By JACK JEFFERY Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Sudanese asylum-seekers in Israel fear last year’s normalization agreement between their new host country and Sudan could result in them being sent home. Their concerns have been magnified since last month’s military takeover in their homeland. The coup has been condemned by the U.S. and Western nations
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By Eric Levenson and Brad Parks, CNN The jury deliberating in Kyle Rittenhouse’s homicide trial on Wednesday asked to review a series of videos that show the teenager fatally shooting two people and wounding another during last year’s unrest in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The 12-person jury, made up of five men and seven women, started deliberating
Continue Reading By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A man who killed his estranged wife and terrorized their family is set to become the first person executed in in Mississippi since 2012. The state is planning a lethal injection Wednesday evening for 50-year-old David Neal Cox at the state penitentiary in Parchman. He
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AMES, Iowa (AP) — Izaiah Brockington had 23 points and 13 rebounds, Tyrese Hunter scored nine of his 19 points in the final 96 seconds and Iowa State held on for a 68-60 win over Alabama State. Brockington grabbed an offensive rebound off a missed 3-point shot by Hunter and threw down a dunk. Hunter,
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AMES, Iowa (AP) — Izaiah Brockington had 23 points and 13 rebounds, Tyrese Hunter scored nine of his 19 points in the final 96 seconds and Iowa State held on for a 68-60 win over Alabama State. Brockington grabbed an offensive rebound off a missed 3-point shot by Hunter and threw down a dunk. Hunter,
Continue Reading PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — Ja’Shon Henry had 17 points and 10 rebounds to lead six Bradley players in double figures as the Braves routed Missouri S&T 92-66. Terry Roberts added 15 points for the Braves. Malevy Leons chipped in 13, Ville Tahvanainen scored 10 and Jayson Kent had 10. Julien Smith led the Miners with
Continue Reading By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — A powerful commander in Libya has announced his candidacy in the country’s presidential elections next month. Khalifa Hifter submitted his candidacy papers in the eastern city of Benghazi on Tuesday and released a video about the decision. He commands the self-styled Libyan Arab Armed Forces that has
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olivertapia (CNN) — ¡Esta aquí! ¡Esta aquí! ¡Esta aquí! Más de dos años después del estreno de “Spider-Man: Far From Home”, llega el nuevo tráiler de la tercera película protagonizada por Tom Holland. El avance de “Spider-Man: No Way Home”, lanzado el martes, presenta lo que el póster insinuaba anteriormente: apariciones de villanos de películas
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City community will gave some input Tuesday night on possible boundary changes for Jefferson City Schools. The JC Schools Boundary Line Advisory Committee is proposing four preliminary attendance area changes. JEFFERSON CITY SCHOOLS ATTENDANCE AREA PRESENTATIONDownload The meeting Tuesday night was the second for the public to give feedback
Continue Reading By KEVIN FREKING and BRIAN SLODYSKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican congressman Paul Gosar of Arizona is facing censure in the House over a violent video he posted online. The House will vote Wednesday on a resolution that would censure Gosar for tweeting an animated video that depicted him striking Democratic congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Continue Reading By MICHAEL BALSAMO and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An inmate at the largest federal prison in the U.S. was stabbed in the eyeball by a fellow prisoner earlier this month. It’s the latest gruesome example of violence in a prison system plagued by chronic unrest, understaffing, corruption and abuse. People familiar
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By AAMER MADHANI and TOM KRISHER Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — President Joe Biden is highlighting billions of dollars in his big new infrastructure deal to pay for the installation of electric vehicle chargers across the country. It’s an investment Biden says will go a long way in curbing planet-warming carbon emissions while creating good-paying
Continue Reading By AAMER MADHANI and TOM KRISHER Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — President Joe Biden is highlighting billions of dollars in his big new infrastructure deal to pay for the installation of electric vehicle chargers across the country. It’s an investment Biden says will go a long way in curbing planet-warming carbon emissions while creating good-paying
Continue Reading By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The CEO of Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, doesn’t try to explain why some cryptos started purely as a joke have surged so much in price. He also doesn’t want to say if that’s an indication of a dangerous bubble. But Changpeng Zhao does
Continue Reading By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — In the cryptocurrency world, which gets likened to the Wild West of financial markets, one of the industry’s major players is asking for a sheriff. Binance, the world’s largest exchange for trading Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, says it’s time for global regulators to establish rules
Continue Reading By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — In the cryptocurrency world, which gets likened to the Wild West of financial markets, one of the industry’s major players is asking for a sheriff. Binance, the world’s largest exchange for trading Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, says it’s time for global regulators to establish rules
Continue Reading By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The CEO of Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, doesn’t try to explain why some cryptos started purely as a joke have surged so much in price. He also doesn’t want to say if that’s an indication of a dangerous bubble. But Changpeng Zhao does
Continue Reading By MICHAEL TARM, AMY FORLITI and TAMMY WEBBER Associated Press KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Jurors weighing charges against Kyle Rittenhouse will return Wednesday for a second day of deliberations in his murder trial. Jurors met for a full day Tuesday with no quick verdict after two weeks of testimony in which they were given starkly
Continue Reading MACOMB, Ill. (AP) — Will Carius had 16 points to lead five Western Illinois players in double figures as the Leathernecks easily beat Iowa Wesleyan 97-71. Tamell Pearson added 15 points for the Leathernecks on Tuesday night. Colton Sandage chipped in 13, Luka Barisic scored 12 and George Dixon had 10. Joey Brown led the
Continue Reading IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Keegan Murray had 27 points and 21 rebounds — both career highs — and Iowa used a 14-3 second-half run to pull away in its 86-69 win over North Carolina Central. His 21 rebounds are the most since by and Iowa player since Greg Brunner had 23 against Minnesota on
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