NEW YORK (AP) — A federal court in New York has authorized the seizure of a $25 million Boeing 737 owned by a Russian energy company, citing U.S. sanctions against Russia in response to its invasion of Ukraine. The aircraft is owned by PJSC Rosneft Oil Co., headquartered in Moscow and led by sanctioned oligarch
Continue ReadingBy Christina Maxouris, Sara Smart and Brian Todd, CNN The 6-year-old boy who allegedly shot his elementary school teacher earlier this year will not be criminally charged, Newport News, Virginia, Commonwealth’s Attorney Howard Gwynn told CNN affiliate WTKR. The student allegedly shot and wounded Richneck Elementary School teacher Abigail Zwerner on January 6, leaving her
Continue Reading By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Kevin Durant’s home debut with the Phoenix Suns will have to wait a little longer. The 13-time All-Star slipped on the floor during pregame warmups and was ruled out Wednesday night against the Oklahoma City Thunder because of left ankle soreness. The game was supposed to
Continue ReadingAdrián Ledezma (CNN Español) — Ser mujer es aprender a decir “no” a sociedades y costumbres que determinan lo que debemos ser, hacer y sentir. Es aprender a decir “no” a las oportunidades negadas, a los roles asignados y a las expectativas de otros. En México y en América Latina hallamos millones de historias que
Continue Reading By ANDREA RODRÍGUEZ Associated Press SAN LUIS, Cuba (AP) — A neighbor lent him a house to dry leaves, and he had a little fertilizer saved, so he plucked up the courage to plant. Now, Hirochi Robaina can hardly believe the resulting miracle. Robaina, one of the most recognized tobacco producers in Cuba, marvels as
Continue Reading By CIARÁN GILES and MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press MADRID (AP) — From demands for constitutional rights in Islamabad to calls for economic parity in Manila, Paris and Madrid, International Women’s Day demonstrations are highlighting the unfinished work of providing equity for half of the planet’s population. While activists in some places celebrated political and legal
Continue Reading By JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Democrats have passed legislation in the state House that would repeal the state’s right-to-work law that prohibits public and private unions from requiring that nonunion employees pay fees. The law was passed by a GOP-led Legislature and Republican Gov. Rick Snyder in 2012 amid intense
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — El esperado reencuentro de Julián Andrés Rosales, un niño colombiano de 11 años con cáncer terminal en Estados Unidos, y su padre Andrés Fernando Rosales por fin ocurrió este jueves. Tras lograr una visa humanitaria, el papá del menor llegó a Miami para cumplirle a su hijo el sueño de
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Cole County deputies arrested a school bus driver Wednesday on suspicion of endangering students after he reportedly argued with students and smashed mailboxes.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kedrian Johnson scored 20 points, Tre Mitchell added 17 points and nine rebounds, and No. 8 seed West Virginia rolled to a 78-62 victory over ninth-seeded Texas Tech in the opening round of the Big 12 Tournament on Wednesday night. Erik Stevenson added 18 points and Emmitt Matthews Jr. had
Continue Reading KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kedrian Johnson scored 20 points, Tre Mitchell added 17 points and nine rebounds, and No. 8 seed West Virginia rolled to a 78-62 victory over ninth-seeded Texas Tech in the opening round of the Big 12 Tournament on Wednesday night. Erik Stevenson added 18 points and Emmitt Matthews Jr. had
Continue Reading By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — JPMorgan Chase sued its former executive Jes Staley on Wednesday, alleging that he aided in hiding Jeffrey Epstein’s yearslong sex abuse and trafficking in order to keep the financier as a client. The New York bank seeks to hold Staley personally liable for any financial
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A celebration of life service will be held Friday for a Rock Bridge High School student who died in a motorcycle crash on Monday. A service will be held at The Crossing, visitation begins at 2 p.m. There is a memorial set up near the crash site on Nifong Boulevard and Bethel
Continue ReadingBy Oren Liebermann, CNN The US transferred an alleged al Qaeda bomb maker from Guantanamo Bay to Saudi Arabia, the Defense Department announced Wednesday, part of the Biden administration’s ongoing efforts to close the prison facility. Ghassan Al Sharbi, a 48-year-old Saudi native who has been held in detention at Guantanamo Bay for 20 years,
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — El ministro de Educación de Perú, Oscar Becerra, tuvo que disculparse por los comentarios despectivos que hizo contra las mujeres aymaras en el Día Internacional de la Mujer. “No quiero terminar sin ofrecer unas disculpas por unas frases mías desafortunadas que han sido malinterpretadas y han generado críticas. Quiero decirles que
Continue ReadingBy Sara Smart, CNN The Rochester, New York, event venue where two people died during a crowd crush on Sunday night will not be allowed to host events while an investigation is underway, officials said Wednesday. Two people died and eight were injured during the GloRilla concert at the Main Street Armory when what sounded
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The Missouri House of Representatives passed a bill Wednesday that would let students choose which school they want to attend using state money.
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COLE CAMP, Mo. (KMIZ) A Sedalia man who is accused of killing his own child in 2022 has posted a $50,000 bond, according to Casenet and the Benton County Sheriff’s Office online records. Danial Fitzgerald, 24, is charged with second-degree murder and first-degree endangering the welfare of a child. A grand jury indictment was filed
Continue ReadingBy Cheri Mossburg, CNN An elderly man survived on croissants, candy and biscotti for nearly a week alone in his car, stuck in a snowbank on a desolate California highway. Jerry Jouret, 81, set out from his mountain house in Big Pine, California, on February 24 to return to his family home in Gardnerville, Nevada
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN) — El rover Curiosity reveló una impresionante postal de un brillante atardecer en Marte. El rover de la NASA ha estado recorriendo la superficie de Marte durante más de 10 años, buscando respuestas sobre por qué el planeta rojo pasó de ser cálido y húmedo a un desierto helado. Ha descubierto intrigantes
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