By MARGARET STAFFORD Associated Press A federal lawsuit alleges that a Missouri firearms store and gun range refused to let a Muslim woman use a shooting range unless she removed her hijab. A Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization and an Independence law firm filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday against Frontier Justice in Lee’s Summit,
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MILL SHOALS, Ill. (AP) — Authorities in two states are searching for a gunman who killed an eastern Illinois deputy and is suspected in a carjacking in Missouri. The Wayne County Sheriff’s Office says Deputy Sean Riley responded to a motorist assist call on Interstate 64 early Wednesday. A second officer who arrived at the
Continue Reading MILL SHOALS, Ill. (AP) — Authorities in two states are searching for a gunman who killed an eastern Illinois deputy and is suspected in a carjacking in Missouri. The Wayne County Sheriff’s Office says Deputy Sean Riley responded to a motorist assist call on Interstate 64 early Wednesday. A second officer who arrived at the
Continue Reading DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The rate of coronavirus spread in Iowa has increased in the past week as state health officials posted 10,162 positive tests in the past seven days. While hospitalizations dropped slightly the state reports increased hospitalizations among children. The Iowa Department of Public Safety says in it’s weekly update posted Wednesday
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GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press A judge has kept lawsuits against OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma and members of the Sackler family who own it on hold until Feb. 1 but ordered the parties to negotiate a new settlement. Connecticut and Washington state argued Wednesday that suits against the Sacklers should be allowed to move ahead immediately.
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Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — El presidente de EE.UU. Joe Biden realizará una llamada con el presidente de Rusia Vladimir Putin el jueves por la tarde “para discutir una variedad de temas, incluidos los próximos compromisos diplomáticos con Rusia”, dijo a CNN la portavoz del Consejo de Seguridad Nacional, Emily Horne. La llamada fue
Continue Reading By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Candace Parker staved off Father Time to help the Chicago Sky win the franchise’s first WNBA championship and capped off 2021 by being named The Associated Press’ Female Athlete of the Year for a second time. Parker also won the AP award her rookie year with the Los Angeles
Continue Reading The Associated Press Stocks were losing momentum in Wednesday afternoon, putting the S&P 500 barely below the record high it set on Monday. The S&P 500 was down less than 0.1%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.2% and the Nasdaq fell 0. 4%. All three indexes started the day slightly in the green.
Continue Reading The Associated Press Stocks were losing momentum in Wednesday afternoon, putting the S&P 500 barely below the record high it set on Monday. The S&P 500 was down less than 0.1%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.2% and the Nasdaq fell 0. 4%. All three indexes started the day slightly in the green.
Continue Reading Sol Amaya (CNN Español)– La ministra de Salud de Argentina, Carla Vizzotti, anunció este miércoles que se consensuó con las provincias reducir de 10 a 5 días el aislamiento para contactos estrechos de casos confirmados de covid-19 que estén asintomáticos y tengan el esquema completo de vacunación. En conferencia de prensa desde la Casa Rosada,
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By Jennifer Henderson, Joe Sutton and Keith Allen, CNN Aylee Gordon, a 3-year-old girl who accidentally suffered a gunshot wound on Christmas Day, died Tuesday evening, according to a release from the Henderson County Sheriff’s Office. A 911 call was placed around 2:30 p.m. Saturday reporting that a child had accessed a firearm and accidentally shot herself, according
Continue Reading By SARAH HURWITZ Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — In the cold weather, outreach teams are working hard to help people living on the streets. On Tuesday, a team with Cascadia Behavioral Healthcare went to Northeast 33rd Drive in Portland to hand out supplies. Clifford Reitenbaugh lives in an RV
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By Barbara Starr, CNN Pentagon Correspondent The US Air Force flew a reconnaissance mission this week over eastern Ukraine to gather intelligence about the situation on the ground — two days after Russia announced it would withdraw 10,000 troops from its border with that nation. Monday’s flight was the first time an E-8C Joint Surveillance
Continue Reading By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Four of the people shot in deadly rampage in Denver were attacked at tattoo shops, raising questions about why they were targeted. Police say 47-year-old Lyndon James McLeod knew most of the people he shot Monday at several locations around the metro area, through either business or
Continue Reading By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Four of the people shot in deadly rampage in Denver were attacked at tattoo shops, raising questions about why they were targeted. Police say 47-year-old Lyndon James McLeod knew most of the people he shot Monday at several locations around the metro area, through either business or
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By Scottie Andrew and Leah Asmelash, CNN We laughed, we cringed, we tweeted — these are the pop culture moments that we’ll remember fondly as the year comes to an end. From the most meme-worthy moment of “House of Gucci” to the best resurrection of an early-2000s touchstone — Bennifer tried, but was bested by
Continue Reading GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press A judge has kept lawsuits against OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma and members of the Sackler family who own it on hold until Feb. 1 but ordered the parties to negotiate a new settlement. Connecticut and Washington state argued Wednesday that suits against the Sacklers should be allowed to move ahead immediately.
Continue Reading By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Hundreds of flights are being cancelled as the omicron variant creates havoc both for travelers and for airlines who are having to cobble together flight crews as infections rise among pilots and flight attendants. According to data from the flight-tracking website FlightAware, 832 flights were cancelled by
Continue Reading By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Hundreds of flights are being cancelled as the omicron variant creates havoc both for travelers and for airlines who are having to cobble together flight crews as infections rise among pilots and flight attendants. According to data from the flight-tracking website FlightAware, 832 flights were cancelled by
Continue Reading By STEPHEN MOODY Click here for updates on this story PRICHARD, Alabama (WALA) — We’re learning more about the victim in Sunday’s murder in Prichard. His mother told FOX10 news, he was killed after trying to sell a phone. New witness video showing the aftermath of a shooting in Prichard from over the weekend was
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