By COLLEEN SLEVIN and MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BRIGHTON, Colo. (AP) — A Colorado prosecutor says two paramedics ”did nothing” to help an ailing Elijah McClain and instead injected him with a fatal overdose of a powerful sedative during a 2019 police stop. Experts say the ketamine injection killed the 23-year-old Black man after he’d
Continue ReadingBy SHARON LURYE of The Associated Press and CHARLES LUSSIER of The Advocate BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — When Raynesha Cummings enrolled her three teenagers in a private school, she hoped to keep them safe from COVID-19. It was small, with no frills — there was just one teacher and the school didn’t serve lunch
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By Clare Sebastian, CNN London (CNN) — In early November, drone video surfaced online appearing to show a targeted strike blowing up three antennas on the roof of an apartment block. The Ukrainian drone commander who posted it claimed to have destroyed a Russian Pole-21 electronic warfare system on the eastern front near Donetsk. Ukraine
Continue ReadingBy MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Conservative Supreme Court justices seem open to a challenge to how the Securities and Exchange Commission fights fraud, in a case that could have far-reaching effects on other regulatory agencies. A majority of the nine-member court Wednesday suggested people accused of fraud by the SEC should have
Continue ReadingBy ERIC TUCKER and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump has embraced the rioters who attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, as patriots, vowed to pardon a large portion of them if he wins a second term and even collaborated on a song with a group of jailed defendants.
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By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — More people died from suicide in the United States last year than any other year on record, dating to at least 1941, according to provisional data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. At least 49,449 lives were lost due to intentional self-harm in 2022 – more
Continue Reading By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Life expectancy in the United States has started to rebound after historic drops earlier in the Covid-19 pandemic, but it’s far from recovering. In 2022, a 1.1-year increase brought overall life expectancy at birth to 77.5 years, according to provisional data from the US Centers for Disease Control and
Continue ReadingBy MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. life expectancy rose last year, but it still isn’t close to what it was before the COVID-19 pandemic. It was up by more than a year in 2022, after plunging two straight years at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s now 77 years,
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Welcome to the new Never Trump. The 45th president’s enemies on the right are mustering for a final big money showdown designed to crush his hopes of a third consecutive Republican nomination less than 50 days before voting starts in the GOP primary race. Nikki Haley will be
Continue ReadingBy JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Republicans are moving to preserve their majorities as they propose additional Black voting districts in a special legislative session opening Wednesday. U.S. District Judge Steve Jones in October found that Georgia’s voting districts illegally diluted Black voting power. He ordered Georgia to draw Black majorities in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS GIRLS BASKETBALL Moberly (59) Battle (49) FINAL Eldon (66) Versailles (22) FINAL Centralia (62) North Callaway (36) FINAL HS BOYS BASKETBALL Centralia (66) North Callaway (44) FINAL Sturgeon (36) Hallsville (82)
Continue ReadingBy SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer The world is heading for considerably less warming than projected a decade ago, but that good news is overwhelmed by much more pain from current climate change than scientists anticipated, experts said. That’s just one of a set of seemingly contradictory conditions facing climate negotiators who this week gather
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press ST. LOUIS — Led by Great Osobor’s 24 points, the Utah State Aggies defeated the Saint Louis Billikens 81-76. The Aggies improved to 6-1 with the victory and the Billikens fell to 5-3.
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. — Led by Shamar Wright’s 24 points, the SIU-Edwardsville Cougars defeated the Missouri Baptist Spartans 86-62.
Continue ReadingBy MIKE COOK Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Joel Eriksson Ek and Frederick Gaudreau scored in the first period and the Minnesota Wild ended a seven-game slide by beating St. Louis 3-1 Tuesday. Matt Boldy added an insurance goal late and Filip Gustavsson made 21 saves for his first win in eight starts
Continue ReadingBelén Liotti (CNN) — Cuando se trata de caminar y su efecto para reducir el riesgo de diabetes tipo 2, lo que ayuda no es solo cuánto lo haces, sino también a qué ritmo te mueves, según un nuevo estudio. Caminar a un paso ligero se relacionó con un riesgo casi un 40% menor de
Continue ReadingPITTSBURGH (AP) — Sean East II scored 21 points to lead four in double-figure scoring as Missouri beat Pittsburgh 71-64 in the ACC/SEC Challenge. Noah Carter added 13 points and eight rebounds for Missouri (6-2). Tamar Bates scored 12 points and Caleb Grill chipped in 10. East made three shots and Bates and Grill hit
Continue ReadingAleja Páez (CNN Español) — En Argentina, miles de socios de Boca Juniors se preparaban para elegir a las nuevas autoridades de la Comisión Directiva del club este domingo. Sin embargo, por una orden judicial de un tribunal de la ciudad de Buenos Aires, los comicios se suspendieron hasta nuevo aviso. La decisión de no
Continue ReadingBy EDNA TARIGAN and FADLAN SYAM Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Against the backdrop of smokestacks from a nearby coal power plant, the sky above Edy Suryana’s village stays grey for months at a time, while ashes and the stench of smoke hang in the air. Suryana has spent more than three decades living
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By Sam Fossum, CNN (CNN) — The National Christmas tree was no match for Washington’s gusty weather Tuesday afternoon, toppling over at one point because of high winds. CNN spotted the tree on its side around 4:40 p.m. Tuesday afternoon, with at least one worker climbing atop the structure. It was later righted, and the
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