By SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press The stars have aligned in the lottery universe like never before, with two jackpots totaling nearly $2 billion. With an estimated $1.1 billion Mega Millions prize and an estimated $800 million Powerball jackpot, it’s the first time the two nearly national lottery games have each grown so large at the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou gymnastics team learned that it will be making the trip to Gainesville, Florida for NCAA Regional action during Monday morning’s NCAA Women’s Gymnastics Selection Show. The Tigers will carry the No. 13 seed into the championships. Head coach Shannon Welker and company’s regional will include the host team No. 4-seeded
Continue ReadingBy Tommie Clark Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WBAL) — The Maryland Transit Administration is considering major bus route changes that could impact people who commute from central Maryland to Washington, D.C. At a hearing Thursday night, riders shared their concerns with the proposal. “Cuts are reasonable, but not now and not
Continue ReadingBy Jonathan Greco Click here for updates on this story OKLAHOMA CITY (KOCO) — A roof of a garage caved in after a fire broke out early Monday morning at a home in northwest Oklahoma City. Sky 5, the only news chopper over Oklahoma City on weekday mornings, was over that scene near Northwest 112th
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By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Truth Social owner Trump Media & Technology Group has finalized its deal to go public, creating a massive windfall for former President Donald Trump that doubles his net worth. After Trump Media announced it will make its stock market debut on Tuesday, Trump for the first time
Continue ReadingBy Ricardo Tovar Click here for updates on this story HOLLISTER, California (KSBW) — Hollister police said two teens were arrested after allegedly ramming a stolen vehicle into two San Benito County Sheriff’s Office vehicles and hitting a deputy on Friday morning. This all started around 1:48 a.m. Officers received a call about a stolen
Continue ReadingBy Sam Smith Click here for updates on this story ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (KOAT) — Two teenagers have been arrested after stealing a bait car, and then taking a 5-year-old and two other siblings on a joy ride Saturday in northeast Albuquerque. A spokesman for Albuquerque police said detectives learned a bait car was taken
Continue ReadingBy REZA SAIFULLAH and EDNA TARIGAN Associated Press BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP) — Local authorities say six more bodies of Rohingya refugees have been found at sea off Indonesia after a boat with more than 150 people aboard capsized last week. The bodies of the six women were found off the coast of Aceh province.
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Trump Media & Technology Group, whose flagship product is social networking site Truth Social, will begin trading on the Nasdaq stock market on Tuesday. Shareholders of Digital World Acquisition Corp., a publicly traded shell company, approved a deal to merge with the Trump’s media business in a Friday vote. Shares of
Continue ReadingBy Connor Hills Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KMBC) — You might have noticed some extra four-legged creatures around Kansas City this weekend. The Missouri Invitational Alpaca Show drew alpaca owners and fans from around the region and beyond to the metro. Hundreds of alpacas were present to compete for
Continue ReadingNAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Authorities in Kenya say that an explosion at a small hotel located near a police station in the northeast of the country has killed four people. Three of the victims were police officers. The blast in the town of Mandera on Monday wounded several others. The town is on the border
Continue ReadingBy KCCI Staff Click here for updates on this story DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) — Des Moines police have arrested a suspect accused of starting a house fire after an argument with his girlfriend. Officers arrested Pah Lo Baw, 36, Sunday in Des Moines. According to police, Baw poured gasoline on himself and his girlfriend
Continue ReadingBy Julie Cornell Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — Two Omaha construction guys are quickly becoming gas station celebrities, because of the vehicle they drive. “You guys like my ride?” Mike Langford shouts to people taking photographs as he fills his old Honda minivan with fuel. The vehicle has 210,000
Continue ReadingBy Lee Anne Denyer Click here for updates on this story STOCKTON, California (KCRA) — Rosemary Aceves and David Valdovinos are pleading for anyone with information about their daughter’s death to come forward. “She had her whole life ahead,” Aceves said. “She had a lot of plans, and it’s not fair the way she left.
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By Heather Law, Brandon Miller and Derek Van Dam, CNN (CNN) — At least 27 people have been killed in southeast Brazil as rainfall continues to ravage parts of the country, according to CNN affiliate CNN Brasil citing state authorities. The death toll in the Brazilian state of Espirito Santo rose to 19, and at least eight
Continue ReadingORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Florida insurance companies made money last year for the first time in seven years. That is thanks to investment income and a mild hurricane season. That’s according to an an S&P Global Market Intelligence analysis released last week. A group of 50 insurers reported $147.3 million in net income for 2023
Continue ReadingBy QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and ABDULRAHMAN ZEYAD Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Officials in Iraq say that an Iraqi police officer previously sentenced to death for the murder of a prominent security analyst critical of powerful Iran-backed militias has been released from prison following a retrial. An intelligence official with the Ministry of Interior said Ahmed
Continue ReadingOpinion by Dean Obeidallah (CNN) — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a firebrand Republican and one of former President Donald Trump’s most vocal allies in the House, filed a motion last week to remove GOP Speaker Mike Johnson. Greene, who loves media attention almost as much as Trump does, told a gaggle of reporters on Friday that in cooperating with
Continue ReadingBy CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press KADUNA, Nigeria (AP) — More than 130 Nigerian schoolchildren rescued after more than two weeks in captivity have arrived in their home state in northwestern Nigeria ahead of their anticipated reunions with families. That follows the latest in a series of mass school abductions in the West African nation. The
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — A Russian spacecraft with three astronauts has successfully docked at the International Space Station. The Soyuz MS-25 spacecraft carrying NASA astronaut Tracy Dyson, Russian Oleg Novitsky and Marina Vasilevskaya of Belarus reached the station after Saturday’s blastoff from the Russian-leased Baikonur launch facility in Kazakhstan. The launch followed an aborted attempt two
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