The Missouri Ethics Commission told Mayor Brian Treece to dissolve his campaign committee in a Friday order. Once dissolved, the commission promised to take no further action against him.
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By Andrew Carey and Abeer Salman, CNN Five Jewish settlers, among them two juveniles, were detained by Israeli police after an attack on a Palestinian village in the West Bank. The assault, the latest in what human rights groups say is a constant pattern of aggressive acts by settlers in the Masafer Yatta area southeast
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By Kerry Flynn, CNN Business Ozy Media announced on Friday that it will cease operations. The decision comes five days after the The New York Times published a bombshell report about its business practices, which kicked off additional scrutiny from other media outlets. “At Ozy, we have been blessed with a remarkable team of dedicated
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By Rebekah Riess A couple was attacked by a bear and treated for injuries Wednesday evening on the Blue Ridge Parkway near Asheville, North Carolina, according to a release from parkway officials. The couple was picnicking on a grassy hill near the Folk Art Center, a museum of Appalachian arts and crafts, when their unleashed
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By TALI ARBEL AP Technology Writer Ozy is shutting down less than a week after a New York Times column raised questions about the media organization’s claims of millions of viewers and readers, while also pointing out a potential case of securities fraud. The story triggered canceled shows, an internal investigation, investor concern and high-level
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By TALI ARBEL AP Technology Writer Ozy is shutting down less than a week after a New York Times column raised questions about the media organization’s claims of millions of viewers and readers, while also pointing out a potential case of securities fraud. The story triggered canceled shows, an internal investigation, investor concern and high-level
Continue Reading By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing endangered species listing for a desert wildflower that’s only known to exist on a remote ridge in western Nevada where an Australian company plans a lithium mine at the center of a legal battle. The agency issued a
Continue Reading By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing endangered species listing for a desert wildflower that’s only known to exist on a remote ridge in western Nevada where an Australian company plans a lithium mine at the center of a legal battle. The agency issued a
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Check back for updates related to the coronavirus pandemic in Missouri.
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By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — New York Giants defensive back Logan Ryan remembers Tom Brady’s last pass as a Patriot. Ryan intercepted it inside the New England 10 and scored to ice the Tennessee Titans 20-13 victory in the opening round of the playoffs on Jan. 4, 2020. Brady
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Ian Thomas told constituents in his newsletter but did not provide a reason. Thomas was first elected in 2013 and reelected in 2016 and 2019. The councilman established a reputation of pushing for development that encouraged less automobile traffic and for affordable housing, among other causes.
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By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter John Carreyrou is responsible for breaking open the story of Theranos six years ago, prompting broader scrutiny into blood testing startup that would land its CEO and founder Elizabeth Holmes in a federal courtroom over criminal fraud charges. Perplexingly, Carreyrou’s name is among dozens of possible
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By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Justice Sonia Sotomayor on Friday denied a request from a group of New York City teachers to block the city’s vaccine mandate for public school employees. Sotomayor did not refer the request to the other Supreme Court justices, or comment on her action, likely signaling they agreed
Continue Reading By DON BABWIN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — A 23-year-old Indianapolis man has been charged with illegally purchasing a gun that was used in the shooting death of a 7-year-old girl in Chicago. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Indiana says Eric Keys has been charged in the case. The release does
Continue Reading By LISA MASCARO and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has traveled to Capitol Hill and pledged to ‘get it done’ as Democrats strain to rescue a scaled back version of his $3.5 trillion government overhaul and salvage a related public works bill. Biden huddled privately with House Democrats. This after
Continue Reading By LISA MASCARO and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has traveled to Capitol Hill and pledged to ‘get it done’ as Democrats strain to rescue a scaled back version of his $3.5 trillion government overhaul and salvage a related public works bill. Biden huddled privately with House Democrats. This after
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By Geneva Sands, CNN An internal review of the Department of Homeland Security intelligence branch revealed an unprepared and ill-trained workforce was thrown into assisting with intelligence collection amid the civil unrest in Portland, Oregon, in summer 2020, contributing to the gathering and dissemination of intelligence on US journalists there. Insufficient supervision, improper collection tradecraft
Continue Reading By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer Two more airlines — Alaska and JetBlue — will require employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19. That’s happening as the Biden administration steps up pressure on airlines to adopt vaccine mandates. A key White House adviser talked about the matter with the CEOs of American, Delta and Southwest, according
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MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) Mexico Public Safety Department arrest one man Wednesday and another man turned himself in Tuesday after a shooting incident on Sept. 18 in the 1000 block of Buchanan Street. On Tuesday, Randy Curtis Jr., 33, turned himself in for his involvement in the shooting, according to a release. On Wednesday Kareem Phillips-Bey,
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WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Wichita police are searching for a suspect in a shooting death at a hotel. Police say 42-year-old Michael Martinez, of Wichita, was fatally shot Thursday evening at a hotel in east Wichita. Investigators are looking for 31-year-old Patricio Gomez in connection to the shooting. Police said in a news release that
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