By GONZALO SOLANO and MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — An Ecuadorian presidential candidate known for speaking up against cartels and corruption was shot and killed Wednesday at a political rally in the capital, amid a startling wave of gang-driven violence in the South American country. President Guillermo Lasso confirmed the assassination of
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By Jenny Marc, CNN Accra, Ghana (CNN) — Kennie MacCarthy rummages through a knee-deep pile of clothes, pointing out their flaws: sweat stains, overstretched collars, holes and rips. They belong to a vendor in one of the world’s largest secondhand clothing markets, who plans on selling these clothes for a small profit. But MacCarthy estimates
Continue Reading CNN By Jenny Marc, CNN Accra, Ghana (CNN) — Kennie MacCarthy rummages through a knee-deep pile of clothes, pointing out their flaws: sweat stains, overstretched collars, holes and rips. They belong to a vendor in one of the world’s largest secondhand clothing markets, who plans on selling these clothes for a small profit. But MacCarthy
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By Jonny Hallam, Ana Maria Cañizares, Karol Suarez, Helen Regan and Ivana Kottasová, CNN Quito, Ecuador (CNN) — A candidate in Ecuador’s upcoming presidential election, Fernando Villavicencio, was assassinated at a campaign event in the capital Wednesday as a deadly escalation of violence and crime grips the South American country. Six foreign nationals have been
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Mall is looking to expand itself beyond its current shopping experience by adding entertainment and other businesses into the mall. Discussions of the malls future retail and infrastructure plans were discussed during the Regional Economic Development Inc. meeting on Wednesday. Rusty Strodtman, senior manager of the Columbia Mall, said infrastructure
Continue ReadingBy Caleb Wethington Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — A man is facing several charges after he attempted to rob a Bellevue bank by sending a note in the drive-thru tube system demanding money or he would detonate a bomb that was inside the bank, according to Metro Nashville Police.
Continue ReadingBy KPTV Digital Staff Click here for updates on this story Oregon (KPTV) — Missing Mekenna Reiley, a 40-year-old Oregon speech teacher, was last seen in April disoriented and naked at a rural construction site according to her family, which suspects foul play and is asking for anyone who knows anything to speak with authorities.
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By Anne Murphy Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — Multnomah County will begin to issue penalties for American Medical Response, Inc. (AMR) for performance issues with ambulance response times. Multnomah County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson issued a statement on her decision to begin issuing the penalties to the sole ambulance
Continue ReadingBy JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press Former President Donald Trump says he won’t sign a pledge to support the Republican nominee if he loses the GOP presidential primary. Trump said Wednesday there are “three or four people” he wouldn’t support for president. Trump’s refusal to sign the pledge flouts a requirement for appearing in the
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man faces several charges after he allegedly try to drive away from police and crash into a parked car early Wednesday. Cornell R. Manley II, 39, was charged on Wednesday with resisting arrest, leaving the scene of an accident, operating a vehicle in a careless and imprudent manner,
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By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Northwestern athletic director Derrick Gragg criticized assistant football coaches and staff members for wearing shirts supporting fired coach Pat Fitzgerald at practice. Gragg called the shirts “inappropriate, offensive and tone deaf” given the hazing and abuse scandal engulfing the football program and other teams. Gragg
Continue ReadingBy Russell Kinsaul Click here for updates on this story FRANKLIN COUNTY, Missouri (KMOV) — A Union Police Department investigation led to charges against an Alabama man for a scam that cost the victim $65,000. Court records show 30-year-old Sasi Karumuri is charged with financial exploitation of an elderly person, although he’s not in custody.
Continue ReadingBy KIM TONG-HYUNG, YONG JUN CHANG and AHN YOUNG-JOON Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Tropical Storm Khanun poured intense rain on South Korea on Thursday, turning roads into chocolate-colored rivers and leaving at least one person dead, before weakening as it reached major urban centers near the capital. More than a foot of
Continue ReadingBy Sara Powers Click here for updates on this story LIVINGSTON COUNTY, Michigan (WWJ) — A woman was found in a Livingston County cornfield with serious injuries Tuesday night, days after crashing her car into a tree and disappearing, authorities said. At about 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 7, deputies were dispatched to the 7300
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Continue ReadingBy James Felton and Emily Brown Click here for updates on this story Michigan (WNEM) — A state education leader has questions about the legality of an executive order, signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer last month, that created MI-LEAP. The President of the State Board of Education, Pamela Pugh, thinks Whitmer’s executive order doesn’t make
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CNN By Holly Yan, Amanda Jackson, Jamiel Lynch and Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — At least six people have died as a result of the wildfires that are ravaging parts of Maui, the island’s mayor, Richard Bissen Jr., said at a Wednesday morning news conference. He did not offer further details about the deaths and
Continue ReadingBy KTBS Staff Click here for updates on this story MANSFIELD, Lousiana (KTBS) — The DeSoto clerk of court has been assessed over $15,000 in attorneys’ fees and civil penalties for violating the state’s public records law. DeSoto District Judge Nick Gasper said Clerk Jeremy Evans must pay $10,648 in attorneys’ fees and cost of
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By Gabe Swartz Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — A tortoise so large that five people were needed to move him was located by Kansas City, Missouri Police and reunited with its owner on Tuesday. KCPD said Abe the tortoise was found at 75th and Troost on Tuesday evening
Continue ReadingBy Chloe Marklay Click here for updates on this story MAUI, Hawaii (KITV) — An employee at the arena says the Haleakala ranch reached out to see if the animals could stay at the arena. After the animals were safely at the arena, employees decided to open the space to other animals in need of
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