Where Columbia Ward 2 candidates stand on homelessness following another camp clearing
Lisa Meyer, Robert Schreiber III and certified write-in candidate Lucio Bitoy are all running for the Ward 2 seat on the Columbia City Council.
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A London court will rule on Tuesday whether WikiLeaks’ Assange can challenge extradition to the US
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A London court is due to rule whether WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange gets one final appeal in England to challenge extradition to the United States on espionage charges. Two judges are scheduled to issue a judgment Tuesday morning in the High Court that could put an end
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Former Senegalese PM concedes defeat to opposition candidate day after presidential vote
By Niamh Kennedy, Larry Madowo, Xiaofei Xu and Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — Former Senegalese Prime Minister Amadou Ba has conceded defeat to leading opposition figure Bassirou Diomaye Faye in the western African country’s presidential elections. “With regard to the provisional results and awaiting the official proclamation, I congratulate President Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye for
Continue ReadingShohei Ohtani says he never bet on sports, interpreter Ippei Mizuhara stole money, told lies
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani said Monday he never bet on sports or knowingly paid any gambling debts accumulated by his longtime interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara. Instead, the Los Angeles Dodgers star claims his close friend lied to him for years and stole millions from the two-time MVP. Ohtani
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Archaeologists are now finding microplastics in ancient remains
By Jack Guy, CNN London (CNN) — Microplastics have been found in historic soil samples for the first time, according to a new study, potentially upending the way archaeological remains are preserved. Researchers found microplastics in soil deposits more than seven meters (23 feet) underground, which were deposited in the first or second century CE
Continue Reading3 Maryland middle schoolers charged with hate crimes after displaying swastikas, officials say
HUNTINGTOWN, Md. (AP) — Prosecutors in southern Maryland say three 13-year-old middle schoolers have been charged with hate crimes after they displayed swastikas, performed Nazi salutes and made derogatory remarks about a classmate’s religion. Officials with the Calvert County State’s Attorney’s Office say the harassment began in December and the students refused to stop despite
Continue ReadingGuns and sneakers were seized from a man accused of killing a pregnant Amish woman, police say
By MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Police investigating the killing a pregnant Amish woman in rural Pennsylvania say they seized six guns, a variety of ammunition and a pair of sneakers that may match tread marks left at the crime scene during searches of the suspect’s home and vehicle. Search warrant documents
Continue ReadingLouisiana man held in shooting death of Georgia man on Greyhound bus in Mississippi
OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. (AP) — A Louisiana man has been arrested and charged in the shooting death of a Georgia man aboard a bus traveling through Mississippi. The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation said in a news release Monday that the fatal shooting happened at about 11 p.m. Sunday as the Greyhound bus was on Interstate
Continue Reading¿Quiénes son los sospechosos del ataque en Moscú que comparecieron (golpeados) ante el tribunal?
CNNEspañol sjv (CNN) — Los cuatro hombres sospechosos de llevar a cabo un brutal ataque en una sala de conciertos de Moscú que mató al menos a 137 personas comparecieron ante el tribunal acusados de terrorismo, mientras el Kremlin defendió sus servicios de seguridad criticados por no impedir la masacre. Tres de los sospechosos estaban
Continue ReadingRussian massacre suspects’ homeland is plagued by poverty and religious strife
By JIM HEINTZ Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — The four men charged with the massacre at a Moscow theater have been identified by authorities as citizens of Tajikistan, some of the thousands who migrate to Russia each year from the poorest of the former Soviet republics to scrape out marginal existences. Along with grinding
Continue ReadingBinance executive detained in Nigeria amid a crypto crackdown has escaped custody
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press KADUNA, Nigeria (AP) — Authorities in Nigeria say an executive of global cryptocurrency exchange Binance has escaped custody in the West African nation where a criminal investigation has been launched against the platform accused of being used for money laundering. It was not clear how the Binance executive fled custody.
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Colorful paintings of daily life uncovered in 4,300-year-old Egyptian tomb
By Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — Colorful paintings of daily life in ancient Egypt have been discovered in a tomb dating back more than 4,300 years. The tomb, known as a mastaba, was found in the pyramid necropolis of Dahshur, about 25 miles south of Cairo, during a recent Egyptian-German archaeological mission. Dahshur is the
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Tracking rain into this evening, much cooler Tuesday
THIS AFTERNOON: Steady rain with a few rumbles of thunder. Additional 0.5″ to 1″ rain expected, especially east of Highway 63. Highs near 60. TONIGHT: Scattered showers and mostly cloudy. Cold and breezy with lows in the mid-upper 30s. EXTENDED: Low pressure slowly works to the northeast tonight into tomorrow, keeping stubborn clouds over Mid-Missouri
Continue ReadingRussian ambassador is a no-show after Poland summons him over a missile that entered its airspace
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The Polish Foreign Ministry says the Russian ambassador to Poland did not appear for a meeting despite being summoned after a Russian missile violated Polish airspace on the weekend. The Russian missile entered Polish airspace for 39 seconds early Sunday amid a Russian attack targeting western Ukraine, just across the eastern
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Judge tosses Elon Musk’s case against hate speech watchdog in excoriating rebuke
By Brian Fung, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge on Monday threw out a lawsuit by Elon Musk’s X that had targeted a watchdog group for its critical reports about hate speech on the social media platform. In a blistering 52-page order, the judge blasted X’s case as plainly punitive rather than about protecting the platform’s
Continue Reading A homecoming for the metal house once considered the future of American architecture
By Chris Menrad, CNN (CNN) — How did an innovative exhibition house, designed in New York City in 1931 — and only meant to stand for seven days during a building trade expo — find itself rebuilt 93 years later in southern California? Now part of the permanent collection at the Palm Springs Art Museum, the
Continue ReadingAluminum company says preferred site for new smelter is a region of Kentucky hit hard by job losses
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — An aluminum company has singled out northeastern Kentucky as its preferred site for a new aluminum smelter that would bring about 1,000 permanent jobs to an Appalachian region hard hit by the loss of coal and steel production, Gov. Andy Beshear said Monday. Plans by Century
Continue ReadingMore American citizens rescued from Haiti as flights continue to land in Central Florida
By Greg Fox Click here for updates on this story ORLANDO, Florida (WESH) — The flight from Haiti to Orlando was just 90 minutes, but the procession of exhausted people looked like they were half a world away from the chaos they escaped. All nine passengers are Americans who were visiting or temporarily living in
Continue ReadingSlidell police: Violent New Orleans gang members arrested, drug, illegal guns seized
By Farrah Reed Click here for updates on this story NEW ORLEANS (WDSU) — The Slidell Police Department announced Sunday that a raid in the city last week that ended in the arrest of violent New Orleans gang members. According to police, two high-risk warrants were executed in neighborhoods off the Robert Boulevard corridor. The
Continue Reading2 men indicted for murder in Fitchburg, Massachusetts teen’s 1993 fatal shooting
By Veronica Haynes Click here for updates on this story FITCHBURG, Massachusetts (WCVB) — More than 30 years after a 15-year-old was fatally shot in a car in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, two men have been indicted in his death. A Worcester County Grand Jury handed up murder indictments against two men on Friday in the 1993
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