COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man who was found guilty on Thursday of first-degree rape will be sentenced in March. William Thomas Jr., 49, was found guilty of raping a disabled girl in 2017. He will be sentenced at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 19 at the Boone County Courthouse. He is currently being held at
Continue ReadingJoaquin Doria (CNN Español) — La aprobación en general por la Cámara de Diputados de Argentina del polémico proyecto de Ley de Bases y Condiciones para la Libertad de los Argentinos tras tres días de debate, supuso varias modificaciones a la propuesta original del Gobierno de Javier Milei. Pero el debate en la Cámara Baja no
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CNN By Natasha Bertrand, Haley Britzky, Oren Liebermann and Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — The US conducted major airstrikes on 85 targets across seven locations in Iraq and Syria on Friday, the start of what will likely be a series of larger-scale US strikes on Iranian-backed militias who have carried out attacks on US troops
Continue ReadingSTOCKTON, Calif. (AP) — A California judge has ordered Tesla Inc. to pay $1.5 million as part of a settlement of a civil case alleging the company mishandled hazardous waste at its car service centers, energy centers and a factory. The settlement was announced Friday by several of 25 county district attorneys involved in the
Continue ReadingBy DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs have built a Super Bowl-worthy defense over the past two years in part because they made the difficult decision to trade Tyreek Hill away. The deal that sent the game-breaking wide receiver to the Dolphins landed Kansas City five draft
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A major work by surrealist painter René Magritte that hasn’t been shown in public for a quarter century could fetch 50 million pounds ($64 million) at auction next month. Christie’s auction house announced Saturday that it will offer “L’ami intime” (The Intimate Friend) at a March 7
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged on Friday with a pair of felonies after authorities say he attacked another person and held them against their will on Nov. 17. Blake Tekotte, 36, was charged with first-degree domestic assault and second-degree kidnapping. A warrant was ordered for his arrest on Friday and no bond
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA FALLS, Maine (AP) — A family with an audacious plan to build the world’s tallest flagpole as a centerpiece for a billion-dollar project honoring veterans is abandoning the idea. An attorney said Friday that the Worcester family won’t pursue the flagpole project in Washington County or elsewhere. Instead they will look for other ways
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Más de 800 funcionarios de Estados Unidos y Europa firmaron una mordaz crítica a la política occidental hacia Israel y Gaza, acusando a sus gobiernos de posible complicidad en crímenes de guerra. En una declaración obtenida por CNN, los funcionarios afirman que existe un “riesgo plausible de que las políticas de
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — National security adviser Jake Sullivan; House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y.; Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio. ___ NBC’s “Meet the Press” — Sullivan; House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La. ___ CBS’ “Face the Nation” — Sullivan; Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, I-Ariz.; Reps. Mike Turner, R-Ohio, and Jim Himes, D-Conn.; International Monetary
Continue Reading By Katelyn Polantz, Hannah Rabinowitz and Holmes Lybrand, CNN Washington (CNN) — Special counsel Jack Smith’s office is defending how the federal government during Joe Biden’s presidency sought to repossess White House records Donald Trump took, and how the case evolved into a federal investigation. The expansive, 67-page filing offers a detailed retelling of the
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN) –– La fecha del juicio contra el expresidente Donald Trump en la ciudad de Washington por el caso federal de interferencia electoral se aplazó debido a las apelaciones pendientes sobre el poder de la presidencia, de acuerdo a una nueva orden judicial en el proceso. El comienzo del juicio se había fijado originalmente
Continue ReadingHONOLULU (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard is asking mariners for help in finding a 60-year-old man sailing from California to Hawaii. The Coast Guard says Noel Rubio left Long Beach on Dec. 28 on the sailboat Malulani. He planned to arrive in Kaneohe on the island of Oahu three weeks later. He last made
Continue Reading By Whitney Wild, Holmes Lybrand and Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — US Capitol Police have received a subpoena in the grand jury investigation into Rep. Cori Bush, sources familiar with the matter told CNN. The subpoena is seeking materials related to threats directed toward the Missouri Democrat and communications from her office, her campaign, or her husband
Continue ReadingBy SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The police chief in New Mexico’s largest city vows that the Albuquerque Police Department will “leave no stone unturned” as it moves ahead with an internal investigation into allegations of possible corruption within the Driving While Intoxicated unit. Chief Harold Medina declined to give many
Continue ReadingBy ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Prosecutors in the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump have told a judge that defense lawyers had painted an “inaccurate and distorted picture of events” and had unfairly sought to “cast a cloud of suspicion” over government officials who were simply trying to do their
Continue ReadingKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal lawsuit says a woman who died last February shouldn’t have been discharged from a Tennessee hospital, forced to leave despite her pleas for more help and unassisted by security guards and police during a medical emergency. The son of 60-year-old Lisa Edwards sued the city of Knoxville, a security
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By Katherine Dillinger, CNN (CNN) — Global cancer diagnoses will reach 35 million in 2050, according to new estimates from the World Health Organization – an increase of 77% from the 20 million cases diagnosed in 2022. The data, released Friday by WHO’s International Agency for Research on Cancer, covers 185 countries and 36 forms
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The newest drought monitor is out with the most up-to-date outlook, and our recent dreary days had a silver lining! This above-average rainfall in the past weeks has been whittling away at our local drought, though we certainly aren’t out of the woods. Compared to the week prior, the new drought monitor shows a 25%
Continue ReadingBy Jenna Bree Click here for updates on this story UTAH COUNTY, Utah (KSTU) — Steve and Annie Zolman’s son was born with a rare birth defect that gave him a low chance of surviving. “He was in the NICU for 90 days,” said Steve. “He was on life support for 24. It was a
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