By Jason Hanna and Alta Spells, CNN A Texas deputy who was fatally shot outside a Houston bar had just returned from paternity leave, an official said. Deputy Kareem Atkins, 30, leaves behind a wife and an infant who’s a few months old, said Constable Mark Herman of the Harris County Precinct 4. A gunman
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By RENATA BRITO Associated Press ABOARD THE SEABIRD (AP) — A humanitarian effort seeks to monitor human rights violations and assist in the rescue of migrants fleeing Libya to Europe by boat on the Mediterranean Sea. The German non-governmental organization known as Sea-Watch conducts the operation. Even if they spot a boat full of migrants
Continue Reading MULTAN, Pakistan (AP) — Officials say police are investigating after a fire overnight in eastern Pakistan killed seven family members. The fire ignited at a house in Punjab province and the rescue service chief says Sunday that firefighters retrieved the charred bodies of seven family members, including a 65-year-old man and a 2-month-old infant. The
Continue Reading By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s new Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has donated religious offerings to a Tokyo shrine viewed by Chinese and Koreans as a symbol of Japanese wartime aggression. Kishida did not visit Yasukuni Shrine, but donated “masakaki” religious ornaments to mark the shrine’s autumn festival. It was the first
Continue Reading By ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press/Report for America AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas lawmakers are on the brink of finishing redrawn U.S. House maps that would shore up their eroding dominance as voters peel away from the GOP in the state’s booming suburbs. The maps approved by the Texas House on Saturday night will now go
Continue Reading By JIM HEINTZ Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — A Soyuz space capsule carrying a cosmonaut and two Russian filmmakers has landed after a 3 1/2-hour trip from the International Space Station. The capsule, descending under a red-and-white striped parachute after entering Earth’s atmosphere, landed upright in the steppes of Kazakhstan on schedule at 0435 GMT
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By Matt Rivers, Etant Dupain, Natalie Gallón, Kylie Atwood and Elizabeth Joseph, CNN Seventeen missionaries from the United States and Canada, some of them minors, were kidnapped in Haiti on Saturday, according to the organization Christian Aid Ministries. “The group of sixteen US citizens and one Canadian citizen includes five men, seven women, and five
Continue Reading By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A group of 17 missionaries including children has been kidnapped by a gang in Haiti. That’s according to a voice message sent to various religious missions by an organization with direct knowledge of the incident. The message from Ohio-based Christian Aid Ministries said the
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By DAVID SMALE Associated Press MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Breece Hall rushed for 197 yards and two touchdowns and Brock Purdy was an efficient 22-of-25 for 208 yards and a score as Iowa State downed Kansas State 33-20. The Wildcats had won 15 of the last 16 games in Manhattan. The teams split the last
Continue Reading By DAVID SMALE Associated Press MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Breece Hall rushed for 197 yards and two touchdowns and Brock Purdy was an efficient 22-of-25 for 208 yards and a score as Iowa State downed Kansas State 33-20. The Wildcats had won 15 of the last 16 games in Manhattan. The teams split the last
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Here are the local scores from Saturday, Oct. 16, 2021. HS SOFTBALL Hallsville 5 | Fulton 12 FINAL Blair Oaks 11 | Fatima 3 FINAL Iberia 9 | Russellville 7 FINAL LOCAL COLLEGE FOOTBALL Central Methodist 30 | Benedictine 24 FINAL Lincoln 7 | Pittsburg State 59 FINAL Greenville 42 | Westminster 14 FINAL Evangel
Continue Reading By MICHAEL KELLY Associated Press DENVER (AP) — David Perron scored two goals, Jordan Binnington stopped 29 shots and the St. Louis Blues held on for a 5-3 win over the Colorado Avalanche in their season opener. Justin Faulk had a goal and an assist and Brayden Schenn also scored for the Blues. Colorado center
Continue Reading HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard has designated the Mediterranean Shipping Company and others as parties of interest in an investigation into a vessel that was determined to be the source of an offshore pipeline leak in Southern California. Coast Guard and National Transportation Safety Board marine casualty investigators boarded a container
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HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard has designated the Mediterranean Shipping Company and others as parties of interest in an investigation into a vessel that was determined to be the source of an offshore pipeline leak in Southern California. Coast Guard and National Transportation Safety Board marine casualty investigators boarded a container
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Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Casi dos décadas desde que se retiró el Concorde, el interés por los viajes supersónicos se ha acelerado y se desarrollan varios aviones ultrarápidos. Las aerolíneas parecen interesadas: United ya se ha comprometido a ofrecer rutas supersónicas a partir de 2029. Pero, ¿qué pasa con los viajes hipersónicos, que
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team fell to the Texas A&M Aggies 35-14 Saturday afternoon after committing 13 penalties for 106 yards. https://youtu.be/JlmL7GGoXWI The Tigers got off to a slow start. Mizzou’s opening drive ended with a Connor Bazelak interception, setting up the Aggies deep in Tiger territory. From there, quarterback Zach Calzada found wide receiver
Continue Reading By DAVID SMALE Associated Press MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Breece Hall rushed for 197 yards and two touchdowns and Brock Purdy was an efficient 22-of-25 for 208 yards and a score as Iowa State downed Kansas State 33-20. The Wildcats had won 15 of the last 16 games in Manhattan. The teams split the last
Continue Reading By DAVID SMALE Associated Press MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Breece Hall rushed for 197 yards and two touchdowns and Brock Purdy was an efficient 22-of-25 for 208 yards and a score as Iowa State downed Kansas State 33-20. The Wildcats had won 15 of the last 16 games in Manhattan. The teams split the last
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After a string of shootings in Downtown Columbia, residents are curious why officials haven’t been more diligent in communicating about the violence.
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By Vasco Cotovio and Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Five United States citizens and a permanent resident who were serving house arrest in Caracas, Venezuela, were picked up by the country’s intelligence service SEBIN on Saturday, just hours after the extradition of Alex Saab, a Colombian financier close to embattled Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, the families of
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