Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Vermont U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders has said he is prepared to pursue contempt charges against Steward Health Care CEO Ralph de la Torre if he fails to show up at a hearing Thursday despite being issued a subpoena. Sanders said Wednesday that de la Torre needs to answer to the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged with a pair of felonies after he allegedly assaulted a woman on Sunday. Christopher Bullock Jr., 21, was charged with first-degree domestic assault and first-degree kidnapping. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. An initial court appearance was held Wednesday afternoon. According to
Continue Reading Associated Press SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Chile’s left-wing president President Gabriel Boric has promised to push for the repeal of an iron-clad amnesty that has for decades ruled out most investigation of crimes against humanity committed by Gen. Augusto Pinochet’s military dictatorship. President Boric’s vow Wednesday — during a speech commemorating the 51st anniversary of
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HUNTSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) A Moberly man who was charged with murder in relation to a July 2023 overdose death pleaded guilty to a lesser charge on Wednesday. Michael Graves, 32, pleaded guilty to second-degree involuntary manslaughter and delivery of a controlled substance. He was sentenced to six years in prison. Graves is currently being held
Continue Reading Associated Press VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Canadian Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre says his party plans to put forward a no-confidence motion “at the earliest possible opportunity” in hopes of bringing down Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government. Poilievre called on New Democratic Party leader Jagmeet Singh to support the motion and trigger an election.
Continue Reading NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Jim Sasser, who served 18 years in the U.S. Senate and six years as ambassador to China, has died. He was 87. The Democrat represented Tennessee in the Senate from 1977 to 1995. Then, President Bill Clinton appointed him ambassador to China, a post he held until 2001. While in the
Continue Reading AP Film Writer TORONTO (AP) — August Wilson’s “The Piano Lesson” deals profoundly with ancestry and heritage, which makes it all the more fitting that the new film adaptation, produced by Denzel Washington and directed by his son Malcolm, is a family affair. “The Piano Lesson,” which premiered Tuesday at the Toronto International Film Festival,
Continue Reading AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A venture capital firm has closed a grant program for Black women business owners as part of a settlement with a conservative group that had filed a lawsuit alleging the program was discriminatory. Both sides announced the settlement Wednesday, two months after a U.S. federal court of appeals
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison without parole on Wednesday for a drug charge, according to a press release from the Department of Justice. Tremaine Davol Bell, 43, pleaded guilty on Jan. 18 for possessing fentanyl with the intent to distribute. Previous reporting indicates that Bell
Continue Reading By Lauren Mascarenhas and Jillian Sykes, CNN (CNN) – Hannah Hoobyar and her family lost their house to a raging Nevada wildfire that experts say could get much worse this week. “We left with just the humans, the animals and the clothes on our backs,” Hoobyar, 26, said, describing dodging “giant chunks of ash” as
Continue Reading Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Court documents say the shooting that critically injured a 15-year-old at an Omaha high school began with a physical fight between two boys before one used a gun hidden inside his hoodie to shoot the other in the stomach. The 14-year-old suspect appeared in court Wednesday afternoon and was
Continue Reading Associated Press DENVER (AP) — State regulators have ruled that a district attorney who brought charges that were ultimately dismissed against a Colorado man accused of killing his wife should no longer be allowed to work as a lawyer, finding that her mismanagement of the case resulted in the prosecution “running aground.” A disciplinary panel
Continue Reading Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) — Many cities have been reshaped by immigrants in the last few years without attracting much notice. Not Springfield, Ohio. Its story of economic renewal and related growing pains has been thrust into the national conversation in a presidential election year — and maliciously distorted by false rumors that Haitian
Continue Reading Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Michigan’s attorney general says records finally given up by Michigan State University don’t reveal anything new about convicted sports doctor Larry Nassar. Attorney General Dana Nessel says it “seems sort of improbable,” but that is the conclusion. Nassar is serving decades in prison for sexually assaulting athletes, mostly female gymnasts.
Continue Reading AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes says he won’t endorse either Donald Trump or Kamala Harris, even as the former president continued to call Mahomes’ wife a supporter of his campaign. Brittany Mahomes had liked, then unliked, a social media post in August outlining the “2024 GOP
Continue Reading AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes says he won’t endorse either Donald Trump or Kamala Harris, even as the former president continued to call Mahomes’ wife a supporter of his campaign. Brittany Mahomes had liked, then unliked, a social media post in August outlining the “2024 GOP
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Rev. Al Sharpton, political activist and Baptist minister. Personal Birth date: October 3, 1954 Birth place: Brooklyn, New York Birth name: Alfred Charles Sharpton Jr. Father: Alfred Sharpton Sr., carpenter/contractor Mother: Ada Essie (Richards) Sharpton Marriages: Kathy Jordan Sharpton (1980-2021, divorced); Marsha
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of actress Julie Andrews. Personal Birth date: October 1, 1935 Birth place: Walton-on-Thames, United Kingdom Birth name: Julia Elizabeth Wells Father: Edward Wells, teacher Mother: Barbara (Morris) Andrews, pianist Marriages: Blake Edwards (1969-2010, his death); Tony Walton (1959-1968, divorced) Children: adopted with Blake
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — Kamala Harris and Donald Trump said as much with their faces as they did with their words during Tuesday’s debate. With their microphones muted unless it was their turn to speak, according to the debate rules, body language took on outsized importance for Harris and Trump Harris in particular leaned into the
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of former CIA Director and former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates. Personal Birth date: September 25, 1943 Birth place: Wichita, Kansas Birth name: Robert Michael Gates Father: Melville A. Gates, wholesale auto parts salesperson Mother: Isabel V. Gates Marriage: Rebecca (Wilkie) Gates (1966-present) Children:
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