By Rob Picheta, CNN (CNN) — Russia is holding a presidential election that is all but certain to extend Vladimir Putin’s rule throughout this decade and into the 2030s. Most votes will be cast over three days from Friday, though early and postal voting started earlier, including in occupied parts of Ukraine where Russian forces are attempting to exert
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — The total solar eclipse next month will leave millions in awe — and potentially expose some perplexing animal behaviors. During the Great American Eclipse of 2017, several zoos across the US said their animals were acting strangely in the brief moments when the sky darkened. Here’s what else you
Continue ReadingBy Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Researchers in India have for the first time documented how Asian elephants bury dead calves. Five calves were found buried on their backs in drainage ditches in tea gardens in northern Bengal, according to a new study. While African elephants are known to bury dead calves, this is the
Continue ReadingBy Saira Mueller, CNN (CNN) — One word. Five letters. Six tries. Countless moments of triumph and dismay. Wordle — the daily word game that became a cultural phenomenon during the pandemic — will release its 1000th puzzle on Friday, March 15. For some, Wordle is a fun way to pass the time. For others, it
Continue ReadingBy JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Beginning with its ninth international opener, Major League Baseball is traveling all over the world in 2024. Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Dodgers play Manny Machado and the San Diego Padres in Seoul, South Korea. The Houston Astros and Colorado Rockies meet in a two-game
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Medicaid in Missouri was recently expanded but it still doesn’t cover hearing aids for adults.
Continue ReadingBy Rashard Rose, CNN (CNN) — A passenger on an Alaska Airlines flight this month repeatedly tried to open the cockpit door, prompting flight attendants to barricade the door and have the man restrained until landing, court documents filed in federal court allege. The passenger, Nathan Jones, has been charged with interfering with a flight
Continue ReadingBy Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — California sheriff’s deputies fatally shot a teenager with autism who was holding a gardening tool over the weekend, the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department and a family attorney said. A “dramatic” incident that unfolded at 15-year-old Ryan Gainer’s family home had already calmed down before authorities arrived at the scene,
Continue ReadingBy Chris Lau, CNN (CNN) — Josh Cavallo, the first top-flight male professional soccer star to publicly identify as gay, has blazed a new trail by proposing to his partner on the pitch of his club. The Australian player made history in 2021 when he posted an emotional online video to talk about his sexuality and
Continue ReadingBy Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — Warships from China, Russia and Iran have held live-fire exercises in a key Middle Eastern waterway this week as the three partners put on a show of force in the volatile region, according to reports in state-run media. The drills near the Gulf of Oman, involving more than 20
Continue ReadingNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Blue Cain had 19 points, Justin Hill scored 17 off the bench and 11th-seeded Georgia finished the game on a 12-0 run to beat No. 14 seed Missouri 64-59 in the first round of the Southeastern Conference Tournament.Cain hit 6 of 12 shots, including 5 of 9 from 3-point range, for
Continue ReadingBy SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — An open seat to lead the nation’s second-largest prosecutor’s office has become one of the most spirited races in the Illinois primary. The Democratic matchup is between a tough-on-crime judge and an attorney with union and establishment backing. The Cook County state’s attorney primary features Eileen O’Neill
Continue ReadingBy Anna Chernova and Lauren Kent, CNN (CNN) — Sergey Kulikov booked the first flight available out of Russia within days of the Kremlin announcing forced conscription and harsh punishments for wartime deserters in September 2022. As a lawyer, Kulikov was concerned about how quickly the legislation was forced through. He felt there was no
Continue ReadingBy DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Dan Skillings Jr. scored 25 points to help Cincinnati beat No. 16 Kansas 72-52 in the Big 12 Tournament. The Jayhawks were missing the league’s top two scorers, Hunter Dickinson and Kevin McCullar Jr. Dickinson dislocated his shoulder in a loss to Houston last
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CRAWFORD COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A St. James man died from injuries he suffered in a Crawford County crash that occurred Wednesday in the eastbound lane of Interstate 44 at mile-marker 221, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The crash occurred as a 2003 Ford F150 – driven by James Hendrickson
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Three Missouri men have been charged with federal firearms counts after a shooting at last month’s Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade and rally left one person dead and roughly two dozen others injured, federal prosecutors said Wednesday. The federal charges were unsealed Wednesday, three weeks after state authorities charged two other men,
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Cole County judge has further delayed a case review for a woman accused of murdering a toddler in 2018. Quatavia Givens was charged with first-degree murder, child abuse, first-degree endangering the welfare of a child and abandoning a corpse in relation to the death of 4-year-old Darnell Gray in 2018.. She
Continue ReadingBy Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — Britain this week showed off a new laser weapon that its military says could deliver lethal missile or aircraft defense at around $13 a shot, potentially saving tens of millions of dollars over the cost of missile interceptors that do the job now. Newly released video of a test
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press NEW YORK — Led by Jimmy Clark III’s 20 points, the Duquesne Dukes defeated the Saint Louis Billikens 83-73 in the second round of the Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament on Wednesday night.
Continue ReadingBy JOE HARRIS Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jordan Binnington made 40 saves and the St. Louis Blues beat the Los Angeles Kings 3-1 in a key game in the race for the final wild-card spot in the Western Conference. Alexey Toropchenko, Jake Neighbours and Brandon Saad scored for the Blues, who kicked off
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