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By JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Several Supreme Court justices appear concerned a broad ruling in favor of gun rights could threaten restrictions on firearms in subways, bars, stadiums and other places where people gather. The court is hearing arguments Wednesday in its biggest gun case in more than a decade. It’s a
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By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A musician who became a symbol of New Orleans’ resilience after Hurricane Katrina faces up to five years in prison for fraud. Trumpet player Irvin Mayfield’s musical partner — pianist Ronald Markham — also could get five years in federal court Wednesday. Both men pleaded guilty
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CNN By Peter Nickeas and Omar Jimenez, CNN Minneapolis residents on Tuesday rejected a ballot measure to overhaul policing drafted amid the national fury over George Floyd’s murder but that went to voters as concerns about rising gun violence drained energy from the protest movement that had launched it. More than 56 percent of the
Continue Reading EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — New York Giants running backs coach Burton Burns has tested positive for COVID-19 and the organization is requiring all players, coaches, team personnel and management to retest for the virus on Wednesday. Coach Joe Judge said 13 members of the organization tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday. Burns was the
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — New York Giants running backs coach Burton Burns has tested positive for COVID-19 and the organization is requiring all players, coaches, team personnel and management to retest for the virus on Wednesday. Coach Joe Judge said 13 members of the organization tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday. Burns was the
Continue Reading By Peter Nickeas and Omar Jimenez, CNN Minneapolis residents on Tuesday rejected a ballot measure to overhaul policing drafted amid the national fury over George Floyd’s murder but that went to voters as concerns about rising gun violence drained energy from the protest movement that had launched it. More than 56 percent of the 143,000
Continue Reading CNN, KSNV By Amir Vera and Amy Simonson, CNN The Las Vegas Raiders released wide receiver Henry Ruggs III Tuesday night after he was charged with driving under the influence (DUI) resulting in a death after his car rear-ended another car and left one person dead, according to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. LVMPD
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By ALAN SUDERMAN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Biden administration is putting new export limits on two Israeli hacker-for-hire companies — including the well-known spyware company NSO Group — saying their tools have been used to “conduct transnational repression.” Findings by a global media consortium earlier this year provided evidence that the spyware
Continue Reading By ALAN SUDERMAN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Biden administration is putting new export limits on two Israeli hacker-for-hire companies — including the well-known spyware company NSO Group — saying their tools have been used to “conduct transnational repression.” Findings by a global media consortium earlier this year provided evidence that the spyware
Continue Reading SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A Las Vegas man has been convicted of second-degree murder and driving under the influence for starting a Southern California chain-reaction crash that killed a woman, fractured her infant’s skull and injured four other people. The Orange County District Attorney’s Office says 25-year-old Irving Abel Aguilar-Calixto was convicted by a
Continue Reading SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A Las Vegas man has been convicted of second-degree murder and driving under the influence for starting a Southern California chain-reaction crash that killed a woman, fractured her infant’s skull and injured four other people. The Orange County District Attorney’s Office says 25-year-old Irving Abel Aguilar-Calixto was convicted by a
Continue Reading JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel says it has begun testing a massive inflatable missile detection system designed to hover at high altitudes and detect long-range threats. Israel already boasts an array of sophisticated missile defenses, which were used successfully during the 11-day Gaza war earlier this year. The High Availability Aerostat System is inflatable and resembles
Continue Reading By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British homeowners and borrowers are bracing for a possible interest rate increase from the Bank of England. If the central bank makes that move Thursday, it would be the first by the world’s leading industrial nations since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. Financial markets think the
Continue Reading By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British homeowners and borrowers are bracing for a possible interest rate increase from the Bank of England. If the central bank makes that move Thursday, it would be the first by the world’s leading industrial nations since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. Financial markets think the
Continue Reading By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer The NHL’s rebuilding teams are at very different stages early this season. The Detroit Red Wings are finally showing the fruits of picking high in the draft. They are winning games they used to lose. The Buffalo Sabres are proving what good coaching can do for a young group.
Continue Reading By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer The NHL’s rebuilding teams are at very different stages early this season. The Detroit Red Wings are finally showing the fruits of picking high in the draft. They are winning games they used to lose. The Buffalo Sabres are proving what good coaching can do for a young group.
Continue Reading By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer Stocks wobbled on Wall Street as investors look over another big batch of earnings reports from U.S. companies. They’re also looking ahead to an announcement later Wednesday from the Federal Reserve, which is expected to give its outlook on inflation and the economy and also detail how it
Continue Reading By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer Stocks wobbled on Wall Street as investors look over another big batch of earnings reports from U.S. companies. They’re also looking ahead to an announcement later Wednesday from the Federal Reserve, which is expected to give its outlook on inflation and the economy and also detail how it
Continue ReadingBy KMOV Staff Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, Missouri (KMOV) — The Los Angeles Rams and NFL are making another Hail Mary attempt to avoid a St. Louis jury. The two organizations are petitioning to appeal a judge’s decision in August that keeps their trial, centering on the team’s relocation, out
Continue Reading By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — The death toll from the collapse of a high-rise apartment building under construction in Nigeria’s most populous city has risen to 21, the Lagos state governor says, as rescue crews continue to seek surviving workers in the rubble. Nine people had been saved as of Tuesday
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