By Elizabeth González and Verónica Calderón, CNN en Español (CNN) — Panama on Tuesday carried out its first migrant deportation flight funded by the United States, part of a widening effort to reduce the number of migrants traveling north through the region. Twenty-nine Colombians were deported from Panama City to Medellín, Colombia, according to Panama’s
Continue Reading Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Local officials in western Congo say that a weekend boat accident on the Lukeni river has left at least 20 people dead and hundreds missing. Jacques Nzenza Mongie, the administrator of Kutu territory, says that the motorized wooden boat was carrying around 300 passengers and navigating by night when
Continue Reading MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — President Biden has approved a major disaster declaration for Vermont that makes federal funding available to help people and communities affected by flooding from July 9 through July 11 caused by the remnants of Hurricane Beryl. The storm dumped more than 6 inches of rain in just a few hours on
Continue Reading Associated Press An expelled Yale University student who was acquitted of sex assault charges in 2018 is suing 15 women’s advocacy groups and an attorney for defamation after they called him a “rapist” in a court brief filed in a separate proceeding. Saifullah Khan, a 31-year-old Afghanistan native, said the organizations, including the National Alliance
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Editor’s note: The final paragraph of the story has been corrected to say the phone was knocked out of the victim’s hand. FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) A Callaway County man was charged with rape and other felonies on Tuesday. Randall Morgan, 22, of Williamsburg, was charged with first-degree rape, unlawful use of a weapon, third-degree domestic
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has been active on his social accounts as Democrats gather for their convention in Chicago, but some of his posts don’t have much to do with reality. Ahead of the Democratic National Convention, he posted a fake image of someone who looks like Vice President Kamala
Continue Reading Associated Press A suburban Detroit doctor has been arrested after authorities found scores of nude photos and videos of children and adults taken while the victims were changing at a swim school, lying in hospital beds and undressed elsewhere. Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard says 40-year-old Dr. Oumair Aejaz was arrested Aug. 8 at his
Continue Reading Associated Press IDLIB, Syria (AP) — A key crossing in Syria between an area held by the government and one held by the opposition has been closed again after violence followed its brief reopening this week. A local activist and a war monitor said on Tuesday that opposition groups protested its reopening and that it
Continue Reading BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Rapper NBA YoungBoy has agreed to plead guilty to a federal weapons charge once the case is transferred from Louisiana to Utah, where he faces unrelated charges accusing him of running a prescription drug fraud ring. In court documents filed last week, the rapper, whose real name is Kentrell Gaulden,
Continue Reading MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has made an unscheduled visit to Chechnya, his first trip to the mainly Muslim republic within the Russian Federation in nearly 13 years. Putin was greeted by Chechnya’s self-styled strongman leader Ramzan Kadyrov, before meeting volunteer fighters who train there prior to being deployed in Ukraine. Neither the
Continue Reading Associated Press GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — A trial is scheduled to start in June 2025 for a California man charged with trying to assassinate Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh at his home in a suburb of Washington, D.C. U.S. District Judge Peter Messitte set the trial date for Nicholas John Roske during a hearing Tuesday
Continue Reading Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals have released veteran shortstop Brandon Crawford and reinstated infielder Matt Carpenter from the injured list. Crawford was a four-time Gold Glove winner and three-time All-Star in 13 seasons with the San Francisco Giants. He hit .169 with a homer and four RBIs in 80 plate
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Two Columbia men pleaded guilty on Tuesday in federal court to their roles in a bank fraud conspiracy, according to a press release from the Department of Justice. Chandelle Eugene Marteen, 39, and Jason Lee Patillo, 50, pleaded guilty in separate appearances to participating in a conspiracy to commit bank fraud,
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — Boeing is suffering setbacks on one of its planes that’s already in use and on a new model of its popular 777 jetliner. Federal safety officials said this week they will require inspections of cockpit seats on Boeing 787 Dreamliners. That’s after one of the jets went into a dive when the
Continue Reading AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Tamirat Tola and Hellen Obiri will look to defend their New York City Marathon titles this November. The pair headline strong fields in the annual race around New York’s five boroughs. Tola is coming off a win at the Paris Games where he set an Olympic record in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man who was already charged with several child sex crimes in February has been charged again. Keith Fletcher, 53, was charged on Tuesday with possession of child pornography, second-degree child molestation, second-degree child sex trafficking, second-degree statutory rape, sexual exploitation of a minor and tampering with a witness. Fletcher is
Continue Reading AP Sports Writer LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Jalon Daniels will be under center when No. 22 Kansas opens the season against Lindenwood next week. Jayhawks coach Lance Leipold confirmed Tuesday the electrifying but injury-prone quarterback had remained healthy through fall camp and would be ready for the game on Aug. 29. Daniels hurt his shoulder
Continue Reading COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Former Ohio health director Amy Acton says she’s considering a run for governor in 2026. Acton is a physician and public health expert who became a household name in the state during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. She shared her political deliberations with reporters during the Democratic National Convention
Continue Reading Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice has launched an investigation into a privately operated Tennessee prison where officials say violence and sexual abuse have gone unaddressed for years. Federal prosecutors announced the probe on Tuesday of the Trousdale Turner Correctional Center, the largest prison in the state. They say recent
Continue Reading By Taylor Romine and Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — Five people have been charged in connection with the death of beloved actor Matthew Perry after prosecutors say they took advantage of his vulnerability as an addict and supplied him with the drug that would ultimately kill him. Prosecutors say an underground network of drug sellers and suppliers –
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