Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Breaking, or breakdancing, is the only completely new sport at the Paris Games. But at its root, it’s also an art form that connects mind, body and soul. Judges will score breakers using the Trivium judging system, which was created for the debut of breaking at the 2018 Youth Olympic
Continue ReadingATHENS, Greece (AP) — More than 200 firefighters on the southern Greek island of Crete are striving to contain a large wildfire that has forced authorities to evacuate one village and ready others for evacuation. The fire service says 222 firefighters are battling the flames in the Rethymno district of western Crete, including 32 flown
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CENTRALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An intersection involving three Missouri highways will be under construction beginning next week, according to a Wednesday press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation. Crews will temporarily close Highway 151 in Centralia for up to 28 consecutive days, beginning on Monday. A new roundabout will be constructed at the intersection of
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — The amount of deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon went down by nearly half in the last year, according to government satellite data released Wednesday. It’s the largest reduction since measurements using current methods began in 2016. Destruction in Brazil´s savannah region, known as the Cerrado, increased by 9%, however.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Prosecutors in Milwaukee have charged four hotel workers in connection with D’Vontaye Mitchell’s death after scouring video showing them piling on top of the Black man during an incident that Mitchell’s family says is disturbingly similar to George Floyd’s death. Mitchell’s family spent weeks pressuring prosecutors to charge the
Continue ReadingPANAMA CITY (AP) — Police in Panama say they have arrested 15 people who allegedly ran a smuggling ring to move Chinese migrants through the Darien Gap. The dangerous, jungle-clad gap connects Colombia and Panama, and represents a major route for migrants to reach the U.S. border. In recent years, Chinese have become the fourth-largest
Continue ReadingAssociated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board has narrowly recommended to the governor that he spare the life of a man on death row. The board voted 3-2 on Wednesday to recommend clemency for 52-year-old Emmanuel Littlejohn. Littlejohn is scheduled to receive a lethal injection next month for his role
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at visas, travel documents for individuals who are visiting or moving to the United States. Facts A visa is a travel document, affixed to a passport, granting citizens from foreign countries permission to enter the United States for a certain purpose, whether it’s a business trip, a
Continue ReadingBy Tara John and Michael Conte, CNN (CNN) — The US State Department called allegations of sexual abuse of Palestinian detainees by Israeli soldiers “horrific” and said Israel must investigate “swiftly” and “fully,” according to a State Department spokesperson. “There ought to be zero tolerance of any sexual abuse, rape, of any detainees, period,” said
Continue ReadingAssociated Press CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s Civil Aviation Ministry says it’s ordered Egyptian airlines to avoid Iranian airspace for three hours on Thursday after a notice from Tehran to do so because of military exercises. The warning comes amid soaring tensions in the region following last week’s assassination of Hamas’ leader in Tehran. The ministry
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — A touch of winter came to the Summer Games when the United States figure skating team finally got its gold medals as 2022 Olympic champions. The special medal ceremony allowed the nine Americans to parade on a runway in the bright Paris sunshine and gaze at the Eiffel Tower.
Continue ReadingBy Brad Parks, Amy Simonson and Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker called on Sangamon County Sheriff Jack Campbell to resign Wednesday over his handling of the fatal officer-involved shooting of Sonya Massey – a request Campbell dismissed as “political maneuvering during a tragic event.” “We join the Massey family in calling
Continue ReadingBy Jeff Winter, CNN (CNN) — A second person was arrested Tuesday and charged in acts of antisemitic vandalism at the New York City homes of two Brooklyn Museum leaders earlier this summer, court records show. Samuel Seligson faces four felony counts of criminal mischief as a hate crime and four misdemeanor counts of criminal mischief
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Online gambling company bet365 must refund more than a half-million dollars to customers who won bets, but were paid less than they were entitled to when the company unilaterally changed the odds when making the payouts, state gambling regulators said. The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement ordered
Continue ReadingAssociated Press A California woman has been charged with taking a cache of weapons into the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack by a mob of Donald Trump supporters. An FBI affidavit unsealed on Wednesday says Kennedy Lindsey had a short sword, a steel tactical whip, a collapsible baton, pepper spray, a butterfly
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois governor is calling for the resignation of the sheriff whose deputy fatally wounded a Black woman after she called 911 for help last month. Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Wednesday that Republican Jack Campbell should step down after the July 6 shooting death of Sonya Massey in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An 18-year-old Columbia man was charged Tuesday with a late-July armed robbery. Nathaniel Watson was jailed Monday on a $100,000 bond. Prosecutors have charged him with first-degree robbery, unlawful use of a weapon, armed criminal action and gun theft. Watson is accused of perpetrating the robbery early July 31 in a location
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of François Hollande, former president of France. Personal Birth date: August 12, 1954 Birth place: Rouen, Normandy, France Birth name: François Gérard Georges Nicolas Hollande Father: Georges Hollande, a physician Mother: Nicole Tribert, a social worker Marriage: Julie Gayet (June 4, 2022-present) Children:
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Andrew Jones wins Republican nomination for U.S. House in Missouri’s 1st Congressional District.
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Janet Yellen, the first female Treasury secretary. Personal Birth date: August 13, 1946 Birth place: Brooklyn, New York Birth name: Janet Louise Yellen Father: Julius Yellen, doctor Mother: Anna (Blumenthal) Yellen Marriage: George Akerlof (1978-present) Children: Robert Education: Brown University, B.A. in Economics,
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