Month: March 2024
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Louisiana’s presidential primaries
By 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 ReadingLA Rams QB Jimmy Garoppolo says he ‘messed up’ NFL’s policy on Therapeutic Use Exemptions resulting in two-game ban
By 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
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Birds Eye Aerial Drones accepted into Palm Springs iHub business incubator program
This month, Coachella Valley Economic Partnership, CVEP, officially inducted Birds Eye Aerial Drones, LLC (BEAD) into their Palm Springs iHub business incubator program. BEAD is a San Diego-based company that provides aerial drone services. The company recently made the move to the Coachella Valley to offer their services, including 3D mapping and thermal imaging, to
Continue ReadingGraceland University School of Nursing introduces free food pantry for students
By 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 ReadingToddler gets behind wheel of truck idling at a gas pump, killing a 2-year-old
WOODLAND, Calif. (AP) — A toddler climbed out of a car seat and got behind the wheel of a truck idling at a gas pump in Northern California, rolling toward a taco stand and killing a 2-year-old child, police said. The owner of the truck was inside the gas station store at the time of
Continue ReadingElizabeth “Libby” Murdaugh, mother of Alex, dies in hospice
VARNVILLE, 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 ReadingRussia’s Belgorod region is under attack again from Ukraine. Why does it keep getting targeted?
By 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 ReadingGangs target peaceful communities in new round of attacks on Haiti’s capital
By PIERRE-RICHARD LUXAMA Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Armed gangs launched new attacks in the suburbs of Port-au-Prince early 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 ReadingShort-term fate of Texas’ controversial immigration law could come down to a George W. Bush nominee
By Devan Cole, Tierney Sneed and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — A federal appeals court heard arguments Wednesday over whether to allow Texas to temporarily enforce its controversial law that allows state officials to arrest and detain people they suspect of entering the country illegally. After an hour of oral arguments, it seemed clear that
Continue ReadingAP Decision Notes: What to expect in Missouri’s Democratic presidential primary
By 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 ReadingKentucky parents charged with attempting to sell newborn twin girls
MCKEE, 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 ReadingAs Myanmar’s army faces setbacks, it is stepping up attacks on civilians, a UN expert warns
BANGKOK, 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 ReadingIowa missionaries serving in Haiti flee island to escape growing unrest
By 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 ReadingRollercoasters, rooftop bar and more: New theme park coming to Kansas City in 2026
By 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 ReadingBaltimore native gymnast carrying team mindset into Paris 2024 Olympics
By 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 ReadingTrump wants January 6 civil lawsuits against him put on hold while he fights criminal charges
By 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 ReadingProsecutor tells jury former Milwaukee official who requested fake ballots was no whistleblower
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A prosecutor is urging jurors to find a former Milwaukee elections official who requested fake ballots guilty of misconduct, rejecting her stance that she was acting as a whistleblower. Assistant District Attorney Matthew Westphal tells jurors during closing arguments in Kimberly Zapata’s trial Wednesday that whistleblowers
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La abuela que quiere liderar a los israelíes de vuelta a una Gaza sin palestinos
Alexandra Ferguson Karnai Shomron, Ribera Occidental (CNN) — El mensaje se compartió el día anterior en varios grupos de WhatsApp: una oportunidad para conocer a Daniella Weiss, la madrina del movimiento de colonos sionistas, en una sesión informativa sobre el restablecimiento de los asentamientos israelíes en Gaza tras la guerra. Para cuando la anfitriona de
Continue ReadingPakistan repulses attack near Chinese-funded port in southwest, killing 8 insurgents, officials say
By ABDUL SATTAR Associated Press QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani officials say security forces have killed at least eight insurgents as they repulsed an attack by a separatist group on a sprawling government building outside the Chinese-funded Gwadar port in the volatile southwest. Three security forces were also killed in the ensuing shootout. All the
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