Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Asian stocks were mixed Tuesday after stocks advanced on Wall Street and yields jumped in the U.S. bond market as election-related issues swayed markets worldwide. U.S. futures fell and oil prices rose. The Japanese yen fell to near a fresh 38-year low, reaching 161.66 yen to the dollar early
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) While the annual COMO Shootout is a familiar event for high school basketball programs across the state of Missouri, this year’s experience for those athletes looked a little different. Not only did 23 Varsity and JV teams get the opportunity to compete on the court, they also got the chance to learn
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Top California Democrats have announced their backing for a ballot measure targeting retail theft. The plan is an effort to compete with a tough-on-crime initiative backed by law enforcement and retailers. State leaders say their plan would increase penalties for shoplifting while avoid putting more people behind bars. The
Continue ReadingBelén Liotti (CNN) — Cuando alguien intentó (y fracasó) quemar un garaje de autobuses en Praga a principios de este mes, el infructuoso ataque incendiario no llamó mucho la atención. Hasta que el primer ministro de República Checa, Petr Fiala, reveló que era “muy probable” que Moscú estuviera detrás de esto. La acusación generó alarma
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DANBURY, Conn. (AP) — Longtime Trump ally Steve Bannon was taken into custody Monday after surrendering at a federal prison to begin a four-month sentence on contempt charges for defying a subpoena in the congressional investigation into the U.S. Capitol attack. Bannon arrived at the Federal Correctional Institution in Danbury, Connecticut, around noon
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HARTLEPOOL, England (AP) — A lot of politicians have promised change to voters in Hartlepool, a wind-whipped port town in northeast England. For decades, Labour Party representatives said they would fight for working people, even as well-paid industrial jobs disappeared. Later, Conservatives under then-Prime Minister Boris Johnson vowed to bring new money and
Continue ReadingAssociated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — “Hillbilly Elegy” author JD Vance sharply criticized Donald Trump during the 2016 election cycle, before changing course and embracing the former president. Vance rode a Trump endorsement to a seat in the U.S. Senate in 2022. He’s now one of Trump’s fiercest allies and defenders — and among those
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Alfred Handley leaned back in his wheelchair alongside a major Phoenix freeway as a street medicine team helped him get rehydrated with an intravenous saline solution dripping from a bag hanging on a pole. Cars whooshed by under the blazing 96-degree morning sun as the 59-year-old homeless man with a
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s hard to refer to someone as “Hitler” and end up in their good graces, let alone potentially become the person they choose to help lead the country. But Ohio Sen. JD Vance’s shifting position on Donald Trump over the years from onetime critic of the former president to staunch
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan has succesfully deployed an upgraded Earth observation satellite for disaster response and security after it was launched on a new flagship H3 rocket. Japan’s space agency said during a livestream that the H3 No. 3 rocket lifted off from the Tanegashima Space Center on Monday and released its payload
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s hard to refer to someone as “Hitler” and end up in their good graces, let alone potentially become the person they choose to help lead the country. But Ohio Sen. JD Vance’s shifting position on Donald Trump over the years from one-time critic of the former president to staunch
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WEST BATH, Maine (AP) — A man who confessed to killing his parents and two of their friends and wounding three people in a highway shooting has been sentenced to life in prison. Joseph Eaton pleaded guilty to murder and other charges shortly before he was sentenced Monday. He previously had entered an
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden waged an intense weekend battle to save his reelection bid following his disastrous debate performance but has been unable to dismiss existential questions about his candidacy that are more glaring than ever. Biden is secluded with his family at Camp David following several events at which he
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia has appointed Sam Mostyn as only its second woman governor-general, a largely ceremonial role representing the British monarch as the nation’s head of state. It is the first such Australian appointment since the reign of King Charles III began in 2022 and the first by Prime Minister Anthony
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CALLAWAY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Two people were taken into custody Sunday evening after a pursuit in Callaway County, according to a facebook post from the Callaway County Sheriff’s Office. The Sheriff’s Office originally believed three people were in the vehicle at the time of the chase but later learned there were only two. Sgt. Kyle
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By Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — A US Marine Corps aircraft has landed on a rebuilt runway on a World War II-era Japanese airfield on the Pacific island of Peleliu, site of one of the Marines’ bloodiest battles of the war and now a possible US basing option in a strategy to counter China. The
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By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — Reigning world champion Simone Biles will become the fourth American woman gymnast to compete in three Olympic Games after placing first in the all-around competition at the 2024 US Olympic Gymnastics Trials Sunday in Minneapolis. The four-time Olympic gold medalist finished with an overall score of 117.225. Suni Lee came in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones brought on WIN for Columbia’s Mitzi Clayton to chat about the second-annual WIN Every Day seminar on this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can learn more about the seminar on WIN for Columbia’s website. You can also watch their full conversation in the video player
Continue ReadingBelén Liotti (CNN Español) — Este lunes Panamá y Estados Unidos firmarán un memorando de entendimiento y cooperación, que incluye, entre otras cosas, que el gobierno estadounidense asuma parte del costo de las repatriaciones de los migrantes que entren de forma irregular a Panamá por la selva del Darién, informó a CNN Javier Martínez Acha,
Continue ReadingJoaquin Doria (CNN Español) — El presidente electo de Panamá, José Raúl Mulino, se prepara para asumir funciones al mando del ejecutivo. En ese marco, participó del programa Oppenheimer Presenta, donde explicó sus planes para contener la migración ilegal a través de la selva del Darién y combatir el narcotráfico. También adelantó cómo manejará su
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