By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A lawsuit alleging whistleblower retaliation by Missouri’s House speaker says he once described “stupid Republican women” as “an invasive species.” House Chief Clerk Dana Miller filed the lawsuit against Republican Speaker Dean Plocher Friday. Miller says Plocher retaliated against her after she raised concerns about
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By Kevin Liptak and Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Marian Robinson, the mother of former first lady Michelle Obama, has died, according to a statement from the Obama and Robinson families. She was 86. “As a sister, aunt, cousin, neighbor, and friend to so many, she was beloved beyond words by countless others whose lives
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By Oliver Darcy, CNN (CNN) — Salem Media Group, the right-wing talk radio network owner, issued a public apology and said it would stop distributing a discredited 2020 election conspiracy theory film after a Georgia man wrongly accused of voter fraud sued the company for defamation. The Georgia man, Mark Andrews, said in his 2022 lawsuit that “2000 Mules,” a film and book by far-right activist Dinesh D’Souza
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN Español) — La violencia opacó gran parte de la campaña electoral en México, país que celebra este 2 de junio las elecciones más grandes de su historia, cuando cerca de 100 millones de mexicanos estarán llamados a votar en unos comicios generales donde se elegirán 20.375 cargos, de los cuales 19.746 son
Continue ReadingBy Kaila Nichols, Carlos Suarez and Denise Royal, CNN (CNN) — The Florida sheriff’s deputy who fatally shot a Black airman in his home has been fired, the sheriff’s office announced Friday. The decision followed an internal investigation into the former deputy, Eddie Duran. This is the first time Duran’s identity has been publicly disclosed
Continue ReadingBy TERRY SPENCER Associated Press A Florida sheriff on Friday fired a deputy who fatally shot an airman at his home while holding a handgun pointed to the ground, saying the deputy’s life was never in danger and he should not have fired his weapon. The Okaloosa County Sheriff on Friday fired Deputy Eddie Duran,
Continue ReadingBY HOGIR AL ABDO Associated Press QAMISHLI, Syria (AP) — A U.S.-backed force in Syria says Turkish drone strikes in northeastern Syria have killed four Kurdish fighters and wounded 11 civilians. The Friday evening strikes on areas held by the U.S.-backed and Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces came a day after Turkey’s president said his government
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — Transcurrían 27 minutos del primer tiempo. Argentina, con gol de Lionel Messi, le ganaba 1 a 0 a Arabia Saudita en el debut del mundial de Qatar 2022, que luego terminó ganando. Poco después, Alejandro “Papu” Gomez asistió a Lautaro Martínez, quien definió ante la salida del arquero Mohamed Al
Continue ReadingBy GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer Mike Tyson’s fight with Jake Paul has been postponed after the 57-year-old Tyson fell ill on a flight last weekend. Tyson and Paul said Friday that they will announce a new fight date next week. They were scheduled to meet July 20 in Arlington, Texas. Tyson became nauseous and
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CNN By Nikki Carvajal and Elise Hammond, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Friday said that Donald Trump’s conviction in the hush money trial reaffirmed “the American principle that no one is above the law.” Speaking from the White House, Biden said the jury consisted of regular Americans who heard evidence and returned a unanimous verdict. “Donald Trump
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GASCONADE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Beardstown, Illinois, man suffered serious injuries Thursday in a crash on Fowler Road, just north of Highway 50 in Gasconade County, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The crash occurred as Austin Becker tried to use the brakes on his 2006 Harley Davidson Custom Softail Classic, and
Continue ReadingBy KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The publisher of “2000 Mules” has issued a statement apologizing to a Georgia man who was shown in the film and falsely accused of ballot fraud during the 2020 election. The widely debunked film includes surveillance video showing Mark Andrews, his face blurred, depositing five ballots in
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN) — El Consejo de Seguridad de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas adoptó por unanimidad el viernes una resolución que pondrá fin a su misión de asistencia en Iraq después de más de dos décadas de la invasión liderada por Estados Unidos en 2003. La resolución acuerda que la Misión de Asistencia
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COLE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) No injuries were reported after a wooden bridge collapsed Friday at the Lock and Dam Spur at the Osage River in Cole County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop F posted a photo on X that showed a truck overturned in the water below the bridge. 🚨Bridge Collapse in Cole County🚨Troopers
Continue ReadingBy FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ and ARMANDO SOLÍS Associated Press COTIJA, Mexico (AP) — Mexico’s drug cartels and gangs appear to be playing a wider role than before in Sunday’s elections that will determine the presidency, nine governorships and about 19,000 mayorships and other local posts. The country’s powerful drug cartels have long staged targeted assassinations of
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By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration issued a warning Friday about baby formula that may be contaminated with a bacteria that could be dangerous for infants. On May 24, Dairy Manufacturers Inc. recalled 12.4-ounce containers of Crecelac Infant Powdered Goat-Milk Infant Formula with Iron 0 to 12 months, Farmalac
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There are not many oval tracks on the NASCAR schedule like World Wide Technology Raceway.
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By Sarah Dean and David McKenzie, CNN Johannesburg, South Africa (CNN) — South Africa’s ruling African National Congress party has lost its majority for the first time in 30 years after national elections this week, marking the biggest political shift in the country since the end of apartheid. Nelson Mandela’s party suffered a seismic blow
Continue ReadingMauricio Torres (CNN Español) — México está a pocos días de elegir al sucesor del presidente Andrés Manuel López Obrador, un político que buscó el cargo en tres ocasiones —2006, 2012 y 2018— y una de las figuras públicas más relevantes en la historia reciente del país. López Obrador afirma que para el final de
Continue ReadingBy LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials say the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier strike group that for months has launched crucial strikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen to protect military and commercial ships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden will remain in the region for at least another month.
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