COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The IRS has previously said that thousands of people lose millions of dollars and their personal information to tax scams every year. Scams can include everything from emails, texts, and phone calls, to filing false tax returns. According to the IRS, scammers use a variety of methods to, “set up individuals, businesses,
Continue ReadingBy Nadia Romero and Jaide Garcia, CNN The director of a criminal justice advocacy group advising the family of a man who died in police custody says she believes Raleigh Police officers used unnecessary force and violated their own policies when they administered two separate taser stuns within 50 seconds during the attempted arrest. Darryl
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — El Ministerio de Cultura de Perú anunció este miércoles la reapertura del Santuario de Machu Picchu, que permaneció cerrado desde el pasado 21 de enero por los disturbios que se registraron durante las manifestaciones en el país. Suspenden los ingresos a Machu Picchu por los disturbios en Perú Turistas visitan
Continue ReadingBy Paula Reid The FBI has conducted two searches at the University of Delaware in connection with the investigation into President Joe Biden’s handling of classified documents, a source familiar with the investigation told CNN. The previously undisclosed searches were conducted in recent weeks, with the consent and cooperation of the president’s legal team, the
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BEIJING (AP) — China said Wednesday it will take measures against U.S. entities related to the downing of a suspected Chinese spy balloon off the American East Coast. At a daily briefing, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin gave no details and did not identify the targets of the measures. China says the balloon was a
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First responders will simulate a hazardous materials situation along the Missouri River in Callaway County on Wednesday.
Continue ReadingBy Mick Krever, CNN Read Maria Lvova-Belova’s social media, and one might think Russia is selflessly delivering Ukrainian children from evil into the care of Russian families desperate to share their love. But according to American and European governments — and a new report by Yale investigators, backed by the US State Department — she
Continue ReadingBy Jamiel Lynch and Jack Forrest, CNN Two Tennessee National Guardsman were killed Wednesday after their helicopter crashed during a training flight in northern Alabama, the national guard confirmed. The UH-60 Blackhawk Helicopter was approaching the Huntsville Executive Airport when it “rapidly descended” and crashed around 3 p.m. near Highway 53 and Burwell Road in
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN A giant carnivorous dinosaur likely rested or crouched down in Yorkshire 166 million years ago, deeply pressing its feet into the ground. The colossal creature left behind a record-breaking footprint recently discovered along the United Kingdom’s “Dinosaur Coast.” The Jurassic footprint, measuring nearly a meter (3.3 feet) long, is the largest
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN) –– Jennifer Lopez y Ben Affleck celebraron el Día de San Valentín con nuevos tatuajes. Lopez compartió algunas imágenes de los tatuajes, que marcaron su primer Día de los Enamorados como esposos. JLo se tomó una selfie en la que muestra su caja torácica con un signo de infinito que dice “Jennifer” y
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A van caught fire at a pump at a west Columbia gas station Wednesday.
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Two-time All-Star Corbin Burnes and Brady Singer have lost in salary arbitration. Burnes will receive $10.01 million from the Milwaukee Brewers rather than his $10.75 million request. Singer will get $2.95 million rather than $3,325,000 from the Kansas City Royals. Teams have a 5-3 lead in decisions. Infielder Gio Urshela
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Un abrumador olor a cloro llenó el aire esta semana en el lugar donde Nathen Velez y su esposa han criado a sus dos hijos, quemándole a él rápidamente la garganta y los ojos. El olor ha persistido casi dos semanas después de que un tren de Norfolk Southern que transportaba
Continue Reading By THOMAS BEAUMONT and JILL COLVIN Associated Press CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Former Vice President Mike Pence said Wednesday that he will challenge a subpoena by the special counsel overseeing Trump investigations to compel his testimony before a grand jury — pursuing it to the Supreme Court if necessary. Special counsel Jack Smith, appointed
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo Frontera Belarús-Ucrania (CNN) — Las tensiones aumentan en la frontera de Ucrania y Belarús, aliada de Moscú, a medida que funcionarios en Kyiv advierten sobre una ofensiva rusa para primavera en medio de los ataques militares que ha intensificado el Kremlin. En un acceso excepcional desde que Rusia invadió Ucrania el año pasado,
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN Español) — El exjefe de seguridad de la Presidencia de Uruguay Alejandro Astesiano fue condenado este miércoles a cuatro años y medio de prisión y a pagar una multa de unos US$ 3.800 por los delitos de asociación para delinquir en reiteración real, tráfico de influencias, revelación de secreto y conjunción del
Continue Reading ST. LOUIS (AP) — A St. Louis woman depicted in videos pounding on a family’s door and hurling racial insults is facing charges. Judy Kline, who’s 54, was charged with burglary, property damage and unlawful use of a weapon after prosecutors reviewed the videos. It took more than a year for charges to be filed
Continue Reading By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — The state commission that regulates slap fighting — in which opponents take turns striking each other in the face — attempted Wednesday to address a critical question for the budding sport: What constitutes a legal slap? Competitors in the Power Slap League must deliver only
Continue Reading By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A record 193 homeless people died in Oregon’s Multnomah County, home to Portland, in 2021. A county report released Wednesday found that substances were involved in about 60% of the deaths. Methamphetamine was the most common drug noted in those deaths. But fentanyl fatalities
Continue Reading By MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The top Republican in Pennsylvania’s Democrat-controlled House is warning of potential chaos when state lawmakers reconvene next week, six weeks after they elected a speaker and left the Capitol without doing any other business. Minority Leader Bryan Cutler of Lancaster County says the chamber’s razor-thin majority
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