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Mothers wanted to watch horrific footage of their children escaping the Robb Elementary massacre. Here’s why we showed them. And why they want others to see

May 21, 2023 2:10 AM CNN Newsource

By Shimon Prokupecz, Matthew J. Friedman and Rachel Clarke, CNN Uvalde, Texas (CNN) — Editor’s note: This story contains graphic images and descriptions of the Uvalde school massacre. The children pictured all survived and their parents asked CNN to show the images for people to see what their sons and daughters had to endure and

State TV says armed group kills 6 Iranian border guards in clash near Pakistani border

May 21, 2023 2:02 AM Associated Press

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian state TV says six Iranian border guards were killed in a clash with an unknown armed group trying to enter the country near the Pakistani border. Sunday’s report says the fighting happened in the town of Saravan in the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchistan, some 1,360 kilometers (850 miles)

Extremist Israel Cabinet minister visits sensitive Jerusalem holy site

May 21, 2023 1:34 AM Associated Press

JERUSALEM (AP) — An extremist Israeli Cabinet minister has visited a sensitive Jerusalem holy site at a time of heightened tensions with the Palestinians. The visit by National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir on Sunday, his second known visit since becoming a member of Israel’s most right-leaning government ever, was likely to draw condemnations from the

Zelenskyy: ‘Bakhmut is only in our hearts’ after Ukraine loses control of destroyed city to Russia

May 21, 2023 1:20 AM Associated Press

By SUSIE BLANN and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday that Bakhmut was “only in our hearts,” hours after Russia’s defense ministry reported that forces of the Wagner private army, with the support of Russian troops, had seized the city in eastern Ukraine. Speaking alongside U.S. President

Ukrainian president meets with world leaders at G7 as Russia claims a key victory in the war

May 21, 2023 1:15 AM Associated Press

By ADAM SCHRECK, FOSTER KLUG and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy huddled with some of his biggest backers in Hiroshima on Sunday, building momentum for his country’s war effort even as Russia claimed a symbolic victory on the battlefield. The Ukrainian leader’s in-person appearance in his trademark olive

Boston debuts a digital pop-up libraries pilot program at 20 bus stops

May 21, 2023 1:02 AM CNN Newsource

By Aya Elamroussi, CNN (CNN) — Boston is making reading on-the-go more accessible through a pilot program that will allow riders to access digital content from audiobooks to newspapers at some bus stops across the city – no library card required. The program – dubbed “Browse, Borrow, Board” – gives riders access to books, magazines

An engaged North Carolina couple is planning their dream wedding after fiancé wins $150,000 lottery prize

May 21, 2023 12:04 AM CNN Newsource

By Aya Elamroussi, CNN (CNN) — One couple’s dream wedding will become reality after a North Carolina man won the first top prize of $150,000 in a newly launched scratch-off game – the first time the top prize had been claimed since the game launched earlier this month. Alfred Harrell had promised his fiancée the

A missing Texas woman has been found dead and a man is in custody on suspicion of murder, police say

May 20, 2023 11:57 PM CNN Newsource

By Andy Rose and Nouran Salahieh, CNN (CNN) — A 20-year-old woman who had been missing for more than a week in western Texas was found dead Saturday, and a man has been arrested in connection with her killing, police said. Madeline Pantoja was reported missing on May 11, vanishing with her phone and car

Debt limit talks appear deadlocked as GOP won’t budge on spending cuts; vote may require Dem support

May 20, 2023 11:56 PM Associated Press

By KEVIN FREKING, SEUNG MIN KIM and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Debt limit negotiations between the White House and House Republicans appeared deadlocked during the weekend, as GOP lawmakers held tight to demands for sharp spending cuts, rejecting alternative ways to reduce deficits. President Joe Biden and world leaders are keeping watch

What should I do on the death anniversary? More are asking as US mass killings rise

