By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Three years ago, Donald Trump had few friends left in the Senate. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell declared in a speech that Trump was “practically and morally responsible” for the violent Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol by spreading “wild falsehoods” about election fraud and
Continue ReadingBy JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A rivalry is flaring up as Kansas lawmakers try to snatch the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs away from Missouri. The Kansas Legislature expects to consider a plan to help both the Chiefs and professional baseball’s Kansas City Royals finance new stadiums even though economists
Continue ReadingBy JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A rivalry is flaring up as Kansas lawmakers try to snatch the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs away from Missouri. The Kansas Legislature expects to consider a plan to help both the Chiefs and professional baseball’s Kansas City Royals finance new stadiums even though economists
Continue ReadingBy DARLENE SUPERVILLE and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Some of Hollywood’s brightest stars headlined a fundraiser for President Joe Biden that took in a record $30 million-plus for a Democratic candidate, according to his campaign, in hopes of energizing would-be supporters for a White House contest they said may rank among
Continue ReadingBy AAMER MADHANI Associated Press OBBÜRGEN, Switzerland (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is pledging America’s full support in backing Ukraine and global efforts to achieve “a just and lasting peace” in the face of Russia’s invasion. Harris represented the United States at an international gathering Saturday in Switzerland on the war. She held a
Continue ReadingBy SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian firepower has been improving since U.S. lawmakers approved a much-needed military aid package this spring, though not quickly enough to halt the Russian offensive in eastern Ukraine. Although the influx of Western munitions has shrunk Kyiv’s glaring artillery disadvantage, Moscow’s forces are still gaining in
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By Lauren Said-Moorhouse and Billy Stockwell, CNN The Mall, London (CNN) — Catherine, Princess of Wales joined other British royals on the balcony of Buckingham Palace for the King’s official birthday, capping her first public appearance since being diagnosed with cancer. The Princess of Wales, her husband William, their children George, Charlotte and Louis gathered
Continue Reading By Nadine Schmidt and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Germany is marking its first Veterans’ Day since World War Two on Saturday, a once unthinkable move that sets aside long-standing unease over the honoring of its soldiers. In a sign of the “Zeitenwende,” or “changing of the times,” that Germany is undergoing in the wake of the Ukraine war,
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Residents in a low-incoming housing building in Jefferson City are fed up with the building’s conditions. ABC 17 News received a complaint about the Kenneth Lock Apartments, a 55 and older housing facility operated by the Housing Authority of Jefferson City. The complaint claimed there was an “infestation of bed bugs,”
Continue ReadingBy ROD McGUIRK and CHARLOTTE GRAHAM-McLAY Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Chinese Premier Li Qiang has arrived in Australia on a relations-mending mission. Panda diplomacy, rock lobsters and China’s global dominance in the critical minerals sector are high on the agenda. China’s second-most powerful politician is expected to visit Adelaide Zoo, a Chinese-controlled lithium
Continue Reading By Nectar Gan, CNN (CNN) — China’s support for Russia is “enabling” its war in Ukraine, leaders of the world’s most advanced economies warned Friday in a hardening of tone against Beijing, while threatening further sanctions against actors that materially support Moscow’s war machine. The stark warning, issued at the end of the annual Group
Continue ReadingLITTLEROCK, Calif. (AP) — A Los Angeles County firefighter has been killed after responding to a vehicle fire at a quarry in a desert community north of Los Angeles. L.A. County Fire Chief Anthony Marrone says an explosion occurred shortly after a firefighting crew arrived at the quarry in Littlerock around 2:10 p.m. Friday, killing
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By Mary Kay Mallonee and Avery Lotz, CNN (CNN) — US forces launched successful attacks late this week on Houthi radars that helped facilitate the Iranian-backed group’s ongoing assaults on ships in the Red Sea, according to US Central Command. CENTCOM said the US military destroyed seven radars in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen, which had
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer DALLAS (AP) — There were two options for the Dallas Mavericks. Pack for Boston, or pack for vacation. Boston awaits. These NBA Finals are not over, thanks to one of the biggest blowouts in title-round history. Luka Doncic scored 25 of his 29 points in the first half, Kyrie
Continue ReadingKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Mallory Swanson scored early in the first half and assisted a 90th-minute goal to help the Chicago Red Stars draw 2-2 against Kansas City Current at CPKC Stadium in the National Women’s Soccer League. In the 6th minute, Sarah Griffith found Swanson in the box, who scored from a tight
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two people who were charged with murder for their alleged roles in a May 26 shootout that left a man dead were indicted by a Boone County grand jury on Friday. Quanina Lakeitha Lambert, 34, and Jordan Jerodisiah Brantley, 18, are being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. Brantley was
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — Jean Succar Kuri, empresario condenado por pornografía infantil y corrupción de menores, murió este viernes a los 79 años en un hospital de Cancún, Quintana Roo, informan varios medios mexicanos. Una fuente de la Fiscalía le confirmó el deceso a CNN. CNN está tratando de contactar al equipo legal de Succar
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By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — Major League Baseball has disciplined umpire Pat Hoberg after investigating him for potentially violating the league’s gambling rules – the second notable betting incident the MLB has dealt with in the last month, the league announced Friday. The league said, during spring training, an investigation was opened on Hoberg, 37, for a “potential violation of
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After a limited rain chance moves through central Missouri tomorrow, a UV Index of 9 is expected. This is very high, meaning it will only take 20 minutes to receive a sunburn without proper protection. Pollen levels will be at a medium level on average through the next couple of days. Oak, Hickory, and Mulberry
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — El Congreso de Perú rechazó este viernes la resolución de la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CoIDH), que se pronunció sobre un proyecto de ley que el Parlamento peruano impulsa en materia de delitos de lesa humanidad cometidos antes de 2002. “Rechazamos cualquier forma de intromisión nacional o extranjera en
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