By The Associated Press First lady Jill Biden’s walk-back of her suggestion that runner-up Iowa should join NCAA women’s basketball champion LSU for a visit to the White House didn’t sit well with Tigers star Angel Reese. Prompted by a discussion of Biden’s comments during her Wednesday appearance on “The Paper Route Podcast,” Reese said
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — El fiscal general de Venezuela, Tarek William Saab, informó este miércoles que ya suman 51 las personas detenidas en la investigación de supuestas tramas de corrupción en el sector público. De esta cifra, 34 de los detenidos estarían relacionados con el caso denominado PDVSA-Cripto que involucra a la estatal Petróleos
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By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Twitter has labeled National Public Radio as “state-affiliated media” on the social media site, a move some worried Wednesday could undermine public confidence in the news organization. NPR said it was disturbed to see the description added to all of the tweets that it sends
Continue Reading By JIM SALTER and SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press GLEN ALLEN, Mo. (AP) — A large tornado tore through southeastern Missouri before dawn on Wednesday, killing at least five people and causing widespread destruction as a broad swath of the Midwest and South kept a wary eye out for further storms that could spawn additional twisters
Continue ReadingBy Jeremy Herb, CNN Tuesday’s arraignment of former President Donald Trump was a whirlwind of historic firsts as Trump was arrested and faced the first ever criminal charges against a former US president. Now the wait begins for the long slog of the judicial system to play out, with the next scheduled actions in court
Continue Reading By DANICA KIRKA and BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British media says the husband of former Scottish first minister and Scottish National Party leader Nicola Sturgeon has been released without charges after being arrested in a party finance probe. Police in Scotland didn’t identify Peter Murrell as the 58-year old man arrested Wednesday
Continue Reading By SARA BURNETT, TODD RICHMOND and HARM VENHUIZEN Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The victory by Democratic-backed candidate Janet Protaswiecz in Wisconsin’s state Supreme Court election is a fresh example of the enduring political power of abortion rights in the wake of Roe v. Wade’s reversal. Protasiewicz defeated her conservative opponent, Dan Kelly, by
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Houston, Texas, man pleaded guilty in federal court on Tuesday to stealing nearly $7,000 in prescription drugs from a Columbia pharmacy. Reginald Tremayne Jackson, 32, pleaded guilty to one count of the burglary of a business registered with the Drug Enforcement Administration, according to a Tuesday press release. Jackson –
Continue Reading By ERIC TUCKER and FRANK BAJAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Law enforcement agencies in the United States and Europe say they’ve taken down a major online marketplace for stolen login credentials. Authorities say it had offered cybercriminals access to millions of compromised accounts since its 2018 launch. Officials have seized 11 domain names tied
Continue ReadingBy KABC Staff Click here for updates on this story WILSHIRE, LOS ANGELES (KABC) — The LAPD is asking for the public’s help in finding 7-year-old Derek Clay, who was reported missing around 10 p.m. Tuesday after last being seen in the courtyard of an apartment complex in Arlington Heights. Clay’s family says he was
Continue ReadingBy KABC Staff Click here for updates on this story BUENA PARK, California (KABC) — An apartment fire in Buena Park has left 11 people displaced and caused more than $1 million in damage. The fire started around 1 a.m. Wednesday near the 5 Freeway and Beach Boulevard. Investigators say the fire started in one
Continue Reading By LAÍS MARTINS and DAVID BILLER Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — A man with a hatchet jumped over a wall and burst into a day care center Wednesday in Brazil, killing four children and wounding at least four others, authorities said. The assailant turned himself in at a police station and did not appear
Continue ReadingBy Dan Heching, CNN Jeremy Renner felt so close to death following his devastating snowplow accident on New Year’s Day that he made sure to communicate some final words to his family while in the hospital. In a new teaser clip released on Wednesday for his interview with Diane Sawyer, the “Hawkeye” star said that
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, headquartered in Vienna, Austria. Facts The purpose of OPEC is to “coordinate and unify the petroleum policies of its Member Countries and ensure the stabilization of oil markets in order to secure an efficient, economic and regular supply of petroleum to
Continue Reading By LEA SKENE, BRIAN WITTE and SARAH BRUMFIELD Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — More than 150 Catholic priests and others associated with the Archdiocese of Baltimore sexually abused over 600 children and often escaped accountability, according to a long-awaited state report released Wednesday that revealed the scope of abuse spanning 80 years and accused church
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Hallsville man who was accused of firing a gun at a building in November pleaded guilty to multiple charges on Monday. Nicholas Brunda, 40, pleaded guilty to second-degree assault and unlawful possession of a firearm. He was sentenced to seven years in the Missouri Department of Corrections. He was initially charged
Continue ReadingBy Sandee LaMotte, CNN Snoring, snorting, tossing and turning, napping for a long time during the day, waking up during the night, and sleeping too little or even too much all contribute to poor-quality sleep and may raise your risk for stroke, according to a new study. In fact, researchers found the more sleep problems
Continue Reading By JOE HARRIS Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Matt Olson homered and drove in three, and the Atlanta Braves completed a three-game sweep of the St. Louis Cardinals 5-2. Bryce Elder pitched six strong innings, giving up two hits, striking out six and walked three. The Braves won for the fifth time in their
Continue Reading By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas is banning transgender athletes from girls’ and women’s sports from kindergarten through college, the first of several possible new laws restricting the rights of transgender people pushed through by Republican legislators over the wishes of the Democratic governor. The Legislature on Wednesday overrode Gov.
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — Exfuncionarios de primer nivel de seguridad nacional testificaron ante un jurado investigador federal que advirtieron repetidamente al expresidente Donald Trump y a sus aliados que el gobierno no tenía la autoridad para apoderarse de las máquinas de votación tras las elecciones de 2020, según pudo saber CNN. Chad Wolf, el exsecretario
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