IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The teenage son of University of Iowa men’s basketball coach Fran McCaffery was found guilty Tuesday of failure to yield to a pedestrian who later died from injuries suffered in the crash. A judge found Jonathan McCaffery, 17, guilty of the simple misdemeanor in the crash, which injured Corey J.
Continue ReadingBy Alexis Mathews Click here for updates on this story LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (WLKY) — The Louisville police officer shot during a traffic stop last week is making progress in his recovery. Brandon Haley is now breathing without the help of a ventilator. Haley was shot in the Chickasaw neighborhood in the early morning hours of
Continue ReadingBy JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer A former NFL Media journalist is accusing the league of refusing to address what he calls long-standing institutional discrimination and says his contract was not renewed because he repeatedly voiced concerns regarding equity and racial injustice. The allegations were made by Jim Trotter in a discrimination and retaliation lawsuit
Continue ReadingBy Stephanie Moore Click here for updates on this story SUMTER, South Carolina (WYFF) — A 13-year-old South Carolina boy is dead and his two friends are charged in connection with his death, according to Sumter police. Police said on Sunday a shooting was reported just after noon on Flamingo Road. Officers said they found
Continue ReadingSAN QUENTIN, Calif. (AP) — A former California police officer turned serial killer who was on death row after being convicted of murdering six people in the 1980s has died of natural causes. Officials say 79-year-old Anthony Sully died Friday at a medical facility outside the San Quentin Rehabilitation Center. Sully had been housed at
Continue ReadingLAS VEGAS (AP) — Casino operator MGM Resorts International said Tuesday that resorts are open and an investigation is continuing after what it called a “cybersecurity issue” led to the shutdown of computer systems at company properties across the U.S. The FBI characterized the investigation as ongoing but Special Agent Mark Neria, spokesperson for the
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides Nota del editor: Wendy Guerra es escritora cubanofrancesa y colaboradora de CNN en Español. Sus artículos han aparecido en medios de todo el mundo, como El País, The New York Times, el Miami Herald, El Mundo y La Vanguardia. Entre sus obras literarias más destacadas se encuentran “Ropa interior” (2007), “Nunca fui primera dama”
Continue ReadingBy Josie Heart Click here for updates on this story MODESTO, California (KCRA) — Christian Love Baptist Church members are grateful the building is still standing after it was struck by lightning during a thunderstorm over the weekend. Roderick Cochran, a senior pastor at the Modesto church, said he was expecting the worst-case scenario when
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ROCHEPORT, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Transportation announced in a Tuesday press release that traffic will be narrowed and rerouted at the Route BB overpass over Interstate 70 at 6 p.m. Thursday. Traffic on Interstate 70 will be narrowed to one lane each way and redirected to the on/off ramps at Exit 115 near
Continue ReadingBy Rebecca Smith Click here for updates on this story SURRY COUNTY, North Carolina (WXII) — An inmate was captured after he was mistakenly released from a Surry County Sheriff’s Office Detention Center. On Sept. 8 at around 8:20 p.m., a staff member at the detention center released an inmate under the wrong identity. Jason
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By Ariane de Vogue and Zachary Cohen, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an emergency bid from Republican election officials in a Pennsylvania county to freeze sanctions related to a dispute about voting equipment and the 2020 election. The case involves actions taken by two of three Fulton County, Pennsylvania, Commissioners –
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By Nicole Goodkind, CNN New York (CNN) — BP CEO Bernard Looney has resigned after admitting that he had not been “fully transparent” about “historical relationships with colleagues,” according to a statement from the oil giant on Tuesday. Murray Auchincloss, the company’s CFO, will act as CEO on an interim basis. “In May 2022, the
Continue ReadingBy Hal Scheurich Click here for updates on this story DAPHNE, Alabama (WALA) — A Daphne fast food restaurant reopened Monday, September 11, 2023 after company officials said they were cleared to do so by the health department. The Daphne Whataburger was forced to close as a result of a customer seeing a rat in
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — The Russian military has announced that one of its warplanes crashed during a training mission in southern Russia without specifying the fate of its crew. The Defense Ministry says the Su-24 bomber went down Tuesday in an unpopulated area in the Volgograd region and rescue helicopters were deployed to the site. The
Continue ReadingBy Emily Brown Click here for updates on this story MICHIGAN (WNEM) — The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has more than $1.5 million in grant funding available for applicants to improve state fisheries and aquatic resources. The funding, offered through the Fisheries Habitat Grant, is available to local, state, federal, and tribal governments
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Say goodbye to refilling that Coke. McDonald’s is getting rid of self-served soda. The Chicago-based fast food chain plans to eliminate self-service soda machines at its U.S. restaurants by 2032, McDonald’s confirmed this week. It’s unclear if locations outside the U.S. will follow suit. In an email to The Associated Press
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team is hoping for better results in the team’s second-straight year facing No. 15 Kansas State. After a 28-point loss to the Wildcats in 2022, head coach Eli Drinkwitz said his guys are, “excited to play,” in a sellout game at Faurot Field. Drinkwitz didn’t get too in depth
Continue ReadingBy Heidi Schmidt Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — A Kansas City day care owner pleads guilty after she submitted false information about the children in her care to collect government funding. Patricia L. Johnson-Rushing, 55, pleaded guilty to one count of theft of public money, one count of
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press FRONT ROYAL, Va. (AP) — A Virginia library that traces its roots to the 18th century could soon be shuttered over a dispute about children’s books that expose readers to gay, lesbian and transgender characters. The Samuels Public Library in Front Royal is one of many libraries embroiled in conflict
Continue ReadingBy Lucas Sellem and Dan Greenwald Click here for updates on this story LINCOLN COUNTY, Missouri (KMOV) — A suspect is facing charges two months after an off-duty deputy with the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office was killed in a motorcycle crash. David Case, of Troy, Mo. is charged with DWI – death of another, failing
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