OTTUMWA, Iowa (AP) — Police were searching for an Iowa man who failed to show up at his first-degree murder trial on Friday, the day a jury found him guilty of killing his wife. A judge issued an arrest warrant for Gregory Showalter Sr. of Ottumwa after he missed the reading of the jury verdict,
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg; Rep. Mike Turner, R-Ohio. __ NBC’s “Meet the Press” — Buttigieg; former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, a Republican presidential candidate; Rep. James Clyburn, D-S.C. __ CBS’ “Face the Nation” — Olena Zelenska, first lady of Ukraine; Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz.; Rep. Tony Gonzales,
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — El ataque ucraniano con misiles contra el cuartel general de la flota rusa del mar Negro es quizás el ejemplo más dramático hasta ahora de la confianza con la que Ucrania hostiga las instalaciones rusas en la Crimea ocupada y la vulnerabilidad que tienen algunas infraestructuras de importancia clave
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — Lawn mowers and other equipment valued at around $100,000 have been stolen from a parking lot at Soldier Field, home to the Chicago Bears. Stadium spokesperson Luca Serra says the equipment belonging to a subcontractor was taken sometime overnight Wednesday. Serra tells the Chicago Tribune that the equipment was wedged between a
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Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — California will now let insurance companies consider climate change when offering policies, in exchange for a mandate requiring them to offer coverage in wildfire-prone areas, state leaders announced on Thursday. “We are at a major crossroads on insurance after multiple years of wildfires and storms intensified by the threat of
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By Dan Berman, CNN (CNN) — New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy and other top Garden State Democrats are calling on Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez to resign – a sign of how quickly the senator’s political support may erode after Friday’s shocking indictment on federal bribery charges. “The alleged facts are so serious that they compromise
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Two people were killed in a crash in northeast Columbia on Thursday night, according to the Columbia Police Department.
Continue ReadingBy ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A federal judge has struck down a California law banning gun magazines that hold more than 10 rounds. U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez ruled Friday that California’s law was unconstitutional. The ruling will not take effect immediately. California Attorney General Rob Bonta has promised to appeal
Continue Reading CNN By Laura He, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China’s exports of two rare minerals essential for manufacturing semiconductors fell to zero in August, a month after Beijing imposed curbs on sales overseas, citing national security. China produces about 80% of the world’s gallium and about 60% of germanium, according to the Critical Raw Materials
Continue ReadingBy MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press A Nebraska mother who pleaded guilty to giving her teenage daughter pills for an abortion and helping to burn and conceal the fetus has been sentenced to two years in prison. Jessica Burgess pleaded guilty in July to tampering with human remains, false reporting and providing an abortion after
Continue ReadingALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has signed a bill requiring people selling their homes to disclose whether their properties have been flooded or are at risk for future flooding. The Democratic governor signed the bill on Friday. The new law comes as inland areas in the state have become more vulnerable
Continue ReadingBy KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press A federal judge has ruled that a university in the Texas Panhandle did not violate the constitutional right to free speech when the school’s president canceled a drag show earlier this year. The U.S. district judge argued Thursday that drag shows are “sexualized content” and can be subject to more
Continue Reading By Jennifer Korn, CNN New York (CNN) — Companies are struggling to deal with the rapid rise of generative AI, with some rushing to embrace the technology as workflow tools for employees while others shun it – at least for now. As generative artificial intelligence – the technology that underpins ChatGPT and similar tools –
Continue ReadingBy MEG KINNARD Associated Press The third Republican presidential debate will be held in Miami on Nov. 8, and candidates will be facing the most stringent requirements yet to take part. The Republican National Committee said Friday that participating candidates must secure 4% of the vote in multiple polls and 70,000 unique donors to earn
Continue ReadingBy EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Hollis Watkins, who started challenging segregation and racial oppression in his native Mississippi when he was a teenager and toiled alongside civil rights icons including Medgar Evers and Bob Moses, has died. He was 82. Watkins — who also sometimes went by Hollis Watkins Muhammad
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By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Several stars took a moment this week to focus on a cause that’s getting considerably less attention than striking actors and writers – specifically, the subpar pay and conditions facing the vast majority of US restaurant workers. Chrissy Teigen and Jamie Lee Curtis were just two of the familiar
Continue Reading By Betsy Klein and Chris Isidore, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden will travel to Michigan on Tuesday and walk the picket line with members of the United Auto Workers union, he announced Friday, a trip that comes after the president faced political pressure to ramp up his public support for the union members. “Tuesday,
Continue Reading By Donald Judd, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Friday unveiled a new White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention, a step he said was part of an effort “to send a clear message about how important this issue is to me and the country. In a speech in the White House Rose Garden,
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — A northern Virginia mother who sedated her daughters with melatonin-laced gummy bears before fatally shooting has been sentenced to 78 years in prison. Thirty-eight-year-old Veronica Youngblood was arrested in August 2018 after shooting her daughters, 15-year-old Sharon Castro and 5-year-old Brooklynn Youngblood, in their apartment in
Continue ReadingBy SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ENGLE, N.M. (AP) — U.S. wildlife officials have finalized an agreement with Ted Turner’s Endangered Species Fund regarding the release of more Bolson tortoises on the media mogul’s Armendaris Ranch in central New Mexico. It’s the largest and rarest of the six North American tortoise species. Friday’s announcement marks
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