HAMPTON, Va. (AP) — A man who was wrongly convicted with boxer Rubin “Hurricane” Carter in a triple murder case has died. John Artis was 75. He died Nov. 7 of a gastric aneurysm at his home in Hampton, Virginia. His friend, Fred Hogan, confirmed his death. Artis and Carter were convicted in a 1966
Continue Reading LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Three snow leopards have died at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo in Nebraska of complications from COVID-19. The zoo made the announcement in a Facebook post Friday, describing the deaths of the three leopards _ named Ranney, Everest, and Makalu_ as “truly heartbreaking.” The zoo began treating the leopards and two Sumatran
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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Jason Shelley ran for two touchdowns then fired a 55-yard scoring strike to Naveon Mitchell with 58 seconds left in the game to lift Missouri State to a 34-27 victory over Northern Iowa in Missouri Valley Football Conference action. Shelly’s game-winning throw came after the Panthers’ Theo Day and Deion McShane
Continue Reading SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Jason Shelley ran for two touchdowns then fired a 55-yard scoring strike to Naveon Mitchell with 58 seconds left in the game to lift Missouri State to a 34-27 victory over Northern Iowa in Missouri Valley Football Conference action. Shelly’s game-winning throw came after the Panthers’ Theo Day and Deion McShane
Continue Reading By JOE WALLJASPER Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Tyler Badie rushed 34 times for 209 yards and a touchdown and Missouri held off South Carolina’s fourth-quarter charge to defeat the Gamecocks 31-28 on Saturday. The Tigers built a 17-point lead when Badie scored on a 19-yard run with 12:31 left in the game. That’s
Continue Reading By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Alex Padilla threw for two touchdowns and ran for another in his first career start and No. 19 Iowa withstood three fourth-quarter comeback attempts to defeat Minnesota 27-22. The Hawkeyes led 24-16 before Minnesota’s Tanner Morgan threw a 68-yard touchdown pass to Chris Autman-Bell with
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Behind its best defensive performance of the season, the Mizzou football team defeated the South Carolina Gamecocks 31-28 to win its third straight Mayor’s Cup and improve its record to .500 on the season. https://youtu.be/ZqX-3ASOuj0 https://youtu.be/1djJ33JFORY Watch the press conference in the player below. The Tiger defense started the game off strong.
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By Jamie Crawford, National Security Producer The Pentagon said it would respond to Oklahoma’s Republican governor after the state’s National Guard indicated it would thwart a Defense Department mandate that troops be vaccinated against Covid-19. The Department said it was “aware” of a memo issued this week by the Oklahoma National Guard’s recently installed adjutant
Continue Reading CANAAN, Conn. (AP) — Eight residents of a nursing home in Connecticut have died during a coronavirus outbreak, while 89 residents and employees have tested positive for the disease. That’s according to officials at the Geer Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Canaan. The outbreak began Sept. 30. Nursing home officials said Friday that the eight
Continue Reading By GONZALO SOLANO Associated Press QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — A prolonged gunbattle between rival gangs inside Ecuador’s largest prison has killed at least 68 inmates and wounded 25, and authorities say it took most of the day to regain control. Saturday’s bloody fighting is the latest violence to hit the Litoral Penitentiary, which was the
Continue Reading By Amanda Watts and Susannah Cullinane, CNN A Hawaii couple charged with the murder of their adopted 6-year-old daughter pleaded not guilty via an attorney Friday, as court documents allege abusive treatment leading up to the girl’s death, including her being kept in a dog cage to stop her searching for food. Isaac and Lehua
Continue Reading MURRAY, Ky. (AP) — DJ Williams ran for 121 yards and two touchdowns, Damonta Witherspoon rushed for 113 yards and a score and threw a TD pass and Murray State breezed to a 28-10 victory over Southeast Missouri State in Ohio Valley Conference play. Witherspoon connected with Jake Saathoff on a 25-yard halfback pass on
Continue Reading UTRECHT, Netherlands (AP) — Protests have broken out in a northern Dutch city as a new coronavirus lockdown imposed amid soaring infections forced bars and restaurants to close at 8 p.m. Dutch broadcaster NOS reported that hundreds of youngsters gathered in a central square in Leeuwarden on Saturday night. Video showed them setting off fireworks
Continue Reading SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Scottsdale police announced Saturday that they were investigating allegations against a school board president after the district’s superintendent said the president distributed a dossier on some parents, including photos and personal finances. The Scottsdale Police Department said in a statement it was aware of and investigating allegations against Scottsdale Unified School
Continue Reading By KEN MILLER Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A federal appeals court has rejected the appeal of four Oklahoma death row inmates scheduled for execution during the next three months, including one next week. The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday denied the appeal by Julius Jones, Wade Lay, Donald Grant and
Continue Reading By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Business Southwest Airlines is the latest carrier to offer new incentives to its employees during the holidays, as airlines gear up to avoid operational delays during a peak travel season. The company is offering operational employees, such as flight attendants and pilots, who work qualifying shifts between November 15 and January
Continue Reading Ángela Reyes (CNN) — Winter, el delfín herido que aprendió a nadar con una prótesis tras perder su cola y cuya historia sirvió como inspiración para dos conmovedoras películas, murió el jueves, según el Acuario Marino de Clearwater (CMA, por sus siglas en inglés) donde residía. “Expertos en cuidado de animales de todo el país
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By SETH BORENSTEIN and FRANK JORDANS Associated Press GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — Almost 200 nations have accepted a compromise deal aimed at keeping a key global warming target alive, but it contained a last-minute change that watered down crucial language about coal. Several countries, including small island states, said they were deeply disappointed by the
Continue Reading By SETH BORENSTEIN and FRANK JORDANS Associated Press GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — Almost 200 nations have accepted a compromise deal aimed at keeping a key global warming target alive, but it contained a last-minute change that watered down crucial language about coal. Several countries, including small island states, said they were deeply disappointed by the
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson Londres (CNN) — Ahora que la fotografía de la duquesa de Sussex está en las planas de muchos periódicos del Reino Unido esta semana, se te habría perdonado pensar que de alguna manera viajaste en el tiempo hasta 2019. En un recordatorio del punto de mayor cobertura mediática de Meghan, esta semana se
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