By ELÉONORE HUGHES and MAURICIO SAVARESE Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — It was a historic week for Brazil’s Krenak people, getting both literary esteem and an apology for dictatorship-era crimes — both firsts for the Indigenous people of the country. On Tuesday, the indigenous group received a formal apology for human rights abuses
Continue ReadingBy HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press MISSION, Kan. (AP) — Authorities in Kansas say an actor who appeared in a spinoff of the popular television western “Yellowstone” has been found dead after he went missing amid a domestic violence investigation. The Sheriff’s Office in Johnson County said Friday in a statement that deputies found the body
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Si quieres ver el épico eclipse total de Sol que surcará los cielos de Norteamérica el lunes, debes intentar viajar lo más cerca posible del centro de la trayectoria del espectáculo celeste. Nuevos cálculos cartográficos han suscitado cierta preocupación por el hecho de que la trayectoria de la totalidad (donde es
Continue ReadingSANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Campaign fundraising is off to a quick start in the New Mexico contest between incumbent U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich and lone Republican contender Nella Domenici. Domenici’s campaign said Friday it raised more than $1.25 million from January through March. That includes a $500,000 contribution by the Republican businesswoman-turned-candidate herself and
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN) –– El cuerpo de Maynor Yasir Suazo-Sandoval, una de las víctimas del colapso del puente Francis Scott Key en Baltimore, fue recuperado este miércoles, informó un comunicado del Centro de Información Conjunta del Puente Key. ¿Quiénes son las 6 víctimas del colapso del puente en Baltimore? La agencia explicó que sus equipos de
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 22-year-old Columbia man has been charged with sodomy and other felonies after he was accused of sexually assaulting a woman early Tuesday. Nicholas Mathews was charged on Friday with first-degree sodomy, armed criminal action, first-degree kidnapping, third-degree assault and unlawful use of a weapon. He is being held at the Boone
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (KMIZ) After one season, Providence Athletics has placed its trust in former Mizzou men’s basketball star Kim English. The head coach signed a contract extension with the Friars, on Friday, to remain at the helm of the program for another six years. In his first season as head coach, English led the Friars
Continue ReadingBy STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Newly released documents show that at least 11 Minneapolis police officers were disciplined for alleged policy violations amid the unrest that followed the murder of George Floyd, with penalties ranging from firings to reprimands. Police officials have been slow to release disciplinary reports resulting from the department’s
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN Español) –– La Justicia de Argentina ordenó este viernes reabrir una causa en el país para investigar supuestos delitos de lesa humanidad cometidos por el Gobierno del presidente Nicolás Maduro en Venezuela. La decisión fue tomada por la Sala 1 de la Cámara Criminal y Correccional Federal, que aceptó el argumento de quienes
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — World Central Kitchen founder José Andrés; White House national security spokesman John Kirby. ___ NBC’s “Meet the Press” — Preempted by Premier League soccer. ___ CBS’ “Face the Nation” — Kirby; Gov. Wes Moore, D-Md.; Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md.; Rep. French Hill, R-Ark.; Rachel Goldberg, whose son
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By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN (CNN) — Elon Musk has long had an affinity for self-driving vehicles, claiming they will be one of Tesla’s most important products. Despite big promises, years have gone by without cars that can, so far, drive on their own. But Musk, on a Friday afternoon, when companies tend to bury news,
Continue ReadingBy DAVID HAMILTON AP Business Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California-based 99 Cents Only Stores says it will close all 371 of its outlets effective Friday. The shuttering ends the chain’s 42-year run of selling an assortment of bargain-basement merchandise. The company has stores across California, Arizona, Nevada and Texas. Interim CEO Mike Simoncic said
Continue Reading By Parija Kavilanz, CNN (CNN) — Walmart shoppers could be entitled to as much as $500 as part of a class-action lawsuit settlement by the retailer over allegations that it overcharged customers for certain products. A lawsuit initially filed in late 2022, and subsequently amended in 2023, alleged that Walmart “falsely inflated” the prices of
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On Monday at 12:00 p.m., ABC 17 News will begin three hours of live team coverage on the 2024 total solar eclipse. ABC 17 Stormtrack Chief Meteorologist Jessica Hafner and ABC 17 News Anchor Lucas Geisler are expected to lead coverage from the path of totality in Carbondale, Ill. ABC 17 News crews will also
Continue ReadingBy AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press A young girl and her guardian are suing an Oregon nonprofit organization, Portland Public Schools and Multnomah County for $9 million. The lawsuit alleges they were negligent when male classmates sexually abused the girl at school and raped her during an after-school program when she was a 9-year-old third grader.
Continue ReadingBy ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas association of professors is demanding that the University of Texas cancel the firings of multiple employees. This comes as the university shut down the school’s community engagement division this week to comply with the state’s diversity, equity and inclusion ban. The University of Texas
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Boeing CEO David Calhoun is getting compensation valued at $33 million for last year, nearly all of it in stock awards. But the company said Friday that the CEO declined a bonus of nearly $3 million after a panel blew out of a Boeing 737 Max during flight in January. And
Continue ReadingST. LOUIS (AP) — The Association of Black Students at St. Louis’ Washington University is rallying to support dining hall workers after students last month allegedly threw eggs, stood on tables and used racial slurs in a campus cafeteria. University spokesperson Julie Flory in a Friday statement said the private Missouri school’s policy is not
Continue ReadingBy HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press William Woods was homeless and living in Los Angeles when he learned that someone was racking up debt using his name. But when he reported his concerns to the branch manager of a bank, he wound up spending nearly two years locked up, accused of identity theft himself. As he
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By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — If you’re planning to see the epic total solar eclipse that will dance across the skies of North America on Monday, you should aim to travel as close to the center of the celestial spectacle’s path as possible. New map calculations have raised some concerns that the path of
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