Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that a Tennessee woman has a constitutional right to post a yard sign condemning both President Biden and Donald Trump using profane language. Julie Pereira set up the sign in her front yard that uses profanity about the two major party candidates. The city
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas election officials have rejected the petitions submitted for an abortion-rights ballot measure. The secretary of state’s office on Wednesday said organizers behind the measure did not submit paperwork required about paid canvassers it used. The groups submitted more than 101,000 signatures on Friday. The measure would have
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Writers NEW YORK (AP) — There’s more upheaval in the media business. CNN said Wednesday it is eliminating approximately 100 jobs and plans to debut its first digital subscription product before the end of the year. Meanwhile, CBS News President Ingrid Ciprian-Matthews said she was resigning less than a year into her job,
Continue ReadingAP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A former Illinois state senator and candidate for governor will spend 3 1/2 years in prison after pleading guilty in federal court to fraudulent use of campaign funds, money laundering and tax evasion. U.S. District Judge Colleen Lawless on Wednesday also ordered William “Sam” McCann to pay $684,000
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Funeral services have been announced for Boone County Fire Protection District Assistant Chief Matthew Tobben. The Boone County Fire Protection District wrote on its social media Wednesday that a visitation will be held 3-8 p.m. Friday at Oltmann Funeral Home. The funeral will be 11 a.m. Saturday at East Central College in
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock says she doesn’t plan another run to try and get the post of Germany’s leader in the next national election. She said in an interview aired on Wednesday that she needs to concentrate on diplomacy in a time of multiple crises. Baerbock made her environmentalist Green party’s
Continue ReadingBy Kareem Khadder, Ibrahim Dahman and Mohammad Al Sawalhi, CNN (CNN) — The Israeli military expanded its evacuation order to the whole of Gaza City on Wednesday after sending tens of thousands of Palestinians fleeing from several of the city’s neighborhoods earlier this week. It also issued a notice saying it will be suspending inspections
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Louisiana sheriff says a 1-year-old “miracle baby” survived two days of sometimes stormy weather before a truck driver spotted him crawling along a roadside the day after his 4-year-old brother was found dead and his mother was arrested in Mississippi. Calcasieu Parish Sheriff Gary “Stitch” Guillory said the
Continue ReadingBy Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — A Spanish tourist was crushed to death by a herd of elephants inside South Africa’s Pilanesberg National Park after he left his vehicle to take a close-up photo of the breeding animals, local police said. The unnamed European, described by police as a 43-year-old man, visited the game reserve
Continue ReadingAssociated Press This year has already seen many heat records broken as the world grows hotter with more and more greenhouse gases added to the atmosphere. For many places, the highest temperatures since record-keeping began have come in just the last 10 to 15 years. That’s the clearest possible sign that humans are altering the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — The FanDuel sports book took bets on some mixed martial arts fights on April 1, 2022. But — April Fools! The matches had already happened a week earlier. New Jersey gambling regulators have fined FanDuel $2,000 for the error, which 34 gamblers took advantage of. The company paid
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A defense lawyer for Sen. Bob Menendez says acquitting the Democrat would be the patriotic thing to do. Attorney Adam Fee told jurors Wednesday in a closing argument that it would be a “win” for the country if it acquits Menendez of bribery charges. As he left the courthouse,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Poland is hoping a new NATO training center in the country can help recruit more volunteers for the fight in Ukraine. A senior Polish security official, Jacek Siewiera, spoke to The Associated Press in Washington on the sidelines of the NATO summit. The new NATO-Ukraine training center in Poland is
Continue ReadingCLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Fort Campbell soldier found dead in her home earlier this year died of nearly 70 stab wounds, according to an autopsy report. No arrests have been made in the death of 23-year-old Pfc. Katia Dueñas Aguilar, whose body was found in her Tennessee home in May near the Army post.
Continue ReadingAP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The August theatrical release for the second chapter of Kevin Costner’s ambitious Western epic “Horizon: An American Saga” has been canceled after the first film fizzled in theaters. New Line Cinema announced Wednesday that “Horizon: Chapter 2” will not hit theaters on Aug. 16 as scheduled. The studio
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is now expected to address former President Donald Trump’s nominating convention next week. That’s an apparent reversal from just a day earlier when he was expected not to give a speech. DeSantis’ speaking role at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee was disclosed Wednesday by a person familiar with
Continue ReadingBy Gianluca Mezzofiore, Avery Schmitz and Allegra Goodwin, CNN (CNN) — Israeli forces used US-made munitions in a deadly strike on a school complex that was housing displaced people near Khan Younis in southern Gaza, according to a CNN analysis of video from the scene. At least 27 people have been killed and 53 have
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Calls for justice in the death of a Black man who was pinned to the ground during a struggle with security guards at a Milwaukee hotel are growing as thousands of GOP supporters and protesters are expected to gather in the city for the Republican National Convention. D’Vontaye Mitchell’s death on June 30
Continue ReadingHILO, Hawaii (AP) — Operations at Hawaii’s Hilo International Airport were halted when security screeners spotted two items that looked like grenades in a bag belonging to a man from Japan. Police say officers evacuated the terminal area Tuesday morning. A bomb squad determined the grenades were inert, and airport operations resumed about an hour
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Police Department will stop promoting “Courtesy, Professionalism, Respect” on the exterior of its patrol cars. The NYPD is replacing the long-standing motto with a new slogan: “Fighting Crime, Protecting The Public.” A police spokesperson said the change will roll out as the department updates its vehicle
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