By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Two senior clergymen in Jerusalem have consecrated the holy oil that will be used to anoint King Charles III during his May 6 coronation, as the Anglican Church seeks to underscore the monarchy’s long history and the royal family’s links to the Middle East. The oil was
Continue Reading By ASTRID SUÁREZ Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian President Gustavo Petro has asked prosecutors to investigate accusations made against his brother and one of his sons that appear to go against his campaign pledges to promote peace and fight corruption. Petro, an ex-guerrilla who was elected as Colombia first leftist president last year,
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By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Caitlin Clark had 12 of her 22 points in the fourth quarter to lead seventh-ranked Iowa past Purdue 69-58 after a sluggish start in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament on Friday. Clark, the preseason All-Big Ten Player of the Year and the nation’s second-leading
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By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Caitlin Clark had 12 of her 22 points in the fourth quarter to lead seventh-ranked Iowa past Purdue 69-58 after a sluggish start in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament on Friday night. Clark, the preseason All-Big Ten Player of the Year and the nation’s
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By Junko Ogura, Heather Chen and Moeri Karasawa, CNN The first grim discovery came when a woman found the severed head and paws of a brown speckled cat as she walked along the banks of the Arakawa River in Saitama City, Japan. Days later, what police believe was the rest of the body turned up
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — La escasez de un medicamento utilizado habitualmente para tratar problemas respiratorios está a punto de agravarse en Estados Unidos, ya que uno de los principales proveedores para hospitales cerró la semana pasada. El albuterol líquido está escaso desde el verano boreal pasado, según la American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. Desde octubre
Continue Reading By KEN MILLER and STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press A large storm system is taking aim at the Northeast, threatening heavy snow and coastal flooding after heavy winds and possible tornadoes damaged homes and buildings, left thousands without power and caused five deaths in the South. A mix of snow, sleet and rain was expected across
Continue Reading By KEN MILLER and STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press A large storm system is taking aim at the Northeast, threatening heavy snow and coastal flooding after heavy winds and possible tornadoes damaged homes and buildings, left thousands without power and caused five deaths in the South. A mix of snow, sleet and rain was expected across
Continue Reading By SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The fate of abortion clinics in Utah now lies with Gov. Spencer Cox after lawmakers finalized and passed a measure to ban them in the state. After passing through the state Senate on Thursday with minor amendments, it returned to the Utah House of Representatives
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By Christina Maxouris and Ray Sanchez, CNN Alex Murdaugh was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole Friday for the murders of his wife and son — another chapter in the downfall of the disgraced attorney whose dynastic family had significant legal reach for decades in parts of South Carolina’s Lowcountry. Judge
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By Pamela Kirkland, CNN Memphis Fire EMT Robert Long testified in front of the Tennessee Emergency Medical Services Board on Friday that Memphis Police officers were “impeding patient care” after he and Advanced Emergency Medical Technician JaMichael Sandridge arrived to find Tyre Nichols sitting on the ground, propped up against a police car on January
Continue Reading SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — New documents reveal that child protective services had opened an investigation of a Utah man just weeks before he killed seven of his family members and then himself. The investigation had been opened over alleged child abuse and threats to his family. The Deseret News obtained the case documents from
Continue Reading CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Former NBA player Anthony Morrow is facing charges of assault on a female, assault by strangulation, communicating threats and second degree kidnapping in Charlotte. According to Mecklenburg County arrest records, Morrow was arrested on Feb. 10 and released two days later on a $15,000 bond. The 37-year-old Morrow is a Charlotte
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer Jonathan Isaac’s comeback story has been sidelined again by another season-ending injury, this time a torn adductor muscle. Isaac had surgery on Friday to repair the muscle and will miss the remainder of the regular season, the Magic said. He felt discomfort on his left side Tuesday after practice,
Continue Reading By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Defense attorneys for a man accused of stabbing four University of Idaho students to death asked the Idaho Supreme Court on Friday to keep a gag order in place, saying a challenge to the order filed by 30 news organizations is premature and that media coverage
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia/Boone County Public Health and Human Services is partnering with other local organizations to host a naloxone education and distribution event PHHS is partnering with the Boone County Overdose Response Coalition to host the event at 5:30-6:30 p.m. Wednesday at CenterPoint Hospital. It is part of a series of events that is free
Continue Reading By The Associated Press ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Led by Jalyn McCreary’s 11 points, the Mercer Bears defeated the Citadel Bulldogs 66-41 in the Southern Conference tournament opener
Continue Reading GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Here’s something different — the Southeastern Conference quarterfinal between No. 4 LSU and Georgia was delayed by severe weather and a leaky roof at the arena. Players spotted water on the court after a timeout with 4:23 left in the first half and LSU ahead 42-32. Both coaches were alerted by
Continue Reading By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Defense attorneys for a man accused of stabbing four University of Idaho students to death have asked the Idaho Supreme Court to keep a gag order in place. The attorneys for Bryan Kohberger filed the opposition to the media challenge on Friday. They say a challenge
Continue Reading By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Six states in Nigeria have withdrawn a suit asking the country’s Supreme Court to void the result of the just-concluded presidential election. The six states from the opposition party had accused Nigeria’s electoral commission of failing to follow its own rules and election laws in conducting
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