Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kamala Harris pressed a forceful case against Donald Trump on Tuesday in their first and perhaps only debate before the presidential election, repeatedly goading him in an event that showcased their starkly different visions for the country on abortion, immigration and American democracy. The Democratic vice president provoked Trump with
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WINDER, Ga. (AP) — Many students in Georgia’s Barrow County headed back to class six days after a school shooting killed two teachers and two students at Apalachee High School northeast of Atlanta. No return date is set for that high school. Parents say they fought back their own fears to encourage their
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson is hosting a ceremony to posthumously present Congress’ highest honor — the Congressional Gold Medal — to 13 U.S. service members who were killed during the disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan. But the politics of a presidential election are swirling around the event. Both Democrats and Republicans
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Public Schools is working to pay some of its employees for summer duties by Friday. According to the district, the delay in payments was due to paperwork not being submitting on time. CPS spokeswoman Michelle Baumstark said employees who submitted their information after the payroll deadline will receive their stipend in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) With a ballot deadline looming, mayors of some of Missouri’s largest cities have submitted their arguments for why a decertified measure that would legalize abortion should appear on the ballot. Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas, St. Louis Mayor Tishuara Jones, Columbia Mayor Barbara Buffaloe, and St. Louis County Director Sam Page submitted
Continue ReadingAssociated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — The small Southeast Asian nation of East Timor is at an energy development crossroads. The country has made international and domestic pledges to reduce its carbon footprint through untapped solar and other renewable energy potential. But it faces a looming economic crisis as the gas fields its economy currently
Continue ReadingAP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Fill-in back Jordan Mason took top billing in a game hyped as Aaron Rodgers’ return. Mason ran for 147 yards and a touchdown in place of the injured Christian McCaffrey and the 49ers spoiled Rodgers’ comeback game with a 32-19 victory over the New York Jets
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BOONVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) Two women were arrested and charged in Cooper County with trafficking stolen identities after troopers say they were found with 25 bank cards and other identifying documents that belonged to five people. Kenita Harris, of Madison, Mississippi, and Bianca Martin, of LaCrosse, Wisconsin, were charged on Saturday. Court dates have not been
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TASITOLU, East Timor (AP) — An estimated 600,000 people — nearly half of East Timor’s population —- packed a seaside park Tuesday for Pope Francis’ final Mass, held on the same field where St. John Paul II prayed 35 years ago during the nation’s fight for independence from Indonesia. The remarkable turnout was
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Austin Wells hit a go-ahead three-run homer in the seventh inning and added an RBI double in the eighth as the New York Yankees pulled away for a 10-4 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Monday night and widened their lead in the AL East. The Yankees (83-61)
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinian officials say an Israeli strike hit a crowded tent camp in Gaza, killing at least 19 people and wounding 60. Israel says it targeted senior Hamas militants. The strike early Tuesday occurred in Muwasi, a sprawl of camps along the coast that Israel designated as a
Continue ReadingAssociated Press RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Torrential downpours hit North Africa’s normally arid mountains and deserts over the weekend. They caused flooding that killed nearly two dozen people in Morocco and Algeria and destroyed homes and critical infrastructure. Officials in Morocco said the two days of storms surpassed historic averages and in some cases exceeded
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — It has been a difficult few months for Britain’s royal family. Both Kate, Princess of Wales, and King Charles III have been treated for cancer. Kate announced Monday that she has completed chemotherapy treatment for cancer and plans to return to some public duties. In a video statement, 42-year-old Kate said “the
Continue ReadingBy Simone McCarthy, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China’s historic attempt to bring samples from Mars to Earth could launch as soon as 2028, two years earlier than previously stated, according to a senior mission official. The country’s Tianwen-3 mission would carry out two launches “around 2028” to retrieve the Martian samples, chief mission designer
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TOKYO (AP) — An extendable robot has begun a two-week mission to retrieve the first sample of melted fuel debris from inside one of three damaged reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Highly radioactive fuel and other materials in the reactors melted when a massive earthquake and tsunami in 2011 damaged
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City resident found a military mortar shell in their yard while they were doing yard work on Sunday morning. According to a press release from the Jefferson City Police Department, police received a call at 9:44 a.m. Sunday from a resident in the 1100 block of East High Street
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has vowed to redouble efforts to make his nuclear force fully ready for combat with the United States and its allies. State media reported Kim made the remarks Monday in a speech marking the 76th founding anniversary for the North Korean government.
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CNN By Eric Levenson and Celina Tebor, CNN (CNN) — “I’m sorry, mom.” Those were the words Colt Gray texted his mother Wednesday morning before the deadliest school shooting in the United States so far this year erupted at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia. That text was enough to spur a call from Marcee
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — A person familiar with the signing tells the AP that the Cleveland Browns are adding wide receiver Kadarius Toney to their practice squad. A first-round draft pick in 2021 by the New York Giants, Toney was waived in August by the champion Kansas City Chiefs after two seasons. Toney
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Nevada Republican politician who ran unsuccessfully for state treasurer in 2022 has pleaded not guilty to two new federal fraud charges and is headed toward trial in two weeks. Michele Fiore is accused in U.S. District Court in Las Vegas of using funds raised for a statue honoring
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