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Columbia man charged with first-degree murder, armed criminal action after shooting outside Walmart
A Columbia man has been arrested on suspicion of first-degree murder, armed criminal action and illegal gun use.
Continue ReadingA Columbia man has been arrested on suspicion of first-degree murder, armed criminal action and illegal gun use.
Continue ReadingBALTIMORE (AP) — A U.S. Justice Department investigation has determined that the University of Maryland, Baltimore County violated federal regulations by failing to protect students from sexual harassment and discrimination at the hands of the school’s former head swim coach. The results of the roughly three-year investigation were released Monday. Justice Department investigators found the
Continue ReadingBy Julia Falcon Click here for updates on this story LEWISVILLE, Texas (KTVT) — A rare parrot is on the loose in North Texas. The Lewisville Fire Department says they went to a house on Sandy Beach Road Monday and attempted to catch the bird multiple times, but it kept flying away. “Apparently it just
Continue ReadingBy YURAS KAMANAU Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A prominent independent journalist went on trial in Belarus on extremism charges widely seen as politically motivated. Ihar Karnei, who used to work with the Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, is accused of participating in an extremist group, which is punishable by up to six years in
Continue ReadingBy KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and congressional leaders have reached an agreement on this fiscal year’s final set of spending bills. Now, the question is how fast lawmakers can get the bills passed to avoid a partial government shutdown. The Democratic president said Tuesday he’ll sign the bill package
Continue ReadingBy Mike Hellgren Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, Maryland (WJZ) — The University of Maryland is still investigating allegations of life-threatening hazing and alcohol abuse at fraternities and sororities on the College Park campus. They include people being burned and assaulted and several taken to hospitals for alcohol poisoning. The alleged hazing
Continue ReadingBy Briana Whitney Click here for updates on this story LA PAZ COUNTY, Arizona (KPHO, KTVK) — Police in Arizona and California are asking for help as they investigate a missing 27-year-old who vanished at the end of February. Amanda Nenigar was last seen in Blythe, California and her car was found abandoned in the
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Donald Trump es un maestro en posponer la rendición de cuentas ante la ley, pero dos casos que apuntan al expresidente y su órbita ahora en la fase de sanción, muestran que cuando la ley finalmente cobra su precio, la experiencia puede ser dura y humillante. Los abogados de Trump dijeron
Continue ReadingBy Nicky Zizaza Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, Maryland (WJZ) — A dog sanctuary in Anne Arundel County is flying to new heights to help senior dogs with another chance at finding a loving home. The sanctuary in Severn is where dogs can live out their final days in comfort and peace.
Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan, CNN (CNN) — The House Education Committee formally requested a wide range of documents from the University of California, Berkeley on Tuesday as part of lawmakers’ growing investigation of antisemitism on college campuses. In a letter to UC Berkeley leaders, Rep. Virginia Foxx, the Republican chair of the committee, said lawmakers are
Continue ReadingBy TOM KRISHER and MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration this week is expected to announce new automobile emissions standards that relax proposed tailpipe limits for three years but eventually reach the same strict standards set out by the Environmental Protection Agency. The changes come as sales of zero-tailpipe emissions electric
Continue ReadingWHITING, Ind. (AP) — BP’s sprawling oil refinery in northwest Indiana has resumed normal operations more than six weeks after a power outage prompted the energy giant to temporarily shut down the complex and evacuate workers. BP spokesperson Christina Audisho said Tuesday that “the Whiting Refinery is back to normal operations” at the site along
Continue ReadingBy MAYSOON KHAN Associated Press/Report for America ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The state of New York is moving to update its fracking ban. Hydraulic fracturing usually involves injecting huge amounts of water deep underground to break layers of rock and release natural gas. A Texas company wants to use liquified carbon dioxide instead. Southern Tier
Continue ReadingBy Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — Gambia’s parliament debated Monday whether to overturn a landmark law that banned female genital mutilation (FGM) in the country, as some religious groups in the largely Muslim nation pushed for the law to be repealed. There were protests outside the building as lawmakers discussed the private member’s bill that
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BERLIN (AP) — The German state of Bavaria has banned the use of gender-sensitive language in classrooms and university lecture halls, the latest salvo in an often-rancorous debate about whether the German language should become more inclusive. Some Germans want their language to evolve to become less male-dominated. For example, some people and
Continue ReadingBy ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Former White House adviser Peter Navarro reported to prison Tuesday for a contempt of Congress conviction, becoming the first senior Trump administration official to be locked up for a crime related to the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack. Navarro was sentenced to
Continue ReadingBy Pierre Bairin, CNN (CNN) — Organizers of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games have announced initiatives to offer free condoms, mental health resources and cyberbullying support to athletes in the Olympic Village. Organizers in charge of first aid said that 200,000 male condoms, 20,000 female condoms and 10,000 oral dams will be available in the Olympic
Continue ReadingBy BERT WILKINSON Associated Press GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Caribbean leaders say all groups and political parties except one have submitted nominees for a transitional presidential council charged with selecting an interim prime minister for Haiti. The Carribbean country remains engulfed in gang violence. The original nine-member council was whittled down to eight members after
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — Una estatua romana de casi 2.000 años de antigüedad fue descubierta por unos obreros que construían un estacionamiento en el Reino Unido. El conductor de una excavadora, Greg Crawley, descubrió el año pasado la cabeza de mármol de una dama romana en la finca del siglo XVI Burghley House, en Peterborough (Inglaterra),
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — German authorities have issued an entry ban on a prominent Austrian European far-right figure known for his talk about “remigration” at a recent meeting of nationalist populists that triggered large protests against populism in the country. Martin Sellner of the Identitarian Movement said in a video posted Tuesday on social media platform
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