INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Authorities say a Missouri man has been charged in the 1993 rape and slaying of a young Indianapolis woman after his DNA matched evidence found at the crime scene and on the victim’s body. Fifty-two-year-old Dana Shepherd of Columbia, Missouri, was arrested Friday in Boone County, Missouri, on murder, felony murder and
Continue Reading JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A man serving time on a 20-year prison sentence for threatening officials in New Jersey has made it onto Alaska’s general election ballot for the state’s lone U.S. House seat this November. Eric Hafner was convicted in 2022 of threatening to kill judges, police officers and others and sentenced to serve
Continue Reading Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Two loggers have been killed by the reclusive Mashco Piro Indigenous tribe deep in Peru’s Amazon. The loggers encroached on their land, according to local rights groups, in the latest event of rising tensions between the two sides and mounting pressure for government intervention. There have been several other
Continue Reading AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The questions wouldn’t stop for Jessica Pegula: Why was she 0-6 in Grand Slam quarterfinals heading into her U.S. Open matchup against No. 1 Iga Swiatek? What could Pegula do to change that? Came up during her on-court interview after winning in the previous round. And again at
Continue Reading The Ravens will visit the Chiefs on Thursday night in a rematch of the AFC championship game to open the NFL season. The Chiefs won 17-10 in January to reach the Super Bowl, where they beat the 49ers to win their second straight title and third in a five-year span. Baltimore had the best regular-season
Continue Reading By Rebekah Riess and Melissa Alonso, CNN (CNN) — A grieving Florida family is demanding answers after a man was found dead in a storage closet more than a week after he was reported missing at a North Miami nursing home and rehab center. Elin Etienne’s body was discovered in the closet at the North
Continue Reading IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The former manager of the machine shop at the University of Iowa’s Department of Physics and Astronomy deposited nearly $1 million that should have gone to the university into his own personal accounts, according to a state audit released Wednesday. The report from State Auditor Rob Sand said Brian Busch
Continue Reading Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — One of John McCain’s four children has registered as a Democrat and will vote for Kamala Harris for President. The endorsement from Jimmy McCain is a valuable nod of support for the Democratic nominee, particularly in Arizona, a battleground state where John McCain remains a beloved figure. Meanwhile, Trump’s running
Continue Reading AP Sports Writer Gathered at a local restaurant for his weekly coaches’ show, Nick Saban took his traditional first call from Pee Wee of Grand Bay, Alabama. Fresh from a loss to Texas last season, the now-former Alabama coach faced a rare situation where he might expect a critical question on his weekly radio show.
Continue Reading Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia gun owner’s attorney asked a judge Wednesday to halt enforcement of a Savannah city ordinance that imposes fines and possibly jail time for people who leave guns inside unlocked cars. The lawsuit by Clarence Belt could ultimately determine whether city officials successfully found a niche where they
Continue Reading AP Sports Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Girls volleyball has never been so popular. Participation has increased every year since at least 1980 — excluding the 2020-21 pandemic — and has accelerated the last decade. The number of girls high school volleyball players in 2022-23 hit 470,000, second only to outdoor track and field. Girls
Continue Reading Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Tribal leaders in Montana are pressing Republican U.S. Senate candidate Tim Sheehy to apologize over remarks he made about Native Americans being “drunk at 8 a.m.” Audio recordings of Sheehy’s racial comments were obtained by Char-Koosta News, the official publication of the Flathead Indian Reservation. The Rocky Mountain Tribal
Continue Reading AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Boeing will attempt to return its problem-plagued capsule from the International Space Station later this week — with empty seats. NASA said Wednesday that everything is on track for the Starliner capsule to undock from the space station Friday evening. The fully automated capsule will aim for
Continue Reading By David Shortell, CNN (CNN) — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has long been critical of his country’s Supreme Court as it stood in the way of some of his signature policy proposals. This month, as he closes out his six-year term in office, he appears poised to remake the entire judiciary in his
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A former Virginia police officer who stormed the U.S. Capitol has received a reduced prison sentence of six years. Former Rocky Mount Police Sgt. Thomas Robertson’s resentencing on Wednesday makes him one of the first beneficiaries of a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that limited the government’s use of a
Continue Reading Police say a second suspect has been arrested for stealing a ceremonial sword and bullhorn from Hall of Fame basketball coach Rick Pitino’s office at St. John’s University. A 17-year-old was arrested Tuesday on burglary and trespassing charges in the Aug. 20 theft. Twenty-five-year-old Emanuel Yakubov was arrested Aug. 23. That was one day after
Continue Reading Associated Press GLOUCESTER, Mass. (AP) — A transgender teenager from Massachusetts is recovering after he was allegedly beaten by other high schoolers at a party. An attorney for Jayden Tkaczyk says the 16-year-old was at a party Friday night in Gloucester when as many as a dozen teenagers attacked him and called him homophobic slurs.
Continue Reading Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A judge has convicted a Minnesota man on gun and drug charges in a case that drew attention because he was sentenced to life in prison as a teen in a high-profile murder case and spent 18 years in prison before his sentence was commuted. Hennepin County Judge Mark Kappelhoff
Continue Reading Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A prosecutor asked a New Mexico judge to reconsider the decision to dismiss an involuntary manslaughter charge against Alec Baldwin in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of a Western movie, according to a court filing made public Wednesday. Special prosecutor Kari Morrissey said there
Continue Reading Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin mayor is condemning a campaign ad run by a Republican independent group that links a Democratic senator with a 2021 Christmas parade massacre. Waukesha Mayor Shawn Reilly called the ad a “pitiful political tool” that “hurts the whole entire community.” U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin faces Republican Eric
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