By JIM SALTER and SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — A large tornado tore through southeastern Missouri before dawn on Wednesday, causing widespread destruction and killing multiple people as a broad swath of the Midwest and South braced for further storms that could spawn additional twisters and hail. The tornado touched down around
Continue ReadingBy JIM SALTER and SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — A large tornado tore through southeastern Missouri before dawn on Wednesday, causing widespread destruction and killing multiple people as a broad swath of the Midwest and South braced for further storms that could spawn additional twisters and hail. The tornado touched down around
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Rabinowitz and Dakin Andone, CNN The US Department of Justice on Wednesday announced it had reached an “agreement in principle” to settle claims from the November 2017 mass shooting at a Sutherland Springs, Texas, church for $144.5 million, according to a news release. A federal court in 2021 ruled the US government was
Continue ReadingBy Joseph Hennessy Click here for updates on this story PARKVILLE, Missouri (KCTV) — An event empowering women in the criminal justice field is happening Wednesday morning at Park University. 11 women from the Kansas City region in criminal justice-related fields are gathering from 9 a.m. to noon at the Graham Tyler Memorial Chapel on
Continue ReadingReview by Brian Lowry, CNN Building TV shows around 45-year-old intellectual property always provokes some skepticism, which is why it’s a pleasure to report that “Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies” is better than it has any right to be. Arriving on Paramount+ a day apart from the second season of Apple TV+’s “Schmigadoon!,” the
Continue ReadingBy Lacey Beasley Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — Attorneys representing the Faith Academy student who was allegedly sexually abused by a teacher has filed a motion for a temporary restraining order against the school. According to court documents, Faith Academy told the alleged victim and her parents that she
Continue Reading MARBLE HILL, Mo. (AP) — State Patrol: Tornado that tore through southeastern Missouri caused widespread destruction and killed multiple people.
Continue ReadingBy Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Bob Lee, the former chief technology officer of Square who helped launch Cash App, has died after an apparent stabbing attack in San Francisco. Lee’s death was confirmed by Josh Goldbard, the CEO of his current employer, MobileCoin. Lee joined MobileCoin, a cryptocurrency and digital payments startup, in 2021 as its
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN Eva Mendes has looked back on a pivotal moment between the actress and her longtime love, Ryan Gosling. She posted a photo on her legacy verified Instagram account of her and Gosling in their characters from the film “The Place Beyond the Pines” that hit US theaters in 2013. She
Continue ReadingBy Clare Foran and Simone McCarthy, CNN Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen delivered a dire warning that “democracy is under threat” as she met with US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Wednesday in California, a highly anticipated event that marked a show of democratic solidarity in defiance of threats from China. Tsai gathered with McCarthy and
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By GARY D. ROBERTSON and HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A Democrat in the North Carolina state House has switched to the Republican Party in a move that gives the GOP veto-proof control of both chambers of the legislature. Wednesday’s switch by Rep. Tricia Cotham hands Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper a setback
Continue Reading By TED ANTHONY AP National Writer Whatever people think of Donald Trump, it’s undeniable that he can still command attention. That was obvious as the divisive former president came to New York for his arraignment on felony charges. It was a procedural court appearance, but it was also an out-and-out spectacle and a piece of
Continue Reading By SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A Turkish Foreign Ministry official says Turkey has closed its airspace to flights to and from an airport in Kurdish-administered northern Iraq. The spokesman said Wednesday that the airspace was closed Monday to flights taking off from and landing at Suleimaniyah International Airport. He cited an
Continue Reading By ISABEL DEBRE and FARES AKRAM Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police have stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem’s Old City, firing stun grenades and beating Palestinian youths who hurled stones and firecrackers in a burst of violence during a sensitive holiday seasons. Palestinian militants in Gaza responded with rocket fire on southern Israel,
Continue Reading By DANICA KIRKA and BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British media are reporting that the husband of former Scottish first minister and Scottish National Party leader Nicola Sturgeon has been arrested in a party finance probe. Police in Scotland didn’t identify Peter Murrell as the 58-year old man arrested “in connection with the
Continue Reading TOKYO (AP) — The International Tennis Federation will play tournaments this year in China. This takes place despite no known resolution to the case of Chinese doubles player Peng Shuai. Peng disappeared from pubic view shortly after accusing a former high-ranking Communist Party official — in a web posting in November of 2021 — of
Continue Reading By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi was hospitalized Wednesday in intensive care because of a problem related to a previous infection, but was alert and speaking, Italy’s foreign minister said. The 86-year-old three-time premier was in the ICU at Milan’s San Raffaele hospital, the clinic where he routinely
Continue Reading By SCOTT McFETRIDGE and SEAN MURPHY Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A tornado struck Missouri on Wednesday morning, causing an unknown number of injuries, as severe thunderstorms packing the threat of more hail and tornadoes were forecast across parts of the Midwest and South. The storms threatened a region that includes portions of
Continue Reading By SCOTT McFETRIDGE and SEAN MURPHY Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A tornado struck Missouri on Wednesday morning, causing an unknown number of injuries, as severe thunderstorms packing the threat of more hail and tornadoes were forecast across parts of the Midwest and South. The storms threatened a region that includes portions of
Continue Reading By SCOTT McFETRIDGE and SEAN MURPHY Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A tornado struck Missouri on Wednesday morning, causing an unknown number of injuries, as severe thunderstorms packing the threat of more hail and tornadoes were forecast across parts of the Midwest and South. The storms threatened a region that includes portions of
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