By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is facing scrutiny over the purchase of a $19,000 lectern and the handling or records surrounding it. A legislative panel next week will take up a lawmaker’s request for an audit to review the purchase of the lectern in June
Continue Reading
Columbia College will slash its workforce as part of a restructuring meant to adapt to changes in higher education, the private college said in a statement Wednesday.
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN) — El Paris Saint-Germain y Kylian Mbappé sufrieron una derrota aleccionadora frente al Newcastle United en la fase de grupos de la Champions League, con una goleada 4-1. El Newcastle empezó la ventaja 2-0 en el primer tiempo gracias a los goles del paraguayo Miguel Almirón y de Dan Burn. Newcastle anotó el tercero
Continue Reading
By Kevin Liptak, MJ Lee, Alex Marquardt and Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — Senior Biden administration officials privately believe only weeks remain before a lack of additional Ukraine funding starts to become a serious battlefield concern – a scenario they are trying to avoid with public warnings and a major speech from President Joe Biden
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Federal regulators have rejected a request from environmental groups to immediately shut down one of two reactors at California’s last nuclear power plant. The two groups say long-postponed tests needed to be conducted on critical machinery at the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant. Friends of
Continue ReadingBy SAMUEL PETREQUIN AP Sports Writer ANTWERP, Belgium (AP) — Simone Biles and her teammates were far from perfect, and yet nothing could stand in the way of a victory that set a record for both the U.S. women’s team and the greatest gymnast in history. The U.S. women earned a record seventh consecutive team
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Looking for something to add to your Costco cart along with the 30 rolls of toilet paper? How about a bar of gold? While not a typical outlet for the sale of precious metals, the members-only warehouse chain has seen its 1-ounce gold bars sell out faster than discounted 170-ounce jugs
Continue ReadingAleja Páez (CNN Español) — Ecuador elegirá un nuevo presidente el domingo 15 de octubre. Luisa González y Daniel Noboa se enfrentarán en la segunda vuelta. Según el Consejo Nacional Electoral, hay 409.250 ecuatorianos empadronados para votar desde el extranjero. Además del presidente, en los comicios también se definirán 15 asambleístas nacionales y 6 asambleístas
Continue Reading
BOONVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) No injuries were reported in an RV fire on Tuesday on Interstate 70 in Cooper County near mile marker 107, according to a Cooper County Fire Protection District official. According to an email from Cooper County Fire Protection spokesperson William Johnson, an RV blew a tire on the back, passenger side of
Continue Reading
By John Sinnott, CNN (CNN) — Paris Saint-Germain and Kylian Mbappé suffered a chastening defeat in the Champions League group stages, losing 4-1 at the hands of Newcastle United on Wednesday. Newcastle were 2-0 up at half-time courtesy of goals from Miguel Almirón and Dan Burn. Newcastle extended its lead early in the second half
Continue Reading
CNN Opinion by Julian Zelizer (CNN) — House Republicans burned down the House yesterday. The chaos caucus achieved its goal Tuesday, bringing Capitol Hill to its knees and ensuring that extremism, dysfunction and divisiveness won the day. Now-former Speaker Kevin McCarthy, who almost guaranteed his ouster when he gave away so much of his power
Continue ReadingOpinion by Julian Zelizer (CNN) — House Republicans burned down the House yesterday. The chaos caucus achieved its goal Tuesday, bringing Capitol Hill to its knees and ensuring that extremism, dysfunction and divisiveness won the day. Now-former Speaker Kevin McCarthy, who almost guaranteed his ouster when he gave away so much of his power in
Continue Reading
WJZ By Nouran Salahieh, Joe Sutton, Sara Smart and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — Four students and another person were wounded when gunfire erupted outside a crowded homecoming event at Morgan State University in Baltimore, police said, sending students on a dash for cover and a SWAT team into a dorm to hunt for suspects.
Continue ReadingBy MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska lawmaker says her office has been contacted by families who have reported some pharmacists are wrongly refusing to fill prescriptions for gender-affirming medications for their transgender children. Sen. Megan Hunt sent a letter Wednesday to the state’s chief medical officer, Dr. Timothy Tesmer,
Continue ReadingBy MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Most of the top Republican candidates running for president in 2024 reacted grimly to the ouster of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy by a faction of hard-liners in their own party. But one contender embraced the chaos — and the front-runner for the nomination notably did
Continue Reading
CNN Opinion by Thomas Balcerski (CNN) — California Rep. Kevin McCarthy has once again made history, this time for being the first House speaker to be removed from his post. Of course, his earlier entry into the record books — needing an unprecedented 15 rounds of votes to be elected to the chamber’s top job in the
Continue Reading
A lawyer for a Columbia restauranteur accused of arson in southeast Missouri is trying to negotiate her surrender in Boone County, court documents show.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press The governors of Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island plan to procure offshore wind energy together. Officials said Wednesday it would be the first such multi-state agreement in the nation. Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont says the partnership could lead to the three states acquiring clean energy at more competitive and affordable rates. Energy from
Continue Reading
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — Going meatless may not be just a matter of willpower, according to a new study. The study published Wednesday in PLOS One found that there are four genes associated with how well someone is able to adhere to a vegetarian lifestyle. “At this time we can say is that
Continue ReadingOpinion by Keith Magee (CNN) — Like many Black men, I grew up with a stern father who saw displays of emotion as a sign of weakness. For a long time after becoming a father myself, if overwhelmed by unhappiness or frustration, I would hide my own tears from my little boy. Eventually, I realized
Continue Reading