By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Around 575 inmates have been freed after a jailbreak in southwest Nigeria. It was the third jailbreak this year in Africa’s most populous country. A prison official told The Associated Press on Saturday that the jailbreak at the Oyo correctional facility in Oyo state happened late
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By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Thousands of supporters of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and his right-wing government have marched in Budapest on Saturday in a demonstration of unity behind the populist leader’s contentious policies. Saturday’s rally was dubbed a “Peace March” and participants gathered along the western bank of the
Continue Reading By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Thousands of supporters of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and his right-wing government have marched in Budapest on Saturday in a demonstration of unity behind the populist leader’s contentious policies. Saturday’s rally was dubbed a “Peace March” and participants gathered along the western bank of the
Continue ReadingBy Brooklyn Neustaeter, CTVNews.ca Writer Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Canada (CTV Network) — Firearms experts say it is rare for someone to be killed from a prop gun while filming a movie or TV show as a weapons master or armourer is mandated to be on set to ensure everyone’s safety,
Continue ReadingBy Anthony Vasquez-Peddie, CTVNews.ca Writer Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Canada (CTV Network) — Two newly identified tiny species of fish and lizard that existed 100 million years ago have been detailed in a study. A team of researchers published their work Thursday in the journal PeerJ, in which they describe a
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By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN The leader of the Italy’s right-leaning Lega party, Matteo Salvini, lashed out at the start of his trial for the alleged kidnapping of 147 migrants while he was interior minister. The migrants were on board a ship owned by Spanish NGO Open Arms to whom Salvini denied permission to disembark
Continue Reading By BOBBY ROSS Jr. Associated Press WESTLAKE, Texas (AP) — A remarkable get-together recently took place — in-person and also online — involving descendants of a group of Holocaust survivors. The project unfolded after a Texas woman was going through documents left behind by her deceased father. She found black-and-white photos of him and some
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By ANDY TSUBASA FIELD Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The vast majority of complaints of bias made against Kansas law enforcement agencies are not found to have merit. An Associated Press review of data shows agencies have received hundreds of complaints of bias over the past 10 years, but records available to the public
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Both Boone County and Jefferson City are set to hold drug take back events Saturday, on National Drug Take Back Day.
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By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business One witness occupied the stand for the better part of week seven in the criminal trial of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes. For two days straight, jurors heard testimony from former Theranos insider Daniel Edlin, who was a friend of Holmes’ brother and worked at the failed blood testing startup
Continue Reading By MIKE CATALINI Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey’s decidedly liberal shift under first-term Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy is facing a test as he seeks reelection against Republican Jack Ciattarelli. Under Murphy, the state has implemented paid sick leave, added taxpayer-funded community college and legalized recreational marijuana. Murphy has also received high marks
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by Sofia Barrett Twenty years ago this weekend, Apple launched the original, iconic iPod. Six years later, I was gifted my first and only version of the device: a third-generation iPod Nano, fit with a square screen, a click wheel and an engraving on the back: “Sofia Barrett, Happy 11th Birthday.” By that time, the
Continue Reading GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador (AP) — Police say Ecuadorian sprinter Alex Quiñónez was fatally shot in the port city of Guayaquil. He was 32. Quiñónez became a national hero in 2012 when he reached the 200 meter final at the London Games, finishing seventh in a race won by Usain Bolt. There were no immediate report of
Continue Reading By JACK JEFFERY Associated Press RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Activists have called on the international community to help reverse Israel’s unprecedented designation of six Palestinian human rights groups as terrorist organizations. The terror label enables Israel to raid the groups’ offices, seize assets and arrest employees. Israel alleges the groups are a front for
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By Chloe Melas, CNN Cue the tears. Meadow Walker, daughter of the late actor Paul Walker, married actor Louis Thornton-Allan earlier this month. Walker’s “Fast & Furious” co-star, Vin Diesel, walked his longtime friend’s daughter down the aisle. The moment was captured in a photo she posted on Instagram. The couple married in the Dominican
Continue Reading By LEANNE ITALIE AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Conjurers and cheats, hustlers and hoaxsters. Those were some of the things that interested the grizzled Ricky Jay. The widow of the sleight-of-hand artist, card shark, author and scholar turned over nearly 2,000 curiosities he collected to Sotheby’s for an unusual upcoming auction. Jay died
Continue Reading PALERMO, Italy (AP) — U.S. actor Richard Gere is officially on the witness list to testify at the trial against Italy’s right-wing former Interior Minister Matteo Salvini. Salvini went on trial Saturday on charges of kidnapping for refusing in 2019 to allow a Spanish migrant rescue ship to dock in Sicily, keeping the people onboard
Continue Reading By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Members of Maine’s farming community are divided over the possibility of a first-in-the-nation right-to-food amendment. Supporters say the constitutional amendment is about ensuring the right to grow vegetables and raise livestock in an era when corporatization threatens local ownership of the food supply. Opponents and skeptics
Continue Reading By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Members of Maine’s farming community are divided over the possibility of a first-in-the-nation right-to-food amendment. Supporters say the constitutional amendment is about ensuring the right to grow vegetables and raise livestock in an era when corporatization threatens local ownership of the food supply. Opponents and skeptics
Continue Reading By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va (AP) — Virginia Democrats are hoping the power of the presidency can help them retain the governor’s seat in the closely watched and tightly contested election less than two weeks away. Former President Barack Obama plans to campaign with Terry McAuliffe in Richmond on Saturday afternoon and President
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