Associated Press READING, Pa. (AP) — Religion and politics frequently overlap in Reading, an old industrial city in one of the most pivotal swing states of this year’s presidential election. In Pennsylvania, there is early precedent for this kind of thing. The state began as a haven for Quakers and other European religious minorities fleeing
Continue ReadingTAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The United States’ new top envoy to Taiwan has promised Washington will help the self-ruled island defend itself as China ramps up its military threats against Taipei. Raymond Greene assumed his new role as director of the American Institute in Taiwan earlier this week and met Wednesday with Taiwanese President Lai
Continue ReadingBy Yumi Asada, Rinka Tonsho, Nodoka Katsura, Manveena Suri, Sophie Jeong and Kathleen Magramo, CNN Tokyo/ Hong Kong (CNN) — A former soldier who was sexually assaulted while serving in Japan’s military has reached a civil settlement with three of her convicted attackers in a case that exposed a widespread culture of harassment in the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Unionized workers at Samsung Electronics have declared an indefinite strike to pressure South Korea’s biggest company to accept their calls for higher pays and other benefits. Thousands of members of the National Samsung Electronics Union launched a temporary, three-day strike on Monday. But the union said Wednesday that
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FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) In August, residents of Callaway County will elect a new sheriff, in what is likely the biggest race of the county. The Republican primary race between current interim sheriff Darryl Maylee and Victor Pitman occurs on August 6. Former Sheriff Clay Chism is unable to serve after losing his peace officer’s license
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FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) Nia Hinson: Okay, so to start, I’m just gonna have you give me a little bit of background and just tell me a little bit more about yourself. Victor Pitman: Okay, well, my name is Victor Pittman, p-i-t-m-a-n. I’ve been a law enforcement officer for over 40 years. Most of that has
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A battle for control of several swing state capitols is playing out in the shadow of the presidential campaign. National groups aligned with Democrats and Republicans are planning to spend a couple hundred million dollars on state legislative races. The top targets include several states where control of a
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lawrence Cheng, whose family owns seven Wendy’s locations south of Los Angeles, took orders at the register on a recent day and emptied steaming hot baskets of French fries and chicken nuggets, salting them with a flourish. Cheng used to have nearly a dozen employees on the afternoon shift
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Las Vegas baked Wednesday in its record fifth consecutive day of temperatures sizzling at 115 degrees Fahrenheit (46.1 Celsius) or greater amid a lengthening hot spell that is expected to broil much of the U.S. into the weekend. The temperature climbed to 115 shortly after 1 p.m. at Harry
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A defense attorney told jurors Wednesday that the shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was an “unspeakable tragedy” but that “ Alec Baldwin committed no crime; he was an actor, acting.” Baldwin’s lawyer Alex Spiro emphasized in his opening statement in a Santa Fe, New Mexico, courtroom that
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PALU, Indonesia (AP) — Incessant rains have halted the search for 30 people believed trapped under a landslide that engulfed an unauthorized gold mine on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island over the weekend, killing at least 23 people. More than 100 villagers were digging for grains of gold on Sunday in a remote village in
Continue Reading FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) Nia Hinson: So to start, I’m just going to have you to give me a little bit of your background and just tell me a little bit more about yourself and your background in law enforcement training. Darryl Maylee: Okay my name is Darrell Maylee I’m acting interim Sheriff here at Callaway
Continue ReadingBy Helen Regan, Michael Mitsanas, Mariya Knight and Hira Humayun, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine’s largest children’s hospital likely took a direct hit from a Russian missile on Monday, a United Nations assessment has found, as NATO agreed to strengthen Kyiv’s air defenses in the wake of the attack. Russia has repeatedly denied targeting the hospital
Continue ReadingCNN By Helen Regan, Michael Mitsanas, Mariya Knight and Hira Humayun, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine’s largest children’s hospital likely took a direct hit from a Russian missile on Monday, a United Nations assessment has found, as NATO agreed to strengthen Kyiv’s air defenses in the wake of the attack. Russia has repeatedly denied targeting the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BOSTON (AP) — Drivers for ride-hailing companies in Massachusetts are pushing ahead with what they describe as a first-of-its-kind ballot question that could win them union rights if approved by voters. The push comes despite Uber and Lyft drivers having just secured a landmark settlement last month guaranteeing they will earn a minimum
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Pressure mounted Wednesday on Houston’s power utility as millions of residents still had no electricity nearly three days after Hurricane Beryl made landfall, stoking questions over how a city that is all too familiar with destructive weather was unable to better withstand a Category 1 storm. With frustration growing as
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The ballooning debt in East Africa’s economic hub of Kenya is expected to grow even more after deadly protests forced the rejection of a finance bill that President William Ruto said was needed to raise revenue. He now warns “it will have huge consequences.” Facing public calls to resign,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LUCKNOW, India (AP) — A double-decker passenger bus collided with a milk truck in northern India on Wednesday, killing at least 18 people and injuring many others, officials said. The collision occurred on an expressway in Uttar Pradesh state, and 19 injured people were rushed to the hospital by villagers in the area,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — A year after catastrophic flooding inundated parts of Vermont, some homeowners are still in the throes of recovery. Lisa Edson Neveu and her two teenaged sons live in their gutted, flood-wracked Montpelier home, with torn-out walls and floors and a missing ceiling. Their kitchen was destroyed so they cook
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WENZHOU, China (AP) — At a factory in Zhejiang province on China’s eastern coast, two mounds of discarded cotton clothing and bed linens, loosely separated into dark and light colors, pile up on a workroom floor. Jacket sleeves, collars and brand labels protrude from the stacks as workers feed the garments into shredding machines. It’s the
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