By Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — A Texas man has been arrested and charged in connection with the disappearance of a Houston-area minor under age 13 who was missing for eight days before being found safe. The girl went missing on February 22 from her home near Houston. Police issued an Amber Alert on Wednesday
Continue ReadingBy EVENS SANON Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Police in Haiti urgently appealed for help Saturday night as they struggled to hold back gangs trying to storm the country’s main prison in a major escalation of violence sweeping the troubled Caribbean nation. “They need help,” a union representing Haitian police said in a message
Continue ReadingBy Jamiel Lynch and Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — A child and at least one other person were injured in a shooting outside of a Missouri high school Saturday, North Kansas City Police said, less than a month after a mass shooting at a Super Bowl celebration shook the area. Two victims were transported from
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By Homero De La Fuente, CNN (CNN) — Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James has become the first player in NBA history to score 40,000 career points, accomplishing the milestone on Saturday during the team’s 124-114 loss at home against the Denver Nuggets. The NBA’s all-time leading scorer notched the historic basket on a left-handed
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN) — Islandia evacuó su mundialmente famosa Laguna Azul debido a una actividad sísmica cercana que sugiere una “inminente” erupción volcánica, informó el sábado la emisora pública del país RÚV. El magma ha comenzado a fluir después de una “intensa actividad sísmica” en el área alrededor de la laguna, un popular balneario
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — NAIA scoring sensation Grace Beyer finished her collegiate career on Saturday night, scoring 33 points in University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis’ 70-62 loss to Columbia College of Missouri in the semifinals of the women’s American Midwest Conference Tournament. Beyer completes her career with a women’s NAIA-record 3,961
Continue ReadingBy DAVID SOLOMON Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jake Neighbours and Alexey Toropchenko scored as the St. Louis Blues beat the Minnesota Wild 3-1 Saturday night to snap a three-game losing streak. Torey Krug also scored and Jordan Binnington stopped 21 shots to help the Blues win for just the second time in seven
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By Catherine Nicholls, Abel Alvarado and Nectar Gan, CNN (CNN) — Iceland has evacuated its world-famous Blue Lagoon due to nearby seismic activity that suggests an “imminent” volcanic eruption, the country’s public broadcaster RÚV reported Saturday. Magma has begun flowing after “intense seismic activity” in the area around the lagoon, a popular geothermal spa known for
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — El 1 de marzo arrancaron en México oficialmente las campañas electorales presidenciales. Los contendientes son Xóchitl Gálvez, candidata de la coalición Fuerza y Corazón por México, integrada por PRI, PAN y PRD; Claudia Sheinbaum, de la coalición Sigamos Haciendo Historia formada por los partidos Morena, PT y PVEM, y
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN) — Antes de la guerra, Mohammed Hamouda y su esposa, Dina, paseaban por las playas del norte de Gaza, donde a sus tres hijos pequeños les encantaba nadar, comer helado y montar en camello por la costa. Otros días, la familia de cinco miembros se sentaba con parientes en el balcón
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Over 200 Boone County residents showed up to the Missouri GOP Local caucus on Saturday. It marked the first time the Missouri Republican party has held a presidential caucus since 2012. The Boone County Caucus was held at the Family Worship Center 4925 E. Bonne Femme Church Road. Of the 263 people
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio Grand Rapids, Michigan (CNN) — El expresidente de Estados Unidos Donald Trump ganó los 39 delegados en juego en una convención republicana de Michigan este sábado, mientras los funcionarios allí buscaban superar una batalla de liderazgo que ha dividido al partido estatal en facciones rivales. El presidente del partido, el exembajador y
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press KINGSTON, R.I. — Gibson Jimerson scored 30 points and Saint Louis held off Rhode Island 94-91.
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — La canciller de México Alicia Bárcena Ibarra dijo este viernes que su Gobierno no le permitirá a las autoridades ecuatorianas entrar a la embajada mexicana en Quito para arrestar al exvicepresidente Jorge Glas, a quien buscan por su presunta participación en un caso de peculado, del cual el exfuncionario se
Continue ReadingBy GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Lt. Gov Mark Robinson has received Donald Trump’s formal endorsement in his bid for governor, several months after the former president pledged to do so. Trump had a rally in Greensboro on Saturday that Robinson also attended and spoke at. The former president
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press MOREHEAD, Ky. (AP) — Riley Minix’s 23 points helped Morehead State defeat Lindenwood 67-49 on Saturday night. Minix added 14 rebounds for the Eagles (23-8, 14-4 Ohio Valley Conference). Drew Thelwell added 14 points while going 5 of 9 (4 for 4 from 3-point range), and 11 assists. Kalil Thomas had
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou baseball team absolutely demolished Northern Kentucky, in run-rule fashion, 28-10 in game two of a three-game set. With the win, the Tigers and the Norse will head to a rubber match on Sunday. Coming into Saturday’s win, head coach Kerrick Jackson’s group only averaged about four runs per game. However,
Continue ReadingBy BILL BARROW and JILL COLVIN Associated Press GREENSBORO, North Carolina (AP) — Former President Donald Trump on Saturday further escalated his immigration rhetoric and baselessly accused President Joe Biden of waging a “conspiracy to overthrow the United States of America” as he campaigned ahead of Super Tuesday’s primaries. Trump has a long history of
Continue ReadingBy DORANY PINEDA Associated Press MECCA, Calif. (AP) — When Limba Contreras moved to the desert community of Oasis, California, about 50 years ago, her family relied on a water cooler to keep temperatures inside their home comfortable. Other times, they sprayed each other with a hose outside. But when the heat topped 100 degrees
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By Eric Bradner and Daniel Strauss, CNN Grand Rapids, Michigan (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump won all 39 delegates at stake at a Michigan Republican convention Saturday, as officials there sought to move past a leadership battle that has split the state party into rival factions. The party chairman, former Ambassador and Congressman Pete
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