Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Democratic Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania is conceding his reelection bid to Republican David McCormick. The concession came Thursday, more than two weeks after Election Day. A statewide recount is showing no signs of closing the gap and Casey’s campaign has suffered repeated blows in court. The ballot-counting process
Continue ReadingHUMBOLDT, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee man has been convicted of killing two men and wounding a third in a shooting at a high school basketball game three years ago. A district attorney says Jadon Hardiman was found guilty Thursday in Gibson County of charges including second-degree murder, attempted murder, aggravated assault and weapons offenses.
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Sneaking a little ahead of line to get on that plane faster? American Airlines might stop you. In an apparent effort to reduce the headaches caused airport line cutting, American has rolled out boarding technology that alerts gate agents with an audible sound if a passenger tries to
Continue ReadingAssociated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The North Carolina State Board of Elections’ top administrator wants a powerful legislator to retract a comment that he made suggesting this month’s results were being manipulated. Executive Director Karen Brinson Bell wrote to Senate leader on Thursday, the day after he spoke to reporters. Senate leader Phil Berger
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In the two weeks since Donald Trump won the presidency, he’s tried to demonstrate his dominance by naming loyalists for top administration positions, even though many lack expertise and some face sexual misconduct accusations. It often seems like he’s daring Congress to oppose his decisions. But on Thursday, Trump’s attempt
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Thanksgiving is already upon us and trash pickup around the area will be impacted. The state and every city office observes the holiday. Gov. Mike Parson signed an executive order on Nov. 7 that will also close state offices on the day after the holiday. Columbia and Jefferson City will also have
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry is raising serious objections to a $3 billion project that has long been hailed key to restoring the state’s eroding coastline. In Thursday remarks to a state Senate committee, Landry decried the growing cost of the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion Project. The Republican governor predicted dire
Continue ReadingMACON, Ga. (AP) — A Canadian company will spend $600 million to expand its tissue paper mill in Georgia, hiring 100 more workers. Irving Tissue said Thursday that it needs to expand in Macon because the mill is currently selling all the bath tissue and paper towels it can make. The privately held firm will
Continue ReadingSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — One of the strongest storms on the West Coast in decades knocked out power for thousands of people, unleashed strong winds that toppled trees and left two dead in Washington before making its way through Oregon to Northern California where on Thursday it dropped heavy snow and record amounts of rain.
Continue ReadingBy Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — After recent burglaries at homes of professional athletes – including Kansas City Chiefs stars Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce – the NFL, NBA and NHL have warned teams about skilled groups that are increasingly targeting players’ residences for such crimes. An NFL security bulletin issued Wednesday and obtained by
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CNN By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — Ryan Borgwardt, a Wisconsin kayaker accused of faking his own drowning and fleeing the country, is alive somewhere in Eastern Europe and has been talking to investigators, officials said. But it’s still unclear whether he will ever return home to his wife and three children. “Great news: We
Continue ReadingBy Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — Ryan Borgwardt, a Wisconsin kayaker accused of faking his own drowning and fleeing the country, is alive somewhere in Eastern Europe and has been talking to investigators, officials said. But it’s still unclear whether he will ever return home to his wife and three children. “Great news: We know
Continue ReadingCHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — An elderly couple has died in West Virginia after their car crashed into a toll booth plaza administration building. The crash into the West Virginia Turnpike Administration building at the Ghent toll booth plaza happened just before 10 a.m. Thursday, West Virginia Turnpike Executive Director Jeff Miller said. Ghent is in
Continue ReadingAssociated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A former Kentucky sheriff was indicted Thursday in the slaying of a judge who was gunned down in his courthouse chambers two months ago, shocking a tiny Appalachian community. Shawn “Mickey” Stines was indicted on one count of murder of a public official by a Letcher County grand jury,
Continue ReadingCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Truist Financial Corporation has announced that it is making hundreds of millions of dollars in loans available to residents, businesses and local governments affected by Hurricane Helene in North Carolina. The Charlotte-based bank said in a news release Wednesday that it will lend more than $650 million and offer more in
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs are no longer chasing perfection. But last week’s 30-21 loss to the Buffalo Bills hasn’t diminished the Chiefs’ quest to win a third straight Super Bowl. In fact, it may have only emboldened them. The Chiefs (9-1) are expected to be plenty motivated when
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BOSTON (AP) — Tensions continued to rise as teacher strikes in three Massachusetts communities slogged through another week. Officials in at least one community are warning that even if there are no snow days this winter, schools will be forced to hold classes during vacations, weekends or other non-school times to reach the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro has been a target for investigations since his early days in office, and the swarm of cases since his failed reelection bid in 2022 has left him in ever-deeper legal jeopardy. In the latest development Thursday, he was formally accused of attempting a coup
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Versailles man was charged with several counts of having child pornography on Wednesday. Corey Laughlin, 27, was charged with three counts of having more than 20 files of child pornography and an additional count of child porn possession. He is being held at the Morgan County Jail on a $250,000 bond.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Authorities in the Dominican Republic have arrested a colonel and nine officers accused of stealing weapons and ammunition from the police department’s armory and illegally selling them to people including criminals in neighboring Haiti, where violence has surged. The crackdown that began Sunday is ongoing as officials
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