By The Associated Press As the two-week standoff between pro-Palestinian protesters and college administrators at Columbia University in New York came to a head on Tuesday, officials anxiously monitored whether the fallout would spark more protests on college campuses around the country or quell what has been a growing movement. Protesters at Columbia dug in,
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By Danny Freeman and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — A Pennsylvania district attorney intends to appeal a judge’s decision last month to overturn the murder convictions of the so-called “Chester Trio” – three men who have spent nearly 25 years in prison for a crime they say they did not commit. Derrick Chappell, 41; Morton
Continue ReadingBy AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press Galena, a 6-year-old house cat from Utah, likes hiding and playing with cardboard. Earlier this month, the combination of the two made for a stressful trip in an Amazon package, feverish searching, a California rescue and a tearful reunion. Her family is still waiting to “reintroduce cardboard to her
Continue ReadingBy AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press Galena, a 6-year-old house cat from Utah, likes hiding and playing with cardboard. Earlier this month, the combination of the two made for a stressful trip in an Amazon package, feverish searching, a California rescue and a tearful reunion. Her family is still waiting to “reintroduce cardboard to her
Continue ReadingAUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Mike Tyson’s fight against Jake Paul in Texas this summer has been sanctioned as a competitive boxing match rather than an exhibition. The rounds will be shorter and the gloves will be heavier. The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation this week approved terms for the July 20 fight at AT&T
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — More worries about inflation and interest rates staying high knocked U.S. stocks lower on Tuesday, as the market closed out its worst month since September. The S&P 500 tumbled 1.6% to cement its first losing month in the last six. Its momentum slammed into reverse
Continue ReadingBy Melissa Hipolit Click here for updates on this story RICHMOND, Virginia (WTVR) — A Richmond man who violently assaulted a GRTC bus driver and then shot and killed another man on a GRTC bus a month later plead guilty to the two crimes Tuesday as part of a plea agreement. Twenty-five-year-old Dexter Superville was
Continue ReadingBy Jake Burns Click here for updates on this story RICHMOND, Virginia (WTVR) — Admittedly, Jeff Hall is not the most athletic person around, but for more than 30 years now, students have called the art teacher at Maggie Walker Governor’s School “Coach Hall.” When he first got the nickname as a young educator, fresh
Continue ReadingBy Cameron Thompson Click here for updates on this story RICHMOND, Virginia (WTVR) — Jeriann Wenrich called the fact her husband Tyler may be jailed for 12 years “absurd” after he was arrested in Turks and Caicos when ammunition was found in his luggage. “I feel like as a very honest mistake that 12 years
Continue ReadingBy ANITA SNOW Associated Press Best-selling novelist Amy Tan of “The Joy Luck Club” fame combines entries from her nature journal with astonishing illustrations thanks to lessons in bird illustration in “The Backyard Bird Chronicles,” to share a birdwatching obsession that dates back to before the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s among recent books grabbing onto the
Continue ReadingBy LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer A breakout moment in Hollywood can happen at any age and stage. This summer at the movies, there are plenty of talents to discover, from the formerly incarcerated man whose story inspired the film he stars in to the “It” bully whose childhood dream of playing an ape in
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Armed men burst into a hospital in central Mexico and killed a patient who was being treated for a previous gunshot wound. Prosecutors in the state of Morelos, just south of Mexico City, said the attack occurred early Tuesday. The killers made their way into an intensive care ward and shot
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — After posting strong numbers for the first round, viewership for the NFL draft was down 3% from last year on TV and digital platforms. The draft averaged 5.74 million viewers for the three days this year across ABC, ESPN, ESPN2 and NFL Network after averaging 5.93 million in 2023 according to
Continue ReadingBy GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — There was a brief moment three weeks ago when trainer Chad Brown’s Kentucky Derby outlook was jolted as one of his hopefuls resisted multiple attempts to enter the gate in a major qualifying race and then started slowly. Things turned out way better than
Continue ReadingBy Kate Sullivan and Michelle Shen, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump, in an interview published Tuesday, called for the first time for Russia to release Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who has been detained for more than a year. “The reporter should be released and he will be released,” Trump told Time magazine when asked
Continue ReadingBy Maddie Augustine Click here for updates on this story BENNINGTON, Nebaska (KETV) — Normally, the end of April is when Bennington junior Lilly Dall is worried about how fast her one-mile split time is during the 3200-meter race, but just days before the conferences meet, a tornado ripped part of the roof off of
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Damián Martino (CNN) — Sofía Díaz vive en la ciudad de Resistencia, provincia de Chaco, en el noreste de Argentina. Fue la primera mujer que se define como trans-travesti en graduarse en la Universidad Nacional del Nordeste, donde estudió Artes Combinadas. Está diplomada en Comunicación Política y de Gobierno y, además, en Gestión y Promoción
Continue ReadingBy Krystal Hur, CNN New York (CNN) — Stocks slipped Tuesday after fresh data raised concerns that inflation will remain sticky. The Dow fell 571 points, or 1.5%. The S&P 500 declined 1.6% and the Nasdaq Composite lost 2%. All three major indexes closed out April lower, snapping a five-month streak of gains. The blue-chip
Continue ReadingBy GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kawhi Leonard will miss Game 5 of the Los Angeles Clippers’ tight first-round series against the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday night due to right knee inflammation. Leonard was ruled out by Clippers coach Tyronn Lue on Tuesday. The six-time All-Star will sit out for the
Continue ReadingBy Py’Necious Cowart Click here for updates on this story JACKSON, Mississippi (WAPT) — Saturday, Matt Nalker, the legal guardian of Cody Richardson, experienced the moving moment of hearing Cody’s heartbeat once again. Nalker is also the executive director of the “Arc of Mississippi.” Cody endured extreme abuse and neglect in a group home during
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