CNN By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Crack! The sound of football helmets colliding on the field is an audible sign that fall is just around the corner. But that sound also comes with a darker side. Mounting scientific evidence shows that repeated hits to the head — even if they don’t result in concussions
Continue Reading YOUNTVILLE, Calif. (AP) — “Dancing With the Stars” pro Artem Chigvintsev was arrested Thursday and booked on a domestic violence charge in northern California, according to the local sheriff’s office. When Napa County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a domestic violence call in Yountville, it was apparent that there was potential abuse and Chigvintsev was arrested,
Continue Reading NASA on Friday cut two astronauts from the next crew to make room on the return trip for the two stuck at the International Space Station. NASA’s Nick Hague and Russian Aleksandr Gorbunov will launch in September aboard a SpaceX rocket for the orbiting laboratory. The duo will return with Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore
Continue Reading AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz’s surprising U.S. Open loss to Botic van de Zandschulp in the second round is raising questions for the 21-year-old from Spain who was the pre-tournament favorite and already owns four Grand Slam titles. Alcaraz figured he would be able to turn things around at some point
Continue Reading Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Police used a tanklike vehicle with a battering ram to smash into a Southern California home and arrest the next-door neighbor of a couple living in a nudist community who were reported missing earlier this week, officials said Friday. Officials believe the bodies of Stephanie Menard, 73, and her
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A Columbia man pleaded guilty in court Friday morning and was sentenced 18 years in prison after being arrested in June 2023 following a fire and a 16-hour manhunt.
Continue Reading SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — An Illinois man accused of stabbing a state child welfare worker to death as she was making a home visit to check on children has been found guilty but mentally ill in her killing. A Sangamon County judge convicted 35-year-old Benjamin Howard Reed on Thursday of first-degree murder in the killing
Continue Reading Associated Press HAIFA, Israel (AP) — A 4-year-old boy whose curiosity led to the destruction of a 3,500-year-old jar has returned to the museum in northern Israel where it happened, welcomed by forgiving curators who are using the accident as an educational opportunity. Ariel Geller, his siblings and parents on Friday entered the Hecht Museum
Continue Reading AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Royals first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino will miss the rest of the regular season after breaking his right thumb while trying to make a play at first base in the eighth inning of their loss to Houston, the team announced Friday. Pasquantino is fourth in the majors with
Continue Reading GENEVA (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization believes the ongoing mpox outbreaks in Africa might be stopped in the next six months. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Friday the agency’s first shipment of vaccines should arrive in Congo within days. Africa has received just a tiny fraction of the vaccines needed
Continue Reading The suspenseful thriller “Rebel Ridge,” the 31st studio album from George Strait and the return of the acclaimed English spy series “Slow Horses” are some of this week’s new streaming entertainment releases . The cute mascot Astro Bot gets his own full full-fledged adventure on the PlayStation 5 and Sylvester’s unimpeachable legacy as master of
Continue Reading TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Four days after last scanning in for work, a 60-year-old office worker in Arizona was found dead in a cubicle at her workplace. Tempe police say she never left the building after last reporting for work. Denise Prudhomme worked at a Wells Fargo corporate office. Police say she was found dead
Continue Reading AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Every day, millions of people stream music on Spotify. Some pay a monthly subscription fee for uninterrupted access. Others enjoy the same privileges for free and sit through regular commercial breaks. But how does money from advertisers and subscription fees move to artists’ wallets? According to Spotify exec
Continue Reading Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Aminata Thiam is one of Senegal’s few female beatmakers. Known by her stage name Myamy, she teaches women how to make beats, a type of music production that originated in the U.S. hip-hop scene and that has gained popularity in Senegal thanks to the proliferation of beatmaking computer software.
Continue Reading Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Adnan Syed’s murder conviction still stands after Maryland’s highest court ordered a redo of the court hearing that freed him. In a 4-3 ruling Friday, the court ruled that the earlier proceeding violated the legal rights of the victim’s family since they weren’t given enough notice. It comes in
Continue Reading NHL player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew were killed by a suspected drunken driver while riding bicycles Thursday night near their childhood home in New Jersey. Gaudreau was known as “Johnny Hockey” before he entered the league thanks to his dazzling play growing up and at Boston College. The Carneys Point, New Jersey, native
Continue Reading Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Some security officers at a jail in Atlanta that is under federal investigation walked off the job after the Fulton County sheriff’s office failed to pay money owed to the third-party contractor that employs them. The Fulton County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release that it is facing “a
Continue Reading The hockey world was not alone in sending immediate and heartfelt condolences following the announcement that Columbus Blue Jackets star Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew Gaudreau died when, according to police, they were hit by a suspected drunken driver while riding bicycles in their home state of New Jersey. NBA star LeBron James, former
Continue Reading Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The National Basketball Association formalized its giving over the past four years through a new $300 million grantmaking arm. The NBA Foundation sends flexible funding to nonprofits focused on boosting economic opportunity for Black youth in its teams’ cities. Recipients report few strings attached and comprehensive application processes, a
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One man was killed after he allegedly broke into a home and was shot by the homeowner on Friday morning in Pettis County.
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