CNN By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — When the Perseverance rover landed on Mars in February 2021, it wasn’t alone. In addition to the Ingenuity helicopter, the rover carried a suite of science instruments designed to search for ancient signs of life. And tucked in its chassis, Percy also had MOXIE — the Mars Oxygen
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — When the Perseverance rover landed on Mars in February 2021, it wasn’t alone. In addition to the Ingenuity helicopter, the rover carried a suite of science instruments designed to search for ancient signs of life. And tucked in its chassis, Percy also had MOXIE — the Mars Oxygen In-Situ
Continue ReadingWEST CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — Police are reporting two more confirmed sightings of an escaped murderer on the run for more than a week in southeast Pennsylvania amid a search by hundreds of law enforcement officers. Thirty-four-year-old Danelo Souza Cavalcante escaped from the Chester County Prison while awaiting transfer to state prison on Aug. 31.
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The earthquake that struck Morocco late Friday has killed more than 2,100 people and the toll is expected to increase as rescuers reach hard-hit remote mountain areas. Some of the deadliest earthquakes over the past 25 years have resulted in tens of thousands of deaths in places such as Haiti, China
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MILLER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Brumley man was seriously injured in a crash involving a motorcycle in Miller County Friday evening. According to an online crash report, Jeffrey Gilliam, 66 was riding his motorcycle East of Martin Road on Missouri Route 42 just after six o’clock. The crash occurred when Gilliam drove off the side
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Watson and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — A lucky youngster got the birthday gift of a lifetime when she discovered a 2.95-carat golden brown diamond in Arkansas. The budding gemologist discovered the diamond while celebrating her seventh birthday at the Crater of Diamonds State Park in Murfreesboro, Arkansas, according to a news release
Continue ReadingCNN, KYW, WPVI By Aya Elamroussi, Brian Todd and Aaron Cooper, CNN (CNN) — As the manhunt for a convicted killer who slipped out of a Pennsylvania prison continues for the 10th day Saturday, authorities conducting an intense 24-hour operation now have nearly 400 officers on search efforts. Officials assigned additional law enforcement personnel to
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press The son of a prominent conservative activist has been convicted of charges that he stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, bashed in a window, invaded the Senate floor and helped a mob disrupt the certification of Joe Biden’s election victory. The Justice Department says 44-year-old Leo Brent Bozell
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN) — El terremoto más mortífero que ha azotado Marruecos en más de un siglo ha matado a más de 2.000 personas y ha dejado destrucción a su paso. El epicentro se produjo en las montañas del Alto Atlas, cerca de una zona en la que viven unas 840.000 personas. Las carreteras están
Continue ReadingTAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The U.S. and the Canadian navies have sailed two warships through the Taiwan Strait in a challenge to China’s sweeping territorial claims. The U.S. Navy says The USS Ralph Johnson and the Royal Canadian Navy Halifax-class frigate HMCS Ottawa sailed through the narrow band of ocean that separates China and self-ruled
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — Prince Harry arrived in the western German city of Duesseldorf on Saturday where he will open the Invictus Games, a competition for wounded, injured and ill service personnel and veterans. Harry, also known as the Duke of Sussex, was welcomed by the mayor, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius, and about 100 cheering
Continue Reading By Benjamin Brown, CNN Marrakech (CNN) — As the dust began to settle, panic set in. Screams echoed through the narrow streets of Marrakech’s old city as the extent of injuries and damage became apparent. Just seconds before the magnitude 6.8 earthquake shook the Moroccan city, scores of people had been enjoying their Friday evening
Continue ReadingBy DEMETRIS NELLAS and COSTAS KANTOURIS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The body of a missing 77-year-old man was found Saturday, raising the death toll from floods in central Greece to 11, authorities said. The number of missing increased to six, but there could be more. The man was living in the seaside village
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Follow live updates of a deadly, powerful earthquake that struck Morocco, killing more than 2,000 people and causing widespread damage in and around the city of Marrakesh. WHAT TO KNOW: — Morocco was shaken by a 6.8 magnitude earthquake late Friday — Morocco’s African Cup qualifier postponed because of quake —
Continue ReadingOpinion by Eleni Giokos, CNN (CNN) — It was six years ago, but the images are seared into my memory as if it were yesterday. Peering into a dark, ramshackle structure, barely thrown together using odd shapes of wood, cardboard and cloth, in the bowels of an industrial building, I could see her bright pink dress. Utterly incongruous
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MILLER COUNTY, Mo. (KM(Z) A woman and three juveniles were seriously injured in a crash involving two vehicles in Miller County Friday evening. According to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Stephanie Young, 33, was driving South on Blue Springs Drive at six o’clock with five other juveniles in the car. The
Continue ReadingROME (AP) — Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni has met with Chinese Premier Li Qiang on the sidelines of the G20 summit. She vowed Saturday to “consolidate and deepen” relations as her government considers abandoning Beijing’s “Belt and Road” initiative of Chinese-built and -funded infrastructure projects. Neither government mentioned the initiative in brief statements after the
Continue ReadingBy NOREEN NASIR, AARON MORRISON and AISHA I. JEFFERSON Associated Press The racist motivations of the white shooter who targeted and fatally shot Black people in Jacksonville, Florida, two weeks ago have revived concerns about the threat of hate violence and domestic terrorism against African Americans. Most hate crime victims in the U.S. are Black,
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By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — As soon as Tracy Area Schools in Minnesota resumed charging for breakfast and lunch last year, students started dropping out of the program. Many of their families simply couldn’t shell out up to $2.65 for a meal each day. “We have some kids who didn’t eat because Mom and
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By Aimee Lewis, CNN (CNN) — Michelle Yeoh could soon become a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) after the Oscar winner was among eight candidates nominated by the organization’s executive board. Her proposed membership is set to be ratified at an IOC session in Mumbai, India, next month. In March, Yeoh won best
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