COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz was voted the SEC’s Coach of the Year by the conference’s head coaches on Wednesday afternoon. Mizzou quarterback Brady Cook also received some recognition, being named the SEC’s Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Drinkwitz earned this honor after leading the Tigers to their first 10-win season since 2014
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — El fiscal general de Venezuela, Tarek William Saab, anunció este miércoles que solicitaron órdenes de aprehensión contra 14 dirigentes opositores, entre ellos tres integrantes del equipo de la ganadora de las primarias de la oposición, María Corina Machado, por supuestos delitos de traición a la patria, en relación
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By Grace Smith Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — One local family is giving gifts as a way to turn tragedy into triumph. They plan to spread Christmas joy through the streets of Kansas City after losing nearly everything in a car crash. Two years ago, two days after
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom won’t host an in-person Christmas tree lighting ceremony at the state Capitol this year. Instead, the Democratic governor will host a pre-recorded ceremony to be released Wednesday. The Governor’s Office said it opted for a virtual ceremony over concerns about the safety of guests. Protesters
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — “Killers of the Flower Moon” was named the best film of the year by the National Board of Review, adding to the early awards-season haul of Martin Scorsese’s Osage epic. The National Board of Review, a long-running organization comprised of film enthusiasts and academics, also on Wednesday named Scorsese best director
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By Katie Lobosco, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Department of Education said Wednesday that it has approved the cancellation of nearly $5 billion more in federal student loan debt, bringing the total amount of student debt relief provided under the Biden administration to $132 billion for more than 3.6 million borrowers. Though the Supreme Court struck
Continue ReadingBy RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — A day after NCAA President Charlie Baker made an aggressive and potentially groundbreaking pitch to allow some schools to pay their athletes, his proposal was met with praise, caution and questions from around college sports. Southeastern Conference Commissioner Greg Sankey says any attempt
Continue ReadingBy Ellie Parker Click here for updates on this story SOUTH FULTON, Georgia (WANF) — A former South Fulton police officer and devout Rastafarian has filed against the city after he alleged he was forced to his hair. In the lawsuit, Milton Myrie claims he was told to cut his locs he had growing for
Continue ReadingBy KEN RITTER and RIO YAMAT Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — The man suspected of fatally shooting three people and wounding another at a Las Vegas university Wednesday was a professor who unsuccessfully sought a job at the school, a law enforcement official with direct knowledge of the investigation told The Associated Press. The
Continue ReadingBy GABE STERN Associated Press/Report for America RENO, Nev. (AP) — A Nevada grand jury has indicted six Republicans who submitted certificates to Congress falsely declaring Donald Trump the winner of the 2020 presidential election, making the Western swing state the third to seek charges against so-called “fake electors.” Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford began
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story GAINESVILLE, Georgia (WANF) — A Gainesville High School senior baseball player who has been in a coma from a batting cage accident is now considered brain dead, according to Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Jeremy Medina, a pitcher and catcher for the high school’s 2022 team,
Continue ReadingBy TERRY SPENCER and ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — The anti-communist sister of Cuban leaders Fidel and Raul Castro has died in Miami at age 90. Juanita Castro died Monday, nearly 60 years after she fled their communist revolution. She said in a 2009 book that she became disillusioned with Fidel Castro’s
Continue ReadingBy John Miller, Cheri Mossburg, Sara Smart and Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — The gunman in a Wednesday mass shooting on the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, campus that left three dead and a fourth wounded is a 67-year-old career college professor with connections to colleges in Georgia and North Carolina, a law enforcement source told CNN, but it’s unknown what
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN Español) — Se cumple casi un mes del partido entre México y Honduras por la disputa de un pase directo a la Copa América 2024 que ganó el país azteca mediante penaltis. El árbitro de ese encuentro, el salvadoreño Iván Barton, sigue siendo tendencia entre los aficionados “catrachos” como se denomina popularmente
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By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Dan Levy tugs at the heartstrings in the trailer for his new film, “Good Grief,” which he both wrote and directed. It’s the “Schitt’s Creek” co-creator’s feature directing debut. Levy plays an artist named Marc, who is mourning the death of his husband Oliver, played by Luke Evans. He
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By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — Clinicians, researchers and activists have stressed the need for better treatment and services of people with eating disorders who don’t fit the stereotypical patient profile — and recent data suggests a growing need. Researchers analyzed data of more than 11,000 pediatric eating disorder hospitalizations in Ontario between April 2002
Continue Reading By Kyung Lah and Zachary Cohen, CNN (CNN) — A Nevada grand jury has indicted six individuals who acted as fake electors in a scheme intended to overturn Joe Biden’s 2020 election win, according to the state’s attorney general. The indictments make Nevada the third state – joining Michigan and Georgia – to bring charges against
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — Si parecía que todo el mundo estaba comprando entradas para ver a Taylor Swift o Lionel Messi este año, probablemente era porque estaba sucediendo. StubHub publicó su informe “El año en experiencias en vivo” de 2023 que reveló algunos de los eventos más vendidos en su sitio web. La gira de Swift
Continue ReadingST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis Circuit Attorney Gabe Gore, who was appointed to the job by Missouri Gov. Mike Parson in May after Kim Gardner’s sudden resignation, says he’s running for a full term in 2024. Gore made the announcement Wednesday. The Democrat has not previously run for public office. He took over as
Continue ReadingBy KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A woman sued the hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs on Wednesday, claiming he and two other men raped her 20 years ago in a New York City recording studio when she was 17. The woman, whose name wasn’t disclosed in the court filing, is the fourth
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