RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — More than 500,000 North Carolina residents have enrolled in state’s Medicaid expansion program in the seven months since it was launched. Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper said in a Friday news conference that his office’s goal was to hit 600,000 in two years but enrollment has exceeded expectations. Expanding Medicaid had been
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican authorities have slapped a “closure” order on a 10-foot tall aquatic statue of the Greek god of the sea Poseidon that was erected in May in the Gulf of Mexico just off the beach in the town of Progreso, Yucatan. Mexico’s environmental protection agency said it lacked permits.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk and his centrist coalition government have suffered a defeat in parliament, where a slim majority rejected legislation that would have eased the strict anti-abortion law. Tusk and his liberal Civic Coalition party supported the draft that would have lifted the current punishment for persons
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FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) A Fulton man was charged with several child sex crimes after authorities allegedly found recordings of him sexually assaulting a child. Jacob Stockglausner, 37, was charged with statutory sodomy, sexual exploitation of a child, first-degree promoting child pornography and possessing child porn. He is being held at the Callaway County Jail without
Continue ReadingThis week’s new streaming entertainment releases include a final album under Donald Glover’s Childish Gambino moniker, Kerry Washington’s comedy “UnPrisoned” returning for a second season and daredevils who scale the world’s tallest buildings fall in love in “Skywalkers: A Love Story.” Roland Emmerich’s “Those About to Die” is a gladiator series set in ancient Rome
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Editors who used EU-Europe-Israel-Weapons, published on April 4, 2024, and datelined in LONDON, as well as several subsequent stories, are asked to use the following story, which explains that the quote about a “plausible risk of genocide” was in a letter from British jurists interpreting a ruling by the International Court of Justice. This
Continue ReadingANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling party has submitted to parliament a controversial bill that aims to manage the country’s large stray dog population. Critics are concerned that the legislation, submitted on Friday, will results in dogs being confined to cramped shelters and potentially lead to the killing of many of
Continue ReadingAP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The Webb Space Telescope has captured a pair of intertwined galaxies glowing in the infrared. NASA and the European Space Agency’s observatory photographed the two galaxies 326 million light-years away, surrounded by a blue haze of stars and gas. The pictures, released Friday, marks Webb’s second anniversary
Continue ReadingAP Tennis Writer LONDON (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz is only a couple of months past his 21th birthday, and yet this whole Grand Slam success thing is already a bit been-there, done-that for him. Moving a step closer to a second consecutive Wimbledon trophy and fourth major championship overall, Alcaraz overcame a shaky start Friday
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Actor Ashley Judd is adding her voice to calls for President Joe Biden to step aside from the presidential race following his performance in last month’s debate, arguing that she worries he could lose to Republican Donald Trump in November. In an opinion piece for USA Today published on Friday, Judd called on
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Human remains found in two suitcases discovered near a bridge in the southwestern England city of Bristol are from two adult men, police said Friday. A manhunt for a man seen behaving suspiciously before the discovery Wednesday has widened. He is believed to have traveled from London earlier in the day, and
Continue ReadingCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio mother who tried to stop two men from stealing her car with her 6-year-old son inside was killed when she was struck by the vehicle and suffered a fatal head injury. Columbus police say 29-year-old Alexa Stakely was at an apartment complex in the city to pickup her son
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has endorsed a bill that raises income taxes for the rich. It is part of an effort to help fill government coffers during the fighting in Ukraine. Putin signed the bill into law Friday, two days after it was approved by both houses of parliament. The legislation envisages
Continue ReadingCNN By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Winston Churchill, often considered Britain’s greatest leader, resigned at 80 in the face of mounting health problems. Keir Starmer, Britain’s newest leader, wants to force lawmakers in the country’s upper chamber to step down at the same age. Does this mean he thinks octogenarians like President Joe Biden
Continue ReadingBy Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Winston Churchill, often considered Britain’s greatest leader, resigned at 80 in the face of mounting health problems. Keir Starmer, Britain’s newest leader, wants to force lawmakers in the country’s upper chamber to step down at the same age. Does this mean he thinks octogenarians like President Joe Biden should
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer Grocery store chain Stop & Shop says it will close 32 underperforming grocery stores across the Northeast by the end of this year. The chain, which is owned by the Dutch supermarket company Ahold Delhaize, said on Friday that it will close 10 stores in New Jersey, eight stores in Massachusetts, seven
Continue ReadingRussian officials say a former staff member of an international monitoring mission in eastern Ukraine has been convicted of spying by a court in the Moscow-occupied Donetsk. Vadym Golda — who was a security assistant for the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe’s monitoring mission — was sentenced to 16 years in prison for
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City jury finished its first three hours of deliberations Friday without reaching a verdict in the corruption trial of U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, who is accused of taking bribes and being a foreign agent for the Egyptian government. As he left the courthouse and headed to
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The United States has renewed a call on China to stop its aggressive actions in the South China Sea, saying a broader web of security alliances has emerged to preserve the rule of law in the disputed waters. Washington’s top diplomat in Manila was joined by counterparts from key
Continue ReadingBy Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — D’Vontaye Mitchell was his mother’s “big teddy bear,” who enjoyed music, cooking and art, and was a beloved brother, uncle and father of two. Mitchell, 43, died on June 30, after he was pinned down by hotel security guards outside a Hyatt Regency in Milwaukee in an incident partially
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