JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli security forces on Saturday killed a 16-year-old Palestinian in a confrontation in the southern occupied West Bank, Palestinian health officials said, the latest violence to roil the territory during one of the most violent stretches of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in nearly two decades. The death of Milad al-Rai brings to 185
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team improved to 2-0 on the season with a 23-19 win against Middle Tennessee State University on Saturday night, but the victory didn’t come without its ups and downs. The Tigers had some offensive struggles against the Blue Raiders in the first half. Head coach Eli Drinkwitz named Brady
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT SONNER, GABE STERN and KEN RITTER Associated Press New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s emergency order suspending the right to carry firearms in public in and around Albuquerque drew an immediate court challenge from a gun-rights group Saturday, as legal scholars and advocates said they expected. The National Association for Gun Rights and
Continue ReadingHONOLULU (AP) — Most of West Maui will officially reopen to travelers Oct. 8 under a new wildfire emergency proclamation signed on Friday by Hawaii Gov. Josh Green. Nonessential travel to much of the island’s western coastline has been strongly discouraged since devastating wildfires killed at least 115 people in the historic town of Lahaina
Continue ReadingBy DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Kyle Larson gave Rick Hendrick his 299th win in the NASCAR Cup Series last week at Darlington. Now that he’s locked into the next round of the playoffs, perhaps teammate Will Byron can give his owner No. 300 on Sunday at Kansas Speedway. That
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Watson and Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — About 81,000 undocumented immigrants in Minnesota can begin applying for a driver’s license next month, according to the state Department of Public Safety. Minnesota’s Driver’s License for All program launches October 1, the department announced at a news conference Thursday. “We’ll be able to start
Continue ReadingMADELIA, Minn. (AP) — A meat processing company in Minnesota will pay $300,000 in penalties for employing children as young as 13 to work in hazardous conditions. The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry and Tony Downs Food Company signed a consent order Friday following an investigation. The agency says the company employed at least
Continue ReadingBy DAVID SMALE Associated Press MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Will Howard threw for three touchdowns and ran for two others as No. 15 Kansas State defeated Troy 42-13. Howard threw touchdown passes of 9 yards to Jadon Jackson and 39 yards to Philip Brooks to help the Wildcats to a 21-10 lead at half. His
Continue ReadingBy NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — “Poor Things,” a film about Victorian-era female empowerment, has won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival. The film, starring Emma Stone, won the top prize at the festival that is often a predictor of Oscar glory. Stone wasn’t on the Lido though because of the
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris on Saturday hosted a celebration of hip-hop’s 50th anniversary with appearances by some of the music genre’s pioneers and stars. Common, Jeezy, MC Lyte and Roxanne Shante were among the hip-hop artists invited to join Harris for the party at the vice presidential residence. Hip-hop’s 50th birthday has
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By Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — People aren’t buying furniture like they used to. Last week, a pair of furniture retailers said they are experiencing a massive sales slump compared to last year. On Thursday, luxury furniture brand RH reported a 19% drop in second-quarter revenue, while on Friday, Hooker Furnishings, a Virginia-based furniture manufacturer
Continue ReadingCNN By Mary Gilbert and Allison Chinchar, CNN (CNN) — Category 3 Hurricane Lee remains hundreds of miles east of the Caribbean on Saturday morning, yet forecasters say the storm’s effects may have an impact on the US Atlantic seaboard as early as this weekend. Lee was just shy of 350 miles east-northeast of the
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By Jacqui Palumbo, CNN (CNN) — As the newly appointed creative director of Helmut Lang, Peter Do had a not-so-easy set of tasks: Update the quintessentially cool ’90s fashion label — which, despite its continued influence, has spent a number of years rudderless — and fuse its aesthetic with his own. Present the collection as the first official runway
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — Ni colombianas ni venezolanas. Las arepas son americanas. La discusión que por tanto tiempo ha enfrentado a colombianos y venezolanos sobre el origen de las arepas, uno de sus más adorados y tradicionales platillos, para algunos expertos puede considerarse innecesaria, incluso insulsa, teniendo en cuenta la importancia de este
Continue ReadingBy Zenebou Sylla and Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — A woman was charged in her newborn girl’s death nearly 40 years after the abandoned baby was found dead in a remote wooded area in New Jersey, according to the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office. On Christmas Eve 1984, officers discovered the baby’s body wrapped in
Continue ReadingBy DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Christopher Bell won the pole for the NASCAR Cup Series playoff race at Kansas Speedway on Sunday. That puts him in good position to get off the bubble and make next week’s cutoff race at Bristol a little less stressful. Bell was the only
Continue Reading By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — On a warm Saturday morning in July, as Kathie Leonard planned to set out on her boat for a day on the water off the coast of Maine, her phone rang. The call was from the head of the Maine Department of Economic and Community Development, asking
Continue ReadingBy Natasha O’Neill, CTVNews.ca Writer Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — Warning: This article contains mentions of suicide and suicidal ideation. Take care when reading. Canadians are increasingly struggling with their mental health, a new report suggests, a concerning trend that appears in part to be driven by the
Continue ReadingBy Megan DeLaire, CTVNews.ca Writer Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — Living close to one of Canada’s most earthquake-prone regions, Nelson, B.C. resident Fiona Richards has experienced her share of tremors. But none prepared her for the magnitude 6.8 quake that struck Morocco late Friday night while she was
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By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Moldovan soccer player Violeta Mitul has died aged 26 in a “tragic accident,” European soccer’s governing body UEFA announced on Friday. “The 26-year-old defender was involved in a tragic accident while on a mountain hike with club-mates,” UEFA said in a statement. She died on September 4, her Icelandic
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