Columbia city leaders revealed their fiscal 2023 budget Thursday at City Hall, citing priorities including infrastructure, housing, social services and public safety.
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NANTUCKET, Mass. (AP) — The maker of a massive wind turbine blade that broke apart off Nantucket Island says a manufacturing problem was responsible. GE Vernova, on a conference call Wednesday, said that insufficient bonding was the responsible for the blade coming apart and washing up on the beaches and that there was no indication
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MILLER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Tuscumbia man was charged with first-degree domestic assault on Thursday after he allegedly attacked a woman on Tuesday. Phillip Benedict had an arraignment hearing on Thursday. Court filings state that he was in custody at the hearing, but his name did not appear on the Miller County Jail’s online roster
Continue Reading CHINCOTEAGUE, Va. (AP) — Thousands of people gathered in Virginia to watch the Chincoteague wild ponies make their annual swim across the Assateague Channel, the 99th year of the popular tradition. The ponies made the short swim across the channel Wednesday as the crowd erupted in cheers. Foal No. 6 was crowned “Queen Neptune,” the
Continue Reading Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska lawmakers have kicked off a special legislative session called by Republican Gov. Jim Pillen with a directive to slash soaring property taxes in half. But there appears to be no consensus among legislators on how to do that. Pillen called the special session after lawmakers were unable to
Continue Reading SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — OpenAI is testing a ChatGPT-powered search engine that could put the artificial intelligence company in direct competition with search giant Google and affect the flow of internet traffic seeking news and other timely information. San Francisco-based OpenAI said Thursday it is releasing a preview of the SearchGPT feature to get feedback
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Hoping for a chance to stay in the game and pitch the second no-hitter in San Diego Padres history, Dylan Cease received some help from the man who threw the first. Cease was at 94 pitches through seven innings when Padres manager Mike Shildt glanced at Joe Musgrove. “Joe is
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was charged on Thursday after he allegedly attacked a Cole County Sheriff’s deputy with a shovel on Wednesday. Antonio Robles was charged with third-degree assault and armed criminal action. He is being held at the Cole County Jail without bond. A court date has not been set.
Continue Reading Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa has appointed its first female chief justice. President Cyril Ramaphosa named Mandisa Maya, the current deputy chief justice, as the country’s most senior judge on Thursday. Her term is due to start on Sept. 1, when she will replace Chief Justice Raymond Zondo as the
Continue Reading Associated Press/Report for America DECATUR, Ga. (AP) — Juan Carlos Ramirez Bibiano, an inmate at Telfair State Prison in Georgia, died of heart and lung failure after officers left him in an outdoor cell in the summer heat for five hours without water or ice, despite instructions from a warden to limit the amount of
Continue Reading Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors are urging a judge to uphold Donald Trump’s historic hush money conviction, arguing in court papers made public Thursday that the verdict should stand despite the Supreme Court’s recent ruling on presidential immunity. The Manhattan district attorney’s office said in a court filing that the high court’s opinion
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris told reporters on Thursday that she’s “ready to debate Donald Trump.” She accused him of “backpedaling” away from a previous agreement for a debate hosted by ABC News on Sept. 10. “I think the voters deserve to see the split screen that exists in this race
Continue Reading RACINE, Wis. (AP) — Military scientists have identified the remains of a Wisconsin airman who died during World War II when his aircraft was shot down over Germany during a bombing mission. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency said Thursday that U.S. Army Air Force Staff Sgt. Ralph H. Bode’s remains were identified using anthropological analysis
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A Higbee woman pleaded guilty in federal court on Thursday to stealin from Exchange Bank of Missouri customers in Fayette during a 15-year scheme, a press release from the Department of Justice.
Continue Reading Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Sixty people allege in new lawsuits filed in Missouri that they were abused as children by dozens of Catholic priests, nuns and others, and the man who now leads the Archdiocese of Omaha, Nebraska, is among the accused. Five separate lawsuits seeking unspecified damages were filed this week in
Continue Reading Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Finance ministers from leading rich and developing nations are meeting in Rio de Janeiro to discuss a global tax on the super-rich. The proposal is a top priority for Brazil, which holds the Group of 20 presidency. The proposal before the G20 participants Thursday would require individuals with
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Protesters against the Gaza war have held a “die-in” across from Lafayette Park and the White House as President Joe Biden met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The protesters on Thursday poured red liquid onto the street, saying it symbolized the blood of those killed in Gaza. The protesters
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans are moving quickly to emphasize Vice President Kamala Harris’s role in the Biden administration’s handling of the U.S. border with Mexico, passing a resolution Thursday that condemns her performance in the job. The resolution, which is purely symbolic, echoes an attack line that Republican Donald Trump has taken
Continue Reading Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey has signed a sweeping bill that supporters say builds on the state’s existing gun laws. The bill signed Thursday includes a crackdown on hard to trace “ghost guns” while safeguarding the rights of gun owners. The law is part of an effort to respond to a
Continue Reading PARIS (AP) — U.S. first lady Jill Biden visited some American athletes at an Olympic training center in Paris on Thursday, wishing rugby and track and field competitors good luck and even taking part in a stationary relay drill with runners. Biden arrived in Paris a day before the Summer Games’ opening ceremony on the
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