By Michelle Toh, CNN Travelers across Asia Pacific will likely continue to fork out more than usual for flights this year, even as planes return to the skies at a rate not seen since the start of the pandemic. Airfares within the region were 33% higher in February than the same month in 2019, compared
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By COLLEEN SLEVIN, JESSE BEDAYN and THOMAS PEIPERT Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Colorado teachers flooded into the state Capitol Friday to press for better protections for students and school staff after a 17-year-old Denver student shot two administrators, fled to the mountains and killed himself. Roughly 1,500 teachers and their supporters called for improved
Continue Reading WEST READING, Pa. (AP) — Firefighters battled a blaze in Pennsylvania after an explosion at a chocolate factory injured at least eight people and sent a plume of black smoke into the air above West Reading. Berks County fire crews remained on the scene at the R.M. Palmer Co. plant Friday night about 60 miles
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MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) A former Mexico, Missouri, elementary teacher — who was fired after being accused of abusing a student and sued to get her job back — lost her case this week against the Mexico Board of Education. Katrina Dukes sued the board in September, saying its decision to fire her after allegations of abuse
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By The Associated Press ROLLING FORK, Miss. (AP) — A powerful tornado tore through rural Mississippi on Friday night, causing injuries, widespread damage and downing power lines as severe weather that produced hail the size of golf balls moved through several southern states and prompted authorities to warn some in its path that they were
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Believe that when “Ted Lasso” star Jason Sudeikis says he read his Twitter DMs, he really does. In a new interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper that aired on Friday, Sudeikis, who stars as the titular character of the Apple TV+ feel-good comedy series, said his Twitter DMs are wide open for
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — El expresidente de Paraguay Horacio Cartes publicó este viernes un video en sus redes sociales en el cual anuncia la disolución de su grupo empresarial por las sanciones recientemente impuestas en su contra por el gobierno de Estados Unidos. “Muchos puestos de trabajo pueden estar en riesgo por
Continue ReadingBy JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — March has gone from madness to unprecedented. With Miami’s win over Houston and San Diego State’s takedown of Alabama on Friday night, the men’s NCAA Tournament will not have a No. 1 seed in the Elite Eight for the first time since seeding began in
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN Español) — Autoridades de Venezuela reportaron que fue encontrado muerto Carlos Enrique Gómez Rodríguez, también conocido como “El Conejo”. Está acusado, entre otros delitos, de terrorismo y el gobierno de Maduro lo ha vinculado con un alcalde detenido en un operativo anticorrupción. El ministro de Interior, Justicia y Paz, Remigio Ceballos, dijo
Continue Reading By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Caitlin Clark felt it was all happening a little too quick and on the stage of playing in a regional semifinal, Iowa’s star needed to slow down for a change. “I felt like I was playing a little frantic. I felt like I was rushed on
Continue ReadingBy Homero De la Fuente, CNN For the first time ever in NCAA men’s basketball tournament history, all four No. 1 seeds have failed to reach the Elite Eight after the top-seeded Alabama Crimson Tide and Houston Cougars were eliminated in the Sweet 16 on Friday. Top overall seed Alabama was stunned by No. 5
Continue Reading By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Nijel Pack and Miami hit shots from near and far against the stingiest defense in the country to beat Houston 89-75 in the Sweet 16, leaving the NCAA Tournament without a single No. 1 seed among its final eight teams for the first time
Continue Reading By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Nijel Pack and Miami hit shots from near and far against the stingiest defense in the country to beat Houston 89-75 in the Sweet 16, leaving the NCAA Tournament without a single No. 1 seed among its final eight teams for the first time
Continue Reading By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Houston was the lone No. 1 seed left in the tournament for about 30 minutes on Friday night, until its own run ended with an 89-75 loss to Miami in the Sweet 16. The Cougars spent much of the season at No. 1 in
Continue Reading By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Houston was the lone No. 1 seed left in the tournament for about 30 minutes on Friday night, until its own run ended with an 89-75 loss to Miami in the Sweet 16. The Cougars spent much of the season at No. 1 in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Department of Transportation crews will close one lane of Interstate 70 in Columbia nightly next week for sweeping and signing operations, according to a press release. One lane will be closed from 9 p.m.-6 a.m. each night, per the schedule below. At least one lane, each direction, will remain open during
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Hace unos días que arrastró su cuerpo maltratado y privado de sueño hasta la línea de meta del maratón de Barkley, una de las únicas 17 personas en lograrlo, y Aurelién Sánchez todavía sufre de visiones de la infamemente difícil carrera. Celebrada en lo profundo de un bosque en el este
Continue Reading KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — All four No. 1 seeds fall short of Elite Eight in NCAA Tournament for first time as Houston loses 89-75 to Miami.
Continue Reading KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — All four No. 1 seeds fall short of Elite Eight in NCAA Tournament for first time as Houston loses 89-75 to Miami.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City official told ABC 17 News that the city plans to use $2,113,169 in the Community Revitalization Grant to improve the neighborhood near the old state penitentiary. The neighborhood services supervisor said the city plans to use the funding to remove asbestos from the MSP buildings. Demolition of empty and abandoned
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