SAO PAULO (AP) — Doctors say Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is recovering in an intensive care unit after undergoing surgery due to an intracranial hemorrhage. The unplanned procedure was performed after the 79-year-old leftist leader felt headaches that doctors believed resulted from a fall at home in October. The hospital on Tuesday
Continue Reading Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Frieder Reimold, the former Berlin bureau chief of The Associated Press German-language service who wrote the iconic 1989 bulletin that East Germany had opened its borders, has died aged 80, his family said. Reimold was listening to a televised evening briefing by an East German official on Nov. 9, 1989,
Continue Reading Associated Press DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Israel carried out a wave of heavy airstrikes across Syria as its troops advanced deeper into the country. That’s according to a Syrian opposition war monitor. Elsewhere on Tuesday, the Israeli defense minister announced that his forces had destroyed Syria’s navy. Israel acknowledged pushing into a buffer zone inside
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Daniel Penny was acquitted Monday in a New York City chokehold death last year. The case drew national attention. Penny, a former Marine, was found not guilty of criminally negligent homicide in the death of Jordan Neely on a subway. Penny claimed he was defending himself and others on the train after Neely got aggressive.
Continue Reading By Wayne Chang, Simone McCarthy and Nectar Gan, CNN Taipei/Hong Kong (CNN) — China has fielded its largest regional maritime deployment in decades, Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said Tuesday, as it monitors what it says is a surge of Chinese military activities in the Taiwan Strait and Western Pacific. Taiwan has been on high alert since
Continue Reading Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand plans to outlaw greyhound racing because too many dogs are hurt or killed, the government said Tuesday, spelling an end to the practice in one of the few countries where it still operates. The racing of greyhounds as a betting sport was wildly popular at times
Continue Reading By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — Renowned poet, activist, author and professor Nikki Giovanni has died. She was 81. “The acclaimed poet, Black Arts Movement icon whose poems of wit, wonder, and wisdom were celebrated in children’s books, on keynote stages and television shows, and in more than two dozen bestselling poetry collections, died peacefully
Continue Reading Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will testify in court for the first time, facing charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust in three separate affairs. The trial has cast a shadow over Israel’s longest-serving prime minister. Netanyahu repeatedly requested to delay his testimony because of the war in Gaza but was denied by the
Continue Reading TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China’s secretive military appears to be up to something around Taiwan, but it’s unclear whether it’s a formal military drill. Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said Tuesday that it has detected a dozen Chinese naval ships and 47 military planes in the past 24 hours, but no live-fire activity as in previous drills.
Continue Reading Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has promised to knock down the corruption charges against him as he took the stand in his long-running trial. The testimony Tuesday set off what’s expected to be a weekslong spectacle that will draw unwelcome attention to Netanyahu’s legal woes as he faces
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Board of Education approved the purchase of six additional weapons detection systems at a pair of the school district’s high schools during Monday night’s board meeting. The system will cost the district $102,246.00 through the Safety and Security operating budget. The district plans on adding three Open Gate weapons detection
Continue Reading Associated Press ALTOONA, Pa. (AP) — The man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare’s CEO struggled with deputies and shouted while being led into court Tuesday as new details emerged about his possible motivation behind the ambush. In his first public words since a five-day search ended with his arrest at a McDonald’s in Pennsylvania, Luigi Nicholas
Continue Reading By Clarissa Ward, Brent Swails and Jessie Yeung, CNN Saydnaya, Syria (CNN) — As Syrians rejoiced across the country this week, many began the frantic search for missing loved ones who had been forcibly disappeared under Bashar al-Assad’s brutal dictatorship. Crowds have descended on the notorious Saydnaya prison, which had become synonymous with arbitrary detention,
Continue Reading Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has met with officials in Japan to reaffirm the importance of their alliance and Washington’s commitment to regional security as threats rise from China and North Korea. Austin’s visit on Tuesday also came amid growing concerns over the safety of Ospreys. The military aircraft have
Continue Reading Associated Press PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — A federal appeals court is scrutinizing the impact of Idaho’s strict abortion ban on emergency medical care. A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel of judges weighed Tuesday whether the ban criminalizing abortions should be enforceable in life- and health-threatening situations. Idaho’s law makes it a felony to
Continue Reading AP Business Writer HONG KONG (AP) — China’s exports slowed in November and its imports declined, falling below forecasts and underscoring potential weakness in trade at a time when its leaders are striving to boost domestic business activity. Customs data Tuesday showed exports grew 6.7% from a year earlier, down from a 12.7% increase in
Continue Reading Associated Press A federal judge on Tuesday night rejected the auction sale of Alex Jones’ Infowars to The Onion satirical news outlet, criticizing the bidding process as flawed and the amount of money that families of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary shooting stood to receive. The Onion had been named the winning bidder on Nov.
Continue Reading AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes drifted lower Tuesday in the runup to the highlight of the week for the market, the latest update on inflation that’s coming on Wednesday. The S&P 500 dipped 0.3%, a day after pulling back from its latest all-time high. They’re the first back-to-back losses for
Continue Reading Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — As President-elect Donald Trump assembles his administration, Republican governors and lawmakers in some states are already rolling out proposals that could help him carry out his pledge to deport millions of people living in the U.S. illegally. Lawmakers in a growing number of states are proposing to give
Continue Reading Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — As President-elect Donald Trump assembles his administration, Republican governors and lawmakers in some states are already rolling out proposals that could help him carry out his pledge to deport millions of people living in the U.S. illegally. Lawmakers in a growing number of states are proposing to give
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