BASTROP, Texas (AP) — The driver of a cement truck that veered into oncoming traffic and hit a school bus carrying more than 40 pre-K students has been arrested and charged with criminally negligent homicide. A law enforcement official says 42-year-old Jerry Hernandez was arrested Friday without incident. If convicted, he could be sentenced to
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There are several ways to view the eclipse with filtered sunglasses or through a protected camera, and you can find more details in previous Insiders. You can also project the shape of the eclipse onto the ground by making your own kind of lens, which is surprisingly easy to do! Creating a pinhole projector takes
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By Daniel Strauss and Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump’s presidential campaign has established titles for the various levels of donations his new joint fundraising operation with national and state Republican Party committees is seeking – as the former president races to find campaign cash for the general election, according to a copy of
Continue ReadingBy NICOLE WINFIELD, ANDREW MEDICHINI, SILVIA STELLACCI and ARITZ PARRA Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis skipped the traditional Good Friday procession at Rome’s Colosseum to protect his health, the Vatican said, making a last-minute decision that added to concerns about his frail condition during a particularly busy period. Francis had been expected to
Continue ReadingBy VALERIE GONZALEZ Associated Press McALLEN, Texas (AP) — A South Texas woman sued the Starr County District Attorney’s office and the county after she was wrongfully charged with murder over a self-induced abortion in 2022. Lizelle Gonzalez is seeking $1,000,000 in damages after she was arrested and jailed for three days after she induced
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman was arrested on Thursday after she was accused of shooting at a man near the intersection of Spencer Avenue and Patsy Lane. Katasia W. Taylor, 30 , of Columbia, was charged with first-degree domestic assault, armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon. She is being held at the
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Tori Spelling has filed for divorce from her husband and former reality TV co-star Dean McDermott. The former “Beverly Hills, 90210” actor petitioned to end the marriage of nearly 18 years on Friday in Los Angeles Superior Court. She cited irreconcilable differences. Spelling’s petition says the two have been separated since
Continue ReadingFORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — American Airlines is easing a restriction in its pet policy. For years, people with a small pet could only bring one other thing into the cabin — a small personal item that fits under their seat. American confirmed Friday that people with pets can now bring a personal item or
Continue Reading By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Social Security recipients will now have to pay back much less if they were inadvertently overpaid. The Social Security Administration announced Friday that it will no longer automatically withhold 100% of the overpayment amount from recipients’ monthly benefits. Instead, it will collect 10% – or $10, whichever is greater
Continue Reading CNN By Zachary Cohen, Nick Valencia and Sara Murray, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump and several of his co-defendants in the Georgia election subversion case are appealing a judge’s ruling that let Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis remain on the election subversion case. The defense attorneys on Friday asked the Georgia Court of
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By Mira Cheng, CNN (CNN) — There are new and revised warnings about the instructions for use of a certain type of heart pump that could lead to a risk of heart perforation, according to an alert issued by the pump’s manufacturer and posted on the US Food and Drug Administration’s website. The pumps, left-sided
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — En apariencia, Timothy Stephenson tenía una vida envidiable. Estaba casado con un doctor y vivían en una casa de US$ 2 millones con sus dos hijas gemelas en un tranquilo suburbio al este de San Francisco. Pero Stephenson guardaba un secreto: unas dos décadas antes, había disparado y matado a un
Continue ReadingBy EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A mother says she wants justice for her 17-year-old son who died when a police SUV ran over him in the small Mississippi Delta town where he lived. Kadarius Smith and one of his cousins were out walking March 21 when a Leland Police Department
Continue ReadingBy MIKE HOUSEHOLDER Associated Press SOUTHFIELD, Mich. (AP) — It rained marshmallows at a suburban Detroit park on Friday as children raced to snatch up thousands of the gooey treats being dropped from a helicopter. The annual Great Marshmallow Drop took place at Catalpa Oaks County Park in Southfield, hosted by Oakland County Parks. Hundreds
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man who was charged with rape and assault was booked into the Boone County Jail on Thursday evening. Aleksey Grigory Salaz, 21, was charged with first-degree rape, first-degree assault and first-degree sodomy. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. An initial court appearance was held on
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By Zachary Cohen, Nick Valencia and Sara Murray, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump and several of his co-defendants in the Georgia election subversion case are appealing a judge’s ruling that let Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis remain on the election subversion case. The defense attorneys on Friday asked the Georgia Court of Appeals
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By Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — Iowa Hawkeyes superstar Caitlin Clark was asked Friday about a much-publicized offer to join the Big3, a 3-on-3 professional basketball league founded by Ice Cube, featuring several former NBA players. She spoke to the media ahead of her team’s Sweet 16 Saturday matchup with Colorado in Albany, New York.
Continue ReadingBy KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Former President Donald Trump and eight other defendants accused of illegally trying to interfere in the 2020 election in Georgia on Friday submitted a formal application to appeal a judge’s ruling allowing Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to remain on the case. Trump and other defendants
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By Gregory Krieg, CNN (CNN) — Voting rights advocates scored a major victory Friday in New Jersey when a federal judge struck down the use of a controversial primary ballot design that favored party-backed candidates. The decision is potentially a grave blow to the state’s powerful political machines, which have for decades used the so-called
Continue ReadingSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — ChatGPT-maker OpenAI is getting into the voice assistant business and showing off new technology that can clone a person’s voice, but says it won’t yet release it publicly due to safety concerns. The artificial intelligence company unveiled its new Voice Engine technology Friday, just over a week after filing a trademark
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