESE Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A Brazilian magazine on Thursday released audio of a senator claiming then President Jair Bolsonaro sought help in a plot to annul the October elections and keep himself in power. In the recording, Sen. Marcos do Val tells the magazine Veja that
Continue Reading SAN DIEGO (AP) — A former U.S. Navy captain who was caught up in a massive contracting scandal has been sentenced to 2 1/2 years in federal prison for taking nearly $91,000 in bribes. Retired Capt. David Haas was sentenced Thursday in San Diego. Prosecutors say he was among dozens of Navy officials who helped
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two mobile homes burned down in a fire at a mobile home park Thursday evening in the 4000 block of Ponderosa Street. “Upon arrival, we’ve seen two trailers fully engulfed, threatening the one to the south and one to the north,” Boone County Fire District Battalion Chief Clint Walker said. “The fire
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By ALANIS THAMES AP Sports Writer FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The NHL is using its All-Star celebrations in South Florida to highlight its efforts to increase diversity in the sport. With All-Star weekend coinciding with the start of Black History Month, the league unveiled a mobile museum that highlights minority and underrepresented contributors to
Continue Reading ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Leigha Brown scored 27 points to propel No. 18 Michigan to a 74-57 victory over Illinois. Brown sank 10 of 13 shots from the floor and all seven of her free throws for the Wolverines (18-5, 8-4 Big Ten Conference). She added five assists and four rebounds. Maddie Nolan and
Continue Reading By AARON MORRISON AP National Writer MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The sound of the djembe drums started as a low tremble and grew more distinct as the musicians drew closer to the hundreds gathered inside the Memphis church. “We love you, Tyre,” the drummers chanted, referring to Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man whose beating
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The state Senate on Thursday confirmed former Columbia Mayor Brian Treece’s appointment to the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission by a voice vote. The Commission approves state road construction projects. Treece works for Equipmentshare, an equipment rental company. Treece was confirmed along with other gubernatorial nominees. Treece served two terms as
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By Joe Sutton and Emma Tucker, CNN Three bodies found in the Detroit area this week were identified by authorities Friday as those of three rappers who were missing for almost two weeks, according to Michigan State Police. The missing men — Armani Kelly, 28, Dante Wicker, 31, and Montoya Givens, 31 — were associates
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Un jefe de la mafia que estaba prófugo desde 2006 fue capturado en Francia este jueves, mientras trabajaba como pizzero. A Edgardo Greco, de 63 años, lo arrestaron mientras se hacía pasar como pizzero en Saint-Etienne, Francia, confirmó este jueves la policía antimafia. La captura del jefe de la mafia Matteo
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA has further adjusted the schedule of nationally televised games with LeBron James closing in on Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the league’s scoring record. James is on pace to break the record Tuesday at home against the Oklahoma City Thunder. That game will now be shown on TNT, a change that
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA has further adjusted the schedule of nationally televised games with LeBron James closing in on Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the league’s scoring record. James is on pace to break the record Tuesday at home against the Oklahoma City Thunder. That game will now be shown on TNT, a change that
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By Rodrigo Pedroso, CNN A Brazilian senator says former President Jair Bolsonaro attended a meeting in December to overturn Brazil’s 2022 presidential election results, which granted current leader Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva the presidency. Senator Marcos do Val said in a press conference on Thursday, that both he and Bolsonaro were present at a
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By Katherine Dillinger, CNN Global Pharma Healthcare is issuing a recall of its Artificial Tears Lubricant Eye Drops that were distributed by EzriCare and Delsam Pharma due to possible contamination, the US Food and Drug Administration said Thursday. The drops were sold online across the US in multidose bottles. Consumers should stop using them and
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By Janelle Chavez, CNN More than half of US adults support ending the sale of all tobacco products, according to a new study led by researchers from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and nearly two-thirds said they support banning menthol cigarette sales. The poll, published Thursday in the journal Preventing Chronic Disease,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A trip home, to Mizzou Arena, was just what the doctor ordered for the Tiger women’s basketball team. Head coach Robin Pingeton and company took down Vanderbilt 86-69 to break up a six-game losing streak on Thursday night. Four Tigers got into double digit scoring in the win, including Hayley Frank, Lauren
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer Philadelphia’s Joel Embiid, Oklahoma City’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Portland’s Damian Lillard had to have known they were going to the All-Star Game. Players averaging more than 30 points per game typically don’t have to worry about not hearing their name called. Other players — like Miami’s Bam Adebayo, Indiana’s
Continue Reading By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Ally Ewing is a three-time winner on the LPGA Tour. This week, she’s a caddie at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. That was by design. Ewing figures it’s a great chance to spend time with her family and to see Pebble Beach ahead of
Continue Reading By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Award-winning actor and bestselling author Bob Odenkirk was feted Thursday as 2023 Man of the Year by Harvard University’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals, which included a roast during which he donned a pink dress over his clothes. Odenkirk, best known as shady lawyer Saul Goodman on “Breaking
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By JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas plans to give $304 million in taxpayer-funded incentives to a semiconductor company in its largest city to build a huge new factory. But state officials and Wichita-based Integra Technologies said Thursday that the $1.8 billion project won’t go forward without funds the U.S. government has
Continue Reading By JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas plans to give $304 million in taxpayer-funded incentives to a semiconductor company in its largest city to build a huge new factory. But state officials and Wichita-based Integra Technologies said Thursday that the $1.8 billion project won’t go forward without funds the U.S. government has
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