By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The independent office that reviews allegations against House members has found probable cause that Rep. Troy Nehls of Texas converted campaign funds to personal use. The finding and a 6-0 recommendation to investigate further was contained in a new disclosure revealed Friday to meet public disclosure requirements.
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CNN By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — The US announced on Friday a new $400 million military aid package to Ukraine. The package includes weapons Ukraine has been asking for, including Patriot missile system munitions, High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMAR) systems and ammunition, Stinger anti-air missiles, 155mm artillery rounds, Bradley Fighting Vehicles, and Mine
Continue ReadingDEDHAM, Mass. (AP) — Day nine of a highly anticipated trial involving a woman accused of striking her Boston police officer boyfriend with her SUV has wrapped up in Massachusetts. John O’Keefe died in the Boston suburb of Canton on Jan. 29, 2022. The case reached its ninth day on Friday and has garnered national
Continue ReadingCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A statue of the late Rev. Billy Graham set to stand inside the U.S. Capitol to represent North Carolina will be unveiled next week in a ceremony. House Speaker Mike Johnson, other congressional members and the family of the Charlotte-born evangelist are expected to attend unveiling of the 7-foot (2.1-meter) tall
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KITV, SPIRIT HORSE RANCH, CNN By ‘A’ali’i Dukelow Click here for updates on this story KULA, Hawai’i (KITV) — As Maui fire survivors continue to heal mentally and emotionally from the August tragedy, one group is trying to help them recover with a unique tool: horses. “The horses are always in a state of coherence,”
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By ‘A’ali’i Dukelow Click here for updates on this story KULA, Hawai’i (KITV) — As Maui fire survivors continue to heal mentally and emotionally from the August tragedy, one group is trying to help them recover with a unique tool: horses. “The horses are always in a state of coherence,” Paige Deponte, director of Spirit
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — Un proyecto inmobiliario que promueve una empresa de la que es accionista Lavinia Valbonesi, la esposa del presidente de Ecuador, Daniel Noboa, ha generado una ola de reacciones debido a la intención de construir un complejo de edificios en una zona de bosque considerada por ambientalistas como indispensable para el
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By Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — Sam Rubin, longtime entertainment anchor for KTLA in Los Angeles, has died at the age of 64, fellow anchor Frank Buckley announced on air Friday. Rubin was a mainstay for celebrity interviews and covered all things Hollywood for decades. He also often reported for international media, including in Australia
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A registered sex offender in Boonville has been charged after he allegedly groped and forcibly kissed a high school student at a gas station.
Continue ReadingBy JIM VERTUNO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh said Friday that U.S. history shows c ourt decisions unpopular in their time later can become part of the “fabric of American constitutional law.” Kavanaugh spoke Friday at a conference attended by judges, attorneys and other court personnel in the 5th
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By Joan Biskupic, CNN Senior Supreme Court Analyst (CNN) — Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh told an Austin judicial conference on Friday that his experience in the George W. Bush administration has made him more skeptical of presidential assertions of regulatory power. His comments on the issue (he also discussed Taylor Swift and Caitlin Clark) were
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CNN By Brad Lendon, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — That economy-class seat you once occupied while flying in Asia might one day be the very place from where the United States nuclear weapons arsenal is controlled. That’s because five Boeing 747 passenger jets once operated by the South Korean flag carrier Korean Air have
Continue ReadingDUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Kuwait’s emir has again dissolved the small, oil-rich country’s parliament amid continuing political deadlock. Sheikh Meshal Al Ahmad Al Jaber made the announcement Friday in an address carried by state television. He says other unspecified portions of the constitution have been suspended as well. He says the suspension will
Continue ReadingBy John Cardinale Click here for updates on this story ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (KOAT) — An Albuquerque charter school executive director charged with threatening a student made his first appearance in court on Tuesday. Richard Perea turned himself in to police on Monday and now faces three felony charges. “What he’s charged with is child
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Hace cincuenta años, dos parejas de casados suecos tuvieron la cita doble más importante de la historia de la música y cambiaron el pop para siempre en el Festival de Eurovisión. Es cierto que la vara no estaba muy alta. 1974 fue también el año en que Paul Anka encabezó las listas
Continue Reading By Jennifer Hansler and Kylie Atwood, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration said Friday that it is “reasonable to assess” that US weapons have been used by Israeli forces in Gaza in ways that are “inconsistent” with international humanitarian law but stopped short of officially saying Israel violated the law. The report which was drafted by the State
Continue ReadingBy Julian Paras Click here for updates on this story ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (KOAT) — “The danger presented by Meta and its social media platforms doesn’t just exist in the virtual world it actually endangers children in the real world,” Attorney General Raul Torrez said. Torrez saying this because his office and law enforcement partners
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Quiet weather is finally settling in for the weekend and if conditions are clear enough overnight we may get a view of an aurora in Mid-Missouri. The Space Weather Prediction Center has issued a severe (G4) geomagnetic storm watch this weekend, the first in nearly 20 years. This high-energy event could send the northern lights
Continue ReadingBy JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly has vetoed a bill aimed at ensuring that judges order child support payments for fetuses. Critics saw the measure scuttled Friday by the Democratic governor as a move by anti-abortion groups toward giving fetuses the same rights as the mothers-to-be carrying
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TONIGHT: Skies become partly cloudy tonight as a cold front moves through the region. Overnight lows cool to the lower 50s as winds remain out of the southwest at 4-8 mph. TOMORROW: Saturday welcomes mostly sunny skies as highs climb into the mid-70s. Winds switch out of the northwest at 10-15 mph and gusts up
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