Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — “Loki” didn’t deliver unqualified magic, but the Disney+ series was weird and inventive enough to cast a spell over fans, while introducing controversial actor Jonathan Majors’ mysterious villain into the Marvel universe. Returning after Majors’ theatrical debut in the less-than-scintillating “Ant-Man” sequel, the second season of “Loki” feels
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By Amanda Sealy and Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday authorized Novavax’s updated protein-based Covid-19 vaccine for people 12 and older. This vaccine is effective against EG.5, the currently dominant coronavirus strain in the United States, and like Pfizer and Moderna’s mRNA vaccines, it has been updated to target the XBB Omicron subvariant.
Continue ReadingBy DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Republicans in two states will be using caucuses to make their presidential picks next year after GOP-led legislatures canceled presidential primary elections. Republicans in Idaho and Missouri both plan to hold local presidential caucuses on March 2. That places them near the front of
Continue ReadingBy DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Republicans in two states will be using caucuses to make their presidential picks next year after GOP-led legislatures canceled presidential primary elections. Republicans in Idaho and Missouri both plan to hold local presidential caucuses on March 2. That places them near the front of
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By Melissa Alonso, CNN (CNN) — Michael Duane Zack III, who was convicted of the 1996 killings of two women he met at bars along the Florida Panhandle, was executed by lethal injection Tuesday evening at the Florida State Prison, according to the state’s Department of Corrections. Zack met with his wife and spiritual adviser
Continue ReadingBy HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press A homeless Topeka man has been arrested in the rape and killing of a 5-year-old girl. Police said that officers responded just before 6 p.m. Monday to a medical call at a gas station and found a fire crew attempting to save Zoey Felix. She was rushed to a hospital
Continue ReadingBy KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A lawyer representing a man charged with shooting a New Hampshire couple to death on a hiking trail last year says he spent months hiding from police, but over a probation violation from Utah, not the killings. The lawyer for Logan Clegg also said at the
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By Will Maetzold Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — A southeast Portland business owner is in the hospital after trying to keep at least two people from breaking into his car. David Rinella was working at his business on Southeast Alder Street on Sunday around 8:30 a.m. when he saw
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story SALEM, Oregon (KPTV) — The Salem-Keizer School District says a choir teacher accused of sexually abusing two former students has been placed on administrative leave. On Wednesday, a $10 million lawsuit was announced against the Salem-Keizer School District claiming choir teacher Joshua Rist had groomed
Continue ReadingCAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A South African cabinet minister and three other lawmakers from the ruling African National Congress party have been cleared of corruption by a parliamentary ethics committee. Employment and Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi and lawmakers Cedric Frolick, Mosebenzi Zwane and Winnie Ngwenya were implicated following a commission of inquiry into
Continue ReadingBy Amy Simonson, CNN (CNN) — A man who authorities say sexually assaulted and killed a 20-year-old woman three decades ago has been identified. The Wichita Police Department named Paul Hart, who died in a traffic collision in 1999, a suspect in the 1989 death of Krista Martin, according to a Wichita Police Department statement
Continue ReadingOpinion by Mary Ziegler (CNN) — Matthew Kacsmaryk, an ultra-conservative US District Court judge in the Northern District of Texas, has captured national attention with a string of sweeping rulings on everything from contraception to the freedom of speech. The most recent ruling, now just a few weeks old, breaks from other federal decisions and
Continue ReadingBy Amy Simonson, CNN (CNN) — Five people killed after a multi-vehicle crash in Illinois died from exposure to a toxic chemical that spilled from an overturned semi-truck, the Effingham County Coroner’s Office said Tuesday. A preliminary investigation shows the fatalities were the result of the “toxic chemical anhydrous ammonia exposure,” the coroner office told
Continue ReadingBy STEVE LARGE Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO (KOVR) — A beloved Sacramento import business is on the brink of closing after a break-in and theft of $100,000 in merchandise. The bold break-in was caught on camera. The suspect entered the store and made a b-line for some of the Zanzibar Trading
Continue ReadingBy JOCELYN MORAN Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — Smiles filled a basketball court in front of the USS John P. Murtha on Monday as kids played basketball in this year’s “Hoops with the Troops” event. It was a chance for kids with the Boys & Girls Club to hoop
Continue ReadingBy Betty Yu Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — A widely-shared social media video showing a San Francisco Public Works employee running after a hot dog vendor and knocking over his cart has sparked backlash online. Yeli, an East Bay resident who declined to share her last name, shot the
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Azerbaijani authorities have arrested several former separatist leaders of Nagorno-Karabakh after reclaiming control of the Armenian-populated breakaway region in a lightning military operation last month. Azerbaijan’s APA news agency says that Arayik Harutyunyan, who led the region before stepping down at the beginning of September, has been arrested and is being
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Today: Afternoon highs increase into the mid-80s as skies remain mostly cloudy. Winds remain out of the south at 8-12 mph with gusts up to 20 mph possible. Tonight: Overnight lows cool to the mid-60s with mostly cloudy skies. Winds remain out of the south at 8-12 mph. Extended: Showers and storms move into Mid-Missouri
Continue ReadingBy FATIMA HUSSEIN and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration took aim Tuesday at the fentanyl trafficking threat, announcing a series of indictments and sanctions against Chinese companies and executives blamed for importing the chemicals used to make the deadly drug. Officials described the actions, which include charges against eight Chinese
Continue ReadingBy EVENS SANON and DÁNICA COTO Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Foreigners with guns are met with hostility in most countries in the world. But the departure of armed soldiers and police from Haiti in 2017 after nearly two decades on the streets helped criminals seize control of much of the country. Gangs have
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