JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ)The Missouri Department of Conservation is encouraging the public to come out and celebrate Runge’s Nature Center’s 30th birthday Saturday. The event will be free to the public and all ages are welcome. The celebration is set to start at 10:00 a.m. and run until 3:00 p.m. at the Runge Conservation Nature Center in Jefferson City
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By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spanish authorities say that they have preemptively evacuated some 500 people to avoid a wildfire that has broken out on the Canary island of La Palma. The regional president of the Canary Islands Fernando Clavijo says that the number of evacuees could easily rise and that
Continue Reading By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has given in to China’s unilateral appointment of a new bishop in Shanghai and formally recognized Beijing’s installation of Bishop Shen Bin three months after the fact. The Vatican said on Saturday that Francis had appointed Shen as bishop of Shanghai. The Vatican spokesman said
Continue Reading By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz will meet for the Wimbledon championship. Sunday’s matchup at Centre is quite tantalizing. Alcaraz is ranked No. 1. Djokovic is ranked No. 2. Alcaraz is still just 20 and is seeking his first title at the All England Club and
Continue Reading By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Days of heavy rain in South Korea have left at least 22 people dead and 14 others missing in landslides, floods and other incidents. The Ministry of the Interior and Safety says the 22 fatalities were reported on Friday and Saturday, all in the central
Continue Reading By LUIGI NAVARRA and NICOLE WINFIELD ROME (AP) — Hundreds of flights across Italy have been canceled after air transport unions went ahead with a planned work stoppage. The cancellations Saturday come two days after a train strike paralyzed rail service in Italy. Summertime in Italy is often the peak season for transport strikes, stranding
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By Aya Elamroussi and Samantha Beech, CNN (CNN) — After the remains of four women were found near a beach in Long Island, New York, more than a decade ago, investigators say DNA evidence and cellphone data now point to a murder suspect – a local architect whose internet history showed him often searching the
Continue Reading KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has made a surprise visit to Ukraine. Yoon’s office says he traveled there with his wife, Kim Keon Hee, following trips to Lithuania for a NATO summit and to Poland. It’s his first visit since Russia invaded Ukraine. Yoon toured Bucha and Irpin, a pair
Continue Reading By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN (CNN) — Josephine Wright and her late husband, Samuel Wright Sr., moved from New York to Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, nearly 30 years ago to seek peace and relaxation on a family-owned property. The 1.8-acre parcel of land had been in her husband’s family since the Civil War and
Continue Reading By JACK DURA and SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press FARGO, N.D. (AP) — One police officer died and two others were critically injured after a suspect began shooting on a busy street in Fargo, North Dakota, on Friday afternoon, police said. Officers returning fire killed the suspect during the shooting that occurred before 3 p.m. A
Continue Reading By COURTNEY BONNELL AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Russia has suspended a wartime deal designed to move grain from Ukraine to parts of the world where millions are going hungry. The Black Sea Grain Initiative, brokered by the U.N. and Turkey, has allowed 32.9 million metric tons (36.2 million tons) of food to be
Continue Reading SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Two days of heavy rain in South Korea have killed at least seven people and left two others missing in landslides and floods. Additionally, landslides left eight people trapped in central areas earlier Saturday. The Ministry of the Interior and Safety says that three people were killed Saturday after landslides
Continue Reading WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Ons Jabeur or Marketa Vondrousova will become a first-time Grand Slam champion when they play each other in the Wimbledon women’s final. They go into Saturday’s title match with a combined record of 0-3 in major finals. The No. 6-seeded Jabeur, a 28-year-old from Tunisia, was the runner-up at the All
Continue Reading By NICK EL HAJJ Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — First, it was the banana-randomberry-wheat grass smoothies. Then the cold brew, triple-shot, something-milk lattes, the German-word craft beers, the small-batch, barrel-aged Prohibition cocktails. Now a new bar in Dubai, the Middle Eastern hub of all things cutting-edge, is serving “gourmet water.” Thirty varieties
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The Mega Millions top prize has grown again to an estimated $640 million after there was no winner of the lottery’s latest giant jackpot. The numbers drawn late Friday night were: 10, 24, 48, 51, 66 and gold Mega Ball 15. The estimated $640 million jackpot in the next drawing would
Continue Reading By JACK DURA and SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press FARGO, N.D. (AP) — One police officer died and two others were critically injured in a shooting in Fargo, North Dakota, that also killed the suspect on Friday, police said. The shooting happened before 3 p.m. on a busy street. Multiple witnesses said a man opened fire
Continue Reading By JAKE OFFENHARTZ, MICHAEL R. SISAK and MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press RIVERHEAD, N.Y. (AP) — Authorities on Long Island are vowing to continue investigating a string of killings known as the Gilgo Beach murders after charging an architect in the deaths of three of the 11 victims. Rex Heuermann, 59, is accused of killing Melissa
Continue Reading By Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — For more than a decade, a string of unsolved killings known as the Gilgo Beach murders terrorized residents and confounded authorities on Long Island’s South Shore after a woman’s 2010 disappearance led investigators to find 10 sets of human remains in addition to hers and launched the hunt for
Continue Reading By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Efforts to deceive the public about voting and elections remain a top concern for state election officials as they dig into preparations for the 2024 election. Misinformation and the emergence of generative artificial intelligence tools to create false and misleading content were cited in interviews with
Continue Reading By MARY CLARE JALONICK and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville is waging an unprecedented campaign to try to change Pentagon abortion policy by holding up hundreds of military nominations and promotions. That’s leaving key positions unfilled and raising concerns at the Pentagon about military readiness. Senators in both
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