By THOMAS BEAUMONT and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press SALIX, Iowa (AP) — Ron DeSantis is making a four-stop blitz through Iowa during his first full day of presidential campaigning on Wednesday. He’s aiming for a personal connection with voters even as he intensifies his criticism of former President Donald Trump. The Florida governor’s first stop
Continue ReadingBy Abbie Petersen Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — For the first time, we’re hearing from the mother of a young Millard man who died from carbon monoxide last August. Jodi Semonell says her son 19-year-old Cole Oban was at a friend, Thomas Coleman’s house, when both boys died along
Continue ReadingBy Evan Onstot Click here for updates on this story OKLAHOMA CITY (KOCO) — A girl was raped and impregnated by a security guard who worked at an Oklahoma library. Warning: These details are disturbing. The suspect lured the victim to his house by having his own daughter befriend her. Peter Prieto was a security
Continue Reading By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A civil rights attorney and a local NAACP president are calling for the U.S. Justice Department to investigate what they’re calling the systemic abuse of detainees at a county jail in Georgia. Attorney Harry Daniels represents two former detainees who were recorded by security cameras being
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By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — When 6-foot-6, 247-pound right-hander Paul Skenes steps on the mound at LSU’s Alex Box Stadium — as he will this weekend in the NCAA baseball tournament — sellout crowds 13,000 strong buzz with anticipation of 100 mph fastballs and strikeouts galore. Taking in that
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Washington (CNN) — Si el acuerdo bipartidista sobre el techo de la deuda se convierte en ley, echará por tierra cualquier esperanza que pudieran tener los prestatarios de que se extienda por novena vez la pausa federal para el pago de los préstamos estudiantiles. El Gobierno de Biden ha dicho en repetidas ocasiones
Continue ReadingBy Alyse Jones Click here for updates on this story NORMAN, Oklahoma (KOCO) — Parents may be asking these questions after a former children’s minister and volunteer in Norman was arrested for allegedly molesting multiple children. “It’s sad to not be in a trusting world, but you just have to be careful,” said Joe Dorman,
Continue Reading HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) — Wildfires are burning out of control for a fourth day in Canada’s Atlantic-coast province of Nova Scotia. The unprecedented fires are preventing some 18,000 evacuees from returning home. Halifax deputy fire chief David Meldrum said that can’t happen yet because of warmer than usual temperatures and no rain forecast until
Continue Reading By PETER SMITH Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — It was her brother’s active faith that inspired Carol Black to recommit as an adult to being a practicing Jew several years ago, and their shared commitment brought them to the Tree of Life synagogue on the October 2018 day it was attacked. Testifying on the second
Continue Reading By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A Donald Trump-backed Ohio Republican whose military record was called into question during his unsuccessful 2022 congressional campaign says he is abandoning plans to run again next year. J.R. Majewski tweeted Tuesday that he is bowing out of his latest effort to win the GOP
Continue Reading By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Rapper and entrepreneur Sean “Diddy” Combs is suing Diageo, saying the company didn’t make promised investments in his vodka and tequila brands and treated them as inferior “urban” products. The lawsuit was filed Wednesday with the New York Supreme Court in Manhattan. It claims Diageo starved Combs’ Ciroc vodka
Continue Reading By JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former Vice President Mike Pence will officially launch his widely expected campaign for the Republican nomination for president in Iowa next week, adding another candidate to the growing GOP field and putting him in direct competition with his former boss. Pence will hold a kickoff event
Continue ReadingBy Brittany Johnson Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KCRA) — Parents are calling for justice after a substitute teacher was allowed to remain in Sacramento-area schools for years despite documented complaints of groping, getting uncomfortably close to female students and inappropriate language. In spite of the detailed documents outlining various complaints
Continue ReadingBy Emily Sanderson Click here for updates on this story LIBERTY TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WLWT) — Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers are reminding drivers to slow down on the roads. A trooper with OSHP’s Hamilton Post pulled a driver over on State Route 129 in Liberty Township. According to OSHP, the driver was going 115 miles
Continue ReadingBy Faith Egbuonu Click here for updates on this story ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (KOAT) — A body was found in the Rio Grande Monday, May 29. According to Albuquerque Fire Rescue, there weren’t any signs of recreation when the body was recovered. However, investigators are still determining the cause of death. “The condition of the
Continue ReadingCNN By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — President Joe Biden and House Republicans have finally agreed on a deal to raise the government’s debt ceiling, including changes to the federal budget in a number of areas. Analysts say the agreement could have only marginal effects on the US economy. That’s based on various
Continue ReadingBy Bryan Mena, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — President Joe Biden and House Republicans have finally agreed on a deal to raise the government’s debt ceiling, including changes to the federal budget in a number of areas. Analysts say the agreement could have only marginal effects on the US economy. That’s based on various estimates
Continue ReadingBy Jackson Kurtz Click here for updates on this story LIBERTY, Missouri (KMBC) — After the Memorial Day Weekend, Liberty, Mo., police are looking for a man who has apparently taken American flags from multiple businesses in the city. Police on Tuesday released surveillance photos of a man and truck wanted in connection to the
Continue ReadingBy Jeff Zeleny, Kyung Lah and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN (CNN) — Former Vice President Mike Pence will launch his 2024 presidential campaign on June 7 with an announcement video and a speech in Iowa, two sources familiar with the plans tell CNN. The announcement, first reported by NBC News, will take place ahead of a
Continue ReadingBy Peyton Headlee Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KMBC) — In less than five hours, three people were killed in Kansas City, Missouri, on Monday. Nineteen-year-old Deion Miles, 24-year-old James Allen Jr. and 33-year-old Antonio Wells were all shot to death Monday evening. One of those killings happened at 34th
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