THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport has canceled or delayed hundreds of flights as a summer storm lashes the country. The Dutch railway also halted all trains in the northern Netherlands on Wednesday morning as Storm Poly hit the country with heavy rain and powerful winds. One gust on the coast west of
Continue Reading By FRANK BAJAK, HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and LARRY FENN Associated Press The confidential documents stolen from schools and dumped online by ransomware gangs are raw, intimate and graphic. They describe student sexual assaults, psychiatric hospitalizations, abusive parents, truancy — even suicide attempts. “Please do something,” begged a student in one leaked file, recalling the trauma of
Continue Reading By MAJDI MOHAMMED and IMAD ISSEID Associated Press JENIN REFUGEE CAMP, West Bank (AP) — Israel withdrew troops from a West Bank militant stronghold Wednesday but warned that its most intense military operation in the occupied territory in nearly two decades was not a one-off. Thirteen Palestinians and an Israeli soldier were killed in the
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The 41-year-old Cardinals starting pitcher has an ERA north of 7.00 after another bad performance to start off a beating in Miami on the Fouth of July. The team placed him on the injured list after the game.
Continue Reading By CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — California has moved responsibility for youth prisons to the county level, the final step toward local control in a yearslong reform effort aimed at keeping young offenders closer to home and prioritizing rehabilitation over punishment. The realignment that took effect July 1 officially shut down the
Continue ReadingBy Colin McCullough and Aya Elamroussi, CNN (CNN) — Nine people were injured – including a 9-year-old and a 17-year-old – in a shooting early Wednesday that happened as the victims were celebrating the Fourth of July in the nation’s capital, police said. All nine had non-life-threatening injuries after the shooting near Meade Street in
Continue Reading BEIJING (AP) — Authorities say floods have killed 15 people in southwestern China as seasonal torrents hit mountain areas. As of Wednesday, another four people were reported missing in Chongqing, a vast mountainous region of 31 million, almost all of which has now been designated as having flood risk, according to the local government. The
Continue Reading By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s latest large-scale military raid into the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank had undeniable similarities with the second Palestinian uprising of the early 2000s. But the current fighting also has key differences from those intense years of violence. It’s more limited in
Continue Reading CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has criticized Hong Kong authorities over their pursuit of two pro-democracy activists who live in Australia. Hong Kong is offering rewards for the arrests of eight pro-democracy activists now living in the United States, Britain, Canada and Australia who are accused of national security offenses. Albanese
Continue Reading By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — It was Scotland on parade. Bagpipes, kilts, drums and a Shetland pony named Corporal Cruachan IV marched down Edinburgh’s Royal Mile on Wednesday to honor King Charles III. Two months after his lavish coronation at Westminster Abbey in London, Scotland hosted its own event to mark the
Continue Reading By TRISHA AHMED Associated Press/Report for America ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The U.S. citizenship test is changing, with rollout expected late next year. Under the proposed changes, the test would have a new English-speaking section and a new written multiple-choice format in the civics section. Some immigrants and advocates worry the changes will hurt
Continue Reading By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press ATTARAT, Jordan (AP) — Jordan’s Attarat power plant was envisioned as a landmark project promising to provide the desert kingdom with a major source of energy while solidifying its relations with China. But weeks after its official opening, the site, a sea of black, crumbly rock in the barren desert
Continue Reading By SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press KANGVAI, India (AP) — India’s remote northeastern state of Manipur is caught in a deadly conflict between two ethnic communities that have armed themselves and launched brutal attacks against one another. At least 120 people have been killed since May. Witnesses interviewed by The Associated Press described how angry mobs
Continue Reading By EILEEN NG Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Less than a year after taking office, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim faces a critical first test in state elections next month that pits his government against a powerful Islamic opposition. The Election Commission said Wednesday that over 9.7 million voters will head to the ballot
Continue ReadingBy Alta Spells, Carlos Suarez and Denise Royal, CNN (CNN) — Some families of those killed in the 2018 massacre at a Parkland, Florida, high school will get to visit the site beginning Wednesday, the Broward County state attorney’s office said. At their request, some families and surviving victims will be given private, individual tours
Continue Reading By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets sank Wednesday after a measure of Chinese service industry activity fell to its lowest level this year. Shanghai, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Sydney retreated. Oil prices were mixed. U.S. markets were closed Tuesday for a holiday. A service industry index by a leading
Continue Reading By MAJDI MOHAMMED and IMAD ISSEID Associated Press JENIN, West Bank (AP) — The Israeli military says it has withdrawn its troops from a militant stronghold in the occupied West Bank. The pullout Wednesday morning ended an intense two-day operation that killed at least 12 Palestinians, drove thousands of people from their homes and left
Continue ReadingBy Rosa Flores, Andi Babineau and Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — Survivors and relatives of victims of the August 2019 Walmart massacre in El Paso, Texas, spent an emotional Wednesday in a federal courtroom speaking directly to the man being sentenced for fatally shooting 23 people and wounding 22 others – one of the deadliest
Continue Reading By EILEEN NG Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Less than a year after taking office, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim faces a critical first test in state elections next month that pits his government against a powerful Islamic opposition. The Election Commission said Wednesday that over 9.7 million voters will head to the ballot
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Salute to America in Jefferson City kicked off Tuesday morning. Salute to America is Mid-Missouri’s largest Independence Day celebration. The 14-hour event included several activities. Two major highlights of the event are the 5k run and the Independence Day Parade. Temperatures reached 96 degrees in the afternoon but that didn’t stop hundreds of
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