By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) — Carletta Tilousi hit the trail as the sun rose, the light revealing a grouping of cottonwood and ash trees deep in the Grand Canyon. Birds soared above and reptiles scampered across the rocks as the canyon walls grew taller and taller behind her.
Continue Reading By REGINA GARCIA CANO and FRANKLIN BRICENO Associated Press LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru’s government will allow the extradition to the United States of the prime suspect in the unsolved 2005 disappearance of American student Natalee Holloway on the Dutch Caribbean Island of Aruba, bringing her family hope there will be justice in the case.
Continue Reading By BOUAZZA BEN BOUAZZA and THOMAS ADAMSON Associated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisian authorities have opened an investigation into a shooting attack at a synagogue that killed two Jewish pilgrims and three members of the country’s security forces. The motive of the gunman, a National Guard member, remained unclear. Security officers killed him before
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By Taylor Romine, CNN The family of Edward Bronstein, who died while in custody of law enforcement in 2020, reached a $24 million settlement in a lawsuit against the state of California, the California Highway Patrol and other parties, attorneys announced in a news conference Wednesday. Bronstein, 38, was initially pulled over in Los Angeles
Continue Reading TOKYO (AP) — An earthquake has shaken Japan’s capital, Tokyo, and surrounding areas, injuring several people and causing minor damage. The Japan Meteorological Agency said the quake on Thursday had a 5.4 magnitude and its epicenter was in Chiba prefecture, southeast of Tokyo. No tsunami warning was issued. Japan’s Kyodo news agency said four people
Continue Reading DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Long-haul carrier Emirates says it is creating a $200 million fund for research and development projects aimed at reducing the use of fossil fuels in commercial aviation. Emirates made the announcement Thursday ahead of releasing their annual report for 2022. The airline, owned by Dubai’s government, said the funding
Continue Reading By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press The war in Ukraine helped push the global total of people left internally displaced by conflict or natural disasters to a record high of 71.1 million last year, according to a report released Thursday by the Norwegian Refugee Council’s Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre. By the end of 2022, 5.9 million
Continue Reading By VALERIE GONZALEZ Associated Press MATAMOROS, Mexico (AP) — Migrants rushed across the border hours before pandemic-related asylum restrictions were to expire Thursday, fearing that new policies would make it far more difficult to gain entry into the United States. In a move to clear out overwhelmed holding facilities, Border Patrol agents were told Wednesday
Continue Reading By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho prosecutors have spent the last four weeks painstakingly detailing their case against a woman accused of killing her two youngest children and a romantic rival in a bizarre doomsday-focused plot. On Thursday, they are expected to present their final arguments to the jury in the
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FAYETTEVILLE, Ar. (KMIZ) After an opening round win over Mississippi State, Mizzou softball’s play in the SEC tournament has come to an end with a 7-2 loss Wednesday night against Alabama. The game was on a five-hour weather delay in Fayetteville, and after the delay, it was the Crimson Tide that got the early momentum.
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — Southern California’s basketball roster is getting more star-studded by the moment. The Trojans had already landed Bronny James, son of Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James. Now, D.J. Rodman has announced on social media that he’s transferring to USC, which confirmed his addition on Wednesday. The son of NBA rebounding great
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Wednesday, May 10, 2023. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS GIRLS SOCCER SMITH-COTTON (0) HICKMAN (1) FINAL FATIMA (0) JEFFERSON CITY (5) FINAL TOLTON (4) CHILLICOTHE (0) FINAL NIXA (5) ROCK BRIDGE (0) FINAL HS BASEBALL WILLARD (1) ROCK BRIDGE (3)
Continue Reading By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer NIIGATA, Japan (AP) — The financial leaders of the Group of Seven wealthy nations meet in Japan beginning Thursday as a standoff over the U.S. debt ceiling and potential default looms as one of the biggest potential threats to the global economy, along with the war in Ukraine. U.S.
Continue Reading By REGINA GARCIA CANO and FRANKLIN BRICENO Associated Press LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru’s government will allow the extradition to the United States of the prime suspect in the unsolved 2005 disappearance of American student Natalee Holloway on the Dutch Caribbean Island of Aruba, bringing her family hope there will be justice in the case.
Continue Reading By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea will drop its COVID-19 quarantine requirements and end testing recommendations for international arrivals starting June 1. In lowering the coronavirus alert level from “critical” to plainly “alert” starting June 1, health authorities will also lift mask mandates in pharmacies and small clinics. Wearing
Continue Reading By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s primetime return to CNN Wednesday for the first time since 2016 felt like a throwback: Trump with the long, twisting answers; the interviewer at times struggling to fact-check him or return his focus to the question at hand; and then, eventually, both talking
Continue Reading By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) — Google on Wednesday disclosed plans to infuse its dominant search engine with more advanced artificial-intelligence technology, a drive that’s in response to one of the biggest threats to its long-established position as the internet’s main gateway. The gradual shift in how Google’s search engine
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CHICAGO (AP) — Patrick Wisdom and Yan Gomes homered to lead unbeaten Justin Steele and the Chicago Cubs past the St. Louis Cardinals 10-4, snapping a three-game skid. Steele gave up three runs and seven hits in six innings, striking out three and walking three. He joined Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw as the only six-game
Continue Reading By JAKE OFFENHARTZ and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) — U.S. Rep. George Santos, infamous for fabricating his life story, pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges he duped donors, stole from his campaign and lied to Congress about being a millionaire, all while cheating to collect unemployment benefits he didn’t deserve.
Continue Reading By JIM VERTUNO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A U.S. Army sergeant who fatally shot an armed protester at a Black Lives Matter march in Texas was sentenced to 25 years in prison Wednesday, after prosecutors used his social media history and text messages to portray him as a racist who may commit violence
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