Associated Press Last year, five people hoping to view the Titanic wreckage died when their submersible imploded deep in the Atlantic Ocean. A Coast Guard panel that’s investigating the disaster wrapped up two weeks of testimony on Friday. Chair Jason Neubauer ended final day with a moment of silence for those who died when the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Federal prosecutors have subpoenaed the director of New York City’s Office of Asylum Seeker Operations, the latest sign of escalating federal scrutiny into Mayor Eric Adams’ administration. Molly Schaeffer, who coordinates the city’s efforts to get housing and social services for newly arrived migrants, received the information sharing request
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Communication breakdowns with local law enforcement hampered the Secret Service’s performance during a July campaign rally where former President Donald Trump was shot and wounded, according to a report released Friday that lays out a litany of missed opportunities to stop a gunman who opened fire from an unsecured roof.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DETROIT (AP) — The federal government has stopped sending hazardous waste to a Michigan landfill from Ohio. It’s the ripple effect after a judge intervened in a different matter and suspended plans for waste shipments from New York state. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has been trucking material from Luckey, Ohio, where
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s State Election Board on Friday voted to approve a new rule that requires poll workers to count the number of paper ballots by hand after voting is completed, a change that critics worry could delay the reporting of election night results. The board’s decision went against the advice of
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A Jefferson City man has been indictment on a murder charge after a bar fight led to a patron’s death last month.
Continue ReadingISTANBUL (AP) — A Greek Coast Guard boat’s pursuit of an inflatable dinghy to within a few dozen yards of the Turkish coast threatens a diplomatic incident between the neighbors. A video published by Turkish media shows the Greek vessel chasing the Zodiac-style dinghy in Turkish territorial waters at Akcabuk Bay, southwest Turkey, on Friday.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Kelly Clarkson says she’s learned a thing or two about interviewing after being in the spotlight as a recording artist since 2002. So, she’s created a safe space for guests on season six of her talk show which launches Monday. Burned by media stories in the past, the Grammy-winning
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican-controlled House approved a resolution Friday that would overturn a new Biden administration rule on automobile emissions that Republicans say would force Americans to buy unaffordable electric vehicles they don’t want. The rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency in March would impose the most ambitious standards ever in
Continue ReadingMcBEE, S.C. (AP) — State police in South Carolina say they found a man who shot and wounded a small town police officer during a traffic stop. The statement from the State Law Enforcement Division gave the name and description of the 27-year-old man and his vehicle, but did not say if he has been
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — A new study shows 10% of young men in the U.S. show behavior that indicates a gambling problem, compared to 3% of the general population. The survey from Fairleigh Dickinson University in New Jersey comes as the National Council on Problem Gambling examined every U.S. state’s gambling laws,
Continue ReadingBy Eric Levenson, CNN New York (CNN) — Sean “Diddy” Combs, who was arrested this week on charges of racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking, pleaded not guilty Tuesday and was ordered to remain in custody until his federal trial in New York. So what comes next for the 54-year-old music mogul? And what about the
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press Virtually everyone calls the U.S. immigration system broken. Emotion hit a new high over the last two years as cities and towns struggled to accommodate migrants. With emotions high, Republican-led states have bussed new arrivals to Democratic-led cities. The presidential election has shifted the spotlight to a city whose latest residents are
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BRANDON, Mississippi (AP) — Soon after Ashanta Laster reached the hospital, she was ushered into the emergency room where she saw doctors performing CPR on her teenage son. Laster had gotten a call that 17-year-old Phillip Laster Jr., a lineman who played for a top Mississippi high school, had collapsed on the field
Continue ReadingBy Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — South Carolina death row inmate Freddie Owens died by lethal injection on Friday during the state’s first execution in 13 years. Owens, 46, was sentenced to death in 1999 for killing a convenience store clerk Irene Graves during a robbery in Greenville, South Carolina, when he was 19
Continue ReadingAssociated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson will not appear at former President Donald Trump ’s rally on Saturday in the battleground state following a CNN report about Robinson’s alleged disturbing online posts, an absence that illustrates the liability the gubernatorial candidate poses for Trump and downballot GOP candidates. Robinson
Continue ReadingAP Baseball Writer There were 212 players who made their MLB debuts during the 2020 season that was delayed until late July and shortened to 60 games because of the pandemic. It was certainly the most unique season in which to begin a big league career. There were a lot of mask-covered new faces in
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WHITESBURG, Ky. (AP) — Residents of a tiny Appalachian town struggled Friday to cope with a shooting involving two of its most prominent citizens: a judge who was gunned down in his courthouse chambers and a local sheriff charged with his murder. “It’s just so sad. I just hate it,” said Mike Watts,
Continue ReadingAP Baseball Writer Nearly half of the 212 players who made their MLB debuts during the pandemic-altered 2020 season are still playing or have been in the big leagues this year. There have been 17 players from that class that became All-Stars, six for the first time this season. But there are also 24 players
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Fire Department responded to a house fire on 1000 block of Crestland Avenue on Friday morning. Capt. Mark Jenkins with the Columbia Fire Department told ABC 17 News crews on scene that crews are unsure if anyone was in the home at the time of the fire. CFD responded at
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