By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press A federal judge has ordered Oregon counties to release criminal defendants from jail if they aren’t appointed an attorney within a week of their first court appearance. The state is one of many that have struggled to ensure their public defense systems meet the requirements of the U.S. Constitution’s Sixth
Continue Reading By Cheri Mossburg and Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — The trial against Kouri Richins, the Utah mother accused of poisoning her husband with a lethal dose of fentanyl, will proceed, Judge Richard Mrazik ruled on Friday. Richins faces drug and murder charges for allegedly giving her husband, Eric Richins, a fatal dose of fentanyl in
Continue Reading By Shawn Nottingham and Macie Goldfarb, CNN (CNN) — A second inmate who escaped from the Bibb County Detention Center in Macon, Georgia, last month has been caught. Law enforcement officers apprehended Marc Kerry Anderson, 25, at an apartment building in Atlanta on Friday. Anderson was being held on charges of aggravated assault, the Bibb
Continue Reading By Kevin Conlon, CNN (CNN) — The fate of a Fort Lauderdale dentist charged with the 2014 murder of a renowned Florida State University Law School professor will soon be in the hands of a jury. Charles Adelson is charged with first-degree murder for allegedly killing Daniel Markel, his former brother-in-law, in July 2014. He has
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Schnucks announced a recall of some of the store’s branded applesauce pouches, according to a Friday press release from the company. Schnuck Markets Inc. announced the recall after it said the supplier warned there were elevated levels of lead found in the cinnamon raw material used by Austrofood SAS, the manufacturer of
Continue Reading By Gregory Wallace, CNN (CNN) — Passengers on the Alaska Airlines flight where an off-duty pilot attempted to cut off the engines felt the plane dramatically pitch forward, as if it were in a nosedive, according to a newly-filed lawsuit. The lawsuit, filed by three passengers against Alaska Airlines and Horizon Airlines, the operator of
Continue Reading By Andrew Carey and Tara John and Kevin Flower, CNN (CNN) — Israel has claimed responsibility for an attack on an ambulance outside Gaza City’s Al-Shifa Hospital, the largest medical facility in the enclave, which witnesses say killed and wounded dozens of people. At least 15 people were killed and 50 others wounded, the Hamas-run health
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MILLER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Business Route 54 on the Bagnell Dam in Miller County will close for a few hours on Thursday for concrete repairs, according to a Friday press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation. The release states traffic on the dam will be closed from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Thursday. Message boards are in
Continue Reading By Kaitlyn Schwanemann, CNN (CNN) — Butler University will become the third US college to join a network that offers a two-year, debt-free associate degree program for students with a demonstrated financial need, university president James Danko announced Friday. After earning an associate degree, the new program will allow students to receive a bachelor’s degree from the
Continue Reading FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Patrick Mahomes says he is up for playing flag football for the United States at the 2028 Summer Olympics. The International Olympic Committee added flag football to the program for the Los Angeles Games last month. The Kansas City Chiefs quarterback whose scrambling and ad-lib abilities would translate well to the
Continue Reading By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — When NASA’s Lucy mission flew by its first asteroid this week, its cameras captured a surprise. The Lucy spacecraft zoomed by the small asteroid Dinkinesh, located in our solar system’s main asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. But what astronomers thought was one asteroid is really
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Pipe bursts on the University of Missouri’s campus in late December that caused “significant damage” at Faurot Field ended up having a hefty price. Records obtained by ABC 17 News show in total the university paid more than $1.3 million after pipe bursts affected Memorial Stadium, Mizzou Arena, Green Tennis Center, campus
Continue Reading By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — Scientists widely agree that an ancient planet likely smashed into Earth as it was forming billions of years ago, spewing debris that coalesced into the moon that decorates our night sky today. The theory, called the giant-impact hypothesis, explains many fundamental features of the moon and Earth. But one
Continue Reading By Chandelis Duster, CNN (CNN) — As a Black, queer woman, Leah Johnson always dreamed of being a storyteller. “When you can see yourself in fiction, where you can see your experiences reflected back to you, it is an assertion that there is nothing wrong with you. You are not alone,” she said. Johnson’s debut
Continue Reading By Paul Murphy, Gianluca Mezzofiore, Eliza Mackintosh, Ivana Kottasová, Lou Robinson and Henrik Pettersson, CNN (CNN) — Israeli ground forces are closing in on Gaza City, the largest and most densely packed population center in the Palestinian enclave, satellite imagery and videos from open and official sources suggest. CNN’s analysis of the imagery helps shed
Continue Reading By KEN MAGUIRE AP Sports Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Patrick Mahomes feels “perfectly fine” after an illness and says he is ready to move on from last week’s subpar performance when the Chiefs face the Miami Dolphins. The Kansas City quarterback had flu-like symptoms before losing a fumble and throwing two interceptions in a
Continue Reading By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarusian authorities have convicted the chief editor of a prominent independent regional newspaper of “discrediting the Republic of Belarus” and sentenced him to four years in prison. It is the latest in a series of crackdowns against dissent in the country. Authorities accused Aliaksandr Mantsevich, chief
Continue Reading By KEN MAGUIRE AP Sports Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Travis Kelce has declined to discuss Taylor Swift’s status for Sunday’s game in Germany — and their status as a couple. The Chiefs tight end spoke at a press conference but wouldn’t say whether the pop star plans to attend the game against the Miami
Continue Reading By Hafsa Khalil, CNN (CNN) — Pablo Escobar’s notorious “cocaine hippos” are facing a cull, according to a statement from Colombia’s minister of environment and sustainable development Thursday. The herd, which the Colombian government said currently stands at 169 animals, has rapidly reproduced from the original population of one male and three females the drug
Continue Reading By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Five hundred years ago, a teenage girl who was part of the Inca culture was sacrificed and buried near the summit of Ampato, a dormant volcano in the Andes Mountains. Since the discovery of her incredibly well-preserved frozen remains in 1995, she has become known by many names —
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