By Kylie Atwood (CNN) — The Biden administration has approved funding for the first-ever transfer of US military equipment to Taiwan under a program typically saved for sovereign nations, according to a notification sent to Congress on Tuesday. The package – which is part of the State Department’s foreign military financing (FMF) program – totals
Continue ReadingBy SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez and 13 other top prosecutors from around the U.S. are uniting in support of efforts to compensate people sickened by exposure to radiation during nuclear weapons testing. The Democratic officials have sent a letter to congressional leaders, saying it’s
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CAMDENTON, Mo. (KMIZ) Two men are charged in relation to an alleged assault that occurred on Aug. 7 in the Greenview area of Camden County, according to a press release from the Camden County Sheriff’s Office. Aaron Gonzalez, 25, and Ramiro Aguilar-Garcia, 26, both of Lake Ozark, were charged with first-degree assault. Both men are
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Oliver Darcy, CNN (CNN) — It’s official: Mark Thompson, the former chief executive of The New York Times and director-general of the BBC, will be the next leader of CNN, taking the reins of the renowned global news organization at one of the most pivotal times in its 43-year history. Thompson, who will
Continue ReadingBy Maria Sole Campinoti, CNN (CNN) — A Connecticut man was sentenced Wednesday to 28 years in federal prison in connection with a string of robberies and carjackings in a three-month span in 2021, federal officials said. Authorities alleged Christian Luis Velez-Ruiz, 25, of New Britain, committed 28 armed robberies of convenience stores, six armed
Continue ReadingINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Marion County sheriff in Indianapolis has announced changes to a prisoner transport policy following the killing of a sheriff’s deputy during an escape attempt. Most significantly, Sheriff Kerry Forestal said Wednesday that all off-site medical transports will require two deputies. Authorities have said Deputy John Durm was alone in transporting murder
Continue Reading By Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Two Trump co-defendants in Georgia who requested speedy trials asked a judge Wednesday to formally separate their cases from the sprawling overall indictment, a move that would undercut Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’ attempt to hold one massive trial for all 19 defendants in the election interference case.
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By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Travis Scott is gearing up to again take the stage nearly two years after the Astroworld tragedy, his ill-fated Houston concert that left 10 dead and hundreds injured in 2021. On Wednesday, the rapper announced that his “Utopia – Circus Maximus” tour will kick off on October 11 in
Continue ReadingBy SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press Nebraska’s governor has signed an executive order directing state agencies to use narrow definitions of a person’s sex. Republican Gov. Jim Pillen on Wednesday signed an order defining “female” and “male” as a person’s sex assigned at birth. He says it’s common sense that men don’t belong in women’s spaces.
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The forecast has been centered on heat and dry conditions for much of recent memory, and something that may have been literally lost in the weeds is our allergens. Pollen count is still very high across Mid-Missouri, but the specific pollinators are changing heading into the new season. Tree pollen season has been behind us
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN Español) — El Congreso de Guatemala declaró como independientes a los diputados de Movimiento Semilla, el partido del presidente electo Bernardo Arévalo, quien este miércoles se presentó a la sesión en su condición actual de diputado. La decisión del Congreso obedece, según el acuerdo leído en el pleno, a lo resuelto por
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CNN By Lilit Marcus, CNN (CNN) — When Yashraj Chhabra started thinking about how to propose to his girlfriend, Riiya Shukla, his mind went straight to her favorite Bollywood films. But instead of trying to create a complicated song-and-dance routine, he had another idea: the airport. “In Bollywood movies, I think eight out of 10
Continue ReadingBy HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press INDIANOLA, Iowa (AP) — Earlier this summer, a GOP-controlled board in an Iowa county decided that the person who would oversee their local elections would be a fellow Republican who had no specific experience running elections and who made prior social media posts questioning the legitimacy of the 2020 presidential
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The pandemic-era break from repaying federal student loans is coming to an end, but the SAVE Repayment Plan could help borrowers save money. The COVID-19 Federal Student Loan Relief ended, meaning that interest rates on loans will start Friday, with repayments beginning in October. “So people who were in repayment before, now
Continue ReadingBy JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina prison officials say convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh has lost his phone privileges and his prison tablet computer after his lawyer recorded him reading his journal entries on a call for a documentary on his case. The state Corrections Department says prison policy prohibits inmates
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CNN By Mary Gilbert and Brandon Miller, CNN (CNN) — Hurricane Idalia has left its mark on history, proving to be a once-in-a-lifetime storm for parts of Florida. Idalia made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane with sustained wind speeds of 125 mph Wednesday morning in Florida’s Big Bend region – where the panhandle meets
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CNN By Mary Gilbert and Brandon Miller, CNN (CNN) — Hurricane Idalia has left its mark on history, proving to be a once-in-a-lifetime storm for parts of Florida. Idalia made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane with sustained wind speeds of 125 mph Wednesday morning in Florida’s Big Bend region – where the panhandle meets
Continue Reading By Hafsa Khalil, CNN London (CNN) — A home-making mason bee, a motherly possum’s midnight munchies and a macaque lying on a deer’s back are just some of highly commended images from this year’s Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition. Other images include a bison kicking up a flurry of snow, a pair of storks
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN Español) — A solo días de que se conmemoren 50 años del golpe de Estado en Chile, el presidente, Gabriel Boric, presentó este miércoles el Plan Nacional de Búsqueda de Verdad y Justicia, que tiene como objetivo esclarecer las circunstancias de desaparición y/o muerte y destino de las víctimas de desaparición forzada
Continue ReadingBy JOSH FUNK Associated Press One of the reporters who works at the small Kansas newspaper that was raided by authorities earlier this month filed a federal lawsuit against the police chief Wednesday. Deb Gruver believes Marion Police Chief Gideon Cody violated her constitutional rights when he abruptly snatched her personal cellphone out of her
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