EAST BOSTON, Mass. (AP) — A New England Patriots player was arrested Friday evening at a security checkpoint at Boston’s Logan Airport after two guns were found inside carry-on luggage, Massachusetts State Police said. Police said 25-year-old Jackie K. Jones of Arizona was arrested Friday evening, WCVB-TV reported. He had been planning to travel from
Continue Reading By MICHAEL CASEY and R.J. RICO Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Entering court using a walker, a doctor’s note clutched in his hand, 70-year-old Dana Williams, who suffers serious heart problems, hypertension and asthma, pleaded to delay eviction from his two-bedroom apartment in Atlanta. Although sympathetic, the judge said state law required him to evict
Continue Reading KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Washington on Friday announced it is imposing visa restrictions for Ugandans it accuses of “undermining the democratic process” in Uganda after the enactment of an anti-gay law in the East African country. A statement from the State Department did not name any targeted individuals. It said the U.S. will consider other
Continue Reading By THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press PELLA, Iowa (AP) — Kathleen Evenhouse took a break from her work in the corner of a small-town Iowa coffee shop to slam the federal criminal indictment of Donald Trump as patently political, the work of a U.S. Justice Department she says is awash in hypocrisy. “I think we’re playing
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The Cole County Sheriff’s Office issued an Endangered SILVER Advisory for a missing Russellville man who was traveling to southeastern Tennessee.
Continue Reading By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Lawmakers in state capitols this year have been flexing their superpowers. In North Carolina, a new supermajority of Republicans enacted abortion restrictions. In Vermont, a new supermajority of Democrats imposed a climate-sensitive home heating law. And in Montana, a GOP supermajority booted a transgender
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By Nicki Brown, CNN (CNN) — A 54-year-old Manhattan man was arrested after he allegedly raped and gave drugs to a 14-year-old girl who overdosed in a New York City hotel room, according to prosecutors. The child survived the May 26 overdose after being taken to the hospital, according to a statement from the Manhattan
Continue Reading By SEUNG MIN KIM and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will tout his pro-labor bona fides on Saturday at his first major political rally since he formalized his reelection campaign, appearing alongside union members to make his case that his economic agenda is boosting the middle class. His campaign says
Continue Reading By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Vegas Golden Knights fans are expected to jam the Las Vegas Strip for a Stanley Cup victory parade and a rally in front of their home arena to mark the team’s first-ever NHL championship. Las Vegas police were preparing for upwards of 100,000 people for the
Continue Reading By TERRY TANG Associated Press For more than one-and-a-half centuries, the Juneteenth holiday has been sacred to many Black communities. It marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed — after the end of the Civil war, and two years after President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation. Since
Continue Reading By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — From the ashes of World War II, three institutions were created as linchpins of a new global order. Now, in an unusual move, the top official in one — the secretary-general of the United Nations — is pressing for major changes in the other two.
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By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — If every dog has its day, graduating with honorary “dogtorate” degrees marked that moment for a group of service and therapy dogs who have gone above and beyond. The University of Maryland, Baltimore presented the dogs, dressed in their caps and gowns, with their special degrees alongside their
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Skies look to remain partly cloudy Saturday allowing for a UV Index of 10. Sunburn time can occur in as quickly as 20 minutes without SPF protection of 30 or higher. Pollen levels rise to medium levels Saturday and Tuesday with lower levels Sunday and Monday due to a passing front.
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By DAVID SMALE Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Brandon Drury drove in two runs, Patrick Sandoval threw seven innings and the Los Angeles Angels handed Kansas City its 10th straight loss, beating the Royals 3-0 on Friday night. Sandoval (4-6) battled didn’t retire the Royals in order until he struck out the side
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By Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN (CNN) — Families affected by the Harvard morgue manager who allegedly stole, sold and shipped human remains that were donated to the university for medical research have filed a class action lawsuit against the manager along with the university’s president and fellows, according to a court filing. “We started hearing from
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By Polo Sandoval, CNN (CNN) — The family of Jayland Walker, who was shot dead by eight police officers after a traffic stop last summer, is taking the city of Akron to federal court. The 32-page civil complaint was filed Friday – about two months after a state grand jury declined to indict eight officers
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By Sara Smart and Sharif Paget, CNN (CNN) — The wing of a United Airlines flight clipped the tail of a Delta plane Friday evening at a Boston airport, federal aviation officials told CNN. The incident happened around 7:20 pm at Boston Logan International Airport when the United plane was taxing to a holding pad
Continue Reading By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — With leader Kim Jong Un in attendance, North Korea opened a key political conference to discuss improving its struggling economy and reviewing defense strategies in the face of growing tensions with rivals, according to state media reports on Saturday. The enlarged plenary meeting of the
Continue Reading By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Tylor Megill won for the first time in almost a month, slumping Daniel Vogelbach homered in his return to the lineup and the New York Mets beat the skidding St. Louis Cardinals 6-1 in a series opener between two of baseball’s most disappointing teams. Brett
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Hickman football team hosted three other teams for a round-robin style scrimmage on Friday evening at Robert M. LeMone Field. Capital City, Battle and Festus all came to Hickman. The four teams each got to face each other for 40 minutes with a running clock. During that time, each team got
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