ST. LOUIS (AP) — A man who was out on bond when he crashed into and severely injured a teen athlete in St. Louis last year has been found guilty in the crash. Prosecutors say a jury convicted 22-year-old Daniel Riley on Thursday of second-degree assault and armed criminal action. He also was found guilty
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By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and ARNIE STAPLETON Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri hospital has confirmed that some of the people who attended the near-record cold Kansas City Chiefs playoff game in January had to undergo amputations after suffering frostbite. Research Medical Center didn’t provide exact numbers but said in a statement Friday
Continue ReadingBy HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and ARNIE STAPLETON Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri hospital has confirmed that some of the people who attended the near-record cold Kansas City Chiefs playoff game in January had to undergo amputations after suffering frostbite. Research Medical Center didn’t provide exact numbers but said in a statement Friday
Continue ReadingBy MATT O’BRIEN and HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writers OpenAI is reinstating CEO Sam Altman to its board of directors and said it has “full confidence” in his leadership after the conclusion of an outside investigation into the company’s turmoil. The ChatGPT maker tapped the law firm WilmerHale to look into what led the company
Continue ReadingAUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A panel featuring Meghan the Duchess of Sussex came together on International Women’s Day to discuss how women and mothers are portrayed in traditional media and across social media, among other issues. The panel was part of the annual SXSW (South by Southwest) being held through March 16 in Austin, Texas,
Continue ReadingBy Zoe Sottile, Sabrina Souza and Mark Morales, CNN (CNN) — A man who spent decades in prison before starting a new chapter as a high-profile advocate for criminal justice reform has been arrested and charged in the brutal murder and dismemberment of a Bronx man. Sheldon Johnson, 48, was arrested and charged with murder,
Continue ReadingDEWHURST, Wis. (AP) — A crash at a western Wisconsin highway intersection involving a semitrailer and a van has killed nine people. Clark County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy James Hirsch said in a Facebook post that preliminary reports indicated the semitrailer traveling on State Highway 95 on Friday morning collided with a van traveling on
Continue ReadingBy BECKY BOHRER Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Supreme Court has ruled that law enforcement officers must obtain a warrant before using aircraft to scope out the area around a person’s home with binoculars or cameras with zoom lenses. The decision released Friday comes in a case that dates to 2012. Alaska
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CNN By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — When Tareasa “Reesa Teesa” Johnson shared on TikTok the story of what she says was a marriage gone horribly wrong, she hoped to help others who might be ignoring red flags in their relationships. Revisiting her pain and revealing a tale that might make others question her
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — When Tareasa “Reesa Teesa” Johnson shared on TikTok the story of what she says was a marriage gone horribly wrong, she hoped to help others who might be ignoring red flags in their relationships. Revisiting her pain and revealing a tale that might make others question her judgment,
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CNN By MJ Lee and Kevin Liptak, CNN Washington (CNN) — When Joe Biden and Benjamin Netanyahu spoke on the phone in mid-January, the president had no shortage of heavy matters to discuss with his Israeli counterpart. A ceasefire and hostages deal appeared to be stalled. The civilian death toll in Gaza was mounting by
Continue ReadingBy JONEL ALECCIA AP Health Writer Several U.S. discount retailers are recalling packages of ground cinnamon after health officials warned they were contaminated with high levels of lead. The amounts detected were far lower than the levels found in pouches of cinnamon applesauce that poisoned nearly 500 U.S. children. The Food and Drug Administration has
Continue ReadingBy HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Four Missouri prison workers were fired after an investigation into the death of an old inmate whose family is demanding to know what happened. The Missouri Department of Corrections said 38-year-old Othel Moore died Dec. 8 at the Jefferson City Correctional Center after cells in
Continue ReadingMINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Alexis Markowski had 22 points and 12 rebounds, Natalie Potts added 15 points and 11 rebounds and fifth-seeded Nebraska beat fourth-seeded Michigan State 73-61 in the third round of the Big Ten Tournament on Friday. The Cornhuskers advance to play eighth-seeded Maryland, which defeated top seed and No. 4-ranked Ohio State 82-61
Continue ReadingBy JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — The Biden administration can keep operating a program that allows a limited number of migrants from four countries to enter the U.S. on humanitarian grounds after a federal judge on Friday dismissed a challenge from Republican-led states. U.S. District Judge Drew B. Tipton said Texas and
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An associate circuit judge who used to be Jefferson City’s municipal judge is seeking a higher job.
Continue ReadingBy ISABELLA VOLMERT Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana lawmakers have passed a bill that defines antisemitism in education code. The bill — meant to address antisemitism on college campuses — has been the topic of persistent debate between lawmakers in the legislative session’s final days. Disagreements over how to define antisemitism in relation to
Continue ReadingKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Una Jovanovic scored a season-high 22 points, Sedona Prince made the go-ahead free throws with 29 seconds left and ninth-seeded TCU beat eighth-seeded Oklahoma State 68-66 in the second round of the Big 12 Tournament on Friday. The Horned Frogs advance to take on top seed and 19th-ranked Oklahoma in
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — In a story published March 8, 2024, about a federal civil lawsuit filed in the wake of an officer-involved shooting in Portland, Oregon, The Associated Press in a headline erroneously reported that the cause of the complaint was for shooting an unarmed Black man. In the lawsuit, the officer was accused
Continue ReadingCHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Certain sexual assaults against a spouse would be criminalized in West Virginia for the first time under a bill passed by the House of Delegates. The bill would remove marriage as a defense to first- and third-degree sexual assault. The bill now goes to Republican Gov. Jim Justice. There are two
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