JOE HARRIS Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Filip Zadina and Mikael Granlund scored goals just 27 seconds apart and the San Jose Sharks dealt a damaging blow to the St. Louis Blues’ slim playoff chances with a 4-0 win on Saturday night. Mackenzie Blackwood made 35 saves for San Jose, which has the worst
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — Las ocho personas cuyos cuerpos fueron encontrados en Oxaca, México, eran migrantes de China que murieron en el mar, informó este sábado la Fiscalía General del estado en un comunicado. Según la entidad, las víctimas “viajaban a bordo de una embarcación que era guiada por un hombre originario de México,
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VILLANOVA, Pa. (KMIZ) The No. 12/13 Mizzou softball team improved to 29-7 overall in 2024 with a four-game road trip out to the East Coast. Head coach Larissa Anderson and company capped off the perfect week with a 7-0 win over Villanova on Saturday morning. With the win over the Wildcats, MU outscored its opponents
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By Eric Cheung, CNN Taipei, Taiwan (CNN) — For married Taiwanese men Alan Hung and Danny Huang, the process of having a biological child together was never easy. The couple dreamed of starting a family soon after tying the knot in 2019, around the time Taiwan became the first Asian jurisdiction to legalize same-sex marriage.
Continue ReadingCNN Opinion by Roxanne Jones (CNN) — Country music runs deep in the blood of Black folks. And Beyoncé’s bold, brilliant new album “Act II: Cowboy Carter,” which dropped Friday, is no exception to those musical roots. Instead, it is a continuation, or a reclamation, if you will, of the deep connection that Black Americans have to country
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The total spending for Easter is slightly down this year after it increased the past few years reaching its highest peak in 2023 with $24 billion, according to the National Retail Federation. A survey conducted by the National Retail Federation and Proper Insights and Analytics showed that consumer spending is expected to
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — Entre la noche de este viernes y madrugada del sábado, la casa de la presidenta de Perú, Dina Boluarte, así como el Palacio de Gobierno, fue allanada por el Ministerio Público como parte de una investigación de corrupción en curso sobre presunto enriquecimiento ilícito y la falta de declaración de
Continue ReadingOpinion by Roxanne Jones (CNN) — Country music runs deep in the blood of Black folks. And Beyoncé’s bold, brilliant new album “Act II: Cowboy Carter,” which dropped Friday, is no exception to those musical roots. Instead, it is a continuation, or a reclamation, if you will, of the deep connection that Black Americans have to country music
Continue ReadingBy MALLIKA SEN Associated Press Actor Chance Perdomo, who rose to fame as a star of “Chilling Adventures of Sabrina” and “Gen V,” has died at age 27 following a motorcycle crash. “On behalf of the family and his representatives, it is with heavy hearts that we share the news of Chance Perdomo’s untimely passing
Continue ReadingBy JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is facing criticism from Donald Trump and religious conservatives for proclaiming March 31 — which corresponds with Easter Sunday this year — as “Transgender Day of Visibility.” The Democratic president issued the proclamation on Friday. It calls on “all Americans to join us in
Continue ReadingBy DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Byron Buxton drove in the tying run in the eighth inning, Christian Vázquez drove in the go-ahead run to start off a four-run ninth, and the Twins rallied for a 5-1 victory over the Royals. Griffin Jax pitched a scoreless eighth to earn the
Continue ReadingOpinion by Richard Timme (CNN) — In the wee hours of Tuesday morning, a DALI cargo ship struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, resulting in its tragic collapse into the Patapsco River that claimed the lives of at least six people, some of them migrant workers from Mexico and Guatemala. That morning, I woke up
Continue ReadingBy ANUPAM NATH Associated Press GUWAHATI, India (AP) — Anupam Nath has been covering Holi, the Hindu festival of colors, in Guwahati in northeastern India for two decades. In that time, he’s mastered navigating the large, vibrant celebrations, which allows him to focus on the small details. In this photo one can even see the
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (KMIZ) The Mizzou baseball team could not salvage the series finale against No. 7 Vanderbilt on Saturday. Despite shutting out the the Commodores for the last seven innings, the Tigers fell 3-1 to go 0-3 overall in Nashville. A three-run first inning from Vanderbilt was all it took, offensively. Other than the shot
Continue ReadingBy Emma Tucker and Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — A Texas appeals court upheld two injunctions in a pair of legal cases Friday, in an order blocking the state’s Department of Family and Protective Services from investigating families of transgender youth who are seeking gender-affirming medical care for their children. The legal battle began after
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SALLISAW, Okla. (AP) — The Oklahoma State Patrol says it closed a highway south of Sallisaw after a barge struck a bridge over the Arkansas River. Troopers closed South U.S. Highway 59 at about 1:25 p.m. Saturday after the incident and diverted traffic from the area. A state patrol spokesperson says the bridge,
Continue ReadingSPARKS, Nev. (AP) — Three law enforcement officers in northern Nevada were shot and wounded Friday after a traffic stop in the Reno area quickly escalated into a violent standoff. The police chief in the city of Sparks said Saturday that two officers and a Washoe County deputy were treated and released from the hospital.
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By Samantha Waldenberg, CNN (CNN) — Republicans are taking aim at President Joe Biden for proclaiming Easter Sunday as the Transgender Day of Visibility, though the two days only coincided this year by chance. The Transgender Day of Visibility, which was started in 2009 as a day of awareness to celebrate the successes of transgender and
Continue ReadingBy Matthew Rodriguez Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES, California (KCAL, KCBS) — A pair of armed and dangerous suspects inside a stolen vehicle led Los Angeles County deputies on a high-speed pursuit Friday. The driver weaved through traffic on the northbound I-710 Freeway near South Gate at more than 80 mph,
Continue ReadingBy RICHARD RAMOS Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KOVR) — An incoming Northern California storm is expected to bring up to 30 inches of snow across the Lake Tahoe basin through Easter Sunday. A Winter Storm Warning is in effect from Friday through Sunday with the heaviest snowfall expected Friday night
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