By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Alex Trebek was a part of “Jeopardy” for nearly 37 years, and in spite of his diagnosis of stage IV pancreatic cancer revealed in the spring of 2019, the longtime host of the famed quiz show remained steadfast in his professional commitments until the very end. In a new
Continue ReadingCNN, WAPT, WLBT By Devon M. Sayers and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — A Mississippi sheriff said he was “ashamed” and apologized after five of his former deputies pleaded guilty to charges related to the torture of two Black men. Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey said the police badge was “tarnished by the criminal acts
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN Español) –– La Fiscalía General de México informó este viernes que confiscó 3 toneladas de metanfetamina que se encontraban en dos terrenos en el estado de Sonora, ubicado en el norte del país. La entidad abrió una investigación en contra de quienes estén involucrados con el material. Durante un vuelo de reconocimiento de
Continue ReadingBOISE, Idaho (AP) — A school bus carrying teenage campers rolled over on a winding Idaho highway Friday afternoon, injuring 11 people, the Idaho State Police said. Seven of those hurt had critical injuries and four had non-critical injuries, according to an ISP news release. The Boise County Coroner’s office had not received any reports
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UPDATE: Friday evening Timing of storms Storms will arrive around 6 p.m. near Brunswick and Marshall, before spreading east through the night. Storms will have severe potential all the way across mid-Missouri. SETUP: In the upper atmosphere, high pressure is still staying strong. We aren’t seeing as many impacts heat wise from this system, but
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Astronomers have used the James Webb Space Telescope for a fresh perspective of an iconic celestial favorite called the Ring Nebula. The new image captures never-before-seen details within the colorful nebula, located in the Lyra constellation about 2,600 light-years from Earth. The structure of the Ring Nebula can be
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BOONVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) A man has been charged with multiple child sex crimes after allegedly assaulting two children. Isaac Owen Griffith, 18, is charged with two counts of first-degree sodomy and two counts of first-degree child molestation. He is being held at the Cooper County Jail on a $200,000 bond. Griffith was booked into the
Continue ReadingBy Zoe Sottile and Mark Morales, CNN (CNN) — Social media influencer Kai Cenat has been charged with inciting a riot and unlawful assembly after thousands-strong crowds gathered in Union Square in New York City for a giveaway, leaving dozens of people arrested and several police officers injured. Cenat, who has over 4 million followers
Continue ReadingBy BECKY BOHRER Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A 200-pound walrus calf found alone and miles from the ocean on Alaska’s North Slope is getting bottle fed and receiving round-the-clock “cuddling” from animal welfare workers who are trying to keep the 1-month-old alive. The male Pacific walrus was found Monday and flown 700 miles
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Missing announced on its social media that it will be postponing a search for a missing man. The organization said it is postponing a search originally set for Saturday for Daniel Thompson due to recent rainfall totals and the likelihood of inclement weather. Thompson, 41, of Columbia, was reported missing on
Continue ReadingBy Eyad Kourdi, CNN (CNN) — Fourteen million children are in “dire need” of humanitarian support in Sudan, the United Nation’s children’s agency warned on Friday, as a deadly conflict in the country deepens its hunger crisis. “The numbers are staggering. Almost 14 million children – a number roughly equivalent to every single child in
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN) —El premio mayor de Mega Millions para la noche de este viernes se estima en US$ 1.350 millones, lo que sería el segundo más grande en la historia de la lotería multiestatal. Ahora bien, el pago en efectivo del premio mayor sería de US$ 659,5 millones, antes de los impuestos correspondientes. ¿Cuántos números
Continue ReadingBy Mark Morales and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — The 17-year-old who police believe is responsible for the stabbing death of a 28-year-old professional dancer at a Brooklyn gas station last weekend has turned himself in, a law enforcement source told CNN. The teenager turned himself in with his attorney and is now in police
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press A career fraudster who escaped from a federal prison in Colorado nearly five years ago has been captured on Florida’s Gold Coast while moving into a $1.5 million house near the ocean. The U.S. Marshals Service caught up with 58-year-old Alan Todd May in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday. Investigators say
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Henderson, CNN (CNN) — A grand jury indicted former Columbus, Ohio, police officer Ricky Anderson Friday for murder and reckless homicide in the 2022 death of Donovan Lewis, court records show. Anderson, a 30-year veteran of the Columbus Division of Police who was assigned to the K9 unit, shot Lewis, 20, an unarmed
Continue ReadingBy ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities say a Tennessee man who attempted to enter a Jewish school with a gun fired shots at a contractor there and later pointed his weapon at an officer before police wounded him on a residential street. Police say 33-year-old Joel Bowman went to Margolin Hebrew
Continue ReadingBy Amelia Fabiano Click here for updates on this story GOODYEAR, Arizona (KNXV) — Growth in the West Valley has not been slowing down. Belen Soto Elementary School, part of the Litchfield Elementary School District (LESD), has had to turn part of its library into more classroom space because of the number of students enrolled
Continue ReadingBy JACK DURA Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota regulators denied a siting permit Friday for a proposed carbon dioxide pipeline that would cross five states. The decision complicates an already complex process for Summit Carbon Solutions, which is seeking similar authorization in the other states and is facing opposition from landowners and
Continue ReadingBy Mindy Weisberger, CNN (CNN) — Editor’s note: Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. They’re long and skinny. They’re boomerang-headed and coated in toxic mucus. And they’ve been hiding in plain sight in the US for a long time. Invasive hammerhead flatworms have distinctive
Continue ReadingBy Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — A federal jury has acquitted Louisiana State Police Trooper Jacob Brown, who was charged with a single count of deprivation of rights under color of law, for the beating of a Black man with a flashlight during a 2019 traffic stop, according to Brown’s attorney. The incident was captured
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