By KCCI Staff Click here for updates on this story MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa (KCCI) — The family of one of the victims of a Marshall County murder case is speaking out about him. Mario Murillo, 28, was one of two people shot to death near Marshalltown on Friday, along with 33-year-old Frances Tillie Gasca. Murillo’s sister
Continue ReadingBy Kalé Searcy Click here for updates on this story Omaha (KETV) — Hundreds of volunteers are rolling up their sleeves to lend a helping hand to local nonprofits. “Do Good Days” helps return the favor to organizations working hard every day in our community. SHARE Omaha is dedicating three days to give more than
Continue ReadingBy SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Lawmakers are poised to take another shot at defunding Planned Parenthood in Missouri. The House’s majority leader on Monday said the chamber will send the bill to Republican Gov. Mike Parson’s desk this week. Republicans have tried for years to block Medicaid funding from going
Continue ReadingTALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A human rights group says that nearly 100 political prisoners in Belarus who were incarcerated in a severe crackdown on dissent are suffering severe medical problems and could be close to death. Viasna said in a report published on Monday that it identified 93 prisoners of particular concern who are suffering
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A Columbia Parks and Recreation homeless camp cleanup near Old 63 and Broadway is being done in anticipation of a forestry project, a spokesperson said Monday.
Continue ReadingBy Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — Exactly how much has racism benefited White Americans? Journalist and author Tracie McMillan did the math: The advantages she’s gotten over her life from being White, she estimates, amount to $371,934.30. To calculate that number, McMillan tallied those benefits and divided them into two categories: A family bonus, which
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A man was shot and another arrested Sunday afternoon in Sedalia.
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By Abeer Salman, Ibrahim Dahman and Tim Lister, CNN (CNN) — A mass grave with more than 300 bodies has been uncovered at a hospital in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis, Gaza Civil Defense workers said, following the withdrawal of Israeli forces from the area earlier this month. Col. Yamen Abu Suleiman, Director of
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By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — You know the drill by now. A golf tournament is staged. After four rounds the tournament concludes. Scottie Scheffler poses with the winner’s trophy. Just a week on from conquering a windswept Masters, the world No. 1 mastered the elements once more at a stormy RBC Heritage to reel
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN Español) — Sí, eres consciente de que la carne de res es el alimento más dañino para el clima. Pero no, no está en tus planes abandonar los asados o parrilladas con la familia y los amigos. Eso no significa que no estés dispuesto a tomar otras medidas para reducir la huella
Continue ReadingBy KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — The European Union is demanding TikTok provide more information about a new app that pays users to watch videos and warned that it could order the video sharing platform to suspend addictive features that pose a risk to kids. The 27-nation EU’s executive Commission said it
Continue Reading By Chris Stern, Stephanie Halasz and Catherine Nicholls, CNN (CNN) — Three people in Germany have been arrested under suspicion of spying for China, while two people have been charged in the United Kingdom for espionage offenses. Germany’s Federal Prosecutor’s Office said three German nationals, two men and a woman, were arrested for allegedly violating
Continue ReadingBy JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — A leading fashion designer whose accessories were used by celebrities from Britney Spears to the cast of the “Sex and the City” TV series was sentenced Monday to 18 months in prison after pleading guilty in Miami federal court to charges of smuggling crocodile handbags from her
Continue ReadingBy Alyssa Munoz Click here for updates on this story LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KOAT) — More than 137,000 migrants were stopped between ports of entry along the El Paso border with Mexico last month. The district attorney for Dona Ana County, Gerald Byers, has made an agreement with border control to help control some
Continue ReadingBy Jack Keenan Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — Methodist Hospital’s internship program gives Omaha high schoolers, who are interested in a health care career, the chance to gain hands-on experience. “They get to experience things most high school students haven’t been exposed to,” said Executive of Clinical Excellence Carrie
Continue ReadingBy Lee Anne Denyer Click here for updates on this story CAMINO, California (KCRA) — Hundreds of El Dorado County community members came together Sunday to support the family of two brothers attacked by a mountain lion last month. Taylen Brooks, 21, died after the attack, near Georgetown; His brother, 18-year-old Wyatt Brooks was seriously
Continue ReadingBy Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — Unprecedented, torrential rainfall plunged parts of the United Arab Emirates underwater last week, bringing life to a standstill in Dubai and elsewhere. The flooding that resulted from the UAE’s largest deluge on record was so intense that satellites were still able to see it from space days after
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By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — Caitlin Clark is reportedly set to wear her own signature Nike sneaker in the WNBA. Clark helped lift women’s college basketball to new heights, became the leading scorer in NCAA basketball history and was taken as first pick in the WNBA draft. Now she’s set to sign an eight-year deal worth
Continue ReadingBy MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The ambiguity of Imagine Dragons’ next album starts from the cover. Two figures stand in the distance separated by a dawning sun. Or is it setting? Lead singer and songwriter Dan Reynolds, who dreamed it up, sees it both ways. From the paranoid, slightly demented
Continue ReadingBy Jusolyn Flower Click here for updates on this story COLLIER COUNTY, Florida (WBBH) — An 11-foot alligator in Collier County attacked a man on Friday night. The man was reportedly walking his two dogs near Immokalee Road when an approximately 11-foot alligator bit his leg. He was taken to a local hospital for treatment
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