By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press MOANDA, Congo (AP) — The oil drills that loom down the road from Adore Ngaka’s home remind him daily of everything he’s lost. The extraction in his village in western Congo has polluted the soil, withered his crops and forced the family to burn through savings to survive, he said.
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Cualquiera que haya pasado una tarde de verano espantando mosquitos, o un día rascándose las picaduras, estará de acuerdo: los mosquitos son lo peor. Pero los olores que producimos los humanos son una parte importante de lo que atrae a los mosquitos hacia nosotros. En un estudio publicado en mayo de
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press MOREHEAD, Ky. (AP) — Kalil Thomas had 18 points in Morehead State’s 72-50 victory against Southeast Missouri State on Thursday night. Thomas was 6 of 8 shooting (4 for 5 from 3-point range) for the Eagles (22-8, 13-4 Ohio Valley Conference). Jordan Lathon added 16 points while shooting 5 for 11
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Police on Friday said a wound a man suffered the night before was not from a bullet but from something else.
Continue ReadingBy FARNOUSH AMIRI and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The transcript of the congressional deposition of Hunter Biden has been released. It reveals the contentious testimony that took place Wednesday as Republicans scrambled to advance an impeachment inquiry on the brink of collapse. The nearly 230 pages of back-and-forth questioning lay bare the
Continue ReadingBABYLON, N.Y. (AP) — A girl walking to school on Long Island in New York found a severed arm on the side of the road and police searching the area discovered another arm and a disembodied leg nearby. Suffolk County Police say the girl spotted the severed left arm along a road near the popular
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The True/False Film Fest kicked off Thursday in Columbia. The annual festival takes place in downtown Columbia Thursday through Sunday. Thirty-one feature films and 25 short films were picked out of about 1,400 submissions, according to a previous press release from the festival. A spokesperson for the Columbia Convention and Visitors Bureau
Continue ReadingEL CAJON, Calif. (AP) — Police say they have taken a man into custody in connection with a shooting in Southern California that left at least three people injured. Media reports say the shooting occurred at a dental office in El Cajon, about 15 miles northeast of downtown San Diego. Police have identified the suspect
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN) — Al observar una multitud de ranas de lomo dorado en un estanque al borde de una carretera en Karnataka, India, un grupo de naturalistas notó algo extraño en uno de los anfibios: el animal tenía un pequeño hongo que brotaba de su costado. La forma en que la rana aparentemente
Continue ReadingBy JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Several New York City police chiefs are facing criticism from the state’s court system after misidentifying a judge in a controversial social media post that accused her of letting a “predator” loose on the city’s streets. The episode marked an unusually public dispute between court officials
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By Zachary Cohen, CNN (CNN) — The winery worker who first told CNN that he witnessed Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis pay cash when she visited Napa Valley with special prosecutor Nathan Wade in 2023 is offering to testify, according to a court filing from prosecutors late Thursday, ahead of closing arguments in the
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Council will discuss the possibility of reopening its temporary yard waste drop-off location at its meeting on Monday, according to a Thursday press release from the city. This comes as burning season ends on Friday at sunset and the city last week opted to end its yard waste
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CNN By Michael Williams, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden and his political opponent Donald Trump both agree: The situation along the US-Mexico border needs to change. But their extraordinary dual visits to Texas showed that the likely 2024 general election rivals could not be further apart on how to obtain that goal. In
Continue Reading CNN By Michael Williams, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden and his political opponent Donald Trump both agree: The situation along the US-Mexico border needs to change. But their extraordinary dual visits to Texas showed that the likely 2024 general election rivals could not be further apart on how to obtain that goal. In
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By Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — Former Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney has died at age 84, according to Canadian media reports citing his daughter’s social media post. Mulroney died peacefully, surrounded by family, Caroline Mulroney said in a post on X. “On behalf of my mother and our family, it is with great sadness we announce the passing of my father, The Right Honourable Brian Mulroney, Canada’s 18th Prime Minister,” Caroline Mulroney said in
Continue Reading By Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump delivered back-to-back Thursday speeches at different Texas locations near the border with Mexico. Biden’s speech, largely delivered from a prepared text, was highly factual. Biden devoted much of the address to an accurate description of various provisions of the bipartisan border
Continue ReadingGonzalo Zegarra (CNN Español) — En el momento más dramático en lo que va del juicio, Fabio Lobo, hijo del expresidente de Honduras Porfirio Lobo, declaró bajo juramento este jueves que pagó dos sobornos a Juan Orlando Hernández, quien sucedió a su padre en el cargo y es actualmente juzgado en Nueva York por cargos de
Continue ReadingWELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Tour booking agents and managers of a New Zealand island where a volcanic eruption killed 22 people in 2019 were ordered Friday to pay nearly $13 million (US$7.8 million) in fines and reparations. The holding company of the island’s owners, a boat tour operator and three companies that operated helicopter
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — La polémica ley SB4 de Texas, una estricta norma que convierte en delito estatal la entrada irregular al territorio y permite a las autoridades locales arrestar y deportar migrantes, fue promulgada en diciembre pasado por el gobernador del estado, Greg Abbott, en medio de condenas por parte de organizaciones de
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia will hold an open house next week regarding the construction of a new Municipal Services Center. According to a Thursday press release from the city, the Municipal Services Center master concept plan includes a salt storage building, storage for snowplows and salt distribution equipment, vehicle parking, an office, electric vehicle charging stations
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