By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Kate Cox, a mother of two in Texas, became pregnant again in August but soon after learned devasting news: Her baby has a fatal condition and is likely to either be stillborn or die shortly after birth. The tragic circumstances have thrust Cox, 31, into
Continue ReadingMADISON, Wis. (AP) — Universities of Wisconsin regents have narrowly rejected a deal with Republicans that would have given employees a pay raise and paid for construction of a new engineering building in exchange for reductions in staff positions focused on diversity, equity and inclusion. The regents voted 9-8 during an emergency meeting Saturday to
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Going around Congress, the Biden administration says it’s approved the emergency sale to Israel of nearly 14,000 rounds of tank ammunition worth more than $106 million as Israel intensifies its military operations in the southern Gaza Strip. The State Department said in a statement Saturday that
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Here come Santa Clauses. Again. Throngs of people dressed as jolly Old St. Nick descended on New York City for the annual SantaCon charity pub crawl on Saturday. The booze-fueled stroll, which included no shortage of Grinches, elves and other Christmas-themed costumes, kicked off at 10 a.m. in bars and clubs
Continue ReadingBy BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s power and energy ministry says the country experienced an island-wide power outage for several hours after a system failure in one of the main transmission lines. The power outage Saturday evening continued for several hours. In some areas, it took more than three
Continue ReadingBy Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN; Photographs by Alyssa Pointer for CNN (CNN) — Vernette Kountz had given birth to four children in hospitals — including a set of surrogate twins — before deciding she was ready for a different experience. Kountz said while her previous deliveries had all been healthy and smooth, she felt her hospital
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By Sarah El Sirgany and Jomana Karadsheh, CNN Oslo, Norway (CNN) — At the age of four, Ali Rahmani realized his family would never lead an ordinary life. He remembers the Iranian Revolutionary Guard arresting his father. Since then, he and his twin sister Kiana’s lives have been a series of arrests, separation and exile. If one parent
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By Tina Burnside, CNN (CNN) — More than two years after Michigan’s deadliest school shooting, a judge imposed a historic sentence – and the harshest possible penalty – for the teenage gunman. Oakland County Circuit Court Judge Kwamé Rowe sentenced Ethan Crumbley, 17, on Friday to life in prison without the possibility of parole for
Continue ReadingBy PETER PRENGAMAN and FABIANO MAISONNAVE Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Fresh off election victory, a year ago Brazilian President-elect Inacio Lula da Silva was the star of the annual U.N. climate talks. Lula promised to crack down on deforestation and turn Brazil into an environmental leader, a complete turnaround after President
Continue ReadingBy Macie Goldfarb and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department says it has “exhausted all possible investigative avenues” in its efforts to track down the person responsible for leaking three photos of writings from the killer of three children and three adults at a private school in March. The department announced the update
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Police Officers, Crime Scene investigators, and a bearcat were all seen outside of a home in Southwest Columbia on Saturday. The Columbia Police Department presence was seen outside of a home on Bethany Drive early Saturday morning. ABC 17 News crews arrived at the scene around 7:30 a.m. and saw 4
Continue ReadingBy SRDJAN NEDELJKOVIC Associated Press KYIV (AP) — City workers in Kyiv have dismantled an equestrian statue of a Red Army commander. It’s the latest Soviet monument to be removed in the Ukrainian capital since Russia launched its full-scale invasion last year. The statue of Mykola Shchors on horseback, erected in the 1950s, was taken
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Harry Enten, CNN (CNN) — Polls continue to show Donald Trump with a massive lead over his competition for the Republican presidential nomination. Yet, many of his opponents continue to hold their fire against the former president. They may be doing so in hopes of eliminating all their non-Trump competition before taking on
Continue ReadingBy UZMI ATHAR, Press Trust of India DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Many women, young people and Indigenous voices say they feel they’re relegated to mere attendance, with limited opportunities to contribute substantially to the decisive meetings, despite promises to make the talks more inclusive. But even attendance at the talks is lopsided, making
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By Kit Maher, CNN West Des Moines, Iowa (CNN) — Casey and Ron DeSantis are seeking to clarify comments the Florida first lady made on Friday that appeared to encourage out-of-state voters to participate in the Iowa caucuses. “We’re asking all of these moms and grandmoms to come from wherever it might be, North Carolina,
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The Columbia Police Department arrested John Lonce Williamson III, 27, of Columbia early Saturday morning in connection to a homicide that occurred on Friday.
Continue ReadingMINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minneapolis police say a clerk at a small grocery store died after a customer beat him and impaled him with a golf club. The 66-year-old clerk was attacked Friday at the Oak Grove Grocery, a small neighborhood store in a residential area near downtown Minneapolis. A 44-year-old suspect is jailed on suspicion
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — If you could walk the streets of medieval England, it might feel as unfamiliar as an alien environment. The culture, landscape and even languages of Middle English, Anglo-French and Latin would present a shock as you stepped into a world you might have expected to understand. In other words, it
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By Jessie Gretener, CNN (CNN) — An HIV vaccine trial dubbed this decade’s “last roll of the dice” has stopped vaccinations following disappointing results. The PrEPVacc prevention study, led by African researchers with support from European scientists, was testing two experimental HIV vaccines alongside a new form of oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). However, PrEPVacc’s leadership says that
Continue ReadingINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A jury has acquitted two Indianapolis police officers of excessive force for striking two women with batons during arrests at a May 2020 protest over the murder of George Floyd by a police officer in Minneapolis. Officers Jonathan Horlock and Nathaniel Schauwecker had been charged with battery and official misconduct. They were
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