By Stephanie Busari, CNN Chibok and Yola, Nigeria (CNN) — They were abducted from school and held in the depths of the vast Sambisa forest for years. Punished for daring to seek an education, the girls endured forced marriages, religious coercion and physical violence at the hands of their captors. Over the last decade, more
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s history-making criminal trial is set to start Monday with a simple but extraordinary procedural step that is vital to American democracy. A group of regular citizens — Trump’s peers, in the eyes of the law — will be chosen to decide whether the former president of the United States
Continue ReadingPaulina Nares (CNN) — El presidente de Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, planteó este sábado una reforma a la Constitución del país para incorporar en ella las penas de cadena perpetua e “inhabilitación de por vida” por delitos como corrupción y traición a la patria. El anuncio fue realizado en una marcha convocada por el oficialista Partido
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Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop F continues to investigate a deadly crash on a private road in Morgan County.
Continue ReadingBy MARC BOWMAN Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Lionel Messi scored his fifth goal and added an assist and Luis Suárez tapped in the winner in the 71st minute as Inter Miami CF topped Sporting Kansas City 3-2 in front of the third-largest crowd in MLS regular-season history. Many of the 72,610 who
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ATHENS, Ga. (KMIZ) Mizzou Baseball fell short of capturing back-to-back SEC series wins on Saturday night, losing to Georgia 10-7 at Foley Field. The Tigers are now returning to Columbia with a 5-10 record in conference play. Georgia quickly built a 5-0 lead after scoring three runs in the first inning, followed by a two-run
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Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN) — He aquí un vistazo a las capacidades nucleares de Irán. Desde 2003, la preocupación mundial por el programa nuclear de Irán ha aumentado a medida que Irán y la Agencia Internacional de Energía Atómica (OIEA) discuten sobre la investigación y los detalles del programa de Irán. El líder supremo de
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Saturday, April 13, 2024. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS BASEBALL FRANCIS HOWELL (3) ROCK BRIDGE (1) FINAL FORT ZUMWALT WEST (8) SOUTHERN BOONE (6) FINAL/9 SOUTHERN BOONE (1) ROCK BRIDGE (16) FINAL JEFFERSON CITY (2) HICKMAN (10) FINAL SMITH-COTTON (12)
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Sunday’s UV Index is expected to be a 6, which is high. This means that it only takes 30 minutes to receive a sunburn without proper protection. Pollen will be very high the next couple of days, with maple, oak, and juniper being the main allergens present.
Continue ReadingBy JONATHAN J. COOPER and MARC LEVY Associated Press Former President Donald Trump is endorsing U.S. Senate candidate David McCormick of Pennsylvania. Trump spoke during a rally in the eastern Pennsylvania town of Schnecksville on Saturday and urged his supporters in the state to vote for McCormick in one of the year’s most hotly contested
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By Kate Sullivan and Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump on Saturday endorsed the Senate campaign of Republican Dave McCormick in Pennsylvania after initially being reluctant to endorse the former hedge fund executive who is challenging Democrat Bob Casey in a critical Senate battleground. “I am officially giving my endorsement to David
Continue ReadingBy Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — O.J. Simpson’s final will was filed in Clark County, NV on Friday following his death earlier this week after a battle with cancer. Simpson’s longtime Las Vegas attorney Malcolm LaVergne was named as Simpson’s “personal representative” and executor of the will and testament, according to court records. Justin Simpson, Simpson’s son,
Continue ReadingBOISE, Idaho (AP) — Authorities say four people are dead after the vehicle they were traveling in was struck by a train in rural Idaho. Idaho State Police say the pickup was carrying a 38-year-old man, 36-year-old woman and two children, who were all from Nampa. The vehicle was traveling on a private road that
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN) — Para el presidente de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, un ataque contra Israel lanzado desde suelo iraní equivale a un escenario que había tratado de evitar en gran medida desde el inicio del actual conflicto en Medio Oriente. Las represalias aumentan el riesgo de un conflicto regional más amplio que podría
Continue Reading By Kevin Liptak and MJ Lee, CNN (CNN) — For President Joe Biden, an attack on Israel launched from Iranian soil amounts to a scenario he’d greatly sought to avoid since the start of the current Middle East conflict. The reprisals heighten the risk of a wider regional conflict that could directly draw in the United States,
Continue ReadingBy RICK RYCROFT and KEIRAN SMITH Associated Press SYDNEY (AP) — Police have identified the assailant who stabbed and killed six people at a busy Sydney shopping center before a police officer fatally shot him. New South Wales Police said Sunday that Joel Cauchi, 40, was responsible for the Saturday afternoon attack at the Westfield
Continue ReadingSANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A California woman with a history of convictions for driving under the influence has been sentenced to 15 years to life in prison for a crash that killed a 23-year-old pregnant woman and left her baby in critical condition. Courtney Pandolfi had pleaded guilty to second degree murder earlier this
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Scottie Scheffler was in the lead and seemingly in control of his game Saturday in the Masters until realizing there was no such thing at Augusta National. He posed over another beautiful shot at the flag on the 10th hole and was stunned to see
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Faith Ringgold, an award-winning author and artist who broke down barriers for Black female artists and became famous for her richly colored and detailed quilts combining painting, textiles and storytelling, has died. She was 93. The artist’s assistant, Grace Matthews, told The Associated Press that Ringgold died Friday night at her
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