By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Pausing at the microphone, 6-year-old Noah took a breath and softly stated, “I don’t want any guns today or any day in my school.” His mom, Sarah Shoop Neumann, wiped away tears as she held the young boy. It had been more than four months since
Continue Reading By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court would have to abide by stronger ethics standards under legislation approved on Thursday by the Senate Judiciary Committee, a response to recent revelations about donor-funded trips by justices. The bill faced united opposition from Republicans, who said it could “destroy” the court. The
Continue Reading By RIO YAMAT and KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A home that Las Vegas police raided this week in connection with the 1996 drive-by shooting of Tupac Shakur is tied to one of the only surviving witnesses to the crime, a man long known to investigators whose nephew was seen as a
Continue Reading BY MARÍA VERZA Associated Press MANZANILLO, Mexico (AP) — He quit his corporate job and moved to Mexico to pursue his dream of sailing solo across the ocean. Australian Timothy Shaddock, 54, bought his 30-foot catamaran two years ago in the Mexican Pacific resort of Puerto Vallarta. He needed a place to live and he
Continue Reading ISABELLA O’MALLEY Temperatures have peaked at or above 110 degrees Fahrenheit (43.3 degrees Celsius) the entire month of July in Phoenix. Air conditioning, which made modern Phoenix even possible, is a lifeline. When a cloudless sky combines with outdoor temperatures over 100 F, your house turns into an “air fryer” or “broiler,” as the roof
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By John Miller and Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — Since the spring of this year, investigators looking into the Gilgo Beach serial killings case have been operating on the theory that the suspect, Rex Heuermann, committed the killings in his Massapequa Park, New York, home. A source involved in the investigation told CNN the fact
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By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Mississippi coach Lane Kiffin remembered, and followed, a piece of advice from Southeastern Conference Commissioner Greg Sankey on Thursday. He doesn’t have to answer every question. No matter how much Kiffin might want to share his take. Kiffin passed up an opportunity Thursday as
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Planning and Zoning Commission met Thursday night for a work session regarding short-term rental regulations within the city. Commission members said its plans are to add regulations to short-term rental properties because of the state of housing in Columbia. Members of the commission said too many properties are being taken
Continue Reading By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — As millions bake under a relentless heat wave in the South and Southwest US – and as temperatures soar around the Northern Hemisphere – NASA scientists warned Thursday that we haven’t even seen the worst of El Niño and next year will likely be even warmer for the planet.
Continue Reading By Eli Masket (CNN) — Police arrested an 18-year-old mother Tuesday after she attempted to hire a hitman to kill her 3-year-old son, according to police. Jazmin Paez was flagged to authorities after she filled out a form on a parody hit-for-hire website designed to “prevent legitimate solicitations to commit murders,” according to a Miami-Dade
Continue Reading By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Josh Heupel made clear when hired at Tennessee he saw the NCAA investigation hanging over the program as a mere speed bump. With the probe now concluded and his Volunteers escaping a postseason ban, it’s full speed ahead. “It’s great to have it in
Continue Reading By AAMER MADHANI and HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is deeply concerned about the well-being of a U.S. soldier who bolted across the heavily armed North Korea border earlier this week. Administration officials say North Korea has yet to respond to U.S. requests for basic information about the AWOL soldier,
Continue Reading By DIANE JEANTET Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Researchers say the number of homicides in Brazil last year reached the lowest level in more than a decade. The Brazilian Forum on Public Safety is an independent group that tracks national crime statistics. It says in a report Thursday that about 47,500 people were
Continue Reading BY MARÍA VERZA Associated Press MANZANILLO, Mexico (AP) — He quit his corporate job and moved to Mexico to pursue his dream of of sailing solo across the ocean. Australian Timothy Shaddock, 54, bought his 30-foot catamaran two years ago in the Mexican Pacific resort of Puerto Vallarta. He needed a place to live and
Continue Reading By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Independent federal investigators say the price tag for cleaning up waste at Los Alamos National Laboratory is rising and federal officials need to do more to track costs and progress of the $7 billion effort. The Government Accountability Office says the U.S. Energy Department hasn’t
Continue Reading LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Bolivia’s president says the Andean country’s total lithium resources have increased 2 million tons to a total of 23 million tons. The new estimate released Thursday further cements Bolivia’s position as the country with the most lithium resources in the world. Bolivia is stepping up its search for international partners
Continue Reading By RIO YAMAT and KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A home that Las Vegas police raided this week in connection with the 1996 drive-by shooting of Tupac Shakur is tied to a man long known to investigators, whose nephew had emerged as a suspect shortly after the rapper’s killing. Detectives sought items
Continue Reading By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKF ORT, Ky. (AP) — Disaster recovery funds set up by Kentucky’s Democratic governor to assist victims of tornadoes and flooding will be scrutinized by the state auditor’s office at the request of a Republican-led legislative panel, a decision fraught with political undertones. The review, announced Thursday by the state
Continue Reading By DAVID FISCHER Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Authorities say three men are facing charges a day after a shooting at a South Florida Walmart left one person dead and another wounded. Miami-Dade police say the Wednesday shooting broke out after a fight between two groups at the Walmart in Florida City. Police say one
Continue Reading By Maria Sole Campinoti (CNN) — New York City has agreed to pay more than $13 million to settle a class action lawsuit that accuses the city’s police department of using unlawful tactics against protesters following the death of George Floyd, according to a proposed settlement filed in a Manhattan federal court Wednesday. Roughly 1,380
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