By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. George Nethercutt, who was a Spokane lawyer with limited political experience when he ousted Democratic Speaker of the House Tom Foley as part of a stunning GOP wave that shifted national politics to the right in 1994, has died. He was 79. Nethercutt died
Continue ReadingBy KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in North Korea early on Wednesday, after saying the two countries want to cooperate closely to overcome U.S.-led sanctions in the face of intensifying confrontations with Washington. Putin was met at Pyongyang’s airport by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Battle Girls Basketball has found a leader for a new era of its program. The school announced on Monday that Chaun Davis is taking over as the team’s next head coach. “I am honored to accept the position of head girls basketball coach at Battle High School,” Davis said in the school’s
Continue ReadingBy EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. experts say activities of armed groups in the volatile Central African Republic have increased, complicating a security landscape that has seen a spillover of the conflict in neighboring Sudan. The panel of experts cite confirmed reports of air raids by the Sudanese military around
Continue ReadingBelén Liotti (CNN) — El invierno nunca llegó para mí. Digo eso sin siquiera entender completamente lo que eso significa, aunque sí sé que significa mucho para los fanáticos de “Game of Thrones” y “House of the Dragon”. Estoy completamente preparada para ser juzgada por todo lo que voy a decir. Entiendo completamente el fandom.
Continue ReadingBy JAIMIE DING Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A U.S. Secret Service agent was robbed at gunpoint as President Joe Biden was visiting Los Angeles for a fundraising event over the weekend, officials said. The agent was returning from work Saturday night when he was accosted in a residential community in Tustin, about an
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By Hadas Gold, CNN (CNN) — Alex Jones’ notorious conspiracy platform Infowars may have survived a key decision from a federal judge last week, but the platform’s future is far from secure. A bankruptcy judge in Houston on Friday allowed Jones to liquidate his personal assets to help pay the nearly $1.5 billion that he owes the families of
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By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Actor Ian McKellen is on the path to recovery after falling during a performance at a theater in London, according to a statement from the producers of play in which he is starring. The producers of “Player Kings,” a new version of Shakespeare’s “Henry IV” that was adapted by
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SEDALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Sedalia woman was charged with five felonies after she allegedly shot a man at a residence on June 10. Jessica Kennedy was charged with first-degree assault, unlawful use of a weapon, illegal gun possession and two counts of armed criminal action. Court records indicate that a warrant was served on Saturday.
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El expresidente Donald Trump, que ha prometido llevar a cabo deportaciones masivas si es elegido para un segundo mandato en noviembre, continuó con su retórica llena de ira sobre la inmigración ilegal en un mitin de campaña en Nevada a principios de junio. “Prácticamente el 100% de los nuevos puestos de
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — La pregunta ni siquiera iba dirigida al presidente de Estados Unidos Joe Biden, pero su determinación por responder creó un momento revelador sobre la guerra en Ucrania, la maquinaria bélica del presidente de Rusia, Vladimir Putin, y las crecientes tensiones de Estados Unidos con China. Al presidente de Ucrania, Volodymyr Zelensky,
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By Caitlin Danaher and Sugam Pokharel, CNN London (CNN) — A former opposition lawmaker in Britain’s House of Commons has alleged that the UK’s domestic spy agency MI5 may have issued a rare alert notice in 2022 about an alleged Chinese agent as a distraction from the so-called Partygate scandal, according to testimony before a
Continue ReadingBy ALEXANDRA OLSON AND CLAIRE SAVAGE AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge on Monday granted the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, as well as employers in two Southern states, temporary relief from complying with a federal rule that would have required them to provide workers with time off and other workplace
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Police have cleared an entrenched pro-Palestinian encampment at California State University, Los Angeles, just days after demonstrators occupied and trashed a building. Officers issued a dispersal order on Monday and about seven remaining protesters left voluntarily, a campus spokesperson said. There were no arrests. Officials say it will likely take several
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MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) A Mexico, Missouri, man was charged with four felonies and two misdemeanors after he allegedly fired a gun before smacking a teenaged driver on Saturday. James Vomund was charged on Monday with endangering the welfare of a child, unlawful use of a weapon, armed criminal action, third-degree assault and a pair of
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Actor Ian McKellen said Tuesday he is looking forward to returning to work after he toppled off a London stage mid-performance and was hospitalized. McKellen, 85, said he was “hugely indebted” to medics who treated him after the tumble on Monday night during a performance of “Player Kings” at London’s Noel Coward
Continue ReadingBy JAIMIE DING Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The city of Los Angeles will pay $300,000 to settle a lawsuit it filed against a local journalist and a technology watchdog group last year for posting the photos and information of hundreds of undercover police officers online. The journalist’s attorney says the settlement will cover
Continue ReadingBy WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris has met with an Israeli lawyer who has publicly described being sexually assaulted while held hostage in Gaza. Harris said Monday that the story left her fearing more such accounts “will only increase as more hostages are released.” The vice presient hosted an
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked an Iowa law that would have allowed law enforcement in the state to file criminal charges against people with outstanding deportation orders or who previously had been denied entry to the U.S. U.S. District Court Judge Stephen Locher
Continue ReadingBy Nic F. Anderson, CNN (CNN) — Lamor Whitehead, a flashy Brooklyn pastor nicknamed the “Bling Bishop,” was sentenced Monday to nine years in prison after being convicted of using a parishioner’s retirement savings and trying to extort a businessman, the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York announced. Whitehead was found guilty
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