By SONIA PÉREZ D. Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Riot police have begun efforts to clear roadblocks by protesters that have paralyzed parts of Guatemala for more than a week. The effort came hours after President Alejandro Giammattei vowed to clear the country’s roadways. More than 120 roadblocks have snarled traffic and disrupted commerce
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By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner have come to a interim custody agreement that will see their two daughters splitting their time between two countries. “After a productive and successful mediation, we have agreed that the children will spend time equally in loving homes in both the US and the
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN New York (CNN) — It’s official: Birkenstock is a publicly traded company after debuting on the New York Stock Exchange Wednesday under the ticker symbol BIRK. But it was tough first day for the beloved cork-soled shoemaker. Birkenstock priced its initial public offering at $46 a share — in the
Continue ReadingBy KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A former Alabama lawmaker has pleaded guilty to a voter fraud charge after he rented a closet-size space in a home to fraudulently run for office in a district where he did not live. Former state Rep. David Cole pleaded Tuesday to a charge of voting
Continue ReadingBUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Dozens of people have been evacuated from their homes in Argentina’s central Córdoba province as forest fires grow amid an intense heat wave. Images and video from the area showed massive flames in hills surrounding populated areas as firefighters worked o combat the flames that had reached some homes in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A local synagogue in Columbia, Congregation Beth Shalom said security measures are being ramped up as tensions over the Israel-Hamas war rise. With a vigil to honor those who died in the war set to occur on Thursday, Rabbi Matt Derrenbacher with Congregation Beth Shalom told ABC 17 News that precautions are
Continue ReadingBy Mary Gilbert, Nouran Salahieh and Robert Shackelford, CNN (CNN) — Lidia dissipated early Wednesday morning after slamming into western Mexico as a Category 4 hurricane Tuesday night. But what’s left of the formerly powerful storm will unload heavy rainfall, raising the threat of flash flooding across portions of western Mexico. Lidia’s center was shredded
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CNN By Abbas Al Lawati and Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — Israel has declared war on the Palestinian militant group Hamas after it carried out an unprecedented attack by air, sea and land on Saturday. The large-scale surprise assault has left more than 1200 dead in Israel, according to public broadcaster Kan. It prompted a
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CNN By Abbas Al Lawati and Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — Israel has declared war on the Palestinian militant group Hamas after it carried out an unprecedented attack by air, sea and land on Saturday. The large-scale surprise assault has left more than 1200 dead in Israel, according to public broadcaster Kan. It prompted a
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CNN By Abbas Al Lawati and Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — Israel has declared war on the Palestinian militant group Hamas after it carried out an unprecedented attack by air, sea and land on Saturday. The large-scale surprise assault has left more than 1200 dead in Israel, according to public broadcaster Kan. It prompted a
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CNN By Hadas Gold, Tara John, Helen Regan, Christian Edwards, Heather Law and Alex Stambaugh, CNN (CNN) — Israel is hammering Gaza with airstrikes, hitting hundreds of targets and reducing neighborhoods to rubble, as new atrocities are uncovered in its territory after a devastating surprise attack by Hamas militants. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said
Continue ReadingBy LEA SKENE Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — In the wake of a shooting that left five people injured during homecoming festivities, Morgan State University leaders announced Tuesday they plan to build a wall around most of the northeast Baltimore campus and station security personnel at entrances and exits. The wall would extend existing barriers
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — A member of a New York City drug-dealing crew blamed for the fentanyl-laced heroin death of actor Michael K. Williams has been sentenced to five years in prison. Luis Cruz was the third of four defendants to be sentenced in connection with the drugs linked to Williams’ 2021 overdose death in
Continue ReadingOpinion by W. James Antle III (CNN) — From the “ungovernable” to the “chaos caucus,” the eight House Republicans who toppled Republican Rep. Kevin McCarthy as speaker get called a lot of names. But they do have some valid points that McCarthy’s eventual replacement will need to take into consideration in order to have a longer-lasting speakership: getting better control over
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Olympic gymnastics champion Mary Lou Retton has pneumonia and is in intensive care in a Texas hospital. Retton’s daughter, McKenna Kelley, shared Retton’s condition in an Instagram post on Tuesday. Kelley said the 55-year-old Retton, who became the first American woman to win the Olympic all-around title, is “fighting for her
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN Español) — Javier Milei es el nuevo presidente electo de Argentina tras obtener la victoria ante Sergio Massa en la segunda vuelta de las elecciones presidenciales del país. Así es el plan de gobierno que consta de un programa de tres etapas, que abarcaría 35 años. Elecciones en Argentina 2023, en vivo:
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) No injuries were reported after a fire broke out Tuesday at Culligan of Jefferson City. Jefferson City Assistant Fire Chief Jay Niemeyer said the fire started due to a bird’s nest inside the flue of a heater. Firefighters found fire in the wall at the back of the building and spread to
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By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — The number of people who die from stroke worldwide will jump 50% by 2050 if no significant action is taken to limit the prevalence of stroke and its risk factors, according to a new report from the World Stroke Organization-Lancet Neurology Commission, a new group formed to forecast the
Continue ReadingTACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Eyewitness testimony in the continuance of three Tacoma, Washington, police officers charged with the death of Manuel Ellis has starkly contradicted the picture the officers’ lawyers have painted about how their fatal struggle with the Black man began. Witness Keyon Lowery in Pierce County Superior Court on Tuesday described his reaction
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) More than 120,000 Missouri residents are living with Alzheimer’s, and that number is expected to grow by more than 8% in the next two years, according to the Alzheimer’s Association. Missouri’s elected officials are recognizing this epidemic, and one of the ways they’ve taken action is with the state’s Alzheimer’s State
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