SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt alleges in a lawsuit that the Springfield school district violated the state’s Sunshine Law in its response to his office’s request for records related to critical race theory and anti-racist teaching. Schmidt alleged in a lawsuit filed Tuesday that the school district violated the law by
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By PETER SMITH Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — U.S. Catholic bishops are preparing a teaching document on Communion, which some are linking to debates over whether Catholic politicians like President Joe Biden should receive Communion if they support legal abortion. But first they have heard a caution from Pope Francis’ top representative to the United
Continue Reading JERUSALEM (AP) — An 86-year-old woman who survived mass roundups and massacres of Jews as a child in Romania has been crowned Israel’s “Miss Holocaust Survivor.” Ten women in their 80s and 90s took part in Tuesday’s pageant. The event was sponsored by a local nonprofit group and was meant to bring members of Israel’s
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By Sheena McKenzie, CNN Days after world powers wrapped up a monumental climate summit in Glasgow, another environmental emergency was unfolding — this time in space. On Monday, Russia fired a missile at one of its own satellites as a test, generating thousands of pieces of debris that sent crew members on the International Space
Continue Reading By Sheena McKenzie, CNN Days after world powers wrapped up a monumental climate summit in Glasgow, another environmental emergency was unfolding — this time in space. On Monday, Russia fired a missile at one of its own satellites as a test, generating thousands of pieces of debris that sent crew members on the International Space
Continue Reading By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — With two weeks left in the regular season, the Big Ten has positioned itself to get a third straight berth in the College Football Playoff, and possibly two if an avalanche of things go the right way. No. 5 Ohio State, No. 7 Michigan State
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CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Rod Blagojevich, former governor of Illinois who served eight years in federal prison. Personal Birth date: December 10, 1956 Birth place: Chicago, Illinois Birth name: Rod Blagojevich (has no middle name, uses the initial R to honor his father) Father: Rade Blagojevich, steelworker Mother:
Continue Reading By JIM SALTER Associated Press U.S. Rep. Cori Bush has claimed on social media that white supremacists shot at protesters in Ferguson, Missouri, in 2014, but the city’s police chief says he was unaware of any such incident. Bush, a first-term Democrat, made her name as an activist leader in Ferguson after the fatal police
Continue Reading By JIM SALTER Associated Press U.S. Rep. Cori Bush has claimed on social media that white supremacists shot at protesters in Ferguson, Missouri, but the city’s police chief says he was unaware of any such incident. Bush, a first-term Democrat, made her name as an activist leader in Ferguson after the fatal police shooting of
Continue Reading By COLLEEN LONG, HOLLY RAMER and ALEXANDRA JAFFE Associated Press WOODSTOCK, N.H. (AP) — Fighting sagging poll ratings, President Joe Biden has set out on a national tour to persuade everyday Americans of the benefits of his big, just-signed infrastructure plan. First stop: a snowy, rusted bridge in New Hampshire, a state that gave him
Continue Reading DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A former Pleasantville police officer has been charged with several counts in a child sex abuse case. The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation said Tuesday in a news release that 30-year-old Alec Veatch was arrested Monday at his Norwalk home. Veatch has been charged with one count each of third-degree
Continue Reading By Ryan Breslin Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — Afghan refugees are resettling in Nashville after escaping the crisis in their country. Yesterday we shared this refugee’s story of escape…now we’re hearing about his hope for the future. When asked if he would consider returning to Afghanistan: “Yeah. Once Afghanistan
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look into the life of former Senator Tom Daschle of South Dakota. Personal Birth date: December 9, 1947 Birth place: Aberdeen, South Dakota Birth name: Thomas Andrew Daschle Father: Sebastian Daschle Mother: Betty Daschle Marriages: Linda (Hall) Daschle (1984-present); Laurie (Fulton) Daschle (divorced in 1983) Children: with Laurie Daschle: Kelly,
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of NBA Hall of Fame forward Larry Bird. Personal Birth date: December 7, 1956 Birth place: West Baden, Indiana Birth name: Larry Joe Bird Father: Joe Bird Mother: Georgia (Kerns) Bird Marriages: Dinah (Mattingly) Bird, (1989-present); Janet Condra (1975-1976, divorced) Children: with Dinah Bird: Mariah (adopted
Continue Reading By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A second set of states has filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health care workers. The suit filed in Louisiana on behalf of 12 states was dated Monday. It comes less than a week after another lawsuit challenging the rule
Continue Reading CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Messages presented in a federal court Monday appear to show an organizer of the deadly Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville instructing supporters to mislead law enforcement about the potential size of the 2017 protest. The Washington Post reports that Jason Kessler is one of two dozen defendants testifying in a
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By Megan Marples, CNN Get your binoculars ready because meteors will paint the sky with their fleeting light Wednesday morning. The Leonid meteor shower will peak in the early morning hours on November 17. This meteor shower is known for having a storm every 33 years, with the last storm happening in 2002, NASA said.
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By Katelyn Polantz, CNN Reporter, Crime and Justice Former President Donald Trump‘s attorneys are framing his attempt to keep secret records from his presidency as a clash between the executive and legislative branches that could give Congress lopsided power, according to Trump’s argument brief in the major court case related to the House’s January 6
Continue Reading By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer Will Smith wouldn’t seem an obvious candidate for a mid-life crisis. He’s hugely successful, immensely popular, indefatigably sunny. But Smith, who stars in the upcoming drama “King Richard,” as Richard Williams, father and coach to Venus and Serena Williams, is reemerging after an extensive period of introspection. The 53-year-old,
Continue Reading By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A second set of states has filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health care workers. The suit filed in Louisiana on behalf of 12 states was dated Monday. It comes less than a week after another lawsuit challenging the rule
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