By CHRIS LEHOURITES AP Sports Writer WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Sixteen-year-old Mirra Andreeva, playing at Wimbledon for the first time, earned the final spot in the fourth round of the grass-court Grand Slam tournament on Sunday. The Russian qualifier is the latest teen sensation in tennis, and she isn’t disappointing at the All England Club.
Continue Reading By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Defense Department says a U.S. drone strike has killed an Islamic State group leader in Syria. The military says the strike on Friday came hours after the same MQ-9 Reaper drones were harassed by Russian military jets over the western part of Syria. A U.S.
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Russian-installed authorities in the Crimean peninsula on Sunday reported shooting down a cruise missile near the city of Kerch and briefly suspending traffic on the Kerch bridge that links the annexed territory to Russia. The Moscow-appointed governor of Crimea, Sergei Aksyonov, said the interception of the missile by Russian air defenses
Continue ReadingBy Andrew Torgan and Daniel Wine, CNN (CNN) — You may have heard recently about a new social media app called Threads from Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram. Here’s everything you need to know about what some are calling a potential “Twitter killer.” And here’s what else you need to know to Start Your
Continue Reading SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Hundreds have lined the main street of the Bosnian capital, Sarajevo, as a truck carrying 30 coffins passed on its way to Srebrenica, where newly identified victims of Europe’s only acknowledged genocide since World War II will be buried on the 28th anniversary of the crime. Some 8,000 Bosniak men and
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) House Minority Leader Crystal Quade announced her run to be the next governor of Missouri early Sunday morning. If elected, the 37-year-old of Springfield would become the first female governor of the state. Quade is the first Democrat to enter the race and joins republicans Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe and Secretary
Continue Reading By CHRIS MEGERIAN, LORNE COOK and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues with no end in sight, NATO’s much-celebrated unity faces fresh strains when leaders gather for their annual summit this week in Vilnius, Lithuania. The world’s biggest security alliance is struggling to reach an agreement
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) B.R.A.K.E.S., the nonprofit created by NHRA driver Doug Hebert will finish up its weekend training session at the Missouri EVOC Training Center Jefferson City The free national teen defensive driving program training sessions will be from 8:00 a.m.- 3:00 p.m. but will be broken up into two three-hour sessions, according to organizers. B.R.A.K.E.S.,
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — The German government is considering whether it can make former Transport Minister Andreas Scheuer foot at least part of the quarter-billion euro compensation it has to pay a private company over a failed plan to introduce highway tolls. Scheuer, who was in office from 2018 until 2021, had insisted on the total
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — Police in Los Angeles have arrested a suspect following what appears to be a series of random shootings that wounded one victim. KTLA-TV reports the suspect allegedly fired randomly at people in East Los Angeles and Boyle Heights on Saturday between 6:20 a.m. and 7:20 a.m. Police say a man was
Continue Reading AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Jordanian authorities say security forces have killed three men, including two escaped inmates, in a shootout in a remote part of the country. The Public Security Directorate said Sunday that the two prisoners had recently fled from jail, prompting a search that ended with the gunbattle. The third man killed had
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By Sara Smart, Joe Sutton, Dakin Andone and Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — US marshals on Tuesday arrested a 25-year-old man in connection with Sunday’s mass shooting in Cleveland that left nine people wounded, Cleveland’s police chief said. The arrest happened in Lorain, about 30 miles west of Cleveland, Police Chief Wayne Drummond said
Continue Reading MOSCOW (AP) — Voters in Uzbekistan are casting their ballots on Sunday in a snap presidential election which is widely expected to extend the incumbent’s rule by seven more years. The vote followed a constitutional referendum that extended a presidential term from five to seven years and allowed President Shavkat Mirziyoyev to run for two
Continue Reading AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Jordanian authorities say security forces have killed three men, including two escaped convicts, in a shootout in a remote part of the country. The Public Security Directorate said Sunday that the two convicts had recently fled from a prison, prompting a search that ended with the gunbattle. The third man killed
Continue Reading By KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Syria’s Information Ministry has canceled the BBC’s media accreditation, accusing the British public broadcaster of biased and fake news in its coverage of the war-torn country. The ministry late Saturday said the decision was made after “warning the channel more than once that it has broadcasted its
Continue Reading By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has announced he has chosen 21 new cardinals, including prelates from Jerusalem and Hong Kong, places where Catholics are a small minority. The pope announced his picks during his customary Sunday appearance to the public in St. Peter’s Square, saying the ceremony to formally
Continue Reading By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says Sudan is on the brink of a “full-scale civil war,” as fierce clashes between rival generals continued unabated Sunday in the capital, Khartoum. He warned on Saturday evening that the war is likely to destabilize the entire region. Sudan descended into chaos
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Police say no charges will be filed following a brief investigation of the altercation involving pop star Britney Spears, San Antonio Spurs rookie Victor Wembanyama and a member of the player’s security team. Spears said she was struck by a security guard as she tried
Continue Reading By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Senior British politicians on Sunday called on the BBC to rapidly investigate claims that a leading presenter paid a teenager for explicit photos. Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer held crisis talks with the broadcaster’s director-general, and said the “deeply concerning” allegations must be looked into “swiftly and sensitively.”
Continue Reading By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says Sudan is on the brink of a “full-scale civil war,” as fierce clashes between rival generals continued unabated Sunday in the capital, Khartoum. He warned on Saturday evening that the war is likely to destabilize the entire region. Sudan descended into chaos
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