NEW YORK (AP) — Dazzling displays of synchronized lights on the facade of Saks Fifth Avenue’s flagship store in midtown Manhattan have thrilled holiday visitors for years. But Saks Fifth Avenue said Monday they’re taking a different approach this year. A spokesperson says they will illuminate the facade and frame the holiday windows. The holiday
Continue Reading OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The mayor of the San Francisco Bay Area city of Oakland is out after just two years in office. The Associated Press has called the race Monday. Mayor Sheng Thao was elected mayor in November 2022 and is the first Hmong American to lead a major city. Recall supporters, including the
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has struck nine targets at two locations in Syria to hit Iranian-aligned militias that had launched attacks on U.S. personnel over the last 24 hours, U.S. Central Command said. No U.S. personnel were injured in the attacks, but as of late Monday the Pentagon did not provide further
Continue Reading Associated Press/Report for America RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — One of two special elections has been announced to fill Virginia Senate seats vacated by newly elected U.S. House members. State Sens. John McGuire and Suhas Subramanyam landed the congressional seats on Election Day. The Virginia Senate President pro tempore announced Monday a special election to fill
Continue Reading YEMASSEE, S.C. (AP) — Employees at a South Carolina compound that breeds monkeys for medical research have recaptured five more animals that escaped last week from an enclosure that wasn’t fully locked. As of Monday afternoon, 30 of the 43 monkeys that made it outside the Alpha Genesis facility in Yemassee are back in the
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Elon Musk’s super PAC spent around $200 million to help elect Donald Trump, according to a person familiar with the group’s spending, funding an effort that set a new standard for how billionaires can influence elections. The billionaire Tesla and SpaceX CEO provided the vast majority of the money to
Continue Reading JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi Valley State University football player who was a passenger in a car involved in a police chase was killed in a crash that left the driver injured, authorities said. Ryan Quinney, 20, of Mobile, Alabama, was killed Friday as the car he was in was fleeing the Mississippi Highway
Continue Reading Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has made a “formal and unreserved” apology in Parliament for the abuse, torture and neglect of an estimated 200,000 children and vulnerable adults in care. Speaking to lawmakers and a public gallery packed with survivors, he said: “It was horrific. It was
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Continue Reading Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom is heading to Washington this week to meet with the Biden administration. His office says he will push for state priorities on health care, disaster relief and climate. He is leaving Monday, days after the Democratic governor called for state lawmakers to convene
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TUSCUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Tuscumbia woman was seriously injured in a UTV crash on Monday at a residence in the 200 block of Crow Road in Tuscumbia, a Missouri State Highway Patrol report says. The report says a 36-year-old Tuscumbia man drove a 2016 Polaris Ranger into a field, hit a rut and the vehicle
Continue Reading By Dawn Sawyer, CNN (CNN) — A scout. A spy. A nurse. An advocate. These were just a few of the titles used to describe a renowned freedom fighter and former enslaved woman who spent her life fighting for others at a commissioning ceremony in Maryland. The Maryland National Guard and Gov. Wes Moore posthumously
Continue Reading Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is considering ways to revive a program that would charge drivers a toll to enter parts of Manhattan. She wants to implement the plan before President-elect Donald Trump gets into office and can block it. Hochul and her staff have been reaching out to
Continue Reading Associated Press AMSTERDAM (AP) — Dutch police are warning of calls for more rioting in Amsterdam a day after dozens of people armed with sticks and firecrackers set a tram on fire in the Dutch capital. The city is facing tensions following violence last week targeting fans of an Israeli soccer club. Police said the
Continue Reading Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The International Criminal Court’s oversight body announced it will open an outside investigation into sexual misconduct accusations against its top prosecutor. That confirms prior reporting by The Associated Press. Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan said that he won’t step down during the probe. The ICC’s internal watchdog opened and
Continue Reading Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Teachers in three Massachusetts communities fighting for new contracts have pushed forward with their demands as parents brace for the possibility of more cancelled classes Tuesday. Teachers in Beverly and Gloucester voted Thursday to authorize a strike and schools were closed Friday as teachers in both districts hit the picket
Continue Reading BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Democrat Cleo Fields has won a Louisiana congressional race in a recently redrawn second majority-Black district. That flips a once reliably Republican seat blue. This is only the second time in nearly 50 years that a Democrat has won in Louisiana’s 6th Congressional District. That feat is attributed to the
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Lou Donaldson, a celebrated jazz saxophonist with a warm, fluid style who performed with everyone from Thelonius Monk to George Benson and was sampled by Nas, De La Soul and other hip-hop artists, has died. He was 98. Donaldson died Saturday, according to a statement on his website. Additional details were
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A firefighter was brought to an area hospital after a large fire on Monday destroyed a building on Hermann’s First Street. Multiple fire agencies working the fire and the Hermann Chamber of Commerce confirmed that the fire was at a business. Photos showed a building in the 200 block of East First
Continue Reading Democrat Cleo Fields won election to a U.S. House seat representing Louisiana on Monday, flipping a Republican-held seat. Fields is a longtime state lawmaker who also served two terms in the U.S. House in the 1990s. The 6th District, which extends from Baton Rouge to Shreveport, was redrawn this year as a majority-Black district. It
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