By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The bodies of a U.S. missionary couple killed by gang members in Haiti’s capital have been returned to their family in Missouri. Natalie Lloyd’s parents announced on Facebook that the remains of their daughter and son-in-law arrived Friday in Kansas City. Natalie and Davy Lloyd’s
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By Del Rodgers Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KCRA) — Over 150 boys and girls took advantage of a free, one-day basketball camp at Natomas High School. The first annual Basketball And Life Skills Clinic was hosted by Ryan Sypkens and the Stay-In-Touch Outreach And Development organization based in Sacramento. The
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By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A military veteran who was convicted of injuring a police officer’s hand during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol has been sentenced to five years in prison. John George Todd III declined to address the court before U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell sentenced him
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert says the charter flight program still has a few expected kinks but is running smoothly. Engelbert said while it usually takes months of work to put together a charter schedule for a professional league because of plane availability and pilot staffing,
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By Edie Lambert Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KCRA) — During Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month there’s been a spotlight on the importance of education, especially with the recent increase in hate crimes against Asian Americans. A Sacramento Congresswoman has been doing that work for decades, including
Continue ReadingBy Kim Dacey Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, Maryland (WBAL) — The clock is ticking for survivors of church sex abuse in Baltimore. Survivors have until the end of Friday to file a claim with the Archdiocese of Baltimore to be compensated for their abuse. More than 500 people have already filed
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN Español) — El capitán de la selección argentina de fútbol, Lionel Messi, está en la recta final de su participación en la primera parte del año con el Inter Miami, antes de sumarse al combinado nacional para disputar la Copa América en Estados Unidos. Después de ausentarse en el último encuentro que
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By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration has approved another vaccine to help protect older people from respiratory syncytial virus, known as RSV. The shot, made by Moderna and sold under the name of mResvia, could be another tool in the country’s RSV arsenal in the fall. Moderna’s shot is
Continue ReadingBy BRUCE SHIPKOWSKI Associated Press A temporary fix allowing President Joe Biden to appear on this fall’s ballot has cleared the Ohio Senate as the Republican-controlled Legislature concluded a rare special session. Friday’s vote came one day after the House approved the measure, along with a ban on foreign nationals contributing to state ballot campaigns.
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN) — El presidente de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, anunció este viernes que Israel ofreció una “nueva propuesta integral” que proporciona una “hoja de ruta” para un alto el fuego en la guerra con Hamas en Gaza y la liberación de todos los rehenes retenidos por el grupo terrorista. Dijo que la
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By Web staff Click here for updates on this story AMES, Iowa (KCCI) — An Ames man accused of shooting at a car while holding a child is headed to court. Ames police arrested Demetrius Friedl this week. He is charged with child endangerment and reckless use of a firearm. Investigators say the child’s mother
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CNN By John King, CNN (CNN) — Some things take time to sink in. But don’t expect committed Donald Trump voters to suddenly waver because their candidate is now a convicted felon. “Just an abuse of the justice system,” Billy Pierce, a semi-retired consultant and Trump backer in Hartsville, South Carolina, said shortly after the former
Continue ReadingWISE, Va. (AP) — A South Carolina man has pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in the shooting death of a police officer in western Virginia in 2021. The Kingsport Times-News reports that Michael White entered the plea Thursday on the amended charge related to Big Stone Gap Officer Michael Chandler’s death. Chandler was shot while
Continue ReadingBy HOLLY RAMER and RODRIQUE NGOWI Associated Press EAST GREENWICH, R.I. (AP) — As contestants from the latest Scripps National Spelling Bee head home, the oldest living champion is reflecting on his experience and the effect it had on him. William Cashore was 14 when he won the 1954 competition. Now 84, he still remembers
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CNN By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — A New York jury convicting Donald Trump on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records brought the former president’s weekslong trial to a close but ushered in a new phase of the historic case. Now in the unique position of being the first former US president convicted of a felony,
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CNN By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — A New York jury convicting Donald Trump on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records brought the former president’s weekslong trial to a close but ushered in a new phase of the historic case. Now in the unique position of being the first former US president convicted of a felony,
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The chief clerk of the Missouri House of Representatives sued some of her elected coworkers Friday.
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By Beau Bowman Click here for updates on this story GREENFIELD, Iowa (KCCI) — Cheryl Ringer hid in her basement as the tornado crushed her home last Tuesday in the deadly Greenfield tornado. Once the storm had passed, she found herself trapped and could see only a few small rays of daylight. “I noticed that
Continue ReadingBy Madeline Bartos Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — A Beaver County farmer and his employee who were found guilty of using a banned pesticide to kill migratory birds were sentenced to probation, fines and community service. A federal judge convicted 52-year-old Robert Yost of New Galilee and his employee
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of former South African President Thabo Mbeki. Personal Birth date: June 18, 1942 Birth place: Idutywa, Transkei, South Africa Birth name: Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki Father: Govan Mbeki, a teacher and politician Mother: Epainette (Moerane) Mbeki, a teacher Marriage: Zanele Dlamini Mbeki (1974-present) Children: With
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