Associated Press Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont has nominated state Supreme Court Justice Raheem L. Mullins to become the next chief justice. Lamont on Thursday called Mullins a fair, sensible and empathetic jurist with experience serving in all three levels of the state court system. If confirmed by the General Assembly next year, Mullins will replace
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CNN By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — The US Army issued a stark rebuke of former President Donald Trump’s presidential campaign over the incident on Monday at Arlington National Cemetery, saying in a statement on Thursday that participants in the ceremony “were made aware of federal laws” regarding political activity at the cemetery, and “abruptly pushed aside” an employee of the
Continue ReadingSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Federal agents in Puerto Rico say they have seized $6 million worth of cocaine and arrested two men from the Dominican Republic in waters south of the U.S. territory. U.S. Customs and Border Protection said Thursday that more than 660 pounds of cocaine were found aboard a boat traveling
Continue ReadingBy Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — The man suspected of killing ten people in a Boulder, Colorado, grocery store in 2021 has been deemed fit to stand trial, a judge ruled Friday, and he will remain in custody at a state hospital to ensure he takes medication to maintain his competency. Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — It’s a showdown between the world’s richest man and a Brazilian Supreme Court justice. The justice, Alexandre de Moraes, has threatened to suspend social media giant X nationwide if its billionaire owner Elon Musk doesn’t swiftly comply with one of his orders. Musk has responded with insults, including calling
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The reported altercation at Arlington National Cemetery involving former President Donald Trump’s staff has come less than two weeks after Trump sparked outrage after he seemed to dismiss the Medal of Honor, the military’s highest decoration for service members. Trump’s appearance at Arlington, the reports of an altercation and
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Prominent civil rights lawyer Ben Crump is advertising on players’ outfits at the U.S. Open Grand Slam tennis tournament this week by placing his firm’s name on sponsor patches worn during matches. “Ben Crump Law” appeared on a sleeve of the shirt worn by the Czech Republic’s Tomas Machac
Continue ReadingBy Paris Flannigan Click here for updates on this story OPELOUSAS, Louisiana (KATC) — You may remember Baby Joy, the Opelousas infant who needed a heart transplant. We shared her story back in December. Today, we followed up with Baby Joy and her mother, Crisite Jolivette, to learn that she is doing great and even
Continue ReadingKATC By Paris Flannigan Click here for updates on this story OPELOUSAS, Louisiana (KATC) — You may remember Baby Joy, the Opelousas infant who needed a heart transplant. We shared her story back in December. Today, we followed up with Baby Joy and her mother, Crisite Jolivette, to learn that she is doing great and
Continue ReadingAndrea Saint Martin (CNN) — Israel acordó una serie de pausas en los combates en Gaza en septiembre para permitir que los niños pequeños del enclave se vacunen contra la polio, de acuerdo con funcionarios israelíes y de la ONU. Rik Peeperkorn, representante de la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) para la Ribera Occidental
Continue ReadingPUEBLO, Colo. (AP) — Criminal charges are being considered for a man suspected of hitting a woman at a concert in an incident that prompted country musician Scotty McCreery to stop his show and call the man out. The singer from North Carolina summoned police and security from the stage at the Colorado State Fair
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man accused of assaulting another person at a Columbia apartment complex and holding them against their will for a ransom pleaded guilty to multiple charges on Monday. Ralik Brooks pleaded guilty to two counts of second-degree domestic assault, drug possession and tampering with evidence. He was sentenced to seven years in
Continue ReadingBELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron is defending his government’s decision to give special fast-track citizenship to Telegram messaging app CEO Pavel Durov. Durov is now under preliminary charges in France over alleged criminal activity on his popular platform. Macron also said he was unaware that Durov was coming to France before his
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou’s wide receiver room features plenty of continuity, following a Cotton Bowl championship season. The unit is returning its top six players from last season and is entering its second year with Kirby Moore as offensive coordinator, its third season under wide receivers coach Jacob Peeler and its final season with Brady
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — In a new book, former President Donald Trump threatens to imprison Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg if the tech mogul does anything akin to his 2020 donations that helped fund local election offices. Trump made the threats in a new book he published called “Save America.” In the book he
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is restarting an immigration program that allows migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela to come to the United States. The administration said Thursday that it’s now including “additional vetting” of their U.S.-based financial sponsors following fraud concerns. The Department of Homeland Security had suspended the program
Continue ReadingBIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The Southeastern Conference will release player availability reports in football, baseball and basketball before league games this season as part of safeguarding efforts in college athletics amid the growth of legalized gambling, the conference announced Thursday. The SEC joined the Big Ten and Mid-American conferences by adopting the new policy. “This
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — La Sala Superior del Tribunal Electoral del Poder Judicial de la Federación (TEPJF) aprobó este miércoles, con cuatro votos a favor y uno en contra, el proyecto que confirma la mayoría calificada del partido en el poder Morena y sus aliados —Verde Ecologista y Partido del Trabajo— en la Cámara
Continue ReadingMADISON, Wis. (AP) — Investigators say an inmate found dead at a maximum-security prison in Wisconsin was strangled in his cell. Sheriff’s deputies were called to the Green Bay Correctional Institution on Tuesday evening for a report of an inmate who wasn’t breathing and found 19-year-old Micah Laureano dead at the scene. An initial investigation
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CNN By Kevin Liptak, CNN Savannah, Georgia (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday offered her most expansive explanation to date on why she’s changed some of her positions on fracking and immigration, telling CNN’s Dana Bash her values haven’t shifted but that her time as vice president provided new perspective on some of
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