By CHRIS MEGERIAN and BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris swiped at new standards for teaching Black history in Florida during a trip to Jacksonville on Friday. The standards were adopted by the state Board of Education on Wednesday and they have been criticized as playing down the horror of
Continue Reading WASHINGTON CROSSING, Pa. (AP) — The body of a young girl was recovered Friday in the Delaware River and was believed to be a 2-year-old who was one of two children swept away from their family’s vehicle by a flash flood last weekend, authorities said. The body was found in the early evening near a
Continue Reading By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea fired several cruise missiles toward its western sea Saturday, South Korea’s military said, marking the second launch event this week, apparently in protest of the docking of a nuclear-armed U.S. submarine in South Korea. While adding to its barrage of missile launches in
Continue Reading MURRIETA, Calif. (AP) — Federal investigators say a single-engine plane rolled upside down before crashing near a Southern California airport, killing a father and severely injuring his three sons on the Fourth of July. The National Transportation Safety Board released a preliminary report Thursday on the crash that killed a Temecula man and injured his
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — A real estate developer has been sentenced to six years in federal prison for paying $500,000 in bribes to a Los Angeles city councilman for help with a downtown project. Prosecutors say Dae Yong Lee, also known as “David Lee,” was sentenced Friday. Prosecutors said that in 2017, Lee bribed the
Continue Reading By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Waves of pink-clad moviegoers passed under cardboard palm trees on the frenzied first day of “Barbenheimer.” After a feverish drumbeat propelled forward by a mushroom cloud of memes, the most anticipated day on the year’s movie calendar finally arrived as “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” — two
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By LARRY FLEISHER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Billy McKinney hit a three-run homer and made two key catches in center field as the New York Yankees got a much-needed win, beating the Kansas City Royals 5-4. Franchy Cordero homered for the second straight game and Gleyber Torres also went deep for the Yankees,
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By Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — An Arizona firefighter has been charged with arson after allegedly confessing to setting multiple fires across two counties over the past few weeks, according to the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office. Authorities identified Karson Nutter, 18, on Friday as the key suspect in the investigation of eight arson events –
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A volunteer at a private school in Jefferson City who is accused of multiple child sex crimes has bonded out of jail. Jennifer Cecil, 41, is charged with first-degree sexual abuse, second-degree statutory rape, second-degree statutory sodomy and having sexual contact with a student. An arraignment was waived Friday and a
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Former Missouri Governor Matt Blunt had his painted portrait unveiled in the Capitol building today.
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By Dave Alsup and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — Zookeepers at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium arrived to a pair of unexpected discoveries Thursday morning: a newborn baby gorilla and the news that its mother wasn’t a male gorilla. The gorilla, Sully, has lived at the facility with her mother since 2019 and was thought
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By Andy Rose and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — Rescue crews have located the body of an Oregon climber who went missing earlier this week, according to local officials. After several days of searching by air, rescue crews in Oregon used drone footage Thursday to locate the body of 21-year-old Joel Tranby on North Sister
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Local movie theaters in Mid-Missouri say they’re expecting a busy weekend, as two different movies will hit the screens. “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” are releasing this weekend, and area movie theaters like Ragtag Cinema and Regal’s Hollywood Theater told ABC 17 News they’re expecting sold-out showings and packed crowds the entire weekend. “Presales
Continue Reading By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Most of the destruction from a tornado that tore through eastern North Carolina Wednesday and struck a large Pfizer pharmaceutical plant affected its storage facility, rather than its medicine production areas, the company said Friday. The drugmaker’s ability to salvage production equipment and other
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Lionel Messi’s debut gameday with Inter Miami has arrived. Messi is not in the starting lineup for Friday night’s game with Inter Miami taking on Cruz Azul in a Leagues Cup match at his new home stadium. Team officials say all tickets have been
Continue Reading By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea fired several cruise missiles toward its western sea Saturday, South Korea’s military said, marking the second launch event this week apparently in protest of the docking of a nuclear-armed U.S. submarine in South Korea. While adding to its barrage of missile launches in
Continue Reading By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Members of a U.N. agency that governs international waters are locked in a fierce debate amid disagreement over whether to allow deep sea mining and set a new deadline for proposed regulations still stuck in draft mode. The Jamaica-based U.N. International Seabed Authority’s two-week
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By Rob Frehse, CNN (CNN) — A search warrant for property in South Carolina owned by the suspect in the Gilgo Beach serial killings sought possible “trophies,” among other items, the suspect may have taken after the killings, according to the Chester News & Reporter, which has seen the warrant. The search warrant reveals authorities
Continue Reading By MANUEL VALDES Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Activists in Seattle climbed up a tree to prevent its removal on a construction site for new homes. The protest of the potential removal of a Western red cedar on a private lot is the latest episode highlighting tensions behind tree policy in Seattle as climate change
Continue Reading By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Officials say no survivors have been found after a helicopter carrying a pilot and three state workers crashed in a shallow lake in Alaska’s North Slope region. The Alaska Department of Natural Resources says in a statement Friday that it chartered the helicopter. The flight was
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