Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco Mayor London Breed has launched a new crackdown on people sleeping outside in a campaign to clear the sidewalks of homeless encampments that have come to define the city. Her four challengers in November’s election, all Democrats, say she hasn’t handled the crisis effectively, though the city
Continue ReadingBy Sarah Moon and Matthew J. Friedman, CNN (CNN) — More than two years after the deadly massacre at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, the city on Saturday released bodycam and dashcam videos, audio recordings of 911 calls and radio communication, documents and text messages related to the shooting. Most of the material released
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Multiple people were injured after a vehicle hit a pole in Columbia Saturday night, according to the Columbia Police Department. Sgt. Ray with CPD said multiple passengers in the vehicle, including some children were injured in the crash near North Creasy Springs Road and West Texas Avenue around 8:40 p.m. Saturday. A
Continue ReadingAP Pro Football Writer JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Kansas City Chiefs receiver Marquise “Hollywood” Brown was taken to a local hospital with a dislocated clavicle, a potentially significant setback for the two-time defending Super Bowl champions. Brown, who signed a one-year, $7 million contract in March, landed awkwardly on his shoulder following an 11-yard reception
Continue ReadingAssociated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Bobby Witt Jr. drove in three runs and Michael Wacha struck out six in seven innings to lead the Kansas City Royals to an 8-3 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. Maikel Garcia had an RBI single, Witt added an RBI triple and Salvador Perez hit a two-run,
Continue ReadingGREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Needing a victory to keep his FedEx Cup playoffs streak alive, Matt Kuchar shot his second straight 6-under 64 on Saturday to take the second-round lead in the rain-delayed Wyndham Championship. Kuchar is the only player to reach every postseason in FedEx Cup history. The top 70 will qualify for the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia recently installed speed humps on Hanover Boulevard, Garden Drive, and Spencer Avenue in an effort to reduce speeding on these streets. Residents of the affected streets have expressed their support for the city’s decision. Angie Curtis, a resident of Hanover Boulevard, noted that the speed humps are “doing
Continue ReadingBy Samra Zulfaqar, CNN (CNN) — Men who deceitfully break off promises of marriage after having sex with a woman could face up to 10 years in prison, as Indian law grapples with a widespread but often ignored form of sexual abuse. But the new law has also provoked questions about how it will be
Continue ReadingBy Mariya Knight, CNN (CNN) — Belarus sent military reinforcements to its border with Ukraine Saturday after it said several Ukrainian drones crossed its airspace and were intercepted by the country’s air defenses on Friday, Belarusian Defense Minister Viktor Khrenin said in a statement. “We suspect these are attack drones,” Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko said
Continue ReadingBy Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — A Ferguson, Missouri, police officer was severely injured and is “fighting for his life” after being assaulted Friday night during protests marking the 10-year anniversary of the police shooting of Black teenager Michael Brown. A 28-year-old has been charged in the officer’s assault, and several other protesters are in
Continue ReadingAP Basketball Writer PARIS (AP) — Stephen Curry was thinking about this two years ago, after winning his fourth NBA title with the Golden State Warriors. The only thing left for him to win was Olympic gold. And in the ultimate moment, he made sure that medal would be his. The U.S. is atop the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Former President Donald Trump’s presidential campaign said Saturday that it has been hacked and suggested Iranian actors were involved in stealing and distributing sensitive internal documents. The campaign provided no specific evidence of Iran’s involvement, but the claim comes a day after Microsoft issued a report detailing foreign agents’ attempts to interfere in
Continue ReadingAP National Writer PARIS (AP) — Romania’s Ana Barbosu replaced American Jordan Chiles as the Olympic bronze medalist in gymnastics floor exercise after the International Gymnastics Federation restored Barbosu to third. The International Olympic Committee confirmed the reallocation of the medal less than 24 hours after the Court of Arbitration for Sport voided an appeal
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Federal officials have arrested a Southern California man accused of trying to ship more than 2,205 pounds of methamphetamine to Australia. Officials say they arrested Jing Tang Li, 32, on Thursday near a warehouse in South El Monte, about 12 miles east of Los Angeles. According to court documents, U.S. customs
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — Lin Yu-ting fought to remain poised and calm throughout the Paris Olympics boxing tournament, even when it seemed like most of the chattering world was maligning her, misrepresenting her and questioning the very nature of her being. The flyweight shut off her social media, kept up her training and
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The Harris presidential campaign says Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz “misspoke” in 2018 in talking about “weapons of war, that I carried in war.” Walz is the Democratic vice presidential candidate. GOP running mate JD Vance and other Republicans started questioning Walz’s military record after Harris named the governor as her
Continue ReadingISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey has reinstated access to Instagram after more than a week of being blocked nationwide. The country barred access to Instagram on Aug. 2 without providing a specific reason. Government officials later said the ban was imposed because the social media platform failed to abide by Turkish laws. Turkey’s transportation and infrastructure
Continue ReadingFERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — Ferguson, Missouri, officer critically injured at protest on 10th anniversary of Michael Brown’s death, chief says.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican drug lord Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada has said that he was ambushed and kidnapped when he thought he was going to meet the governor of the northern state of Sinaloa. Zambada said in a two-page letter released Saturday by his lawyer that he was taken against his will
Continue ReadingBy Sydney Bishop, CNN (CNN) — For the animals and plants native to the Florida Everglades, the removal of invasive species like the Burmese python is a tough job that someone’s got to do. But for many military veterans who help out with the task, it has become an opportunity for a kind of therapy in the
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