By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri regulators are allowing a multistate wind-energy power line to increase the amount of power to the state’s consumers. State regulators on Thursday gave permission for the Grain Belt Express to expand to bring as much as 2,500 megawatts of power to Missouri. That’s the equivalent
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By Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — Classical Greek marble sculptures today appear crisp and white. But they weren’t always that way, according to a new study, which found the famous 2,500-year-old Parthenon sculptures were colorful, painted with floral patterns and other elaborate designs. By using a noninvasive imaging technique, researchers at the British Museum — where
Continue ReadingBy BEN FINLEY Associated Press NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A federal admiralty court in Virginia has canceled a hearing to discuss a contested expedition to the Titanic shipwreck. The cancellation comes after a company significantly scaled back its dive plans. RMST Titanic Inc. owns the salvage rights to the Titanic. It originally planned to possibly
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A local church group escaped Israel 40 hours before Hamas’ initial attack over this past weekend. The Rev. Dan Metz, of St. Thomas More Parish and Newman Center Church in Columbia, and a group of 61 others are back in Missouri safely after a pilgrimage. “I was grateful, very, very grateful that
Continue ReadingBy GUILLERMO GARAT Associated Press MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — A buyer from Argentina has paid $42,120 for a manuscript of works, including seven unpublished stories, by legendary Argentine writer Julio Cortázar at an auction in the Uruguayan capital, Montevideo. The bundle of 60-year-old sheets bound together with metal fasteners and bearing the inscription “Julio Cortázar.
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Una poderosa tormenta atravesará casi 2.500 kilómetros de EE.UU. durante el fin de semana y dejará nieve, fuertes tormentas eléctricas y lluvias torrenciales a lo largo de su trayectoria, en lo que marca el octavo fin de semana lúgubre consecutivo en partes del noreste. La tormenta llevará la primera nevada significativa
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN Español) –– Luis Alfredo Garavito, alias “La Bestia” y asesino de casi 200 niños en Colombia, murió este jueves en la Clínica Nueva Santo Tomás, le dijo a CNN una fuente del Instituto Nacional Penitenciario y Carcelario de Colombia (Inpec). Según la fuente del Inpec, el deceso se debió a múltiples fallas de
Continue ReadingBy TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican lawmakers in Wisconsin have tweaked their plan to help fund repairs at the Milwaukee Brewers’ stadium to scale back the total public contribution by $54 million. A legislative committee approved the changes Thursday afternoon. Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says the full chamber will vote
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN SLEVIN and MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BRIGHTON, Colo. (AP) — Jurors have convicted a Denver-area police officer and acquitted another of charges in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain, a Black man whose name became a rallying cry in protests over racial injustice in policing. Aurora police officer Randy Roedema was found guilty
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By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — When treating depression or anxiety, running may be just as effective as antidepressants, according to new research. But experts say the solution may not be so straightforward for every person. Because of the prevalence of depression and anxiety and the consequences on health, researchers from Amsterdam looked at the
Continue ReadingBy MARCOS ALEMÁN Associated Press TECOLUCA, El Salvador (AP) — With tattoo-covered faces, wearing white shirts and shorts, gang members captured during El Salvador’s state of exception are gradually filling the country’s new mega prison. Unveiled earlier this year, the prison 45 miles southeast of the capital now holds some 12,000 accused or convicted gang
Continue ReadingNATCHITOCHES, La. (AP) — A Northwestern State University football player has been shot and killed near an apartment complex not far from campus in Natchitoches, Louisiana. Police found 21-year-old Ronald Caldwell with multiple gunshot wounds at around 1 a.m. on Thursday. No arrests have been made. A junior from Austin, Texas, he played safety and
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Más de 700 profesionales del mundo del entretenimiento firmaron una carta abierta en la que expresan su apoyo a Israel y condenan a Hamas mientras continúan los enfrentamientos en Medio Oriente. Gal Gadot, Amy Schumer, Mayim Bialik y Jerry Seinfeld son algunos de los firmantes de la carta que publicó este
Continue ReadingFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A South Florida judge has removed the lead prosecutor in the double murder retrial of rapper YNW Melly. The decision Thursday comes after defense attorneys claimed prosecutors didn’t reveal that the lead detective in the case had been previously accused of being willing to lie as he gathered evidence. The
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — La selección de fútbol de Colombia empató 2-2 con Uruguay en Barranquilla en la jornada de las eliminatorias al Mundial 2026 de la Conmebol. Tras aventajar en la mayoría del partido, un penal al final les impidió la victoria a los locales. El partido fue de alguna manera una reivindicación
Continue ReadingA New York man killed after police say he came at them with swords in his hands was a former elite fencer. The state attorney general’s office says it has opened a probe into the killing of Alan Weber, 54, who died Tuesday night after being shot at his home on Long Island by a
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Irán ha surgido como uno de los patrocinadores financieros más generosos de Hamas, proporcionándole al grupo extremista recursos cruciales que necesita para llevar a cabo actos terroristas. Sin embargo, investigadores estadounidenses y de todo el mundo han detectado otra fuente de ingresos que Hamas aprovecha: extensos donantes en línea que ofrecen
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN Español) — Una funcionaria de Estados Unidos condenó las afirmaciones que el presidente Gustavo Petro publicó este lunes en su cuenta oficial de X, antes Twitter, comparando al Gobierno de Israel con los nazis. “Le solicitamos que condene a Hamas, una organización designada como terrorista, por los crueles asesinatos de hombres, mujeres y
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By Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — Dollar General has brought back its former chief executive in an attempt to revive its struggling business. On Thursday, the discount chain announced that it had reinstated Todd Vasos as CEO, replacing Jeff Owen. Vasos had previously served in the role for seven years before he retired in 2022.
Continue ReadingBy KAREEM CHEHAYEB and ABBY SEWELL Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Will Lebanon’s heavily armed Hezbollah militia join the Israel-Hamas war? The answer could well determine the direction of a battle that is bound to reshape the Middle East. Hezbollah, which like Hamas is supported by Iran, has so far been on the fence about
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