Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — House Speaker Mike Johnson will stand Friday with Donald Trump at an appearance that will amplify the former president’s most damaging falsehood: that America’s democratic elections are catastrophically tainted by fraud. The country’s most powerful elected Republican, who is seeking to save his job under threat from Trump-aligned
Continue ReadingBy SEUNG MIN KIM and AMELIA THOMSON-DEVEAUX Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A new poll from the AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that more than half of U.S. adults think Joe Biden’s presidency has hurt the country on cost of living and immigration. Meanwhile, nearly half think Donald Trump’s presidency hurt the country
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The UV index will be high on Friday with sunshine returning. Sunburn time will be 30 minutes. Pollen levels will continue to be very high as tree pollens whip around in strong winds.
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press ABOARD THE USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (AP) — A U.S. carrier strike group led by the USS Theodore Roosevelt held a three-day joint exercise with its allies Japan and South Korea, as U.S. President Joe Biden pledged an ironclad defense commitment to leaders from Japan and the Philippines at the White
Continue ReadingCOALINGA, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say Paul Flores, the convicted killer of college student Kristin Smart, has been stabbed at a California prison, the second time he has been attacked by a fellow inmate in the past year. Corrections officials say staff witnessed the stabbing shortly before 3:30 p.m. Wednesday in the recreation yard at
Continue ReadingSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A top Chinese official visiting North Korea has talked with his counterpart in Pyongyang about how to boost their nations’ cooperation. Zhao Leji is chairman of China’s National People’s Congress and considered the No. 3 official in the ruling Communist Party. Zhao arrived in North Korea on Thursday for the
Continue ReadingPaulina Nares (CNN Español) — Xóchitl Gálvez, candidata presidencial de la coalición Fuerza y Corazón por México, integrada por los partidos Revolucionario Institucional (PRI), Acción Nacional (PAN) y el de la Revolución Democrática (PRD), plantea como parte de su campaña nueve ejes en materia de salud. Gálvez afirma en uno de sus spots que busca
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Thursday, April 11, 2024. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS BASEBALL JEFFERSON CITY (2) ROCK BRIDGE (9) FINAL TRUMAN (1) ROCK BRIDGE (12) FINAL FRANCIS HOWELL (11) HICKMAN (1) FINAL FRANCIS HOWELL (2) BLAIR OAKS (1) FINAL EUREKA (8) JEFFERSON CITY
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By Mariya Knight, CNN (CNN) — Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny’s memoir will be published posthumously this fall, his widow revealed Thursday. The book, titled “Patriot,” will be released on October 22 in multiple languages, including Russian, Yulia Navalnaya said in a post on social platform X. According to Navalnaya, her husband started writing his
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By Alex Rees, CNN (CNN) — The Miss Universe Organization is disputing a flurry of what it calls “false and misleading” reports of Saudi Arabia’s participation in its 2024 pageant — news that, were it true, would have marked the Middle Eastern country’s debut. “No selection process has been conducted in Saudi Arabia, and any
Continue ReadingBelén Liotti (CNN) — En una tumba antigua en lo que hoy es el noroeste de Argentina, una persona fue enterrada con un compañero canino, pero este animal no era un perro, según una nueva investigación. El entierro contenía el esqueleto de un tipo de canino que alguna vez pudo haber competido con los perros
Continue ReadingGLENN HEIGHTS, Texas (AP) — Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice surrendered to police Thursday on charges including aggravated assault after he and another driver of a speeding sports car allegedly caused a crash involving a half-dozen vehicles on a Dallas highway last month. A spokeswoman for Rice’s attorney confirmed to The Associated Press
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GLENN HEIGHTS, Texas (AP) — Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice surrendered to police Thursday on charges including aggravated assault after he and another driver of a speeding sports car allegedly caused a crash involving a half-dozen vehicles on a Dallas highway last month. A spokeswoman for Rice’s attorney confirmed to The Associated Press
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An 18-year-old man was killed in a Thursday shooting in the 3300 block of Premier Lane in northeast Columbia. Columbia Police Department spokesman Brian McNeill said Thursday that two suspects remained at large and there is a danger to the public. They are considered armed and dangerous. Descriptions of the suspects were
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Columbia Mayor Barbara Buffaloe will be one of many U.S. mayors taking a trip to Switzerland this month.
Continue ReadingBy JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Houston police said Thursday that they are still reviewing if DNA testing in connection with thousands of sexual assault and sex crime cases that were dropped due to staffing issues could have led officers to potential suspects and possible arrests. The more than 4,000 sexual assault
Continue ReadingDALLAS (AP) — SMU football player Teddy Knox has been suspended after being identified as the second driver along with Kansas City Chiefs receiver Rashee Rice in a high-speed, chain-reaction crash in Dallas. The school says it was made aware of an arrest warrant for Knox issued by Dallas police. The school is declining to
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By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — It was the comment that landed him in hot water with Masters fans and aged terribly, but – 13 rounds later – Bryson DeChambeau finally shot below his interpretation of par at Augusta National. Nearly three-and-half years after his infamous “par 67” remarks, the American LIV Golf star tore
Continue ReadingBelén Liotti (CNN) — Los hackers respaldados por el Estado ruso robaron correspondencia por correo electrónico entre organismos gubernamentales de Estados Unidos y Microsoft mediante una violación de los sistemas del gigante del software, confirmaron funcionarios estadounidenses este jueves. Microsoft ha notificado a “varios” organismos federales de Estados Unidos que los piratas informáticos pueden haber
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN) — La música de Taylor Swift volvió a TikTok luego de una disputa en curso con su distribuidor de música, Universal Music Group, por las regalías. El regreso de sus canciones a la popular plataforma social se produce cuando la artista está lista para lanzar su más reciente y muy esperado
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