MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mexico Public Safety Department is investigating a shooting that left a man hurt on Saturday afternoon. Police said officers responded to the 1000 block of Buchanan Street just before 1 p.m. to reports of a disturbance involving gunshots. According to the MPSD, several people started shooting at each other during an
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BELLEVUE, Iowa (AP) — Officials have identified the person who died in a fall at an Iowa state park as an eastern Iowa woman. The state Department of Natural Resources on Monday said 36-year-old Iris Merfeld, of Zwingle, died in the early morning hours of Saturday after falling from an overlook known as Pulpit Rock
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HENRICO, Va. (AP) — Striking union members have voted to accept a new four-year collective bargaining agreement with snack company Mondelez International, ending a walkout that began last month. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union announced the results Saturday, after union members voted Thursday and Friday. The
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HENRICO, Va. (AP) — Striking union members have voted to accept a new four-year collective bargaining agreement with snack company Mondelez International, ending a walkout that began last month. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union announced the results Saturday, after union members voted Thursday and Friday. The
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By Carma Hassan and Amy Simonson, CNN One of two Houston police officers shot while executing a search warrant has died, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner said Monday. The other officer is in stable condition, Turner said during a news conference at Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston. A possible suspect died at the scene, Harris County
Continue Reading By KRISTI EATON Associated Press TULSA, Oklahoma (AP) — It was used as a central set in the 1983 movie, “The Outsiders.” A low-slung white bungalow in Tulsa, Oklahoma, with a wide front porch. The house has now been turned into the Outsiders House Museum, dedicated to preserving the memory of the movie and the
Continue Reading THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A Dutch court has convicted two Syrian brothers of holding leading roles in the Jabhat al-Nusra extremist group in their home country between 2011 and 2014. The verdicts Monday mark the first time Dutch judges have convicted a suspect of leadership in a Syrian extremist organization. One brother was sentenced
Continue Reading By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Youth activists are hoping to turn up the heat on governments with the first large-scale international protest against climate change in six months. Greta Thunberg and fellow activists say they plan to stage demonstrations Friday in cities around the world, weeks before leaders gather for a U.N.
Continue Reading ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities have begun moving asylum-seekers living in a squalid camp on the island of Samos into a new facility on the island, where access will be more strictly controlled. About 200 people were to be moved to the new camp in the hills of Samos on Monday with around 200
Continue Reading By MICHAEL PHILLIS Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Abandoned coal mines in the U.S. have been polluting rivers and streams for decades, but efforts to finally clean up the sites could soon get a big boost from the infrastructure bill. Tucked into the Senate-passed infrastructure bill is $11.3 billion for the cleanup of defunct
Continue Reading URBANDALE, Iowa (AP) — A bicyclist is dead after being struck by a vehicle in Urbandale. The Des Moines Register reports that 55-year-old Eric Christopher Lindberg of Des Moines was riding on Meredith Drive around 7:15 a.m. Sunday when he was hit. Police say the accident remains under investigation. No charges have been filed.
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Lech Walesa, former president of Poland. Personal Birth date: September 29, 1943 Birth place: Popowo, Poland Father: Boleslaw Walesa, carpenter Mother: Felicja (Kaminski) Walesa Marriage: Miroslawa “Danuta” (Golos) Walesa (1969-present) Children: Bogdan, Slawek, Przemek, Jarek, Magdalena, Ania, Maria Wiktoria and Brygidka Military service: Army, Corporal,
Continue Reading By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The front-runner in Germany’s election has appeared before lawmakers during the final week of campaigning to face questions over an investigation of an anti-money-laundering unit that resulted in a recent police search at his ministry. Finance Minister Olaf Scholz and his Social Democrats have raised questions over
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN What’s “stagflation?” It’s a period of high inflation and stagnant economic growth, and it can be a lose-lose situation for economic policy makers. Unfortunately, it looks like mild stagflation already may have hit the US. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day.
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN What’s “stagflation?” It’s a period of high inflation and stagnant economic growth, and it can be a lose-lose situation for economic policy makers. Unfortunately, it looks like mild stagflation already may have hit the US. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day.
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — London’s subway has opened two new stations in the network’s first expansion since the 1990s. It’s an expansion that Mayor Sadiq Khan said will play a key role in the capital’s recovery from the pandemic. The two new Northern Line stations are at the Battersea Power Station and Nine Elms, both south
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — London’s subway has opened two new stations in the network’s first expansion since the 1990s. It’s an expansion that Mayor Sadiq Khan said will play a key role in the capital’s recovery from the pandemic. The two new Northern Line stations are at the Battersea Power Station and Nine Elms, both south
Continue Reading By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Guinness World Records has certified two Japanese sisters as the world’s oldest living identical twins at 107. Umeno Sumiyama and Koume Kodama were born the third and fourth of 11 siblings. They were separated after elementary school when one started working as a maid. They seldom saw
Continue Reading CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — An investigation continues into the death of a Linn County Jail inmate. The Cedar Rapids Gazette reports that 39-year-old Marshall Mosby of Dubuque died Friday night after complaining of chest pains. An autopsy is planned. Mosby was being held in a federal drug case. Linn County Sheriff Brian Gardner says
Continue Reading By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is moving to protect workers and communities from extreme heat. The initiative comes after a dangerously hot summer that spurred an onslaught of drought-worsened wildfires and caused hundreds of deaths from the Pacific Northwest to hurricane-ravaged Louisiana. Under a plan to be announced Monday,
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