By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to decide whether city laws that punish individuals to curb the growth of homeless encampments violate the Constitution’s limits on cruel and unusual punishment. The justices took up an appeal from Grants Pass, Oregon, of a federal court ruling preventing the city from
Continue ReadingBy KCCI staff Click here for updates on this story DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) — A Nebraska couple has their beloved pet back thanks to the kindness of Iowans. Logan Bennett and Bianca Mullikin were involved in a crash on Interstate 80 near De Soto during Tuesday’s winter storm. As they were being treated at
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Israel rechazó el viernes lo que calificó de acusación “gravemente distorsionada” de genocidio formulada contra él por Sudáfrica, afirmando ante el máximo tribunal de las Naciones Unidas que el caso era un intento de “pervertir el significado” del término. En el segundo y último día de audiencias en la Corte Internacional
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin judge has ruled that the state’s top elections official is legally holding her position and that the commission that appoints her is under no obligation to name a new leader. The ruling Friday from Dane County Circuit Judge Ann Peacock hands yet another defeat
Continue Reading By Michael Williams, MJ Lee, Brenda Goodman and Kevin Liptak, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Friday said Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin had a lapse in judgement by not notifying him of his hospitalization, but White House officials made a point in emphasizing Austin remains heavily involved in military decision making. Touring an
Continue Reading By Kevin Liptak, CNN Allentown, Pennsylvania (CNN) — President Joe Biden said Friday he’s delivered a message to Iran with Thursday’s airstrikes on Houthi rebels in Yemen, which he now is calling a terrorist group despite his administration’s 2021 decision to revoke that label. “I’ve already delivered the message to Iran,” Biden said when asked
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By Nectar Gan and Eric Cheung, CNN (CNN) — Taiwan began counting votes on Saturday evening in a closely watched election that could reverberate far beyond its shores after years of growing threats from Beijing, which warned this week the island’s future is at a “crossroads.” The self-governing island of 23.5 million people will choose
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Caitlin Clark has set records on and off the court. The University of Iowa’s superstar guard is on track to do something never accomplished by a women’s basketball player. Appear on all four broadcast networks in the same season. Clark and the third-ranked Hawkeyes host No. 14 Indiana on
Continue ReadingBy LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A lawyer for a columnist who last year won a $5 million jury award against Donald Trump for sex abuse and defamation says the former president’s recent behavior shows he’ll try to “sow chaos” when a new jury considers if he owes even more in damages.
Continue ReadingISTANBUL (AP) — The Turkish Defense Ministry says six Turkish soldiers have been killed in an attack on a military base in northern Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdish region. The ministry said that seven soldiers were wounded with two of them suffering serious injuries in Friday’s attack. The ministry said that 12 militants had been “neutralized” and
Continue ReadingBy SEUNG MIN KIM and JOSH BOAK Associated Press EMMAUS, Pennsylvania (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday tried his hand at retail politics — stopping in a trio of Pennsylvania stores to stress the value of small businesses and talk up his economic record. It was a distinct change from the set speeches that
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Oil and natural gas companies would have to pay a fee for methane emissions that exceed certain levels under a new rule proposed by the Biden administration. The rule proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency follows through on a directive from Congress included in the 2022 climate
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By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — It’s COLD. We’re talking dangerous cold. Cold that might rob you of the tips of your nose, ears, chin, fingers or toes if you’re not careful. Called frostbite, it happens when the skin and the tissue under the skin freezes, which can happen much more quickly than you might
Continue ReadingGermán Padinger (CNN Español) — Taiwán y su tensa relación con China vuelven a acaparar la atención mundial: este sábado, los votantes de la isla autogobernada eligieron a su nuevo líder bajo la sombra de Beijing, que en los últimos ocho años aumentando sus amenazas contra Taipéi. El gobernante Partido Democrático Progresista de Taiwán logró
Continue ReadingMADRID (AP) — Spain forward Jenni Hermoso has led the fight against sexism in Spanish soccer after finding herself in the global spotlight when she was kissed on the lips by former federation president Luis Rubiales without her consent after the Women’s World Cup final. But Hermoso has told a Spanish TV station that the
Continue ReadingBy JIM SALTER and CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — A dangerous winter storm swept the northern U.S. on Friday, with blinding snow in some places, freezing rain in others, and bitter cold temperatures and whipping winds across several states. The massive storm continues a week of strong winter weather for much of
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CNN By Oren Liebermann, Haley Britzky, Natasha Bertrand, Kevin Liptak, Alex Marquardt, MJ Lee and Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — The US and UK militaries launched strikes against Houthi targets in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen on Thursday, marking a significant response after the Biden administration and its allies warned that the Iran-backed militant group would bear the consequences of its
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTINE FERNANDO Associated Press With his civil fraud trial drawing to a close, Donald Trump has leveled unsupported claims of collusion against New York’s Attorney General Letitia James for visits she made to the White House. It continues a pattern of the former president describing the multiple cases against him as a form of
Continue ReadingBy SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press EMMAUS, Pennsylvania (AP) — President Joe Biden said Friday that it was a lapse in judgment for Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin not to tell him about his hospitalization last week, but he still has confidence in his Pentagon chief. Speaking to reporters as he toured local businesses outside Allentown,
Continue ReadingBy DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s professional sports teams have started gathering initiative petition signatures to put the legalization of sports betting on the November ballot. The petition drive announced Friday comes after sports betting bills have repeatedly stalled in the state Senate. Missouri is one of a dozen
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