Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — “Hillbilly Elegy” author JD Vance sharply criticized Donald Trump during the 2016 election cycle, before changing course and embracing the former president. Vance rode a Trump endorsement to a seat in the U.S. Senate in 2022. He’s now one of Trump’s fiercest allies and defenders — and among those
Continue Reading Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Alfred Handley leaned back in his wheelchair alongside a major Phoenix freeway as a street medicine team helped him get rehydrated with an intravenous saline solution dripping from a bag hanging on a pole. Cars whooshed by under the blazing 96-degree morning sun as the 59-year-old homeless man with a
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s hard to refer to someone as “Hitler” and end up in their good graces, let alone potentially become the person they choose to help lead the country. But Ohio Sen. JD Vance’s shifting position on Donald Trump over the years from onetime critic of the former president to staunch
Continue Reading Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan has succesfully deployed an upgraded Earth observation satellite for disaster response and security after it was launched on a new flagship H3 rocket. Japan’s space agency said during a livestream that the H3 No. 3 rocket lifted off from the Tanegashima Space Center on Monday and released its payload
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s hard to refer to someone as “Hitler” and end up in their good graces, let alone potentially become the person they choose to help lead the country. But Ohio Sen. JD Vance’s shifting position on Donald Trump over the years from one-time critic of the former president to staunch
Continue Reading Associated Press WEST BATH, Maine (AP) — A man who confessed to killing his parents and two of their friends and wounding three people in a highway shooting has been sentenced to life in prison. Joseph Eaton pleaded guilty to murder and other charges shortly before he was sentenced Monday. He previously had entered an
Continue Reading Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia has appointed Sam Mostyn as only its second woman governor-general, a largely ceremonial role representing the British monarch as the nation’s head of state. It is the first such Australian appointment since the reign of King Charles III began in 2022 and the first by Prime Minister Anthony
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CALLAWAY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Two people were taken into custody Sunday evening after a pursuit in Callaway County, according to a facebook post from the Callaway County Sheriff’s Office. The Sheriff’s Office originally believed three people were in the vehicle at the time of the chase but later learned there were only two. Sgt. Kyle
Continue Reading By Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — A US Marine Corps aircraft has landed on a rebuilt runway on a World War II-era Japanese airfield on the Pacific island of Peleliu, site of one of the Marines’ bloodiest battles of the war and now a possible US basing option in a strategy to counter China. The
Continue Reading AP National Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — They all had a reason to come back. Every single one of them. Simone Biles to move past those wrenching two weeks in Japan three years ago, when the gymnastics superstar prioritized her mental health and safety over glory, a decision that inspired some and maddened others. Suni Lee
Continue Reading Associated Press IBADAN, Nigeria (AP) — The lack of reliable electricity severely affects education and businesses in Nigeria. Schools like Excellent Moral in Ibadan, near Lagos, operate in darkness due to zero grid access, depriving students of essential tools like computers. Nationwide, the power crisis leaves about half the population of more than 200 million
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Fourth of July is expected to bring a fun and firework filled weekend to Mid Missouri. The holiday is also notorious for gatherings and grilling. The Hearth, Patio, and Barbecue Association reports the Fourth of July is the most popular grilling day of the year. According to the National Fire Protection Association,
Continue Reading Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has named a new Cabinet after his African National Congress, the former main opposition party, and nine other parties agreed on the makeup of a coalition government following weeks of haggling. Ramaphosa’s party retained the largest share of ministerial positions as he
Continue Reading By Melissa Alonso and Jillian Sykes, CNN (CNN) — Toronto police are searching for a motorcycle rider wanted in connection with two suspected hate-motivated mischief offenses at synagogues overnight Sunday, according to a news release. The two rock throwing incidents occurred just after 3 a.m. and about a half hour later, according to police. Kehillat
Continue Reading AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The U.S. is prepared to face South American power Uruguay on Monday night at Arrowhead Stadium with its future in the Copa America tournament hanging in the balance. The U.S. lost to Panama last week in a game in which it played nearly the entire way a
Continue Reading AP Health Writer A man on Florida’s northeast coast was bitten by a shark this weekend but is now recovering, authorities said Sunday, in the third shark attack in state waters over the past month. Officials from the Nassau County Sheriff’s Office Marine Unit responding to a distress call Friday morning found the victim in
Continue Reading Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French voters face a decisive choice in the runoff Sunday of snap parliamentary elections that could produce the country’s first far-right government since the World War II Nazi occupation. Or it could leave it with no majority emerging at all. The nationalist, anti-immigration National Rally arrived ahead in the first round.
Continue Reading AP Hockey Writer Four current members of the National Hockey League charged with sexual assault in Canada will become free agents after not receiving qualifying offers from their respective teams. Carter Hart was under contract with Philadelphia, Michael McLeod and Cal Foote with New Jersey and Dillon Dube with Calgary when they were charged in
Continue Reading By Lauren Izso and Hande Atay Alam, CNN (CNN) — Protests in Jerusalem against the drafting of ultra-Orthodox Jews into the Israeli military turned violent on Sunday, with demonstrators attacking both law enforcement officers and a minister’s car, according to local police. Rioters threw stones at police officers and the car of Minister Yitzhak Goldknopf
Continue Reading Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Seth Lugo struck out 10 in six shutout innings to earn his major league-high 11th win, and Salvador Perez hit a two-run homer as the Kansas City Royals beat the Cleveland Guardians 6-2. Bobby Witt Jr. had a run-scoring triple among his three hits for the Royals, who
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