CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Condoleezza Rice, former US secretary of state. Personal Birth date: November 14, 1954 Birth place: Birmingham, Alabama Birth name: Condoleezza Rice Father: John Wesley Rice Jr., minister and dean Mother: Angelena (Ray) Rice, a high school teacher Education: University of Denver, B. A.,
Continue ReadingBy Tim Darnell Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WANF) — A lawsuit has been filed in Cobb County Superior Court against the Atlanta Braves and 2021 World Series MVP Jorge Soler, alleging the team’s former outfielder threw a baseball into a Truist Park crowd and struck a fan in the eye.
Continue ReadingBy KEVIN FREKING and STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. George Santos easily survived a vote Wednesday to expel him from the House as most Republicans and 31 Democrats opted to withhold punishment while both his criminal trial and a House Ethics Committee investigation proceed. The effort to kick Santos out of the
Continue ReadingBy Tim Darnell Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WANF) — With 49 jurors selected thus far as a potential pool, attention is turning whether rap lyrics can be used as evidence in Young Thug’s massive organized crime trial in Atlanta. Fulton County Chief Superior Court Judge Ural Glanville was set to
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Missouri Department of Corrections Director Anne Precythe’s last day will be Dec. 5. An interim director will be announced after her retirement.
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN Español) — Este jueves, Pedro Sánchez logró el apoyo necesario para su investidura como presidente del Gobierno de España. Los votos clave los obtuvo de los partidos catalanes separatistas, con quienes había negociado una ley de amnistía. El principal reto de Sánchez era cerrar un acuerdo con las formaciones independentistas catalanas, Junts
Continue ReadingBy JOSEF FEDERMAN and AMY TEIBEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — When Secretary of State Antony Blinken was asked who would govern the Gaza Strip following Israel’s war against Hamas, he said a return of the internationally recognized Palestinian Authority made “the most sense.” What he failed to mention is that the Palestinian Authority, weak
Continue ReadingBy Jeff Ehling Click here for updates on this story HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A Texas Department of Public Safety trooper is recovering from a violent crash with an 18-wheeler in west Harris County. The trooper was on his way to the end of a chase in the Katy area when the crash happened
Continue ReadingBy NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press DENVER (AP) — The effort to ban former President Donald Trump from the ballot under the Constitution’s “insurrection clause” turned to distant history on Wednesday, when a law professor testified about how the post-Civil War provision was indeed intended to apply to presidential candidates. Gerard Magliocca, of Indiana University, said
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Central Missouri Activities Conference (CMAC) is expanding to eight member schools. The conference’s current member schools announced on Wednesday that Camdenton will become the CMAC’s eighth member, starting in the 2024-2025 school year. Camdenton will join the CMAC following the disbandment of the Ozark Conference at the end of the current
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — Philadelphia police are investigating after two Temple University students and a third person were robbed at gunpoint Tuesday morning. According to police, the three robberies happened between 6 a.m. and 7:30 a.m. The first incident happened in the 1900 block of N.
Continue ReadingBy WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Wind energy developer Orsted is writing off $4 billion, due largely to the cancellation of two large offshore wind projects in New Jersey whose financial challenges mirror those facing the nascent industry. The Danish company is scrapping its Ocean Wind I and II projects due
Continue ReadingBy JIM MUSTIAN and JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors played wiretaps in federal court in New York showing a federal narcotics agent leaked sensitive case information about one of Washington’s top criminal targets in Venezuela — Alex Saab. The leak, not previously made public, marks yet another embarrassing case of high-profile
Continue ReadingOpinion by Frida Ghitis (CNN) — Some passengers feared for their lives Sunday night, when they landed at the main airport in Dagestan, a majority-Muslim Russian republic, and found their plane quickly swarmed by a throng that had smashed its way into the airport terminal and the tarmac after hearing that a flight from Tel Aviv
Continue ReadingBy JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press Prosecutors have dropped charges against a Louisiana state trooper accused of withholding graphic body-camera footage that shows another officer dragging Black motorist Ronald Greene by his ankle shackles during his deadly 2019 arrest. A district attorney said this week that Lt. John Clary has agreed to take the stand in
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TODAY: Wednesday is a warmer day despite a cooler start. Expect temperatures to reach mid-to-upper 40s under sunny skies with south winds this afternoon. TONIGHT: Winds remain southerly, and some mid-level clouds work in overnight. This will keep temperatures slightly warmer, but we’re still near and below freezing across the region by sunrise Thursday. EXTENDED:
Continue ReadingBy FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House late Wednesday rejected an effort to censure Democratic Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, scrapping a Republican attempt to condemn the only Palestinian-American in Congress over her recent rhetoric around the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. A measure to move forward with a censure resolution of Tlaib, a punishment
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN Español) — La Fiscalía General de Colombia presentó este miércoles una acusación contra el excandidato presidencial Óscar Iván Zuluaga Escobar, y su hijo, David Zuluaga Martínez, quien fue su gerente de campaña, por supuestas maniobras para ocultar los aportes que habría hecho Odebrecht para gastos de propaganda durante las elecciones en 2014.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS SOCCER Blue Springs (1) Rock Bridge (2) FINAL – district semifinal Blue Springs South (6) Smith-Cotton (2) FINAL – district semifinal
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By Brian Fung, CNN (CNN) — Meta will soon be forced to seek European users’ consent before using their personal information to deliver those users targeted advertisements on Facebook and Instagram. A European Union-wide ban announced Wednesday dealing with Meta’s handling of user data proposes blanket restrictions which could be finalized as soon as late
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