By CODY FRIESEN Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Jonah Heim hit a tying solo home run in the ninth inning and Nathaniel Lowe had a go-ahead RBI single in the 10th, leading the Texas Rangers to a 3-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals. With one out in the 10th, Corey Seager singled
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CNN By Michael Schwartz, Tim Lister, Kareem Khadder, Abeer Salman and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN (CNN) — Israel shut down Al Jazeera’s operations in the country and seized some of its communication equipment Sunday, prompting condemnation from the United Nations and rights groups over Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s moves to restrict press freedoms. The closure comes as
Continue ReadingBY STEVE OVERBEY Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Eloy Jimenez homered and Garrett Crochet tossed six effective innings to help the Chicago White Sox to a 5-1 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday. Chicago had lost 14 of its first 16 road games this season, Paul DeJong added a run-scoring double for
Continue ReadingBy Stefano Pozzebon and Bertha Ramos, CNN (CNN) — Mexican authorities said Sunday that three bodies found in the state of Baja California earlier this week had been murdered and are “most likely” those of three missing surfers from the US and Australia. The state’s Attorney General Maria Elena Andrade told a news conference that
Continue ReadingBy Jillian Sykes and Susannah Cullinane, CNN (CNN) — Maryland State Police are investigating a fatal bus crash on Interstate 95 early Sunday that left one person dead and 23 injured. A preliminary investigation found the bus lost control for unknown reasons and struck a guardrail just after 6 a.m. on I-95 in Harford County,
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CNN By Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — As universities and colleges turn to police to clear their campuses of protests over Israel’s assault on Gaza that continue to ripple across the nation, the response by law enforcement is under heightened scrutiny after thousands were arrested since mid-April. Footage captured from the physical – and in
Continue ReadingBy Alessandra Freitas and Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — A Texas man is seeking a court order so he can depose a woman he was dating who traveled to Colorado to get an abortion, in a case that may have ramifications in the ongoing legal battles over abortion rights. Collin Davis, a resident of Brazos County,
Continue ReadingBy Kaila Nichols, CNN (CNN) — It was a normal end to the school day in late April for Acie Holland III, an eighth grader at Glen Hills Middle School in Glendale, Wisconsin. He followed his routine and got on the school bus to go home. The bus driver joked with students, Holland said, before
Continue ReadingBy Stephanie Halasz, CNN (CNN) — A 17-year-old boy handed himself in to police after admitting that he attacked a German politician on Friday. Police say that Matthias Ecke, the candidate for the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) in the upcoming European elections, was attacked when putting up campaign posters. According to Saxony Police,
Continue ReadingBy Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — Boeing’s spaceflight program may reach a significant milestone Monday night with the launch of its Starliner spacecraft, carrying — at long last — two NASA astronauts to orbit. The mission, dubbed the Crew Flight Test, could take off as soon as Monday at 10:34 p.m. ET from Cape Canaveral
Continue ReadingCNN By Andrew Torgan and Daniel Wine, CNN (CNN) — Today is Cinco de Mayo, a holiday celebrated in some parts of Mexico that’s become a marketing bonanza for the US food and beverage industry. And there’s no better time than the present to bring back CNN’s helpful guide to what Cinco de Mayo is
Continue ReadingBy Andrew Torgan and Daniel Wine, CNN (CNN) — Today is Cinco de Mayo, a holiday celebrated in some parts of Mexico that’s become a marketing bonanza for the US food and beverage industry. And there’s no better time than the present to bring back CNN’s helpful guide to what Cinco de Mayo is …
Continue ReadingBy Chelsea Bailey, CNN (CNN) — On a Sunday morning in 2020, while Rev. Andi Woodworth welcomed her congregation to the Neighborhood Church in Atlanta, Georgia, she had an epiphany. For years, Woodworth said she and her wife and co-pastor, Anjie, worked to build a United Methodist Church community that was “radically inclusive” of everyone
Continue ReadingBy Michael Schwartz, Tim Lister, Kareem Khadder, Abeer Salman and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN (CNN) — Israel shut down Al Jazeera’s operations in the country and seized some of its communication equipment Sunday, prompting condemnation from the United Nations and rights groups over Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s moves to restrict press freedoms. The closure comes as ceasefire
Continue ReadingBy Angus Watson and Chloe Liu, CNN (CNN) — Australian police shot dead a teenage boy after he stabbed an injured a man in an attack that had the “hallmarks” of terror, authorities said. The teenager, described as a 16-year-old Caucasian male, was armed with a knife when he carried out the attack in a
Continue ReadingBy Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — As universities and colleges turn to police to clear their campuses of protests over Israel’s assault on Gaza that continue to ripple across the nation, the response by law enforcement is under heightened scrutiny after thousands were arrested since mid-April. Footage captured from the physical – and in some
Continue ReadingBy Kathleen Magramo, Mitchell McCluskey and Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — Northern Gaza is experiencing a “full-blown famine” which is rapidly spreading across the strip after almost seven months of war, the World Food Programme warned, as negotiators meet in Cairo in hopes of agreeing a ceasefire in the conflict raging in the territory. The
Continue ReadingBy Simone McCarthy, CNN (CNN) — When Xi Jinping arrived in Italy for a state visit in 2019, he was given a lavish welcome, with private tours of Roman landmarks and a dinner serenaded by opera singer Andrea Bocelli, topped with a crowning flourish – Italy’s decision to join Xi’s signature Belt and Road infrastructure
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Several dozen University of Missouri students were arrested during the university’s stop day on Friday, according to a university spokesman. Stop Day, or Reading Day, is a decades-old tradition at the university intended to give students extra time to study and catch up on classwork. University spokesman Christian Basi said several dozen
Continue ReadingBy Larry Madowo and Laura Paddison, CNN Mai Mahiu, Kenya (CNN) — When Julia Wanjiku put her son Isaac to bed after a day celebrating his third birthday, she didn’t realize she was also saying goodbye. In the early hours of the following morning, Wanjiku awoke after hearing screams from her neighbors. A ferocious river
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