By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Astronomers have discovered what appear to be massive galaxies dating back to within 600 million years of the Big Bang, suggesting the early universe may have had a stellar fast-track that produced these “monsters.” While the new James Webb Space Telescope has spotted even
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — Algo a tener en cuenta cuando busques ‘happy hour’ para celebrar el Día Nacional de la Margarita: el principal ingrediente de este delicioso brebaje está amenazado por el cambio climático y las nuevas presiones sobre el murciélago, polinizador vital de la planta del agave. Los licores de agave, como el tequila y
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A Weather Alert Day is in effect for all of Mid-Missouri on Wednesday for the potential of severe storms between late morning and mid-afternoon. UPDATE: As of 10 a.m. Wednesday, the remaining areas suitable for any strong storm potential are shrinking. The latest SPC update highlights this area well. This is where some potential for
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — El presidente de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, apenas durmió mientras viajaba en la oscuridad hacia Kyiv a principios de esta semana, sentado despierto mientras su vagón de tren con cortinas cerradas cruzaba hacia la zona de guerra que ha dado forma a gran parte de su presidencia. Biden dejará de Europa
Continue Reading By DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Novak Djokovic has asked American authorities for special permission to enter the United States to play tennis tournaments in California and Florida despite being unvaccinated against the coronavirus, the top-ranked Serb said Wednesday. The Transportation Security Administration has said the requirement for foreign air travelers to
Continue Reading By SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French authorities and media reports say a female teacher has been stabbed to death in southwestern France by a high school student. The local prosecutor said the student has been arrested by police, and an investigation has been opened for suspected premeditated murder. He said investigators were
Continue Reading By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are holding relatively steady on Wall Street Wednesday, a day after falling to their worst loss since December on worries about higher interest rates. The S&P 500 was little changed in morning trading after drifting between small gains and losses. The Dow Jones Industrial
Continue Reading By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WINDHOEK, Namibia (AP) — U.S. first lady Jill Biden has opened a five-day, two-day visit to Africa, arriving in Namibia, which has not welcomed a high-level U.S. official since 1996. Jill Biden was greeted Wednesday by dancers representing Namibia’s different ethnic groups. She will focus during her trip on empowering
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A Columbia man accused of shooting another man at a south Columbia roundabout in October was in the Boone County Jail on Thursday morning.
Continue Reading By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Both houses of Russia’s parliament have quickly endorsed President Vladimir Putin’s move to suspend the last remaining nuclear arms treaty with the United States. Officials and lawmakers cast it as an eleventh-hour warning to Washington. Putin declared that Moscow was suspending its participation in the 2010 New
Continue ReadingGermán Padinger (CNN) — La tasa de fertilidad de Corea del Sur, que ya es la más baja del mundo, ha vuelto a caer batiendo su propio récord, lo que constituye el último revés a los esfuerzos del gobierno para impulsar una población en declive. El organismo nacional de estadística informó este miércoles de que
Continue ReadingBy Nouran Salahieh, Holly Yan and Christina Maxouris, CNN The head of the Environmental Protection Agency threatened expensive consequences if Norfolk Southern fails to fully clean up its toxic train wreck and pay for the fallout in East Palestine, Ohio. The EPA’s new, legally binding order — set to take effect Thursday — “will ensure
Continue ReadingBy Oren Liebermann and Natasha Bertrand, CNN Russia carried out a test of an intercontinental ballistic missile that appears to have failed around the time President Joe Biden was in Ukraine, according to two US officials familiar with the matter. Russia notified the United States in advance of the launch through deconfliction lines under its
Continue ReadingBy Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN At a major international defense exhibition in the United Arab Emirates this week, tucked away in a distant corner, a large purple structure featuring Russia’s name has been erected far from the sight of most visitors. The biennial International Defence Exhibition (IDEX) in the UAE capital Abu Dhabi is the largest
Continue ReadingBy Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN At a major international defense exhibition in the United Arab Emirates this week, tucked away in a distant corner, a large purple structure featuring Russia’s name has been erected far from the sight of most visitors. The biennial International Defence Exhibition (IDEX) in the UAE capital Abu Dhabi is the largest
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Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced in a Tuesday press release that his office has asked the state Supreme Court to set an execution date for a man convicted of killing two people in 2006.
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN Español) — El gobierno de Gustavo Petro ofreció la ciudadanía colombiana a quienes han “sido abusados por el poder intolerante de Nicaragua”, en referencia a los 222 opositores que el pasado 9 de febrero fueron expulsados del país por el régimen de Daniel Ortega y llegaron a Estados Unidos y a otros
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story LEAVENWORTH, Washington (KPTV) — On Sunday, an avalanche near Leavenworth, Washington, presumably killed at least three people. The avalanche happened on Colchuck Peak, southwest of Leavenworth, according to the Northwest Avalanche Center (NWAC). The group of backcountry travelers consisted of six people. Three of them
Continue ReadingBy Ciara Cummings Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WANF) — A new civil lawsuit will accuse a metro Atlanta school system and a charter school of being “indifferent” to the risk of hiring a teacher who is now serving a 10-year prison sentence for rape. Robert Vandel was convicted last year
Continue ReadingBy Dakin Andone, Randi Kaye and Dianne Gallagher, CNN Alex Murdaugh “wants” to take the stand in his murder trial, but whether he actually will testify remains a “gametime” decision, a source with direct knowledge of the defense’s legal strategy told CNN on Wednesday. A second source told CNN “the final decision is only certain
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