By JULIE CARR SMYTH and SAMANTHA HENDRICKSON Associated Press/Report for America COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A former top utility regulator awaiting trial on charges he took millions in bribes in conjunction with the largest corruption scandal in Ohio history has died by suicide. The Franklin County Coroner’s Office says the one-time chair of the Public
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A statewide alert has been put out for a 2-year-old girl abducted from Springfield, Missouri.
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By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — Jessica Alba is stepping down as chief creative officer at The Honest Company, the baby products and personal care business founded by the actress in 2012. In a statement Tuesday, the company said Alba’s move away from her position will allow her to “shift her creative energy
Continue ReadingBy Christl Dabu Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — If you watched Monday’s solar eclipse, you may be wondering whether you damaged your eyes. Eye-care and astronomy experts said it was safe to view the sun directly during the brief moment of totality when the moon fully covered it since
Continue ReadingBy CLAIRE RUSH and MEAD GRUVER Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The winner of the eighth-biggest lottery prize in U.S. history won’t be announced for at least a couple more weeks until their ticket is verified and arrangements for the massive payment are made, Oregon lottery officials said Tuesday. A person with a ticket
Continue ReadingCOLUMBUS, Miss. (AP) — Two Mississippi businessmen, one of whom served on the governor’s economic recovery advisory commission, have been cleared of all charges in a case where they were accused of fraudulently receiving more than $2 million in COVID-19 pandemic relief. Jabari Ogbanna Edwards and Antwann Richardson, both residents of Columbus, were found not
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — The wife of New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez is seeking a delay to her criminal trial next month, saying a newly diagnosed and serious medical condition requires surgery within six weeks. The request was made in a letter to a Manhattan federal court judge who will preside over a May 6
Continue ReadingBelén Liotti (CNN) — Las autoridades federales están investigando a Boeing después de que un informante expresara repetidamente su preocupación por dos modelos de aviones de fuselaje ancho y afirmara que la compañía tomó represalias contra él. El informante Sam Salehpour, ingeniero de Boeing, alega que la empresa tomó atajos al fabricar sus aviones 777
Continue ReadingOpinion By Joshua A. Douglas (CNN) — It’s often toward the top of the progressive wish list of voting rights reforms: Make Election Day a federal holiday. A recent study from Pew Research Center revealed that an overwhelming number of Americans from both parties support the move — with 68% of Republicans and 78% of Democrats in agreement. In February,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged after he was accused of threatening students at the Islamic Center of Central Missouri with a knife and a pipe on Monday. Heath Garrett Waller, 38, was charged with second-degree making a terroristic threat, armed criminal action, unlawful use of a weapon, first-degree endangering the welfare of
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By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, CNN (CNN) — Ramadan is coming to an end, which means it’s time to plan to celebrate Eid al-Fitr. The Islamic religious holiday marks the breaking of the dawn-to-sunset fast with a wide variety of delicious dishes. It also symbolizes a time of hospitality and feasting for Muslims after a month of
Continue ReadingBy JONATHAN MATTISE and KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Republican lawmakers in Tennessee have cleared a significant hurdle toward permitting certain trained teachers and faculty who haven’t worked in law enforcement carry handguns on school grounds. The Monday vote marks one of the state’s biggest expansion of gun access since a deadly
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By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Another group of Republican-led states is suing to block the Biden administration’s new student loan repayment plan, which offers a faster path to cancellation and has been used to forgive loans for more than 150,000 borrowers. Seven states led by Missouri filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday
Continue ReadingBy COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Another group of Republican-led states is suing to block the Biden administration’s new student loan repayment plan, which offers a faster path to cancellation and has been used to forgive loans for more than 150,000 borrowers. Seven states led by Missouri filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday
Continue ReadingBOISE, Idaho. (AP) — Officials say an Air Canada Boeing 737 flight headed from Mexico City to Vancouver, Canada, had an in-flight emergency and made an unscheduled landing at Boise, Idaho, airport. Air Canada said in an email that Air Canada Flight 997 diverted to Boise on Tuesday morning as a precautionary measure because pilots
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Many people across Mid-Missouri had the opportunity to walk outside their front doors, or travel a short distance to the southeast to see this years total eclipse. The past total eclipse occurred only a few short years ago back into 2017. Sadly, the next nearby total eclipse will be further into the future. The next
Continue ReadingBy GRAHAM LEE BREWER, HALELUYA HADERO and SHAWN CHEN Associated Press Two tribal nations are accusing social media companies of contributing to high rates of suicides that disproportionately affect Native American youth. Their lawsuit filed Tuesday in Los Angeles county court names the companies responsible for Instagram, Snap, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook and Google. The Spirit
Continue ReadingOpinion by W. James Antle III (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump clarified his position on abortion in the first presidential election since the reversal of Roe v. Wade, which owed in part to the three justices he appointed to the Supreme Court. Trump’s position — mainly leaving the issue to the states to “determine by vote or legislation, or perhaps both,”
Continue ReadingCNN Opinion by W. James Antle III (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump clarified his position on abortion in the first presidential election since the reversal of Roe v. Wade, which owed in part to the three justices he appointed to the Supreme Court. Trump’s position — mainly leaving the issue to the states to “determine by vote or legislation, or perhaps
Continue ReadingBy Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN New York (CNN) — A former Virginia elementary school administrator was indicted last month and charged with eight felony counts after a 6-year-old student brought a gun to school and shot his teacher last year. Ebony Parker, the former assistant principal at Richneck Elementary in Newport News, was indicted and charged
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