Police: Man arrested after taking woman hostage at Columbia business
Officers used a Taser to subdue a man and arrest him Friday inside a Columbia business.
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Vote count underway in Sri Lanka’s presidential election after years of turmoil
Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Voting ended in Sri Lanka’s presidential election Saturday as the country seeks to recover from the worst economic crisis in its history and the resulting political upheaval. The election, contested by 38 candidates, was largely a three-way race among incumbent liberal President Ranil Wickremesinghe, Marxist-leaning lawmaker Anura Kumara
Continue ReadingCourt rules nearly 98,000 Arizonans whose citizenship hadn’t been confirmed can vote the full ballot
Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Supreme Court unanimously ruled Friday that nearly 98,000 people whose citizenship documents hadn’t been confirmed can vote in state and local races, a significant decision that could influence ballot measures and tight legislative races. The court’s decision comes after officials uncovered a database error that for two decades
Continue ReadingAlec Baldwin urges judge to stand by dismissal of involuntary manslaughter case in ‘Rust’ shooting
Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Alec Baldwin has urged a New Mexico judge to stand by her decision to end his trial and dismiss an involuntary manslaughter charge against the actor in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of a Western movie. State District Court Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer dismissed
Continue ReadingFederal judge temporarily blocks Tennessee’s ‘abortion trafficking’ law
Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal judge has temporarily blocked Tennessee from enforcing a law banning adults from helping minors get an abortion without parental permission. A judge ruled Friday that Tennessee cannot “make it a crime to communicate freely” about legal abortion options even in a state where abortion is banned at
Continue Reading‘The West Wing’ cast visits the White House for a 25th anniversary party
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — First lady Jill Biden invited cast members from “The West Wing” to the White House to mark the 25th anniversary of the hit drama. Among those who attended Friday’s party in the Rose Garden was Martin Sheen, who played President Jed Bartlet. Sheen gave a Bartlet-style address to the crowd,
Continue ReadingDiving in the Titan ‘was never supposed to be safe,’ mission specialist says of the experimental submersible
By Alaa Elassar and Graham Hurley, CNN (CNN) — Four days of hearings on the 2023 implosion of the Titan submersible which killed all five people on board concluded this week with more damning testimony recounting multiple safety incidents over the years. Patrick Lahey, the CEO of Triton Submarines, testified at the hearing on Friday he was
Continue ReadingMexican president blames US in part for rise in violence in Sinaloa
By Michael Rios, CNN, and Verónica Calderón and Ivonne Valdés, CNN en Español (CNN) — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador says the United States is partially responsible for a wave of violence in the state of Sinaloa that has left dozens dead in the past two weeks, with bodies repeatedly found on public streets and
Continue ReadingHezbollah commander killed in Israeli airstrike was top military official on US wanted list
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The Hezbollah commander killed in an Israeli airstrike in Beirut’s southern suburbs was one of the Lebanese militant group’s top military officials. He was in charge of its elite forces, and had been on Washington’s wanted list for years. Ibrahim Akil was a member of Hezbollah’s highest military body, the
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SportsZone Football Friday Game of the Week Preview: Battle at Hickman
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) There will be much more than just city bragging rights on the line when the lights are fired up over Alumni Stadium on Friday night. Battle is set to make the short trip to Hickman for a crosstown showdown where one of the two programs will walk away with their first win
Continue ReadingShe claimed she aborted her baby at nine months. In this country, there’s no law against that
By Lex Harvey and Gawon Bae, CNN Seoul (CNN) — A South Korean vlogger who claimed to have terminated her pregnancy at 36 weeks is being investigated for murder in a case that’s prompted horror in South Korea and raised urgent questions about why the country has no abortion laws. Seoul National Police began investigating
Continue ReadingWojnarowski one of the first significant sports ‘insiders’ to step away from the spotlight
AP Sports Writer Adrian Wojnarowski’s decision to be one of the first significant insiders to leave on their own and try something new is surprising because some thought it might have happened sooner. Wojnarowski announced his departure from ESPN for the newly created position of general manager of the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball program. The
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Open house takes place Friday for the home where homicide, fire happened in January
An open house is taking place Friday for a home that was dilapidated earlier this year.
Continue ReadingLewd posts by Trump-backed candidate for NC governor removed from porn forum
By Andrew Kaczynski and Em Steck, CNN (CNN) — Offensive posts by North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson were removed from the pornographic website Nude Africa on Thursday, hours after a CNN KFile investigation revealed a series of inflammatory comments posted on the forum by the controversial and socially conservative Republican nominee for governor of North
Continue ReadingBrett Favre to appear before US House panel looking at welfare misspending
Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre, who has repaid just over $1 million in speaking fees funded by a welfare program in Mississippi, is scheduled to appear before a Republican-led congressional committee that’s examining how states are falling short on using welfare to help families in need. The House Ways
Continue ReadingFootage shows NYPD officers firing at man with knife in subway shooting that wounded 4
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Footage of two New York City police officers opening fire at a subway station as they confronted a man holding a knife shows they fired at him as he was standing still, his arms by his side and his back to a train. Police officials have emphasized that the
Continue ReadingGuest lineups for the Sunday news shows
WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — National Security Council spokesman John Kirby; Reps. Mike Kelly, R-Pa., and Jason Crow, D-Colo. ___ NBC’s “Meet the Press” — Sens. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and John Fetterman, D-Pa. ___ CBS’ “Face the Nation” — Israeli President Isaac Herzog; Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla.; Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colo. ___ CNN’s
Continue ReadingA lost cat’s mysterious 2-month, 900-mile journey home to California
Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A gray cat living an extraordinary life of visits to the beach and trips to the lake went on his biggest adventure alone: traveling hundreds of miles from Wyoming to California. But how the feline made it home after getting lost in Yellowstone National Park during a summer camping
Continue ReadingThe head of Boeing’s defense and space business is out as company tries to fix troubled contracts
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Boeing is replacing the head of its defense and space business. That the unit that has been saddled with money-losing government contracts and embarrassing failures by its Starliner space capsule. Boeing said Friday that Ted Colbert was removed immediately as president and CEO of Boeing Defense, Space & Security. He’s being
Continue ReadingHuman remains in Kentucky positively identified as the Kentucky highway shooter
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Human remains found Wednesday in Kentucky were positively identified as the man who shot 12 vehicles and wounded five people on Interstate 75 more than a week earlier, Gov. Andy Beshear announced Friday. The retired couple who found the remains of Joseph Couch typically spend their days creating YouTube videos about
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