By JEFF MARTIN Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia man has been indicted on murder charges by a grand jury that said he intended to rape a nursing student whose body was found near a running trail on the University of Georgia campus. It is the first time such a motive has been revealed
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TONIGHT: Severe weather exits the area before sunset. Clouds gradually clear with lows falling into the lower 50s. TOMORROW: Partly cloudy with a chance for a few sprinkles in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s to around 70. EXTENDED: Severe thunderstorms are possible south of I-70 through about 7:00 p.m. as a front pushes
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By Kilee Thomas Click here for updates on this story TUTTLE, Oklahoma (KOCO) — Oklahoma was hit with strong winds on Monday night, with damage reported across the state. The powerful winds knocked down power lines, ripped apart homes and left thousands in the dark. While a deadly tornado struck northeast Oklahoma, a family across
Continue ReadingBy JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia lawmakers vowed they were going to rein in tax breaks for businesses this year, but their efforts came to nothing. Gov. Brian Kemp on Tuesday vetoed a bill to pause for two years a sales tax exemption the state gives for building and equipping computer data
Continue ReadingBy Zach Rael Click here for updates on this story OKLAHOMA (KOCO) — The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals ordered that the pace of executions in the state should be slowed down. The court agreed with Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond and the Oklahoma Department of Corrections that too many inmates are being executed too
Continue ReadingBy BELA SZANDELSKY Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping has arrived in Hungary, the final stop on his five-day European tour. During his two-day visit from Wednesday to Friday, he’s expected to finalize a number of agreements with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán that will deepen China’s economic footprint in the region.
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Nueva York (CNN) — El “sueño americano” de ser propietario de una vivienda se empieza a parecer cada vez más a una pesadilla. Con la inflación subiendo de nuevo, la Reserva Federal no está en condiciones de plantearse bajar las tasas de interés en sus próximas reuniones. Eso ha ayudado a empujar la
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By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration on Thursday proposed a rule that would allow immigration officials to rapidly reject migrants who are ineligible for asylum, casting the new regulation as a measure to enhance border security. The proposed rule, which is narrow in scope, doesn’t change asylum eligibility but would allow immigration
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Food company Kraft Heinz is seeking a 75% property tax break on new equipment for its Columbia plant on Waco Road. It is planning a $92 million expansion that would replace up to three manufacturing lines and “decarbonize” the facility. Boone County Presiding Commissioner Kip Kendrick — who signed a letter in
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By Megan Mellado Click here for updates on this story OSCEOLA COUNTY, Florida (WESH) — The head basketball coach at Mont Sports Academy in Orlando, Roderick Wilmont, is facing charges after the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office said he used money from parents that was intended for tuition for his personal vacations, gambling, and OnlyFans subscriptions.
Continue ReadingBy Danton Unger Click here for updates on this story WINNIPEG, MANITOBA (CTV Network) — “I killed four people,” alleged serial killer Jeremy Skibicki told two homicide detectives during a recorded interview played as evidence in his trial Wednesday. Crown prosecutors say the man preyed on four Indigenous women in Winnipeg shelters, and invited them
Continue ReadingBy TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer CLIFTON, N.J. (AP) — Nelly Korda will try to become the first woman to win six consecutive LPGA events when play starts in the 72-hole Cognizant Founders Cup on Thursday at the Upper Montclair Country Club in Clifton, New Jersey. The 25-year-old is coming into the event after taking
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN) — El Gobierno Biden propuso este jueves una norma que permitiría a los funcionarios de inmigración rechazar rápidamente a los migrantes que no son elegibles para asilo, presentando la nueva regulación como una medida para mejorar la seguridad fronteriza. La regla propuesta, que tiene un alcance limitado, no cambia la elegibilidad
Continue ReadingBy Adrian Ghobrial Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — A first-of-its-kind Canadian research study is working towards a major medical breakthrough for a brain disorder, believed to be caused by repeated head injuries, that can only be detected after death. Inside the brain imaging centre at Toronto’s Centre for Addiction
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By Devon M. Sayers and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — The man accused of killing nursing student Laken Riley in February was indicted Wednesday on charges of murder and aggravated assault with intent to rape as well as for an earlier incident in which he allegedly peeped into the window of a student. Jose Antonio
Continue ReadingMOUNTAIN HOME VILLAGE, Calif. (AP) — Two young siblings died after being swept away by a rapidly flowing creek in Southern California’s San Bernardino Mountains. The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department says the tragedy occurred Tuesday when a mother took her 4-year-old daughter and 2-year-old son to spend the afternoon at a picnic area on
Continue ReadingBy AYANNA ALEXANDER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Young Black lawyers and law students are taking on a new role ahead of the general election: Meeting with Black voters in battleground states to increase turnout and serve as watchdogs against voter disenfranchisement. The Young Black Lawyers’ Organizing Coalition has recruited lawyers and law students from
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Editor’s note: Time elements of this story have been updated. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) About $50 billion hangs in the balance as lawmakers are approaching the deadline to get the state budget on the governor’s desk. Approval of the more-than $50 million budget needs to be approved by 6 p.m. Friday Even though lawmakers started
Continue ReadingBy STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press Steward Health Care says it plans to sell off all its hospitals after announcing this week that it filed for bankruptcy protection. The Dallas-based company said it does not expect interruptions in its hospitals’ day-to-day operations. The company says those will continue in the ordinary course throughout the Chapter 11
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — Casi 20 de los 78 municipios de Puerto Rico fueron declarados en estado de emergencia por el gobernador, Pedro Pierluisi, tras el paso de fuertes tormentas en la región. Pierluisi anunció en su cuenta de X, antes Twitter, que también ordenó activar formalmente a la Guardia Nacional “para asistir en
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