By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A protester arrested for disrupting West Virginia lawmakers as they moved to ban abortion last September will see all charges dropped against her — if she stays out of trouble for the next six months. Lindsey Jacobs, a 38-year-old lawyer, was ordered to perform 25 hours
Continue Reading By TRAVIS LOLLER, KIMBERLEE KRUESI and DENISE LAVOIE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — First lady Jill Biden and Sheryl Crow are among those expected to attend a candlelight vigil Wednesday in memory of the three children and three adults killed in a shooting at a private Christian school in Nashville. Crow was scheduled to
Continue Reading By JUAN A. LOZANO and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — The man who inspired the film “Hotel Rwanda” and was freed by Rwanda last week from a terrorism sentence returned Wednesday to the United States, where he will be reunited with his family. White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan confirmed Paul Rusesabagina’s
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Nueva York (CNN) — Apple lanzó una opción en su billetera digital este martes que permite a los clientes pagar sus compras en línea a plazos, convirtiéndose en la última empresa que adopta la tendencia de comprar ahora y pagar después. La nueva función, denominada Apple Pay Later, permite a los clientes fraccionar
Continue ReadingSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The San Jose Sharks have signed defenseman Nikolai Knyzhov to a two-year, $2.5 million contract extension through the 2024-25 season. The 25-year-old Knyzhov returned to the Sharks lineup on March 6 after missing nearly two full years with lower-body injuries. He has played nine games for San Jose since returning
Continue Reading NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Actor Melissa Joan Hart said she and her husband helped a class of kindergartners that was fleeing the Nashville school shooting earlier this week. Hart said in a video posted on Instagram Tuesday that her children attend a school next to the private Christian Covenant School. She said she and her
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LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — A 38-year-old Lawrence man pleaded no contest to attempted second-degree murder after he tried to throw a woman off a bridge into the Kansas River. In exchange for his plea on Wednesday, three felony counts of criminal threat against Adam Blake Amyx Jr. were dismissed. A group of women encountered Amyx
Continue Reading By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A California lawmaker wants to end a ban on state-funded travel to states with discriminatory LGBTQ laws. State Sen. Toni Atkins said Wednesday she wants to replace the ban with a state-authorized marketing campaign to promote inclusive messaging in those states. California passed a law in
Continue Reading BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Officials say militants in Colombia have killed nine soldiers and wounded nine others in an attack on a military unit that was securing a northern pipeline. The violence complicates efforts by the country’s new leftist president to negotiate a lasting peace. The assailants attacked early Wednesday with long-range weapons and improvised
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday held “active assailant training” at Midway Heights Elementary, the office announced on its Facebook page. “Heights Elementary with the Boone County Fire Protection District, Missouri State Highway Patrol, University of Missouri Police Department, Hallsville Missouri Police Department, Ashland, Missouri Police Department, Centralia Missouri Police Department,
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Chavez and Justin Gamble, CNN A film about a Black first grader who integrated an all-White elementary school in the South is under review in a Florida school district after a parent objected to the movie’s use of slurs and argued it could teach students that “White people hate Black people,” according to
Continue Reading INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri man is charged with making abusive and racist threats against a judge, who has filed for an order of protection against the accused. The Jackson County Prosecutor’s office says a 42-year-old man from Independence was arrested Tuesday and charged with tampering with a judicial officer and harassment motivated by
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — Una instructora de arte que le impartió clases en la universidad a Audrey Hale, atacante del tiroteo en una escuela de Nashville, le dijo a CNN que alguna vez presenció un arrebato de Hale en clase y que parecía estar “sufriendo” según revelaban publicaciones de redes sociales hechas durante el último
Continue ReadingBy Emily Sanderson Click here for updates on this story CINCINNATI (WLWT) — A teenager in Cincinnati is going viral for his kindness after a woman got a flat tire while driving along Ronald Reagan highway. Sandy Wooten posted to Facebook, saying she caught a flat tire and was waiting on AAA to show up
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COOPER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Two men suffered minor injuries in a crash that involved two semi-trucks Wednesday morning near the 96-mile marker on Interstate 70 in Cooper County. A 2018 MACK CXU – driven by Markell McCottrell, 40, of St. Louis – was traveling westbound on Interstate 70 when it exited the left side of
Continue ReadingBy KMBC 9 News Staff Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KMBC) — A Kansas construction company has put out its own vision for a potential Kansas City Royals Stadium. Mammoth Sports Construction, based in Meriden, Kan., released its idea of a new stadium on Tuesday. The stadium would be built
Continue ReadingBy WTAE Staff Click here for updates on this story GREENE COUNTY, Pennsylvania (WTAE) — A Pennsylvania man has been sentenced in a Greene County children’s sex crimes case. Matthew Perry, of Greensboro, was convicted last November on 13,143 felony counts of sex crimes against children, including 2,190 counts of rape of a child under
Continue ReadingBy Sarah Fili Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — Millard Public Schools said it will review its procedures for visitors after an incident in the lunchroom at Millard South. The principal told families he was allowed inside to pick up old transcripts. Now parents want to know why he was
Continue ReadingBy Josh Starkey Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WBAL) — The Maryland Zoo is mourning after the unexpected loss of a giraffe, Willow. The zoo said Willow began showing a sharp decrease in appetite on Friday. They said gastrointestinal issues are not uncommon in giraffes, so they began treating her and monitoring
Continue ReadingBy Stephanie Moore Click here for updates on this story NEWBERRY COUNTY, South Carolina (WYFF) — One person was killed when a tire came off a truck along a South Carolina interstate, flew over the median and hit a vehicle, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol. Troopers said at about 1 p.m. Sunday, a
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