By JIM SALTER Associated Press The St. Louis-based electric utility Ameren Corp. says in a court filing that it will close a Missouri coal plant several years early, a move that follows a court order this summer requiring pollution controls that would potentially cost hundreds of millions of dollars. The decision was announced Tuesday. In
Continue ReadingBy Alan Mauldin Click here for updates on this story ALBANY, Georgia (Albany Herald) — Alarm over a social media post sent out the evening of Dec. 8 by a student in the wake of several fights at a Dougherty County high school added to confusion the following day as parents rushed to remove their
Continue ReadingBy Julia Jones, Ray Sanchez and Brad Parks, CNN Kim Potter was fully trained in her department’s Taser and use of force policies when she fatally shot Daunte Wright during a traffic stop, a suburban Minneapolis police commander testified Tuesday. Video from the shooting scene on April 11 showed officers had pulled over Wright and
Continue ReadingBy SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — Dallas Stars goalie Ben Bishop is ending his career because of degenerative condition in his right knee. Bishop has spent more than a year trying to get back while battling a knee that has bothered him since 2019. It’s not officially a retirement because Bishop is
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — La Fuerza Aérea de Estados Unidos dio de baja a 27 miembros del servicio por negarse a recibir la vacuna contra el covid-19, dijo la portavoz Ann Stefanek a CNN este lunes, lo que hace que estos sean probablemente los primeros soldados en ser retirados del Ejército por no obedecer
Continue ReadingCNN By Sean Lyngaas, CNN Hackers linked with the governments of China, Iran, North Korea and Turkey have moved to exploit a critical flaw in software used by big tech firms around the world, Microsoft warned late Tuesday. The activity from the foreign hacking groups includes experimentation with the vulnerability, integration into existing hacking tools
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — A former Florida tax collector whose arrest last year triggered an investigation into Republican U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz has agreed to pay almost $1.9 million in restitution for public money that was misspent during his time in office. Seminole County’s attorney told commissioners Tuesday that he reached a tentative,
Continue ReadingBy CLAUDIA TORRENS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A son of former Panama President Ricardo Martinelli has pleaded guilty in New York to laundering $28 million in connection with a massive bribery scheme at a global construction conglomerate. Ricardo Martinelli Linares was extradited to the U.S. last week from Guatemala in a case involving
Continue ReadingBy CLAUDIA TORRENS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A son of former Panama President Ricardo Martinelli has pleaded guilty in New York to laundering $28 million in connection with a massive bribery scheme at a global construction conglomerate. Ricardo Martinelli Linares was extradited to the U.S. last week from Guatemala in a case involving
Continue ReadingCOLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — A dog that was missing for two weeks in Colorado was rescued from a ledge 50 yards above a creek this month and is back home. The Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region says one of its animal control officers anchored herself to a wooden fence and rappelled to
Continue ReadingBy Jeremy Lee Click here for updates on this story KIHEI, Hawaii (KITV) — Cones still line the roadways in Maui Meadows where floodwaters carried off chunks of asphalt and other debris. “Water [was] coming down the hill with enough force to hit this retaining wall. And according to our neighbor the water was breaking
Continue ReadingBy The Southern Staff Click here for updates on this story Southern Illinois (The Southern Illinoisan) — With two weeks left before Christmas, people across Southern Illinois are coming together to gather supplies, raise money and donate toys for Mayfield, Kentucky tornado victims. Jena Parson, with Robin’s Nest Learning Center in Marion, said these donations
Continue ReadingMIDDLEBURG, Va. (AP) — Dozens of people gathered to honor Hall of Fame linebacker Sam Huff at a memorial service near his Virginia farm. The service was held Monday at a community center in Middleburg. Huff died Nov. 13 at age 87. Huff helped the New York Giants reach six NFL title games. He later
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Arizona has asked the Supreme Court to allow enforcement of a ban on abortions performed solely because of Down syndrome and other genetic abnormalities. The request Tuesday from the state’s Republican attorney general, Mark Brnovich, comes as the high court is weighing rolling back abortion rights nationwide. A federal judge blocked the
Continue ReadingBy Matthew Nuttle Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU (KITV) — Employees at the Board of Water Supply and Emergency Medical Services are being urged to monitor their credit reports after a cyber-attack targeting a widely-used payroll vendor. According to a press release, the attack was discovered Sunday evening, disrupting Kronos Private Cloud
Continue ReadingBy Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business Apple will once again require anyone inside its US retail stores to wear a mask as concerns mount over rising Covid-19 cases and the spread of the Omicron variant. “Amid rising cases in many communities, we now require that all customers join our team members in wearing masks while visiting
Continue ReadingBy Christina Carrega Six FBI agents were investigated for allegedly soliciting prostitution, trafficking drugs and failing to report unofficial interactions for foreign nationals while on assignment overseas, a Justice Department watchdog says. The Justice Department’s Office of the Inspector General released an investigative report on Tuesday that accuses four FBI officials of soliciting, procuring and
Continue ReadingBy JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Money is pouring in by the millions as name, image and likeness efforts spring up around major college athletic programs eager to aid the marketing of athletes and bring wealthy alumni into the game. College football will have its first national signing day on Wednesday
Continue ReadingBy MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A NASA spacecraft has officially “touched” the sun, plunging through the unexplored solar atmosphere known as the corona. Scientists announced the news Tuesday. The Parker Solar Probe actually flew through the corona in April during the spacecraft’s eighth close approach to the sun. Scientists
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The Associated Press spent months contacting hundreds of local election offices in the political battleground states where former President Donald Trump and his allies disputed his loss to Democrat Joe Biden. In all, the review found fewer than 475 instances of potential cases of voter fraud in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada,
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