By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry’s lawyer leveled explosive new allegations Wednesday that Rupert Murdoch was aware of cover-ups at his British tabloids that used unlawful techniques to spy on the Duke of Sussex and others. Attorney David Sherborne said Murdoch was among the executives who were aware that public statements
Continue ReadingBy ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Louisiana politics have been dominated this year by new Republican Gov. Jeff Landry’s special legislative sessions to address crime and adopt new congressional maps. On Saturday, the focus will shift to the state’s presidential primaries. There’s little doubt who will win. Democratic President Joe Biden and Republican
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — For the second time in two years, quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo is starting afresh. The 32-year-old is switching Nevada for California this offseason, signing a one-year deal to join the Los Angeles Rams on Tuesday having left the Las Vegas Raiders earlier this month. However, Garoppolo will be absent from
Continue ReadingBy GENE JOHNSON and BECKY BOHRER Associated Press OSO, Wash. (AP) — After the mountainside collapsed, obliterating a neighborhood and 43 lives in the worst landslide disaster in U.S. history, Jessica Pzsonka made a promise -– to herself, to her bereft parents and to her late sister, who was buried along with two young sons,
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The Board of Directors for the Bend Park and Recreation District announced that Michelle Healy will become the next executive director on July 1. The board officially approved the employment contract at its public meeting Tuesday evening.
Continue ReadingBy Alan Shope Click here for updates on this story INDEPENDENCE, Missouri (KMBC) — The University of Graceland’s nursing school has launched a free food pantry on campus to help nursing students manage their living and tuition costs. Assistant Professor of Nursing at Graceland Elise Hector thinks the barrier to entry into the field should
Continue ReadingVARNVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Elizabeth “Libby” Murdaugh, the mother of Alex Murdaugh who played an important part in her son’s adamant denials that he killed his wife and son, has died. Libby Murdaugh was in hospice care Tuesday when she died, according to Peeples-Rhoden Funeral Home in Hampton County. She was a librarian and teacher
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Russia’s Belgorod region has come under increasing Ukrainian attacks this month as the invasion by Moscow grinds into its third year. A look at the region and its role in the war: WHAT IS THE BELGOROD REGION? The region of forests, farmland and rolling hills has a 540-kilometer (335-mile) border along
Continue ReadingBy PIERRE-RICHARD LUXAMA Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Armed gangs launched new attacks in the suburbs of Port-au-Prince on Wednesday, with heavy gunfire echoing across once-peaceful communities near the Haitian capital. Associated Press journalists reported seeing at least five bodies in and around the suburbs, and gangs blocked the entrances to some areas. People
Continue ReadingBy Jeremy Diamond, Kareem Khadder, Mick Krever and Abeer Salman, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — Israel’s Supreme Court has temporarily halted a government plan to send a group of Palestinian patients being treated in East Jerusalem and Tel Aviv hospitals back to Gaza. The decision follows a petition by the Israeli non-profit organization Physicians for Human
Continue ReadingBy Katie Lobosco, Ella Nilsen and Betsy Klein, CNN Washington and Phoenix (CNN) — President Joe Biden announced Wednesday one of the biggest federal investments in US chip manufacturing – a $8.5 billion grant to tech giant Intel – as he visited the battleground state of Arizona and struggles to get his key legislative accomplishments
Continue ReadingBy ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden goes before Missouri primary voters on Saturday, and much has changed since the last time he was on the state’s ballot seeking the Democratic presidential nomination. It’s the first Democratic presidential contest since the state canceled government-run presidential primaries in 2022 and turned the
Continue ReadingMCKEE, Ky. (AP) — An eastern Kentucky couple has been accused of trying to sell their newborn twin girls. The Jackson County Sheriff’s Department said in arrest citations that the couple offered to sell the babies to a relative for $5,000. The citations say the mother and father were each charged Monday with promoting human
Continue ReadingBANGKOK, Thailand (AP) — A U.N.-backed independent expert on human rights in Myanmar says the military government is escalating violence against civilians as it faces more setbacks on the battlefield, where it is fighting against pro-democracy and ethnic armed groups. Special Rapporteur Tom Andrews told a news conference in Geneva that resistance to military rule
Continue ReadingBy Todd Magel Click here for updates on this story DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) — An Iowa couple doing mission work in Haiti decided to escape last week before the violence on the island gets worse. Christine and Craig Gabhart work for the nonprofit Many Hands for Haiti, which is based in Pella. They call
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN Español) — Al menos 79 personas murieron desde agosto de 2023 por dengue en Argentina, según el último boletín epidemiológico del Ministerio de Salud difundido el 15 de marzo. En informe señala también que, si se comparan las primeras 10 semanas de 2024 al mismo periodo en el año anterior, los casos
Continue ReadingBy Zoë Shriner Click here for updates on this story BONNER SPRINGS, Kansas (KCTV) — Worlds of Fun is about to have some competition with a nostalgia-packed theme park for adults and kids coming to Kansas City. On Wednesday, Mattel and Epic Resort Destinations announced their plan to break ground on the second Mattel Adventure
Continue ReadingBy Jason Newton Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, Maryland (WBAL) — A Baltimore native is preparing to chase a gold medal in Paris this summer. Donnell Whittenburg is like a gymnast in linebacker’s clothing. “I already know there’s never going to be anyone like me in the sport,” he said. His brawn
Continue ReadingBy Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump’s lawyers are trying to pause at least five civil lawsuits that seek to hold him accountable for the January 6, 2021, US Capitol riot because of his pending criminal trial, according to filings with a federal judge in Washington, DC. Trump’s team is arguing that moving the
Continue ReadingBy TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A jury has found a former Milwaukee election official accused of obtaining fake absentee ballots guilty of misconduct in office and fraud. The jury returned guilty verdicts Wednesday on all four counts. Prosecutors charged Kimberly Zapata in November 2022 with one felony misconduct count and three
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