By KRISTIN M. HALL and JUSTIN PRITCHARD Associated Press America’s armed services will have to keep better track of their guns and explosives under changes Congress is set to require. It’s one response to an Associated Press investigation that showed firearms stolen from U.S. bases have resurfaced in violent crimes. Under the proposals, the Department
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PONTOON BEACH, Ill. (AP) — Authorities say a man shot and seriously wounded a police officer Tuesday at a gas station in an Illinois suburb of St. Louis. Police say the Pontoon Beach officer was shot at around 8 a.m. at a Speedway gas station along Route 111 near its junction with Interstate 270 and
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PONTOON BEACH, Ill. (AP) — Authorities say a man shot and seriously wounded a police officer Tuesday at a gas station in an Illinois suburb of St. Louis. Police say the Pontoon Beach officer was shot at around 8 a.m. at a Speedway gas station along Route 111 near its junction with Interstate 270 and
Continue Reading KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The owners of Kansas City’s professional women’s soccer team plan to build a $70 million stadium for the team. Owners of Kansas City NWSL announced Tuesday the 11,000-seat stadium is expected to open in 2024 at a site along the Missouri River near the downtown. The stadium will be the
Continue Reading KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The owners of Kansas City’s professional women’s soccer team plan to build a $70 million stadium for the team. Owners of Kansas City NWSL announced Tuesday the 11,000-seat stadium is expected to open in 2024 at a site along the Missouri River near the downtown. The stadium will be the
Continue Reading By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer The Associated Press preseason women’s All-America team is out and Paige Bueckers of UConn is a unanimous choice. She was joined by fellow sophomore Caitlin Clark of Iowa; junior Aliyah Boston of South Carolina; and two seniors, NaLyssa Smith of Baylor and Rhyne Howard of Kentucky. Boston and Howard
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By Artemis Moshtaghian and Mirna Alsharif, CNN A New Jersey teaching assistant was suspended by the Ridgefield School District after an alleged incident last week in which a Muslim-American student claimed he was called a terrorist after asking a question during math class. The school district did not describe what took place but said that
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By Kate Sullivan, CNN The White House on Tuesday detailed President Joe Biden’s schedule for his second major foreign trip, in which he will attend a series of key meetings and summits with world leaders in Europe. The President departs Washington on Thursday and will head to Rome for the Group of 20 Summit. His
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN While addressing criticism about his latest standup special, Dave Chappelle apparently stirred up some more controversy. In videos from a gig in Nashville on Sunday posted to his verfied Instagram account, Chappelle responded to backlash he received for jokes he made about transgender people during his Netflix special “The Closer.”
Continue Reading By JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — Estonia’s health minister says the Baltic country is considering new coronavirus restrictions on top of the ones that took effect Monday but is seeking to avoid a general lockdown like the one imposed by neighboring Latvia. The Estonian government will discuss additional restrictions, particularly ones aimed at
Continue Reading ISLAMABAD (AP) — A government statement says Pakistan’s prime minister has approved the appointment of the country’s new spy chief ending speculation about his differences with the military. The appointment of the new head of the powerful Inter-Services Intelligence agency is likely to defuse weekslong tension between Imran Khan and army chief Gen. Qamar Javed
Continue Reading By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Mystery still swirls around Gustav Klimt’s “Portrait of a Lady” nearly a quarter-century after the painting was stolen from an Italian museum. Who stole the 1917 artwork and how it wound up stashed inside the museum’s outer walls before a gardener accidentally discovered it in December 2019
Continue Reading DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An activist who was acquitted in August of interfering in a protest arrest last year has been acquitted of another charge in which police accused him of blocking a street during a protest. The Des Moines Register reports that a judge on Friday found 24-year-old Jaylen Cavil, an organizer for
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN The “Schitt’s Creek” coffee table book is about as good as the show. Series creators and stars Dan Levy and Eugene Levy have a new tie-in book about series that goes behind the scenes, breaking down everything from scripts to David Rose’s sweater choices. It also includes six pages of every
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By Matt Egan, CNN Business The Biden administration’s Covid-19 vaccine mandate for federal contractors will further disrupt already stressed-out supply chains, Raytheon Technologies warned Tuesday. Raytheon, a conglomerate that makes jet engines, missiles and drones, joins a growing list of business groups expressing concern about the December 8 deadline for employees of federal contractors to
Continue Reading LAS VEGAS (AP) — A 69-year-old Las Vegas woman is accused of defrauding the Social Security Administration of over $120,000 after she allegedly dismembered her dead husband’s body and threw his remains in the trash. A criminal complaint alleges Nancy Shedleski continued to deposit her husband’s retirement benefits after his 2015 death. The complaint says
Continue Reading AKRON, Ohio (AP) — A man convicted of killing nine people in arson fires in his Ohio neighborhood has been sentenced to life in prison without parole. Judge Christine Croce also ordered Tuesday that Stanley Ford, of Akron, serve the terms consecutively. The 62-year-old Ford has maintained his innocence. He was found guilty last month
Continue Reading By LISA MASCARO, DARLENE SUPERVILLE and ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democrats’ idea for a new billionaires’ tax to help pay for President Joe Biden’s social services and climate change plan has run into criticism among lawmakers. But party leaders continued to insist on Tuesday that agreement was still within reach. With
Continue Reading By LISA MASCARO, DARLENE SUPERVILLE and ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democrats’ idea for a new billionaires’ tax to help pay for President Joe Biden’s social services and climate change plan has run into criticism among lawmakers. But party leaders continued to insist on Tuesday that agreement was still within reach. With
Continue Reading By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has overhauled his Cabinet and named prominent women to the foreign affairs and defense posts in the gender-balanced group of the government’s top officials. He also said Tuesday that he intends to lead his party into the next election. Trudeau named Mélanie
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