By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A lawyer for The Wall Street Journal says Russia must face consequences for its detention of Evan Gershkovich, one of the newspaper’s reporters. Gershkovich was arrested on March 29, 2023, on espionage charges, which he and the newspaper deny, while on a reporting trip to the Russian
Continue ReadingBy WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — This is the most intense time of the year for college basketball fans as the NCAA March Madness championship tournament begins. Mark Bawers of Dover, Delaware drove to Atlantic City to watch games at the Golden Nugget casino. He says every shot means something, particularly
Continue ReadingBy Rachel Duncan Click here for updates on this story CATONSVILLE, Maryland (WBAL) — Federal investigators identified allegations of sexual assault involving a former coach on a college swim team that went unanswered. A Department of Justice investigation claims Chad Cradock, the former head swimming and diving team coach at the University of Maryland-Baltimore County,
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TODAY: Afternoon highs reach into the mid to lower 50s with partly cloudy skies. Winds remain out of the east at 8-12 mph with gust up to 20 mph possible. TONIGHT: Overnight lows cool to the upper 30s with mostly clear skies. EXTENDED: A warm front lifts across Mid-Missouri on Friday, sending us into the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algeria will hold its next presidential election on Sept. 7, giving first-term President Abdelmajid Tebboune more than five months to campaign should he choose to seek a second term leading the oil-rich north African nation. Tebboune’s office announced the date in a statement on Thursday after meeting with high-ranking
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Independent investigators could find no evidence that Lincoln University played a role in an administrator’s death by suicide.
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By Arlette Saenz and Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Houston (CNN) — President Joe Biden is opening a new line of attack against former President Donald Trump this week, flipping the script on the classic Reagan-era “Are you better off than you were four years ago?” question to remind voters of life during his predecessor’s tenure. Ronald Reagan used the question
Continue ReadingBy Kate Amara Click here for updates on this story GLEN BURNIE, Maryland (WBAL) — Anne Arundel County police are investigating an armed robbery of three youths in Glen Burnie. County police said three men armed with a gun robbed a 12-year-old boy and two of his friends, stealing their bicycles just after 6 p.m.
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By Jason Marks Click here for updates on this story GEORGETOWN, California (KCRA) — The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has expanded its inmate firefighter program. In the past, only inmates who committed minor offenses could be firefighters. But four months ago, CDCR started a pilot program allowing some inmates ages 18-26, who are
Continue ReadingCERES, Calif. (AP) — An anonymous call led California authorities to find 86 dogs and several people living in a house where conditions were described as deplorable. Police made the discovery Tuesday in the Central Valley city of Ceres after the caller requested a welfare check on a resident. An older woman and a young
Continue ReadingBy JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Republicans are shooting down a last-ditch attempt by Democrats to expand Medicaid. The Senate Regulated Industries and Utilities Committee rejected the plan on a tie 7-7 vote on Thursday. Democrats say GOP leaders broke a promise to advance the bill but the committee chair says there
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By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — Reddit, one of the original social media companies, is finally making its debut on the New York Stock Exchange Thursday — more than a decade after many of its peers. Trading under the ticker “RDDT,” shares started trading at $47 and reached a high of $57.80 early Thursday afternoon,
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By Kylie Atwood, CNN (CNN) — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivered a stern message to Qatar earlier this month: Tell Hamas that they must deliver on a hostage and ceasefire deal that would halt the war in Gaza or risk getting kicked out of the Qatari capital of Doha where senior members of the terror group are based, two
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry alleged Thursday that the publisher of The Sun tabloid unlawfully intercepted phone calls of his late mother, Princess Diana, and father, now King Charles III, as he sought to expand his privacy invasion lawsuit against News Group Newspapers. The Duke of Sussex is seeking permission
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer CAIRO (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday a major Israeli ground assault on the southern Gaza town of Rafah would be “a mistake” and “unnecessary” to defeating Hamas, underscoring the further souring of relations between the United States and Israel. Blinken, on his sixth urgent
Continue Reading By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — Birkin handbags are some of the priciest, most exclusive bags in the world. Hermès produces a limited number of Birkins and they can sell for around $450,000. And just having the money often isn’t enough. A new lawsuit brought by two customers in California who were unable
Continue ReadingBy SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer Federal meteorologists predict that the United States can expect a nice spring break from past too rainy or too dry extremes. Thursday’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s spring outlook calls for a less hectic spring that should be warmer and wetter, but not prone to major flooding and drought
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By Emily Blumenthal, CNN (CNN) — A treasure hunter struggling with faulty equipment has unearthed a gold nugget believed to be the largest ever found in England. Richard Brock discovered the gold nugget, weighing 64.8 grams (2.3 ounces), in the country’s Shropshire Hills near the border with Wales, auction house Mullock Jones said Thursday. The
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press A Russian court has rejected a lawsuit filed by the mother of Alexei Navalny, the Russian opposition stalwart who died in prison in February, that claimed he received inadequate medical care, a close Navalny colleague said. Ivan Zhdanov, head of the Anti-Corruption Foundation that was started by Navalny, said the court
Continue ReadingBy Tori Apodaca Click here for updates on this story TAHOE CITY, California (KMAX, KOVR) — A record number of bears in Tahoe have been evicted from homes, buildings and even churches this winter. Ann Bryant, the executive director of the BEAR League, said her organization has evicted more than 100 bears this winter. Some
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