By SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — The rescue mission was expected to last only a few days. Instead, it took 17 days to reach 41 construction workers who were trapped when a landslide collapsed a mountain tunnel in northern India earlier this month. The excruciating wait finally ended at nightfall on Tuesday,
Continue ReadingWARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish media are reporting that four miners died after a pipeline filled with water burst in a coal mine deep below ground in southern Poland. The all-news station TVN24 reported that the fatal accident occurred in a mine in the coal-mining region of Silesia, not far from the borders of Slovakia
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — As authorities in Vermont push forward with their investigation of the weekend shooting of three college students of Palestinian descent, they are weighing whether to treat the violence as a hate crime. The three young men were shot and seriously injured Saturday while walking near the University
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By Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — Since late 2021, filmgoers who flock to the altar of their local movie theater have borne witness to a kind of gospel: “We come to this place for magic.” “We come to AMC Theaters to laugh, to cry,” to begin our cinematic journey with Nicole Kidman stomping through a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou running back Cody Schrader is one of three finalists for the Doak Walker Award, which is given to the top running back in all of college football. The former Tiger walk-on is joined by Oklahoma State’s Ollie Gordon II and North Carolina’s Omarion Hampton on that finalist list. Schrader leads the
Continue ReadingBy Brooke Withrow Click here for updates on this story OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma (KOCO) — People were rescued from a sunroof after a car drove into a pool in Oklahoma City, according to the Oklahoma City Fire Department. On Monday, crews responded to a scene near West Hefner Road and North Rockwell Avenue where a
Continue ReadingNEW ORLEANS (AP) — A teenager faces life imprisonment after being found guilty of second-degree murder in last year’s heinous carjacking and dragging death of a 73-year-old woman in New Orleans. News outlets reported jurors deliberated for about four hours Monday before finding the now 18-year-old guilty. The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate reports the male
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By Eve Brennan, CNN (CNN) — Finland will close the last operating checkpoint on its Russian border on Thursday, entirely shutting off the NATO country’s eastern border with Russia for two weeks. Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo said in the release that “Russia is enabling the instrumentalization of people and guiding them to the Finnish border
Continue ReadingBy ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — A judge overseeing the estate of Aretha Franklin has assigned real estate to the late star’s sons. The judge says she’s following the wishes of a handwritten will from 2014 that was found between couch cushions. The decision comes months after a Detroit-area jury said the document
Continue ReadingDAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Former pro wrestler Tammy “Sunny” Sytch has been sentenced to more than 17 years in prison for drunkenly colliding with another car and killing a 75-year-old man in Florida last year. Sytch pleaded no contest in August to driving under the influence manslaughter and other charges. She had faced up
Continue ReadingATHENS, Greece (AP) — Britain and Greece were able to differ for decades over the world’s toughest cultural heritage dispute. What’s the right place for some of the finest ancient Greek sculptures ever made? The Parthenon Sculptures have been displayed in London for more than 200 years. But Greece vocally wants them back. Diplomacy failed
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The Better Business Bureau warns the season of giving creates an opportunity for scammers to attempt to line their own pockets.
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In a news release Pro Food Systems, Inc. announced it is buying the Mid-Missouri grocery store chain. The company said Moser’s will remain under local ownership.
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By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Tiger Woods says he’s only prepared to walk away from playing golf when he no longer believes he can be competitive as he insisted that’s currently not the case. The 15-time major winner has not played a tournament since his early withdrawal from The Masters in April, but will
Continue ReadingBy VINEETA DEEPAK Associated Press PANAJI, India (AP) — Veteran Hollywood actor and producer Michael Douglas was honored with the Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award at the 54th International Film Festival of India. The annual festival held in Goa came to a close on Tuesday. The two-time Academy Award winner said he was “humbled” and
Continue Reading By Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — The supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy, Sagittarius A*, is spinning rapidly and altering space-time around it, a new study has found. Space-time is the four-dimensional continuum that describes how we see space, fusing one-dimensional time and three-dimensional space together to represent the space fabric that
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN Español) — Medellín se prepara para recibir a Karol G con su Mañana Será Bonito Fest, el viernes 1 y sábado 2 de diciembre en el Estadio Anastasio Girardot. “La magia de Mañana será bonito llega por fin a mi casa”, anuncia la cantante en un video promocional, en el que también
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By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — A Montana man accused of threatening President Joe Biden and Democratic Sen. Jon Tester has agreed to a plea bargain, according to a court document filed Monday. Anthony James Cross, 30, will plead guilty to threats to injure and murder a United States senator, the document says. As part
Continue ReadingBy STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Mayo Clinic has announced a $5 billion expansion plan that includes new buildings designed so they can evolve and expand as patient needs change over the coming decades. The project is part of a Mayo strategy to transform both patient care and its flagship campus in
Continue ReadingBy Veronica Haynes Click here for updates on this story BOSTON, Massachusetts (WCVB) — The MSPCA-Angell is seeking very special adopters for a unique kitten named Gumby, who arrived in Massachusetts from Texas earlier this month needing medical care and a new home. “We’ve never seen a cat quite like this,” Dr. Rebecca Fellman, MSPCA-Angell
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