May 20, 2023 11:42 PM Associated Press

By TRISHA AHMED Associated Press/Report for America ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — As the number of people who die in mass killings in the U.S. continues to rise, thousands more are left to handle the trauma of losing someone they love. One of the hardest days they confront each year is the anniversary of the

Vassilev leads St Louis City over Sporting KC 4-0

May 20, 2023 11:38 PM Associated Press

ST. LOUIS Indiana Vassilev scored his first two goals of the season — one in each half — and St. Louis City cruised to a 4-0 victory over Sporting Kansas City. Eduard Löwen opened the scoring for St. Louis City (7-4-1) with his third goal of the season, finding the net on a penalty kick

Mexico prosecutors withdraw case against woman sentenced to prison for killing man raping her

May 20, 2023 11:22 PM Associated Press

By MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican prosecutors announced Saturday night that they are withdrawing a case against a woman who was sentenced to six years in prison for killing a man as he raped and attacked her. In a ruling last week that touched off a public outcry, a court in

Using ‘he/him,’ ‘she/her’ in emails got 2 dorm directors fired at small New York Christian college

May 20, 2023 11:18 PM Associated Press

By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Shua Wilmot and Raegan Zelaya, two former dorm directors at a small Christian university in western New York, acknowledge their names are unconventional, which explains why they attached gender identities to their work email signatures. Wilmot uses “he/him.” Zelaya goes by “she/her.” Their former employer,

Kinsey Institute experts study sex, gender as misconceptions block state dollars

May 20, 2023 11:07 PM Associated Press

By ARLEIGH RODGERS Associated Press/Report for America BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Unfounded claims about Indiana University’s sex research institute, its founder and child sex abuse have been so persistent over the years that when the Legislature prohibited the institute from using state dollars, one lawmaker hailed the move as “long overdue.” Now, funding from the

New York City has a right to shelter, but will it establish a right to sleep outside?

May 20, 2023 11:05 PM Associated Press

By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN and CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York Mayor Eric Adams has hailed his city’s right to shelter as a hallmark of compassion for its most destitute. Now he must decide if he will extend that compassion by bestowing homeless people with the right to sleep outside. The

Polls open in Greece’s first election since international bailout spending controls ended

May 20, 2023 11:03 PM Associated Press

By ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Polls have opened in Greece’s parliamentary election, the first since the country’s economy ceased to be subject to strict supervision and control by international lenders who had provided bailout funds during its nearly decade-long financial crisis. The two main contenders in Sunday’s vote are conservative Prime

Mexico withdraws prison sentence against of who killed her rapist in self defense

May 20, 2023 10:44 PM Associated Press

By MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican prosecutors say they are dropping a case against a woman who was sentenced to six years in prison for killing a rapist as he attracked her. In a ruling last week that touched off a public outcry, a court in Mexico State said that while

One man dead after fire in Moberly Saturday morning

May 20, 2023 7:06 PM abc17news-Newsroom

MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) One man died from a fire inside a commercial building in Moberly Saturday morning. The fire happened just before 10:30 a.m. in the area of 412 North Hinkley Street in Moberly. When Moberly Fire Department arrived, firefighters found smoke coming from the back of the building, according to a news release. After

Japanese atomic bomb survivors worry Zelenskyy’s G7 visit overshadows nuke disarmament message

May 20, 2023 10:31 PM Associated Press

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Assocaited Press HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s participation in the Group of Seven summit is making some atomic bomb survivors feel the visit is overshadowing their pursuit of nuclear abolishment. Zelenskyy needs to bolster international support to take back Russian-seized territory in the war that began last year, and

Over 1,300 seniors graduate from Columbia Public Schools

May 20, 2023 7:11 PM Abby Landwehr

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Hundreds of 2023 seniors graduated across Columbia over the weekend. Through four different high school ceremonies, over 1,300 students crossed the stage to receive their long-awaited diplomas. Frederick Douglass High School graduated Friday morning at the Missouri Theatre. David H. Hickman High School’s graduation followed later that night at Mizzou Arena. The