Associated 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
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing pressure from within his own party to abandon his reelection campaign, President Joe Biden is relying on labor unions to help make the case that his record in office matters more than his age. The 81-year-old Democrat met Wednesday with the executive council of the AFL-CIO, America’s largest federation
Continue ReadingMANASSAS, Va. (AP) — Authorities in northern Virginia say two people have been injured in a shooting outside a shopping mall but are expected to survive. Police in Prince William County say in a statement that the shooting occurred in a parking lot at the Manassas Mall around 2 p.m. Tuesday. Two groups apparently had
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Management at the Heather Ridge Apartment Complex says the water is safe to use after ongoing issues. However, flooding issues remain. One tenant who wished to remain anonymous due to fear of retaliation from Mills Property, told ABC 17 News that they woke up on the morning of June 30 without any
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MONITEAU COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) One person died in a crash in Moniteau County on Tuesday night and another two people are injured, according to a social media post from the Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop F. Two vehicles crashed and troopers are investigating. Troop F wrote that the crash is blocking Highway 50 at Route
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“A small procession will escort Assistant Chief Matt Tobben back to his hometown of Union, Mo. will occur Tuesday, July 9, 2024,” the post read. “Tentative departure time from Columbia, Mo is 10:15 and the procession will travel Interstate 70 to Highway 47 toward Union. The procession will turn on Independence Drive then onto Church Street to Oltmann Funeral Home.”
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Parson signed multiple bills into law on Tuesday, including one that will create new law enforcement legislation. Senate Bill 754 is a larger crime bill that establishes several other laws, including Max’s Law, Blair’s Law and a law regarding juvenile parole eligibility. All legislation will take effect on Aug.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Commissioners in Nevada’s second most populous county on Tuesday refused to certify the results of two local race recounts from last month’s primary, a rare move that has potential implications for the presidential race in one of the nation’s most important swing states. The three Republican members on the
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BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man died in a crash that occurred Tuesday morning at mile marker 117 on Interstate 70, a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report states. The report states that a 2024 Freightliner Cascadia tractor trailer – driven by Derson Jeanlouis, 36, of Brandon, Florida – was in the eastbound lane
Continue ReadingBy Sahar Akbarzai, CNN (CNN) — The body of an American mountaineer has been discovered by a pair of fellow US climbers 22 years after he went missing following an avalanche in the Peruvian Andes. American brothers Ryan Cooper and Wesley Waren found the body of Bill Stampfl on June 27 on Mount Huascaran, according to Joseph Stampfl,
Continue ReadingCNN By Brad Lendon and Mike Valerio, CNN Above the Korean Peninsula (CNN) — As the US Air Force AC-130J flies over South Korea’s towering apartment blocks, its powerful cameras can almost see inside windows on the highest floors. Aiming farther afield, the weapons officers on the four-engine aircraft, nicknamed Ghostrider, can pick out objects at
Continue ReadingBy Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — The gunman who opened fire in Yellowstone National Park last week, leaving one ranger injured, had held a woman against her will and said he planned to carry out a mass shooting at July 4th events outside the park, authorities say. The shooter, identified as 28-year-old Samson Lucas Bariah
Continue ReadingPHOENIX (AP) — A temporary election worker accused of computer tampering in Arizona’s largest county has been charged with additional crimes. An indictment and a news release from prosecutors show that Walter Ringfield was charged with third-degree burglary and criminal trespassing. Authorities say he stole several items while walking through a secure area of the
Continue ReadingNOGALES, Ariz. (AP) — An Arizona judge says a rancher who was unsuccessfully tried in the fatal shooting of a Mexican man on his property will not be retried. Santa Cruz County Superior Court Judge Thomas Fink issued his ruling Tuesday, denying a request by prosecutors who had argued that the possibility of a new
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — After meeting for around two hours Tuesday to discuss whether President Joe Biden should remain at the top of their presidential ticket, Senate Democrats seemed to agree on one thing — it’s best not to talk about it publicly. Behind closed doors, several Democrats expressed deep concerns about whether Biden
Continue ReadingBy Steve Almasy, CNN (CNN) — Almost 250 years ago, British soldiers marched in search of military supplies stockpiled by colonial rebels in Massachusetts and tension turned to bloodshed with battles at the towns of Lexington and Concord that began the Revolutionary War. The fighting in Concord on April 19, 1775, was immortalized by legendary
Continue ReadingAssociated Press A Missouri man accused of keeping a woman hidden in his basement while repeatedly raping her has been indicted for murdering another woman. The local prosecutor on Tuesday said the latest indictment against Excelsior Springs resident Timothy M. Haslett is for the murder of 36-year-old Jaynie M. Crosdale. Haslett now faces 10 felony
Continue ReadingAssociated Press A Missouri man accused of keeping a woman hidden in his basement while repeatedly raping her has been indicted for murdering another woman. The local prosecutor on Tuesday said the latest indictment against Excelsior Springs resident Timothy M. Haslett is for the murder of 36-year-old Jaynie M. Crosdale. Haslett now faces 10 felony
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — A Mexican fisheries industry leader who complained of drug cartel extortion and illegal fishing has been shot to death in the northern border state of Baja California. Authorities said Tuesday that gunmen killed Minerva Pérez, the head of the state’s fishing industry chamber. The state prosecutor says Pérez was
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden saw a neurologist at the White House on Jan. 17 for a neurologic exam, the results of which were later reported as part of his annual physical more than a month later, the White House said on Tuesday. The confirmation came after the White House press
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