By ALANIS THAMES AP Sports Writer BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Gerald Watkins watched Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton and other New York Yankees wade through stalks of corn onto an Iowa field in 2021, near the filming site for the 1989 baseball movie “Field of Dreams.” Watkins thought about Rickwood Field, the 114-year-old ballpark in his
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer McRae Click here for updates on this story OTERO COUNTY, Colorado (KCNC) — Six days after a teen went missing near the Arkansas River, a body was recovered from the water. The Otero County Sheriff’s Office said the body was located about 6:40 p.m. Tuesday. The body was taken to the El Paso
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By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — The USA lost to South Africa in their opening game of the second round of the men’s T20 Cricket World Cup on Wednesday as its historic run at the tournament continued. Having elected to bowl first, the USA were pegged back by some aggressive batting from South Africa, with
Continue ReadingBy Janelle Burrell Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (KYW) — When you’re in the fight for your life, it takes fighting words to go to battle. “I’m brave and I’m strong and I can do all things,” Arianna says. That mantra is what helped 5-year-old Arianna survive cancer. She is a
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By Karen Morfitt Click here for updates on this story DENVER, Colorado (KCNC) — Community members in Denver’s Central Park neighborhood have a lot of questions after discovering a registered sex offender was operating the neighborhood ice cream truck. It started with a handwritten note: $22 owed for ice cream and the Venmo account for
Continue ReadingBy Christian Olaniran Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, Maryland (WJZ) — Former Pikesville High School Principal Eric Eiswert has taken a new role as the principal of Sparrows Point Middle School in Baltimore County, Larissa Santos, Executive Director of Schools said in a letter Wednesday. “I am pleased to share that Mr.
Continue ReadingBy JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The mayor of Kansas City, Missouri, says an economic ‘border war’ between his state and Kansas has restarted. Mayor Quinton Lucas blames a plan approved by the Kansas Legislature that’s aimed at luring his city’s two major-league sports franchises from Missouri. It would allow Kansas to
Continue ReadingBy JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The mayor of Kansas City, Missouri, says an economic ‘border war’ between his state and Kansas has restarted. Mayor Quinton Lucas blames a plan approved by the Kansas Legislature that’s aimed at luring his city’s two major-league sports franchises from Missouri. It would allow Kansas to
Continue ReadingBy Sydney Bishop and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN (CNN) — An outage that shut down the 911 system in Massachusetts for two hours on Tuesday was caused by a computer firewall and not due to a cyberattack or hack, a preliminary investigation has revealed. But the exact reason the firewall “stopped calls from reaching dispatch centers
Continue ReadingBy SARA CLINE Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana has become the first state to require that the Ten Commandments be displayed in every public school classroom, the latest move from a GOP-dominated Legislature pushing a conservative agenda under a new governor. The legislation that Republican Gov. Jeff Landry signed into law on
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press Relatives and friends of seven motorcyclists who died in a 2019 crash urged New Hampshire officials not to allow the trucker involved back on the state’s roads. A jury in 2022 found Volodymyr Zhukovskyy not guilty of multiple manslaughter and negligent homicide counts stemming from a collision in Randolph that
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN Español) — Alejandro Garnacho es joven. Muy joven. Durante la Copa América 2024, el futbolista —nacido en Madrid, España, el 1 de julio de 2004— cumplirá 20 años… y podría celebrar su llegada a la segunda década en pleno torneo, siempre y cuando la albiceleste supere la fase de grupos. La Copa América
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — One of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s police bodyguards has been arrested over alleged bets on the date of Britain’s national election made before it was announced, authorities said Wednesday. The Metropolitan Police force said that a constable in the Royalty and Specialist Protection Command was arrested Monday on suspicion of misconduct in
Continue ReadingOpinion by Sara Stewart (CNN) — At first glance, the Hulu documentary “Brats” promises a deep dive into 1980s nostalgia via its director and star, Andrew McCarthy. His mission: to unpack the decades of damage and tumult visited upon him and his Hollywood co-stars by the term “Brat Pack,” blithely coined in 1985 by snarky journalist David Blum, who used it
Continue ReadingBy KAREEM CHEHAYEB and ABBY SEWELL Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The leader of Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group says it has new weapons and intelligence capabilities that could help it target more critical positions deeper inside Israel in case of an all-out war. Hassan Nasrallah’s comments on Wednesday come as the cross-border conflict simmering between
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Summertime mugginess has settled back into Mid-Missouri and will be a common part of the forecast the next few months. Most daily summer forecasts include humidity as a percentage but you may hear forecasters also mention dew points in the summertime. Dew points are a good measure of humidity across a range of temperatures and
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By Angelica Chiara Yazbeck and Louis Mian, CNN (CNN) — Jumping from building to building in an ancient city might seem like a dream for those who practice parkour — a sport that involves making it past obstacles — but it can cause damage to historic buildings. A London-based parkour group, Team Phat, visited the
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By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Families that lost loved ones in two Boeing 737 Max crashes said on Wednesday that the company committed the “deadliest corporate crime in US history” and asked the Justice Department to fine the company the maximum $24 billion it could face in a criminal trial. The families
Continue ReadingMIAMI (AP) — St. Louis Cardinals right-hander Kyle Gibson was scratched from his scheduled start just before Wednesday’s game with the Miami Marlins because of back tightness. Gibson had been away from the team this week on bereavement leave after a death in his family. About two hours before the game, Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol
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By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Scientists have found microplastics in human penises for the first time, as concerns over the tiny particles’ proliferation and potential health effects mount. Seven different kinds of microplastics were found in four out of five samples of penis tissue taken from five different men as part of a study
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