By STEVE PEOPLES, FARNOUSH AMIRI and LISA MASCARO Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — From the moment he rode down the Trump Tower escalator to announce his first presidential campaign, a searing question has hung over the Republican Party: Is this the moment to break from Donald Trump? Elected Republicans have wavered at times —
Continue ReadingBy Oliver Darcy, CNN Hollywood is holding its breath. The Writers Guild of America commenced high-stakes negotiations with studios on Monday over a contract set to expire on May 1 — which could lead to the first strike in nearly 15 years, a prospect that would cause massive disruption to television and film projects across
Continue Reading By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Police have charged the first Australian veteran with murder for a killing in Afghanistan three years after a war crimes investigation found 19 Australian special forces soldiers could face charges for illegal conduct. A police statement says former Special Air Service Regiment trooper Oliver Schulz, was
Continue Reading RENO, Nev. (AP) — A seemingly never-ending winter at Lake Tahoe has now etched its way into the history books as the Sierra’s second-snowiest on record. No one really knows how much snow fell on the infamous Donner Party when the pioneers were trapped atop the Sierra for months and dozens died in the winter
Continue Reading By CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tens of thousands of workers in the Los Angeles Unified School District planned to walk off the job Tuesday over stalled contract talks, and they will be joined in solidarity by teachers in a three-day strike that will shut down the nation’s second-largest school system. Demonstrations
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HERMANN, Mo. (KMIZ) A new judge has been assigned for the case of the man charged with murdering a Hermann police sergeant. The hearing for Kenneth Simpson, 35, of Steelville, set for Monday was canceled on Friday after the defense asked for a change in judge. Matthew Houston has been assigned to preside over the case.
Continue Reading By MEAD GRUVER Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming has pushed to the front of state efforts to prohibit the most common type of abortion by instituting the nation’s first explicit ban on pills that terminate pregnancies. In many states women can get abortion pills prescribed online and delivered to their homes. The ease
Continue ReadingBy Eliza Mackintosh, CNN London’s Metropolitan Police has allowed predatory behavior to flourish within its force and failed to adequately protect members of the public from abuse, as well as its own female staff, according to a review that accused the organization of perpetuating a misogynistic, sexist, racist and homophobic internal culture. “The Met has
Continue Reading By KIMBERLEE KRUESI and JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee’s GOP-dominant House has advanced legislation to add a narrow exemption to the state’s strict abortion ban. Monday’s passage came despite concerns raised by Democrats and medical experts that the bill does not go far enough to protect doctors and pregnant patients. The
Continue ReadingBy Amanda Jackson, CNN Two teens on spring break were killed Sunday night in a sledding accident in a closed area of Copper Mountain Ski Resort in central Colorado. The teens reportedly were riding tandem down the halfpipe and went airborne off a large snowbank at the bottom, according to a Monday statement from the
Continue Reading By ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Monday signed into law legislation nullifying the recent overhaul of the District of Columbia criminal code, but the fight between Congress and local lawmakers is continuing. The signature merely marks the end of a raucous first chapter in a saga that has left
Continue Reading DETROIT (AP) — General Motors’ Cruise autonomous vehicle unit has asked California for permission to test the cars across the entire state. The GM subsidiary is already running an autonomous ride-hailing service in its hometown of San Francisco after testing for more than two years. It doesn’t have specific plans yet to expand testing in
Continue Reading By SHEIKH SAALIQ and MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has invited his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi to the Group of Seven summit and announced a new action plan for a free and open Indo-Pacific. Kishida met Modi in New Delhi during his two-day trip to India. The
Continue Reading By FARNOUSH AMIRI and LISA MASCARO Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — House Republicans are rallying to the defense of former President Donald Trump before his possible indictment. The Republican chairmen of three committees demanded that the Manhattan district attorney who is investigating Trump provide information about the case. Republicans asked for testimony as well
Continue Reading MONTREAL (AP) — Montreal’s mayor is vowing to tighten regulation of Airbnb as a search continued for six people missing after a fire swept through a building that included Airbnb units in a historic city section where they are banned.  Firefighters initially thought there was one person missing in the blaze last Thursday in the
Continue ReadingBy Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN With Dodge’s legendary V8-powered muscle cars going out of production at year-end, engineers wanted the last non-electric Dodge Challenger to make a statement. Sort of a very fast, very loud, statement: A final salute to the fuel-burning era. Buyers just might want to attach a parachute. The Demon 170 will be
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The westbound lanes of Business Loop 70 in Columbia closed Monday afternoon after a car flipped. First responders were at the scene near the Dairy Queen. Lanes closed before 6:45 p.m. The lanes were reopened within an hour. The eastbound lanes never closed. One person was brought to an area hospital.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department issued a press release Monday night after two officers’ decision to shoot Jordan Pruyn in January was ruled to be justified. Police said in January that Jordan Pruyn, 28, was shot and killed after engaging in the standoff for several hours with authorities. The standoff happened in the 4200
Continue ReadingBy Pat Reavy Click here for updates on this story Taylorsville, Utah (KSL) — A Taylorsville woman is facing criminal charges after police say she took tens of thousands of dollars from her sister who had been awarded the money after she was hit by a car. Marcey Jean Heisey, 43, was charged Tuesday in
Continue ReadingBy Pat Reavy Click here for updates on this story Tooele, Utah (KSL) — A 2-year-old boy was accidentally shot in the leg in Tooele over the weekend. As police investigated the incident, they said they discovered the man who shot the toddler may have been intoxicated and had multiple guns and drugs in his
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