Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government’s top disaster relief official said Sunday that false claims and conspiracy theories about the federal response to Hurricane Helene — spread most prominently by Donald Trump — are “demoralizing” aid workers and creating fear in people who need recovery assistance. “It’s frankly ridiculous, and just plain false.
Continue Reading Associated Press KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Officials say a massive explosion outside Pakistan’s Karachi Airport has killed two workers from China and injured several others. Police and the provincial government said a tanker exploded Sunday night. The Chinese Embassy said a convoy carrying Chinese power company workers had been attacked and there were Chinese and
Continue Reading Associated Press SAINT-MARC, Haiti (AP) — Nearly 6,300 people have fled their homes in the aftermath of an attack in central Haiti by heavily armed gang members that killed at least 70 people, according to the U.N.’s migration agency. Nearly 90% of the displaced are staying with relatives in host families, while 12% have found
Continue Reading By Sarah Dewberry and Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — A Frontier Airlines flight seemed to catch fire as it made what officials described as a “hard landing” at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas on Saturday. Flight 1326 was arriving from San Diego, and the plane was “in the process of landing,” when smoke was reported
Continue Reading Donald Glover has canceled the remaining dates of Childish Gambino’s North American and European tour. The musician, actor and “Atlanta” creator announced on Friday that he recently discovered an ailment that required surgery. After his New Orleans show on Sept. 7, he sought tests at a hospital and canceled a Houston show the following night.
Continue Reading Associated Press Advocacy groups behind a so-called suicide capsule say they have suspended the process of taking applications for its use as a criminal investigation into its first use in Switzerland is completed. The president of Switzerland-based The Last Resort, Florian Willet, is being held in pretrial detention, said the group and affiliate Exit International.
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KINGDOM CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Fire Fighters Association of Missouri hosted a memorial service on Sunday to remember Missouri firefighters who have died in the line of duty and to commemorate three Missouri firefighters who have died. Gov. Mike Parson declared Sunday, Oct. 6 as Fire Service Memorial Day in Missouri and dedicated the weekend
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After getting trounced by Texas A&M in College Station on Saturday, the Mizzou football team dropped 12 spots in the latest AP Poll. The team is now the No. 21 team in the country. It’s the first time in the 2024 season that head coach Eli Drinkwitz and company have dipped out
Continue Reading AP Film Writer Christopher Ciccone, a multihyphenate artist, dancer, designer and younger brother of Madonna, has died. He was 63. Ciccone died Friday in Michigan, his representative Brad Taylor told The Associated Press Sunday. He had cancer. Madonna posted a tribute to him on Instagram Sunday with a carousel of photos from over the years.
Continue Reading AP College Football Writer It was a week of upheaval in The Associated Press college football poll, with Texas returning to No. 1 on Sunday after a one-week absence following Vanderbilt’s monumental upset of Alabama. The Commodores’ win as more than three-touchdown underdogs caused the Crimson Tide to drop from No. 1 to No. 7.
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Police say two boys, ages 12 and 13, were arrested Saturday in connection with an assault on former New York Gov. David Paterson and his stepson. The 70-year-old Paterson and his 20-year-old stepson Anthony Sliwa were attacked around 8:30 p.m. Friday while out for a walk on Manhattan’s Upper East Side.
Continue Reading By Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — The question for prosecutors reexamining the murder convictions of Lyle and Erik Menendez is not whether they killed their parents, but how culpable they really are. “There’s no question that they committed the killing,” Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón told CNN’s Jim Acosta on Saturday. “The question
Continue Reading MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota man was arrested after allegedly threatening to “shoot up” a Minneapolis synagogue. Officials announced the arrest on Saturday. Staff at Temple Israel reported to the Minneapolis Police Department on Sept. 11 that they had received several phone calls from a person threatening to “shoot up” the synagogue. A special police
Continue Reading AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Even with up to 24 video cameras, Major League Baseball didn’t have a precise picture showing whether Michael Massey’s glove slapped Jazz Chisholm Jr.’s left foot before it touched the corner of second base. Lance Barrett’s initial safe call stood awarding the stolen base, and Alex Verdugo followed
Continue Reading AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs have plenty of star power on the offensive side of the ball, from Patrick Mahomes to Travis Kelce, yet it has been the defense that has helped them to a 4-0 start. That bunch has shut down some of the best players from the Ravens,
Continue Reading AP Film Writer “Joker: Folie à Deux” is the No. 1 movie at the box office, but it might not be destined for a happy ending. In a turn of events that only Arthur Fleck would find funny, the follow-up to Todd Phillips’ 2019 origin story about the Batman villain opened in theaters nationwide this
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris opened a media blitz by the Democratic ticket on Sunday by appearing on the popular “Call Her Daddy” podcast about abortion, sexual abuse and other issues that resonate with women, working in some digs at her GOP opponent along the way. In the roughly 40-minute interview,
Continue Reading CNN By Josh Campbell, CNN (CNN) — Threats to Jews in the United States tripled in the one-year period since the deadly October 7 terrorist attack on Israel by Hamas, preliminary data provided to CNN by the Anti-Defamation League shows. More than 10,000 antisemitic incidents occurred between October 7, 2023, and September 2024 – up
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s chief of staff has quit, citing concerns that growing news reports about her role “risked becoming a distraction to the government.” Sue Gray’s resignation came after recent reports about tensions between her and Starmer’s chief adviser Morgan McSweeney, and that she was earning more than the prime
Continue Reading By Faith Karimi, CNN (CNN) — Calvin Buari parked the black Volkswagen Jetta outside the maximum-security prison he’d called home for years. He gazed up at the hulking concrete wall of the Green Haven Correctional Facility and inhaled deeply. Only weeks before, he’d been on the other side of those walls. But on this June
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