MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president says his successor is planning to build passenger train lines running from the capital to cities on the U.S. border. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador fleshed out Wednesday a proposal made by his successor, President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum. The projects could grow to be nearly double the size of López
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — The founder of Archegos Capital Management has been convicted of securities fraud in a scheme that prosecutors say cost global investment banks billions of dollars. Bill Hwang looked straight ahead as the verdict was read Wednesday. He took several sips of water as the jury found him guilty of 10 criminal
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MORGAN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Gravois Mills man was charged with several child sex crimes on Wednesday. Alex Alter was charged with two counts of second-degree statutory sodomy and one count of first-degree sexual misconduct, a misdemeanor. A warrant was issued for his arrest on Wednesday and no bond was set. He was not listed
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Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former NBA player Jontay Porter admitted Wednesday that he schemed to take himself out of games for gambling’s sake, pleading guilty to a federal conspiracy crime in the scandal that already got him banned from the league. “I know what I did was wrong, unlawful, and I am deeply
Continue Reading Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Salvador Perez homered in both games and MJ Melendez added a solo shot in the nightcap to help the Kansas City Royals beat the St. Louis Cardinals 8-5 for a sweep of a day-night doubleheader Wednesday. Kansas City took the opener 6-4. The Royals have won three in a
Continue Reading AP Health Writer Colorado health officials have confirmed a human case of the plague. The rare bacterial infection is infamously known for killing tens of millions in 14th century Europe. Today, it’s easily treated with antibiotics. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates seven human cases of plague per year in the U.S. The
Continue Reading Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A U.S. District Court judge in Alaska has resigned and could face impeachment after a judicial panel found he had an inappropriate relationship with a law clerk and lied about it. Joshua Kindred was also found to have created a hostile workplace for his clerks. The investigation found Kindred
Continue Reading Associated Press Virginia’s largest utility says it will explore the possibility of using small nuclear reactors to meet growing electricity demands. The move would also help Dominion Energy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Dominion said Wednesday that it has asked producers of small nuclear reactors to evaluate their feasibility for Virginia. They would be based
Continue Reading Associated Press Voters in five states will decide referendums on abortion rights this year, with potentially more to come. Colorado, Florida, Maryland, Nevada and South Dakota will hold referendums on enshrining protection for abortion rights. The U.S. Supreme Court removed the nationwide right to abortion with a 2022 ruling, which sparked a national push to
Continue Reading CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Costco is raising membership fees for the first time since 2017. The hikes, which go into effect on September 1, are part of a larger effort to crack down on membership moochers and boost revenue for the warehouse chain. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up
Continue Reading Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that a Tennessee woman has a constitutional right to post a yard sign condemning both President Biden and Donald Trump using profane language. Julie Pereira set up the sign in her front yard that uses profanity about the two major party candidates. The city
Continue Reading Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas election officials have rejected the petitions submitted for an abortion-rights ballot measure. The secretary of state’s office on Wednesday said organizers behind the measure did not submit paperwork required about paid canvassers it used. The groups submitted more than 101,000 signatures on Friday. The measure would have
Continue Reading Associated Press Writers NEW YORK (AP) — There’s more upheaval in the media business. CNN said Wednesday it is eliminating approximately 100 jobs and plans to debut its first digital subscription product before the end of the year. Meanwhile, CBS News President Ingrid Ciprian-Matthews said she was resigning less than a year into her job,
Continue Reading AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A former Illinois state senator and candidate for governor will spend 3 1/2 years in prison after pleading guilty in federal court to fraudulent use of campaign funds, money laundering and tax evasion. U.S. District Judge Colleen Lawless on Wednesday also ordered William “Sam” McCann to pay $684,000
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Funeral services have been announced for Boone County Fire Protection District Assistant Chief Matthew Tobben. The Boone County Fire Protection District wrote on its social media Wednesday that a visitation will be held 3-8 p.m. Friday at Oltmann Funeral Home. The funeral will be 11 a.m. Saturday at East Central College in
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock says she doesn’t plan another run to try and get the post of Germany’s leader in the next national election. She said in an interview aired on Wednesday that she needs to concentrate on diplomacy in a time of multiple crises. Baerbock made her environmentalist Green party’s
Continue Reading By Kareem Khadder, Ibrahim Dahman and Mohammad Al Sawalhi, CNN (CNN) — The Israeli military expanded its evacuation order to the whole of Gaza City on Wednesday after sending tens of thousands of Palestinians fleeing from several of the city’s neighborhoods earlier this week. It also issued a notice saying it will be suspending inspections
Continue Reading Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Louisiana sheriff says a 1-year-old “miracle baby” survived two days of sometimes stormy weather before a truck driver spotted him crawling along a roadside the day after his 4-year-old brother was found dead and his mother was arrested in Mississippi. Calcasieu Parish Sheriff Gary “Stitch” Guillory said the
Continue Reading By Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — A Spanish tourist was crushed to death by a herd of elephants inside South Africa’s Pilanesberg National Park after he left his vehicle to take a close-up photo of the breeding animals, local police said. The unnamed European, described by police as a 43-year-old man, visited the game reserve
Continue Reading Associated Press This year has already seen many heat records broken as the world grows hotter with more and more greenhouse gases added to the atmosphere. For many places, the highest temperatures since record-keeping began have come in just the last 10 to 15 years. That’s the clearest possible sign that humans are altering the
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