COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Just weeks after signing a contract extension with Mizzou, defensive coordinator Blake Baker is headed to LSU. He will serve, once again, as a defensive coordinator for a Tiger team, after two years in Columbia. It is LSU head coach Brian Kelly’s first move since firing his entire defensive staff at the
Continue ReadingBy AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — The Federal Emergency Management Agency says over the next month it plans to dramatically increase long-term housing units hosting Lahaina households displaced by last year’s deadly wildfires on the Hawaiian island of Maui. The agency said Friday it expects households living under long-term leases directly funded by
Continue ReadingBy MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Leading New Mexico lawmakers are recommending a 5.9% increase in general fund spending for the coming fiscal year amid a windfall in oil-related income. Announcing the proposal Friday, legislators are sounding a cautionary note on the future of the state’s petroleum bonanza with plans to
Continue ReadingDALLAS (AP) — Boeing wants an exemption from federal safety standards for an anti-icing system on its new, smaller version of the 737 Max airliner. Without a permanent fix, pilots of current Max jets are being told to limit use of an anti-icing system in dry but cold weather. Otherwise, inlets around the engines could
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — Un tribunal de República Dominicana acogió este viernes un pedido del Ministerio Público del país e impuso medidas de coerción al grandeliga Wander Franco, quien enfrenta un proceso penal por presuntamente haber mantenido una relación con una menor de edad, informó la Procuraduría General del país en un comunicado. El
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By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — Special counsel Jack Smith pushed back Friday against Donald Trump’s assertions that the prosecutor should be held in contempt for submitting filings while the federal election interference case is paused, calling accusations that he was intentionally violating a court order “false” and “baseless.” “The Court has held that there is a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A motion to reduce the bond for a Columbia man accused in a June homicide on Dove Drive was denied on Friday. Ja’Shaun Barney, 18, was charged with second-degree murder, armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon in relation to the shooting death of Deshon Joseph Houston, 33, who was found dead
Continue Reading By Sara Smart and Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Ohio Republican Gov. Mike DeWine announced an executive order on Friday that bans gender-transition surgeries for minors. The ban, which takes effect immediately, comes one week after DeWine vetoed broader legislation that would have barred transgender youth from receiving gender-affirming care. Similar to the executive order, the
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — Mucho antes de que aparecieran los primeros tiburones, hace más de 500 millones de años, grandes gusanos depredadores eran las “bestias terroríficas” de los mares, según una nueva investigación. Los científicos descubrieron fósiles de especies de gusanos previamente desconocidas durante expediciones en el norte de Groenlandia, hallando así lo que creen
Continue ReadingBy ROBERT JABLON The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Researchers say underwater dump sites off the Los Angeles coast contain World War II-era munitions including depth charges and smoke devices. Results of an April survey of the sites were announced Friday. The survey used high-definition video on a limited portion of the vast dumping
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CNN By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — The US Supreme Court said Friday it will review the Colorado Supreme Court’s unprecedented decision removing former President Donald Trump from that state’s ballot. The court scheduled oral arguments for February 8. Trump remains on the primary ballot as the lower-court ruling disqualifying him has been put on
Continue ReadingBy Jillian Sykes, CNN (CNN) — An American Airlines flight was diverted to a Texas airport mid-flight this week after a passenger punched a flight attendant multiple times and assaulted at least one police officer, according to court documents. The plane, which was headed to Bozeman, Montana, from Dallas, landed at an airport in Amarillo on Wednesday after the flight crew declared a Level 2 threat due to a physical
Continue ReadingLUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Texas Tech says basketball player Pop Isaacs is in good standing after a report of a civil lawsuit accusing the team’s leading scorer of sexual assault of a minor. ESPN has obtained a copy of a lawsuit accusing Isaacs of assaulting the 17-year-old girl when the Red Raiders were playing in
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By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN (CNN) — “So You Think You Can Dance” judge and producer Nigel Lythgoe says he is taking some time away from the show one week after he was accused of sexual assault and harassment by musician Paula Abdul. Lythgoe said in a statement to CNN from his representative on Friday that
Continue ReadingBy HANNAH FINGERHUT, STEVE PEOPLES and JILL COLVIN Associated Press SIOUX CENTER, Iowa (AP) — Former President Donald Trump urged his supporters Friday evening not to be complacent in the face of a commanding polling lead as he kicked off the sprint to the Iowa caucuses with his first events of the election year. “Ten
Continue Reading By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Michael Bolton says he is focusing on recuperation and healing after discovering an “unexpected” medical challenge over the holidays. The musician and singer, 70, shared via his official Facebook page on Friday that “just before the holidays, it was discovered that I had a brain tumor, which required immediate
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN en Español) — El juez Luis Rivera, de la Corte Nacional de Justicia, aceptó este viernes el pedido de la Fiscalía de Ecuador para dictar prisión preventiva al exvicepresidente Jorge Glas en relación con el caso de la reconstrucción de Manabí, informó la Fiscalía en su cuenta de la red social
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — More than 130 additional court files were unsealed Friday in a lawsuit involving Jeffrey Epstein, providing yet more detail about the late millionaire financier’s sexual abuse of underage girls and interactions with celebrities. The latest round of documents included excerpts of testimony from people who worked for Epstein, copies of phone
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — El empresario mexicano Carlos Bremer Gutiérrez, director general de Value Grupo Financiero, falleció este viernes a los 63 años, confirmó a CNN el área de prensa de la empresa. Bremer era una figura pública conocida por su labor al frente de Value y por su participación como uno de los
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Cuando las tormentas de invierno nos obligan a prepararnos para temperaturas bajas, vientos helados, aguanieve y nieve, nuestras vidas pueden estar en peligro. Ya sea un “ciclón bomba” o un vórtice polar, estos fenómenos invernales que afectan a millones de personas generalmente pueden generar problemas de salud para bebés y
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