By Russell Kinsaul Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, Missouri (KMOV) — Newly released documents raise new concerns about the risks posed to the community from radioactive waste created by the Manhattan Project and the nation’s subsequent nuclear weapons program. The two founding members of the community advocacy group Just Moms STL
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Former Wimbledon champion Conchita Martínez has been named tournament director for the Billie Jean King Cup finals. Twelve national teams will play in Seville during the finals from Nov. 7-12 in what is the 60th year of the competition formerly known as the Fed Cup. The International Tennis Federation announced the appointment
Continue ReadingBy Nicki Brown, CNN (CNN) — The jury in the trial of Pittsburgh synagogue mass shooter Robert Bowers found Thursday he is eligible for the death penalty, shifting the focus of the proceeding to whether he should be sentenced to death or life in prison. They deliberated for approximately two hours. Bowers, 50, was found
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Mick Fleetwood has paid tribute to his fellow band member Christine McVie in honor of what would have been her 80th birthday. Fleetwood, the drummer for the legendary band Fleetwood Mac, released an instrumental version of one of McVie’s most famous compositions, “Songbird” on Wednesday. She was the
Continue ReadingBy Alicia Wallace, CNN Minneapolis (CNN) — Wholesale inflation continued its yearlong slowdown last month, rising by just 0.1% for the 12 months ended in June, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Producer Price Index released Thursday. The PPI index, a key inflation gauge that tracks the average change in prices that businesses pay
Continue ReadingBy Dan Greenwald Click here for updates on this story NORTHWOODS, Missouri (KMOV) — Two brothers are facing charges after an employee at a North County McDonalds was with a vase and shots were fired into the restaurant in Northwoods. Antoine Ray, 25, is charged with unlawful use of a weapon-shooting into a building, second-degree
Continue ReadingLAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The IOC says Russia and Belarus won’t get a formal invitation to the 2024 Paris Olympics when more than 200 national teams receive their traditional invites later this month. It’s an International Olympic Committee tradition exactly one year before a Summer Games opens to invite all national teams worldwide to take
Continue ReadingBy Kathryn Doorey Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU (KITV) — Honolulu could become the first city in the U.S. to require Narcan in bars and nightclubs after the Honolulu City Council passed Bill 28 Wednesday — and Mayor Rick Blangiardi intends to sign it. Honolulu has experienced an estimated 500% increase in
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Disney CEO Bob Iger said Disney wants to avoid the so-called culture wars but defiantly pushed back against right-wing critics who have claimed Disney is adding inappropriate sexual content to its programming. “The notion that Disney is in any way sexualizing children is preposterous and inaccurate,” Iger
Continue ReadingBy Alan Mauldin Click here for updates on this story ALBANY, Georgia (Albany Herald) — The Wolfpack is on the prowl in Albany, but the good news is that the civic improvement group is on the hunt for ways to make a difference in the lives of city residents. On Saturday, the group is partnering
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN) — Un oso hirió gravemente a un pastor de 35 años que trabajaba en una parcela de pastoreo de ovejas en el Bosque Nacional de San Juan en Colorado, dijeron las autoridades este miércoles. El hombre sufrió mordeduras en la cabeza y otras lesiones en el cuerpo en el ataque de este
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story SHREVEPORT, Louisiana (KTBS) — Eight students from local high schools have begun their yearlong research study with the Bobbie Cates Hicks Science and Medicine Academic Research Training (SMART) program. This year’s exclusively female cohort is a striking shift from the program’s early years when just
Continue ReadingBy MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s finance minister says the International Monetary Fund has deposited the much-awaited first installment of $1.2 billion with the country’s central bank under a new bailout deal. The latest development comes a day after the global lender’s executive board approved $3 billion for Pakistan to enable it
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — A Russian general in charge of forces fighting in southern Ukraine has been relieved of his duties after speaking out about problems faced by his troops, a move that reflected new fissures in the military command following a brief rebellion by mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin. Maj. Gen. Ivan Popov, the commander of
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Sheffield United has made its first signing since returning to the Premier League by bringing in Tunisia international Anis Slimane from Danish club Brondby. The 22-year-old midfielder played at last year’s World Cup in Qatar. He says he was attracted by the culture of the club. Ashley Young has joined Everton on
Continue ReadingBy PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Wholesale prices in the United States decelerated again last month, the latest sign that inflationary pressures are easing in the face of the Federal Reserve’s streak of interest rate hikes. The government’s producer price index — which measures inflation before it reaches consumers — rose just
Continue ReadingBy Catherine Nicholls and Amy Cassidy, CNN (CNN) — Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey told a court in London Thursday in his ongoing sexual assault trial that he touched the complainant – who is one of four men who made allegations against the actor – in a “romantic and intimate” way. “He was funny and charming
Continue ReadingBy Catherine Nicholls and Amy Cassidy, CNN (CNN) — Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey told a court in London Thursday in his ongoing sexual assault trial that he touched the complainant – who is one of four men who made allegations against the actor – in a “romantic and intimate” way. “He was funny and charming
Continue ReadingBy Carma Hassan, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved the birth control pill Opill to be available over-the-counter — the first nonprescription birth control pill in the United States. “Today’s approval marks the first time a nonprescription daily oral contraceptive will be an available option for millions of people in the
Continue ReadingBy Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — US health officials are moving forward with plans to sunset the federal government’s Covid-19 vaccine distribution program next month and move the vaccines to the commercial market this fall, and they are laying out their expectations to manufacturers about what that transition should look like. On Thursday morning, US
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