By EILEEN NG Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin was charged Friday with corruption and money laundering, making him Malaysia’s second ex-leader to be indicted after leaving office. Muhyiddin, 75, pleaded innocent to four charges of abusing his power to obtain 232.5 million ringgit ($51.4 million) bribes for his
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By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer A person familiar with the decision says the New York Jets are releasing wide receiver/kick returner Braxton Berrios in a salary cap move. Berrios was an All-Pro selection as a kick returner in 2021 but was due to count $8.2 million on the cap and the sides
Continue Reading By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Kelly Oubre Jr. scored 27 points and Terry Rozier had 21 points and nine assists as the Charlotte Hornets beat Detroit 113-103 and extended the Pistons’ losing streak to 10 games. P.J. Washington added 20 points and Nick Richards had 13 points and nine rebounds for the
Continue Reading By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — U.S. railroads were warned to take certain cars out of service Thursday after Norfolk Southern discovered loose wheels on a car involved in last weekend’s derailment in Ohio. It’s not clear that the loose wheels caused the derailment near Springfield last Saturday because the National
Continue Reading By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — No. 13 Virginia dealt a damaging blow to North Carolina’s already shaky NCAA Tournament hopes, beating the Tar Heels 68-59 in the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament quarterfinals. Jayden Gardner had 17 points and 10 rebounds and Reece Beekman added 15 points, five assists and five
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Public Utility Assistance announced Thursday on its social media and website that it is continuing its support for the Grain Belt Express transmission project. A resolution announcing MPUA’s continued support was passed Thursday, according to the press release. Missouri’s hometown electric utilities have reaffirmed their support of the Grain Belt Express
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Para los futuros padres Shakina Rajendram y Kevin Nadarajah, las palabras de su médico fueron definitivas y devastadoras: sus gemelos no eran “viables”. “Incluso en ese momento, mientras oía esas palabras salir de la boca del médico, todavía podía sentir a los bebés muy vivos dentro de mí. No era capaz
Continue Reading By JOHN RABY Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A bill to prohibit minors from getting married in West Virginia was resurrected in the state Senate on Thursday, a day after its defeat in a committee. The about-face didn’t necessarily give the bill a clear path to passage. Several senators gave impassioned speeches after the
Continue Reading ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Patrick Gardner scored 22 points and 11th-seeded Marist pulled off its second straight upset, beating No. 3 seed Quinnipiac 75-59 in the quarterfinal round of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament. The Red Foxes (12-19), who eliminated sixth-seeded Manhattan in the first round, will play No. 10 seed Saint Peter’s in
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By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Sir’Jabari Rice scored 13 points to lead four Texas players in double-figures scoring, and the seventh-ranked Longhorns shut down Oklahoma State once again in a 61-47 victory in the Big 12 Tournament quarterfinals. Tyrese Hunter and Dylan Disu scored 11 points apiece and Arterio
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By Mark Morales, CNN A 35-year-old man who spent almost 19 years wrongfully imprisoned for murder after detectives misled a witness into identifying the wrong person, is now free. Sheldon Thomas, who was convicted of killing a 14-year-old boy on Christmas Eve in 2004 in New York City, had his conviction overturned and the indictment
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By Katherine Dillinger, CNN The millions of Norway rats that live alongside New Yorkers are among the animals that can catch the virus that causes Covid-19, a new study says. However, reports of the virus spreading from any types of animals to humans remain rare. Pets like cats, dogs and hamsters; zoo animals such as
Continue Reading By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has been invited to testify before a New York grand jury that has been investigating hush money payments made on his behalf during his 2016 presidential campaign, according to one of his lawyers. Trump attorney Joseph Tacopina confirmed Thursday that the
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By Kara Scannell, Kristen Holmes and Jack Forrest, CNN Manhattan prosecutors have invited former President Donald Trump to appear before the grand jury investigating his alleged role in a hush money payment scheme and cover-up, a person familiar with the matter said, indicating a decision on charging Trump may come soon. Potential defendants in New
Continue Reading By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi man who burned a cross in his front yard to intimidate his Black neighbors was sentenced Thursday to 42 months in prison. U.S. Southern District of Mississippi Judge Sul Ozerden handed down the sentence after Axel Cox, 24, pleaded guilty to a
Continue Reading KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin was charged Friday with corruption and money laundering, making him Malaysia’s second ex-leader to be indicted after leaving office. Muhyiddin, 75, pleaded innocent to four charges of abusing his power to obtain bribes for his party and two charges of money laundering. He was arrested
Continue Reading By JUAN A. LOZANO and MICHAEL GRACZYK Associated Press HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — Texas has executed an inmate for the drug-related killings of four people more than 30 years ago, including a woman who was 9-months pregnant. Arthur Brown Jr. received a lethal injection Thursday evening at the state penitentiary in Huntsville, Texas. The 52-year-old
Continue Reading By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer The natural temporary weather phenomenon La Nina is gone and that’s good news for a disaster-weary Southeast. Weather disasters generally but not specifically connected to La Nina repeatedly smacked the region during the three years it lasted. Hundreds of tornadoes have hit and they are more frequent in the
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Revenue is accepting management contract bids for the Fayette License Office, according to a Thursday press release. Bids to operate the office – located at 106 E. Davis Street in Fayette — must be submitted by March 21. For a list of bid opportunities and bid response instructions
Continue Reading By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer A federal judge has rejected former Theranos executive Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani’s bid to remain free while he appeals his conviction for crimes he committed during a blood-testing scam he orchestrated with his former boss and lover, Elizabeth Holmes. The ruling issued Thursday pushes the 57-year-old Balwani a step closer
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