By CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Federal officials are pushing back against a judge’s order that would delay the planned closure of a troubled women’s prison in California where inmates suffered sexual abuse by guards. The Bureau of Prisons announced Monday that FCI Dublin would be shut down. The judge then ordered
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) There were 826 power outages reported in Phelps County on Thursday afternoon, all of which were customers of the Intercounty Electric Cooperative Association, according to its outage map. The peak of the outage occurred before 7 p.m. By 7:07 p.m., there were 250 outages. Damage was observed around the county. One photo
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CNN By Melanie Zanona, Manu Raju, Annie Grayer and Lauren Fox, CNN Speaker Mike Johnson announced he will not change the procedure for removing him from the speakership, after hardliners reacted with fury to a proposed change to House rules. “Since the beginning of the 118th Congress, the House rule allowing a Motion to Vacate
Continue ReadingBy SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri lawmakers have passed a bill to expand K-12 private school scholarships statewide and pump hundreds of millions of dollars more into public schools. The scholarship accounts are funded by private donors in exchange for tax credits. The GOP-led House voted with the slimmest possible
Continue ReadingBy FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s a full agenda for Ajay Banga as he nears the end of his first year as World Bank president. The bank and the International Monetary Fund are holding their spring meetings in Washington this week, and Banga is highlighting new initiatives to expand access to health
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — New York police removed a pro-Palestinian protest encampment at Columbia University on Thursday and arrested more than 100 demonstrators, including the daughter of a prominent Minnesota congresswoman. Several students involved in the protest said they also were suspended from Columbia and Barnard College, including Isra Hirsi, who is the daughter of
Continue ReadingBy Heidi Schmidt Click here for updates on this story OVERLAND PARK, Kansas (KCTV) — A trapped hawk at a popular driving range in Overland Park turned into an hours-long rescue operation. Overland Park police received a call about a bird caught in one of the attraction’s large nets Wednesday. When Animal Control Officers arrived,
Continue ReadingBy JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Coyotes are officially headed to Salt Lake City. The NHL Board of Governors voted unanimously Thursday to approve a $1.2 billion sale from Alex Meruelo to Utah Jazz owners Ryan and Ashley Smith, clearing the way for the franchise’s move to Utah next
Continue ReadingBy MAYSOON KHAN Associated Press/Report for America ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York would expand access to booze under a series of measures unveiled on Thursday as part of a larger state budget agreement. Movie theaters in New York are only allowed to sell beer and wine, but this new legislation would add liquor to
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By Ted Barrett and Shania Shelton, CNN Washington (CNN) — A bill that reauthorizes Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act cleared a procedural hurdle on Thursday, paving the way for its passage ahead of a looming Friday night deadline when the intelligence community surveillance tool expires. The test procedural vote passed 67-32, with
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By CAROLINA BORGES Click here for updates on this story PORT ST. LUCIE, Florida (WSVN) — Detectives in Port St. Lucie have uncovered a Colombian theft ring accused of using advanced technology, including GPS trackers ad police radio jammers, to conduct burglaries targeting Asian business owners. The criminal activity came into light when a witness
Continue ReadingBy PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A New York man has pleaded guilty to sending death threats to the state attorney general and the Manhattan judge that presided over former President Donald Trump’s civil fraud suit. Prosecutors say 26-year-old Tyler Vogel admitted to one felony count and one misdemeanor count in state
Continue ReadingBy NICOLE LINSALATA, KEVIN BOULANDIER, ALEX BROWNING Click here for updates on this story PEMBROKE PINES, Florida (WSVN) — The owner of a 14-month-old Rottweiler is hoping to get some help finding the person responsible for shooting his dog outside his Miami home. 7News cameras captured Mellow with a big blue cast on his front
Continue ReadingBy BY Peter Katz, Westfair Business Journal Click here for updates on this story White Plains, NY (westfaironline.com) — A Westchester County report on the economic impact of film and TV production in the county has determined that in 2023 the industry had an economic impact of $622.4 million. The industry supported 2,053 jobs accounting
Continue ReadingBy DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Persistently high interest rates have led Missouri lawmakers to significantly expand a state loan program for farmers and small businesses. Lawmakers gave final approval Thursday to a bill that raises the amount of state funds available to support low-interest loans. The Missouri legislation reflects
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Abu Dhabi, EAU (CNN) — La declaración de Qatar esta semana de que está reconsiderando su papel como mediador clave entre Israel y Hamas equivale a una declaración pública de frustración por las críticas a sus vínculos con el grupo extremista palestino. El primer ministro y ministro de Relaciones Exteriores, Mohammed bin Abdulrahman
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TONIGHT: Spotty showers after sunset with mostly cloudy skies. Breezy, with lows in the lower 40s. TOMORROW: A chilly morning will give way to a bit more sunshine later in the day. Highs reach the upper 50s to low 60s. EXTENDED: The severe weather threat here will likely end in Mid-Missouri between 5-6PM. Behind the
Continue ReadingSUWANEE, Ga. (AP) — The rap artist known as GloRilla has been charged with drunken driving in Georgia, jail records show. GloRilla, whose real name is Gloria Woods, was charged Tuesday with first-offense driving under the influence of alcohol; having an open container of alcohol; and failing to obey a traffic control device, according to
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CNN By Emma Tucker, Shimon Prokupecz and John Towfighi, CNN (CNN) — At least 30 people were detained by New York Police Department officers, CNN witnessed, as police entered Columbia University on Thursday to disperse a pro-Palestinian protest that began a day earlier as the university’s president testified before a House committee about the school’s response to
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Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — As war movies go, “The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare” ends up in a kind of no-man’s land, draping elements of “Mission: Impossible,” “Inglourious Basterds” and director Guy Ritchie’s brand of violent action-comedy over the bones of a fascinating World War II true story. The underwritten, somewhat messy results
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