NEW YORK (AP) — Pop star Bebe Rexha was hit in the face and injured by a cellphone hurled from the audience at a hometown show in New York City Sunday night, and a man was arrested, police said. The Grammy-nominated, multiplatinum-selling singer-songwriter was taken to a hospital after the phone hit her, police said.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A jury trial is scheduled to being in December for a Fulton man accused of killing his Russellville classmate in 1991. William “Chris” Niemet, 46, is accused of killing his classmate, Greg Jones, in April 1991 in Russellville. Jones was 14. Niemet also would have been 14 at the time. Niemet was charged in
Continue Reading By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A man with an axe attacked random diners at three neighboring Chinese restaurants in New Zealand, wounding four people, police and witnesses said. Police said the man began the attack at about 9 p.m. Monday in the north Auckland suburb of Albany. Police arrested a
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By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Kerry Carpenter hit a three-run homer in a five-run, seventh inning that lifted Detroit Tigers over Kansas 6-4 and sent the Royals to their 12th loss in 13 games. Kansas City wasted a 4-0 lead and dropped to 0-15 in games started by Jordan Lyles, who allowed
Continue Reading MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee police and fire officials say at least teenagers were shot Monday afternoon around where the city’s Juneteenth celebration had just wrapped up. The shooting happened about 4:20 p.m. outside Greater Philadelphia Church of God in Christ. Police Chief Jeffrey Norman said the victims, four girls and two boys, ranged in age
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with China President Xi Jinping this week, and among the many topics discussed included fentanyl, according to the Associated Press. An Associated Press report states Blinken also pressed leaders to curb the production and export of fentanyl precursors that are fueling the opioid crisis in
Continue Reading By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Kerry Carpenter’s three-run homer capped a five-run seventh inning as the Detroit Tigers rallied to beat the Kansas City Royals 6-4. Detroit trailed 4-0 before scoring the game’s final six runs. The loss dropped Kansas City to 0-15 in Jordan Lyles’ starts this season. Lyles allowed three
Continue Reading By SIBI ARASU Associated Press BENGALURU, India (AP) — Glaciers are melting at unprecedented rates across the Hindu Kush Himalayan mountain ranges and could lose up to 80% of their current volume this century if greenhouse gas emissions aren’t sharply reduced, according to a new report. The report Tuesday from Kathmandu-based International Centre for Integrated
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Dozens of LGBTQ+ pride flags were damaged and ripped down at the Stonewall National Monument over the weekend, the third such bout of vandalism at the LGBTQ+ landmark during this Pride month, police said. The latest occurrence happened Sunday, after others on June 9 and last Thursday. No arrests have been
Continue Reading KELLOGG, Idaho (AP) — The Idaho State Police say a suspect detained at the scene of a deadly shooting in northern Idaho on Sunday has been booked in jail on probable cause for murder. In a news release late Monday afternoon, state police said the suspect was being held at the Shoshone County Jail. Police
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Mid-Missourians are seeing electric rate increases from three major utility providers this summer.
Continue Reading MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Mexican government has ordered academics at a state-funded research institute not to post criticism that could “damage the dignity” of their bosses on social media, or share them in emails. The order made public over the weekend was directed to researchers and employees of the Center for Economic Research and
Continue Reading By BEN FINLEY and HOLLY RAMER Associated Press A rescue operation was underway deep in the waters of the Atlantic Ocean on Monday in search of a technologically advanced submersible vessel carrying five people to document the wreckage of the Titanic, the iconic ocean liner that sank more than a century ago. The vessel was
Continue Reading By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Four people were hospitalized in New Zealand after a man armed with an axe began attacking diners at random at three neighboring Chinese restaurants, according to police and witnesses. Police said the man began the attack at about 9 p.m. Monday in the north Auckland
Continue Reading By BEN NUCKOLS AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Brendan Donovan and Paul Goldschmidt hit back-to-back homers in the fifth inning, and the St. Louis Cardinals rallied from an early 5-0 deficit to beat the Washington Nationals 8-6 in a Juneteenth matinee. Donovan’s three-run shot to right-center off Josiah Gray tied the game 5-all, and
Continue Reading By JOSH BOAK and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press PALO ALTO, California (AP) — President Joe Biden is in California as he ramps up his reelection effort this week with four fundraisers in the San Francisco area. The Democratic president’s campaign is building up its coffers and laying strategic foundations for 2024. In the back half
Continue Reading MEXICO CITY (AP) — A primary candidate for Mexico’s 2024 presidential elections has proposed giving the president’s son a central role in the next administration. The proposal Monday by candidate Marcelo Ebrard raises the specter of a national political dynasty being born in Mexico, where traditionally they were frowned on. Ebrard said Monday that if
Continue Reading By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The Nigerian presidency has announced that the president has replaced the chiefs of all the country’s security services. A statement Monday says President Bola Tinubu “approved the immediate retirement” of all the heads police and military branches and named replacements. Nigeria is struggling with deadly conflicts
Continue Reading SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Tropical Storm Bret formed in the central Atlantic Ocean on Monday, with forecasters saying it could pose a hurricane threat to the eastern Caribbean by Thursday and the Dominican Republic and Haiti by the weekend. The National Hurricane Center in Miami said Bret had maximum sustained winds of 40
Continue Reading By MATTHEW BROWN and AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana officials sought to downplay a first-of-its-kind trial taking place over the state’s obligations to protect residents from climate change, saying Monday that a victory by the young plaintiffs would not change approvals for fossil fuel projects. Attorneys for Montana’s Republican attorney
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