By SAM METZ Associated Press PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — A jury began deliberating Thursday afternoon in Gwyneth Paltrow’s trial over a 2016 ski collision at a Utah resort. Attorneys for Gwyneth Paltrow and the 76-year-old suing her described their clients in closing arguments as aggrieved victims participating in a yearslong legal battle to take
Continue Reading By LINDSAY WHITEHURST and STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Joint Base Andrews, one of the nation’s most sensitive military bases and home to Air Force One, has been locked down after reports of a man carrying an “assault-style” rifle on Thursday, authorities said. The Maryland base was locked down after the person was
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ABC 17 News is interviewing each of the seven candidates running for three open spots on the Columbia Board of Education. At least two of them will be new members — only one incumbent is in the race.
Continue ReadingBy Andy Pierrotti Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WANF) — Sharron Starks learned her son passed away while in the car rushing to Savannah. “They said he was shot in the chest. And I lost it,” said Starks. Her son, Christopher Starks, died from a single gunshot wound during an altercation
Continue Reading By ELLEN KNICKMEYER, MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN and LISA MASCARO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — In a highly sensitive U.S. visit, Taiwan’s president delivered the message Thursday that keeping her self-ruled island strong will help ensure the world’s safety — even as her travel is carefully calibrated to try to contain what furious Chinese officials warn
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By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri House Republicans have voted to ban diversity spending in state government. State lawmakers on Thursday voted along mostly party lines in favor of a proposed $45 billion state budget blocking funding for diversity, equity and inclusion. The restrictions also would apply to public colleges
Continue Reading By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri House Republicans have voted to ban diversity spending in state government. State lawmakers on Thursday voted along mostly party lines in favor of a proposed $45 billion state budget blocking funding for diversity, equity and inclusion. The restrictions also would apply to public colleges
Continue ReadingBy FREIDA FRISARO Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — An plan is in place to return Lolita, an orca that has lived at the Miami Seaquarium for more than 50 years, to her home waters in the Pacific Northwest. Moving the 57-year-old, 5,000-pound orca could take six to nine months and cost $12 million to $15
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By Dan Heching, CNN The best musical acts out there attract a wide range of fans — young and old, from all walks of life. Case in point: Brian Cox and the Spice Girls. In a new trailer for Friday’s episode of “Carpool Karaoke: The Series,” Scottish actors and “X2: X-Men United” costars Alan Cumming
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Two-time champion Wolfsburg advanced to the semifinals of the women’s Champions League for the second year in a row after defeating Paris Saint-Germain 2-1 on aggregate. After the German team won 1-0 at the Parc des Princes last week, Alexandra Popp’s goal in the 20th minute proved decisive in front of 14,367 fans at the
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Lifsey Click here for updates on this story ATTAPUGUS, Georgia (WANF) — After battling for the past five years to rescue an elephant from a zoo in Puerto Rico, a sanctuary in South Georgia finally succeeded. Mundi, a 41-year-old female African elephant, is 8′ tall and weighs 8,000 pounds. She was born in
Continue Reading By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida quarterback Anthony Richardson put on another show for NFL coaches, general managers and scouts. This one was a follow-up to his record-setting performance at the combine earlier this month and ended with an impressive backflip at midfield. The 6-foot-4, 244-pound quarterback skipped all the
Continue Reading By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Marcus Stroman is getting used to Major League Baseball’s new pitch clock. And it’s no small deal for the Chicago Cubs right-hander. “It’s tough,” he said. “It’s a big adjustment.” Stroman committed baseball’s first regular-season pitch-clock violation Thursday in the third inning of the Cubs’ 4-0
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Police Department officers searched for a person with a gun near Nifong Boulevard and Buttonwood Drive in south Columbia on Thursday afternoon, with reports of at least one arrest. MU Alert Update: ALL CLEAR. Subject taken into custody. No reported injuries. Campus operating under normal conditions. ALL CLEAR.— MU Alert (@MUalert)
Continue Reading ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — James Shields has returned to Tropicana Field to symbolically retire from a club he helped transform from perennial loser to playoff contender. He threw out the ceremonial first pitch before the Tampa Bay Rays’ season opener against the Detroit Tigers. It was more than a decade after last throwing a
Continue Reading By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — For every American killed by gunfire, an estimated two or more more survive, often with terrible injuries — a fact that public health experts say is crucial to understanding the full impact of guns on society. A new government study highlights just how violent America’s
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By Maegan Vazquez, CNN The Biden White House is calling on federal banking regulators to institute a number of changes intended to provide more oversight on large regional banks and reduce the risk of a future banking crisis. The administration announced its regulatory push on Thursday in response to the recent collapse of two large
Continue Reading By Manu Raju, Chief Congressional Correspondent Speaker Kevin McCarthy and his top lieutenants say they are actively preparing to move a party-line bill to raise the national debt limit if President Joe Biden continues to draw a firm line against talks with House Republicans to avoid the nation’s first-ever default. The move would be a
Continue ReadingBy Felix Cortez Click here for updates on this story WATSONVILLE, California (KSBW) — A video going viral on social media of a handyman yelling at a tenant after he had just allegedly sexually assaulted her is putting a spotlight on renter safety and steps they should take to safeguard themselves against violent and unscrupulous
Continue Reading By Kristina Sgueglia, CNN An attorney for actor Jonathan Majors has shared text messages she says came from the woman her client allegedly assaulted last weekend. Majors, who recently starred in “Creed III” and “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania,” was arraigned on Sunday on assault and harassment charges after a domestic dispute in New York,
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