By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration on Monday asked the Supreme Court to let it enforce new anti-discrimination rules in schools, including protections for pregnant women and women who have had abortions. The administration asked the court in two separate requests to let it enforce some of the new rules starting next month while lower
Continue ReadingAP Technology Writer A week after Elon Musk endorsed Donald Trump for president, President Joe Biden’s team used Musk’s social media platform X — in addition to more neutral spaces such as Facebook and Instagram — to announce he is ending his campaign for reelection. It’s a testament to how ingrained the platform has become
Continue ReadingDAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — Gunshots in an Iowa mall sent people running Monday and one person was injured and expected to survive, police and witnesses say. Davenport Police posted a statement on Facebook that the wounded person had non-life-threatening injuries following the shooting inside NorthPark Mall in Davenport, an east-central Iowa city near the line
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By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Abdul “Duke” Fakir, a founding member of the Motown group the Four Tops, has died, according to his family. He was 88. Fakir died of heart failure in Detroit on Monday, surrounded by his wife Piper and loved ones, according to a statement provided by a spokesperson for the
Continue ReadingBRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia has received the first two of the 14 new F-16 military jets from the United States whose delivery was pushed back two years due to the coronavirus pandemic. President Peter Pellegrini has hailed the arrival of the F-16s at the Kuchyna air base in western Slovakia late Monday by saying
Continue ReadingPRINCETON, Ky. (AP) — A man who was the subject of an intense search after the shooting of a Tennessee Highway Patrol trooper has been arrested in Kentucky, but a second suspect has not been found, authorities said. Braze Rucker was arrested early Sunday morning at a home in Princeton, Kentucky, that state’s police agency
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Several Republican lawmakers seized on gender and diversity, equity and inclusion efforts at the Secret Service as among the reasons for security lapses during the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. It is part of a wider conservative backlash against DEI that has been on the rise since last June, when the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs hope to make “some significant progress” on determining their future home after the lease for Arrowhead Stadium expires in January 2031 and club chairman and CEO Clark Hunt made it clear remaining in metropolitan Kansas City is the primary objective. “We have a special connection with
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN) — La directora del Servicio Secreto de Estados Unidos, Kimberly Cheatle, se enfrentó este lunes a legisladores enojados de ambos partidos, quienes la interrogaron sobre las fallas de seguridad que llevaron al reciente intento de asesinato contra Donald Trump. El presidente de la Comisión de Supervisión de la Cámara de Representantes,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A new Pentagon strategy says the U.S. must invest more to upgrade sensors, communications and space-based technologies in the Arctic to keep pace with China and Russia who are increasingly operating there, including in joint military exercises. Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks tells reporters that now is a critical time
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Editor’s note: The mugshot and jail status was included on Tuesday. CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Kansas City man was charged after a chase with law enforcement early Monday resulted in him becoming seriously injured in a crash. Alex Dee, 29, was charged with resisting arrest and two misdemeanors: Driving while intoxicated and reckless driving.
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The Missouri Board of Parole denied convicted Cole County killer Alyssa Bustamante an early release from prison.
Continue ReadingBy Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — Being a pageant winner takes more than beauty and talent. The newly crowned Miss Kansas Alexis Smith showed that winning the title sometimes requires bravery, too. Smith stunned the judges during her final interview at the Miss Kansas competition last month when she said that her abuser was in
Continue ReadingAP Film Writer The Angelina Jolie-directed war film “Without Blood,” a documentary about Bruce Springsteen and Mike Leigh’s contemporary tragicomedy “Hard Truths” will have their world premieres at the Toronto International Film Festival this fall. The festival announced its gala and special presentation lineup Monday. Also announced were the world premieres of Gia Coppola’s “The
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Wildfires continue to rage across northwestern portions of Canada leading to large portions of the Great Plains and Midwest dealing with smoke drifting south. Northwestern portions of Mid-Missouri including Macon, Chariton, and Saline counties are currently dealing with moderate smoke conditions while the rest of the region sees lighter levels of smoke this afternoon. This
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — Autoridades dominicanas activaron varias medidas de seguridad sanitaria en la zona limítrofe con Haití, incluyendo controles sanitarios estrictos y vigilancia epidemiológica fronteriza ante la sospecha de la aparición de un brote de ántrax en el vecino país. El Ministerio de Salud indicó en un comunicado este lunes que se trata
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By Michael Mitsanas, CNN (CNN) — General Min Aung Hlaing, leader of Myanmar’s military junta, became the country’s interim president on Monday after figurehead leader Myint Swe was placed on medical leave, state media reported. “The Interim President’s Office has sent a letter to the State Administration Council Office notifying it to delegate the responsibilities,”
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — Another week, another shock to the 2024 presidential election. President Joe Biden’s decision to end his campaign and endorse Vice President Kamala Harris raised a large number of questions. For starters, Biden won the Democratic primary in every state that conducted one. Can he just step aside?
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Darren Walker, the president of the Ford Foundation, will step down from his role by the end of 2025. Walker has led the foundation, which is one of the largest in the U.S., since 2013. A gay Black man who grew up in poverty in Texas, Walker focused the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — A Missouri judge has overturned the conviction of Christopher Dunn, who has spent more than 30 years in prison for a killing he has long contended he didn’t commit. Monday’s ruling is likely to free Dunn, but it isn’t immediately clear when. Dunn was convicted of killing a 15-year-old
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