Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California became the first U.S. state to bar school districts from requiring staff to notify parents of their child’s gender identification change under a law signed Monday by Gov. Gavin Newsom. The law bans school rules requiring teachers and other staff to disclose a student’s gender identity
Continue Reading By John Miller, Casey Tolan and Evan Perez, CNN (CNN) — In the 48 hours before he opened fire on former President Donald Trump, 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks made a series of stops in and around his suburban Pittsburgh hometown. On Friday, he went to a shooting range where he was a member, and practiced
Continue Reading Associated Press BUTLER, Pa. (AP) — Loved ones of the man killed when a sniper opened fire at a rally for former President Donald Trump describe him as a beloved family man and girl dad who served his community with “quiet resilience.” An obituary released Monday for 50-year-old Corey Comperatore says he had worked as
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Joe Nist was in attendance when former President Donald Trump was grazed by a bullet in the ear Saturday evening during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. Nist, of Buffalo, New York, said Trump was about 12 minutes into his speech when gunshots rang out. Trump went down to the ground as Secret
Continue Reading Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Democrats are challenging efforts to place Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and three other candidates on the state’s presidential ballots It’s part of a nationwide effort to block candidates who could siphon votes from incumbent President Joe Biden. Besides Kennedy, Democrats are targeting independent Cornel West, Green Party candidate Jill
Continue Reading ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Washington Nationals closer Kyle Finnegan has been named as a replacement on the National League All-Star team for St. Louis Cardinals closer Ryan Helsley. Finnegan on Monday became the fourth replacement that has been named for the NL roster, while there have been five AL replacements. He also became the 39th
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A 20-year-old Jefferson City man was arrested and charged on Monday after he was accused of killing a man in a crash. Diego Popp was charged with second-degree involuntary manslaughter, leaving the scene of an accident and misdemeanor reckless driving. He is being held at the Cole County Jail without bond.
Continue Reading By Saskya Vandoorne, CNN Paris (CNN) — A French soldier deployed in the country’s anti-terrorism force was stabbed at a train station in central Paris on Monday evening, French government officials said, a little more than a week before the Paris 2024 Olympics’ opening ceremony is due to take place. “A soldier with Operation Sentinelle
Continue Reading A judge’s ruling keeps an abortion-rights question on the South Dakota ballot in November. A judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit filed by an anti-abortion group seeking to have it removed. Supporters of the measure gathered enough valid signatures to put it before voters and turned them in earlier this year. South Dakota is slated
Continue Reading PARIS (AP) — Officials in France say a French soldier has been stabbed outside a big train station in Paris, and the attacker has been arrested. Paris is under a high security alert 11 days before the opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympics. A French military official says that the soldier is hospitalized but is
Continue Reading ATLANTA (AP) — The judge overseeing the long-running racketeering and gang prosecution against rapper Young Thug and others has been removed from the case after two defendants sought his recusal, citing a meeting the judge held with prosecutors and a state witness. Fulton County Superior Court Chief Judge Ural Glanville had put the case in
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is ready to propose a 5% cap on annual rent increases for tenants of major landlords. That’s according to a person familiar with the plan who insisted on anonymity to discuss the upcoming announcement. Biden is expected to unveil the plan during a visit to Nevada on
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MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) An 18-year-old Virginia man died in a crash Monday morning that occurred in the westbound lane of Interstate 70 in Montgomery County, a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report states. According to the report, a 2010 Mercedes Benz was heading west when it ran off the left side of the road
Continue Reading Associated Press BUTLER, Pa. (AP) — Signs of trouble were evident in the minutes before shots rang out at Donald Trump’s rally in Pennsylvania: Police had a report of a suspicious man pacing near the magnetometers and were apparently exchanging photos of the suspect. Witnesses pointed and shouted at an armed man on a nearby
Continue Reading AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Colombia’s soccer federation president and his son were among 27 people arrested during the crowd control issues that broke out at the Copa America final between Argentina and Colombia, police said Monday. Ramón Jesurún, 71, and his son Ramon Jamil Jesurún were detained and charged after the
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was charged with multiple felonies after he was accused of running over another man with a car on Saturday on St. Mary’s Boulevard. Eric Kidd was charged with first-degree assault, leaving the scene of an accident and armed criminal action. He is being held at the Cole
Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — Federal authorities have charged a former Loretto Hospital executive in a scheme to embezzle $15 million from the health care facility. Anosh Ahmed is charged with eight counts of wire fraud, four counts of embezzlement, 11 counts of aiding and abetting embezzlement and three counts of money laundering. He was chief financial officer
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden told NBC News in an interview Monday that it was a “mistake” to say he wanted to put a “bull’s-eye” on Republican nominee Donald Trump, but argued that the rhetoric coming from his opponent was more incendiary. “It was a mistake to use the word,” Biden told
Continue Reading LIHUE, Hawaii (AP) — Authorities suspended the search for a tour helicopter pilot and one of his passengers after they crashed into the ocean off the Hawaiian island of Kauai last week. The U.S. Coast Guard and Kauai officials said they suspended the search Sunday after searching for about 60 hours across hundreds of square
Continue Reading MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — The New York attorney general and the New York Civil Liberties Union have sued a county on Long Island over its latest attempt to ban transgender females from playing on women’s sports teams at county facilities. The separate lawsuits were filed Monday. They came on the same day Nassau County Executive
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