NEW YORK (AP) — New York City police have arrested two men in connection with two killings that investigators believe were part of a series of druggings and robbings of Manhattan bar and nightclub patrons by criminal groups. The assaults last year left the city’s nightlife scene on edge. Police say they have charged Jacob
Continue Reading By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE and ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Senate has approved a bill to ban abortions after six weeks. Senate Republicans passed the bill Monday. The vote prompted demonstrations at the state’s capital that led to the arrest of the leader of the Florida Democratic Party and a
Continue Reading By UZMI ATHAR, Press Trust of India KOCHI, India (AP) — Anthony Kuttappassera’s family has lived in the same house at the edge of the Arabian Sea for more than a century. He grew up drinking water from the pond and the well outside his home. But 60 years ago, that water became too salty
Continue Reading PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A Washington state man accused of entering the U.S. Capitol with a pro-Trump mob during the Jan. 6 deadly insurrection has pleaded guilty to entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds. KGW-TV reports 64-year-old Jeffrey Grace of Battle Ground entered the plea on Monday and had three other charges
Continue Reading By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A powerful earthquake in Papua New Guinea has killed four people and destroyed more than 300 homes, local media reported Tuesday. The magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck in a remote region early Monday and disaster relief workers were continuing to assess the extent of the damage.
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — La maestra de primer grado que recibió un disparo de un estudiante de 6 años en su salón de clases de Newport News, Virginia, a principios de este año, presentó este lunes una demanda contra los administradores escolares y la junta escolar. La profesora afirma que estaban al tanto de los
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By Sara Smart and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN The death of Irvo Otieno has been ruled a homicide by asphyxiation, the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner of Virginia said in a statement. The 28-year-old’s cause of death was officially ruled “positional and mechanical asphyxia with restraints,” the medical examiner’s office confirmed to CNN. Seven sheriff’s
Continue Reading By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia’s U.N. ambassador is dismissing U.S. and European Union descriptions of its presidency of the Security Council this month as an April Fool’s joke. Vassily Nebenzia says Russia will be an “honest broker.” Speaking Monday at a news conference, he announced a meeting to be
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By Chris Lau, CNN Australia has joined other Western countries in banning the use of TikTok on government devices as the Chinese-owned video app comes under increasing pressure over claims it presents a security concern. Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus announced the ban on Tuesday after receiving advice from intelligence and security agencies, saying the directive would
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A University of Missouri student is set to go to trial over his alleged role in a hazing incident that left Danny Santulli disabled. Ryan P. Delanty, 21, of Ballwin, is charged with hazing causing life endangerment – a felony – and supplying liquor to a minor, a misdemeanor. A hearing was held
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN Español) –– La Consejería Jurídica de la Presidencia de México informó que pidió formalmente a la Suprema Corte de Justicia que revierta el acuerdo de ese tribunal que suspende los efectos de la reforma electoral aprobada por el Congreso e impulsada por el presidente, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, quien la promulgó el pasado
Continue Reading By TRISHA AHMED Associated Press/Report for America MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Viewers of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources EagleCam were heartbroken over the weekend as they watched strong winds from a severe weather system whip a nest holding a newly hatched eaglet out of a tree. The nature livestream captured the moment the nest fell
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas legislators have given final approval to a bill that would make it easier to pursue criminal charges or file lawsuits over childhood sexual abuse years after the abuse occurred. The House approved the measure Monday, and it goes to Gov. Laura Kelly because the Senate approved it last week. No
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By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Los Angeles Angels third baseman Anthony Rendon was suspended for five games and fined by Major League Baseball for his altercation with a fan last week. Rendon says he is dropping his appeal after his suspension was reduced to four games. Rendon grabbed a fan’s shirt
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — La persona de 28 años que perpetró un tiroteo en una escuela cristiana de Nashville la semana pasada, en el que murieron tres niños y tres adultos, disparó 152 veces, según informó este lunes la policía de la ciudad. Las autoridades también señalaron que, si bien aún no se conocen los motivos
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Garbiñe Muguruza is going to skip the French Open and Wimbledon during an extended break from tennis. Those were the sites of her two Grand Slam titles. The former No. 1-ranked woman hasn’t played a match on tour since Jan. 30 and is 0-4 so far this year. She wrote in
Continue Reading SAN DIEGO (AP) — Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Madison Bumgarner returned to Phoenix to be evaluated by medical staff after he felt fatigue during his first start this season. The 33-year-old left-hander allowed five runs, four hits and four walks in Arizona’s 10-1 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday night. Trayce Thompson hit a
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Public Safety on Monday approved more than $9.9 million in grants to 43 sheriff’s offices across the state for security and other improvements to local jails, according to a press release from the governor’s office. A number of sheriff’s offices in Mid-Missouri are benefitting from it, with
Continue Reading ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Baltimore Orioles starter Kyle Bradish left the game at Texas in the second inning of a scoreless game after being struck on the right foot by a line drive. Jonah Heim lined a 2-2 changeup back to the mound with runners on first and second and one out. The exit velocity
Continue Reading By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The baseball players’ association reduced cash, U.S. Treasury securities and investments to $142.4 million on Dec. 31, down from $271.2 million at the start of year in a decrease typical of the period that follows a collective bargaining agreement. The union increases liquid assets in
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