PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — The military says militants have targeted a Pakistani military post in the northwestern tribal belt near the Afghan border, killing two soldiers in a firefight. The army said in a statement late Saturday that militants attacked a post in a district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The area is a former militant
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By Andy Rose, Melissa Alonso and Chris Boyette, CNN A security guard on assignment for a San Francisco Bay area news crew died Saturday after being shot in an attempted robbery three days earlier, police said. Kevin Nishita was working security on Wednesday afternoon for a news crew covering a story in downtown Oakland when
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia College men’s and women’s basketball teams both win their home games on Saturday. The Cougar women’s team beat Iowa Wesleyan 67-60 to improve to 7-3 on the season. Meanwhile, the Cougar men’s basketball team beat Webster 91-72 to improve to 5-6 on the season.
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MARCELINE, Mo. (KMIZ) The Marceline football team is headed to the Class 1 state championship game after beating Hayti 31-30 in the semifinals on Saturday. The Tigers will now play East Buchanan in the Class 1 state championship game at Faurot Field on Saturday, Dec. 4 at 3 p.m. Meanwhile, the Mexico football team’s season
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COLUMBIA Mo. (KMIZ) The streets in Downtown Columbia were packed all throughout the day Saturday with people supporting Small Business Saturday. This is an annual holiday that encourages the community to shop at local businesses. Regan Downing a manager at Nourished Cafe says when people walk through the doors of a local restaurant they truly
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By Martin Goillandeau, CNN Swiss voters on Sunday approved their government’s pandemic response plan in a referendum by a 62.01% majority, according to official results published on the Federal Chancellery’s website. With a 65.72% participation, the Sunday referendum showed that most Swiss voters are unwilling to give up restrictive measures against Covid-19, with the result
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By Nicole Gaouette, Kylie Atwood and Jennifer Hansler, CNN The US and its allies restart Iran nuclear talks on Monday unsure how Tehran’s new government will approach negotiations, not optimistic about the prospects ahead and emphasizing that if diplomacy fails, the US is “prepared to use other options.” The parties to the Joint Comprehensive Plan
Continue Reading By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN Associated Press TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — Hondurans are voting for a successor to deeply unpopular President Juan Orlando Hernández in elections that could oust his National Party after 12 years in power. The candidate most likely to do this is Xiomara Castro of the leftist Liberty and Re-foundation party. The former first
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By MATTHEW COLES Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Te’Jon Lucas scored a season-high 18 points to lead No. 18 BYU to a 75-64 win over Utah on Saturday night, keeping the Cougars undefeated. Alex Barcello had 17 points, most of them coming late in the game as he controlled the ball and went
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By DAVID SOLOMON Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Pavel Buchnevich and Ivan Barbashev each scored twice and the St. Louis Blues beat the Columbus Blues Jackets 6-3. Justin Faulk and Jordan Kyrou also scored to give St. Louis its third win in 10 games. Ville Husso made 24 saves for his third win in
Continue Reading By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — West Virginia will finish its season in a bowl game. Sure beats Saturday night inside mostly empty Memorial Stadium in Kansas. Jarret Doege threw for 170 yards and three touchdowns, Leddie Brown ran for 156 yards and another score, and the resilient Mountaineers held off
Continue Reading By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer The head of the Women’s Tennis Association says he remains “deeply concerned” about the whereabouts of Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai and her ability to “communicate freely, openly and directly” after allegations that a powerful politician forced her to have sex. Peng is a three-time Olympian and former top-ranked
Continue Reading MONTREAL (AP) — Scott Mellanby resigned as the assistant general manager of the Montreal Canadiens. The Canadiens made the announcement in a release Saturday night without providing additional details. Mellanby joined the Canadiens as director of player personnel in 2012. He was promoted to assistant general manager under current GM Marc Bergevin in 2014.
Continue Reading By SARA CLINE Associated Press/Report for America Residents in Washington are preparing for possible flooding as “atmospheric rivers” once again threaten parts of the Northwest, which saw heavy damage from extreme weather earlier this month. The Bellingham Herald reports that people in the small communities of Sumas and Everson were asked to voluntarily evacuate Saturday
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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KMIZ) UPDATE: Barbara J. Crismas was located at about 7:56 p.m. Saturday. After seeing the Silver Alert, a citizen called the Springfield Police Department and was able to successfully assist officers with locating Crismas in Springfield. The Springfield Police Department issued an Endangered Silver Advisory for a Springfield woman after she left her
Continue Reading ESTERO, Fla. (AP) — Aubrey Joens scored 21 points, all on 3-pointers, older sister Ashley Joens had 13 points and No. 13 Iowa State made 18 3-pointers in a 93-59 rout of Penn State at the Gulf Coast Showcase. Iowa State made 10 3-pointers in the first half. In one stretch of the first quarter
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Alejandra Ramos Barreda (CNN) — En solo cinco años, Lin Fei-fan pasó de lanzarse contra la legislatura de Taiwán y ocupar el edificio con cientos de estudiantes a un trabajo de alto nivel para el partido gobernante de la isla. Pero su historia podría haber sido muy diferente si hubiera vivido en Hong Kong, donde
Continue Reading JONESBORO, Ark. (AP) — Skyelar Potter had 20 points as Morehead State got past Kansas City 70-62. Anderson Kopp led the Roos on Saturday night with 17 points.
Continue Reading By Chris Boyette, CNN Authorities discovered an apparent stowaway Saturday in the landing gear of a flight from Guatemala at the Miami International Airport, local and federal officials said. US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the airport apprehended a 26-year-old man who “attempted to evade detection in the landing gear compartment of an
Continue Reading SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Dresser Winn threw a 37-yard touchdown pass to Donnell Williams with 3:36 remaining, and UT Martin forced a pair of late interceptions to beat Missouri State 32-31 in the first round of the Football Championship Series playoffs. The Ohio Valley Conference champion Skyhawks (10-2) will face eighth-seeded Montana State in the
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