CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Elizabeth Smart, children’s advocate and kidnapping survivor. Personal Birth date: November 3, 1987 Birth name: Elizabeth Ann Smart Father: Ed Smart, real-estate and mortgage broker Mother: Lois Smart Marriage: Matthew Gilmour (February 18, 2012-present) Children: Olivia, November 2018; James, April 2017; Chloe, February
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of journalist and former “CBS Evening News” anchor Dan Rather. Personal Birth date: October 31, 1931 Birth place: Wharton, Texas Birth name: Daniel Irvin Rather Jr. Father: Daniel Irvin Rather Sr., oil pipeliner Mother: Byrl (Page) Rather Marriage: Jean (Goebel) Rather (April 21, 1957-present)
Continue ReadingBy MARTÍN ADAMES ALCÁNTARA and RONALD BLUM SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Authorities say the Detroit Tigers complex in the Dominican Republic has been targeted in the latest robbery of a Major League Baseball facility in the country. Dominican Police spokesman Diego Pesqueira told The Associated Press on Wednesday that one man was apprehended
Continue ReadingBy JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The Kentucky Wildcats no longer preside quite so comfortably over the Southeastern Conference, which is simply harder to do these days. Instead, it is preseason No. 9 Tennessee that is favored to win it, and No. 24 Alabama was the champion and the NCAA Tournament’s
Continue ReadingBy DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A person with knowledge of the deal says the New York Jets are trading seldom-used wide receiver Mecole Hardman back to the Kansas City Chiefs. Hardman signed with the Jets as a free agent last offseason and now returns to the team with
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Montgomery County deputies along with assistance from the MSHP Aviation Unit used thermal imaging drones to search for Glispe after he escaped the area.
Continue ReadingBy SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago’s new police chief says the city’s use of police stations as temporary housing for thousands of migrants seeking asylum has been a “burden” on the nation’s second-largest police department. Police Superintendent Larry Snelling told The Associated Press that one of his main concerns with the housing
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was sentenced Wednesday for his alleged role in trying to distribute fentanyl and illegal gun possession, according to a press release from the Department of Justice., Ryan Knudsen, 31, was sentenced to 10 years in prison without parole, according to the release. Knudsen pleaded guilty on June 20
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Wednesday announced $3.5 billion for 58 projects across the country to strengthen electric grid resilience as extreme weather events such as the deadly Maui and California wildfires continue to strain the nation’s aging transmission systems. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said it was the
Continue ReadingBy Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — Beth Holloway has waited nearly two decades for an end to her family’s “never-ending nightmare” – and while that doesn’t mean getting her daughter back, it does include getting justice for the Alabama teen who disappeared in 2005 on a graduation trip to Aruba. On Wednesday, Joran Van der
Continue ReadingBy Denise Royal and Dianne Gallagher, CNN (CNN) — Prosecutors dropped the charges against a 69-year-old Black woman arrested last month on voter fraud charges in Tallahassee, Florida. Marsha Ervin was on probation after a felony conviction when she voted in the 2020 general and 2022 primary elections. In a filing on Tuesday, State Attorney
Continue ReadingBy DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Cincinnati transfers Aziz Bandaogo and Jamille Reynolds had waivers rejected by the NCAA last week, prompting the Bearcats to file an appeal in hopes of getting both cleared to play when the college basketball season begins in a few weeks. Bandaogo played two seasons
Continue ReadingBy JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Patrick Mahomes says he “jumped” at the chance to invest in a Formula One team when he was asked to join a group of celebrity backers behind the Alpine team. The Kansas City Chiefs quarterback, Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce and golfer Rory McIlroy were
Continue ReadingBy Rachel Wilson, Mark Oliver and Alex Newman, CNN (CNN) — United Nations officials are warning that millions of Palestinians face dehydration and are at risk of waterborne disease in an escalating water crisis as Israel continues to withhold essential supplies from Gaza in the wake of Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack. The last functioning desalination
Continue ReadingBy DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Mike Boynton remembers vividly his first season leading Oklahoma State. He was just 35 at the time. Never been a head coach at any level, much less at a Power Five program. And with just one year on the Cowboys’ bench as an assistant,
Continue ReadingBy MARK LONG AP Sports Writer GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida coach Billy Napier didn’t want to risk keeping receiver Eugene Wilson on the bench. A four-star recruit from nearby Tampa and the shiftiest player on the Gators’ roster, Napier had seen enough of Wilson during fall camp to realize the true freshman could help
Continue ReadingBy Caitlin Hu and Richard Roth, CNN (CNN) — The United States has vetoed a draft resolution at the UN Security Council which called for a humanitarian pause in besieged Gaza – sparking more criticism of political paralysis in the powerful global body. The brief draft resolution, proposed by Brazil, condemned the October 7 terror
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business (CNN) — Apple (AAPL) quietly announced its next-generation Pencil that works with iPads and now includes USB-C charging. The change comes nearly a month after Apple retired its Lightning charger, a milestone moment toward universal charging amid pressure from EU regulators. Like previous models, the third-generation Apple Pencil is
Continue ReadingCNN By Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — The decision by US prosecutors to offer Joran van der Sloot a plea agreement on charges of extortion and wire fraud led to his confession in the 2005 killing of Natalee Holloway in Aruba – and although he likely can’t be prosecuted for the Alabama teen’s death, legal
Continue ReadingBy Ray Sanchez, Melissa Alonso, Isabel Rosales and Kevin Conlon, CNN (CNN) — Two months after the state of Florida formally apologized to Leonard Cure for the 16 years he lost following a wrongful conviction for armed robbery, authorities say he was fatally shot Monday by a sheriff’s deputy during a traffic stop just across
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