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By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press HAMMANSKRAAL, South Africa (AP) — The struggle starts early in the Hammanskraal area of South Africa as people queue some mornings to fill buckets with water from a tank provided by an aid agency. This is not a distant, rural community, but a township on the edge of the administrative
Continue ReadingST. LOUIS (AP) — A St. Louis judge will decide the fate of a man who has spent more than three decades in prison for a killing he says he didn’t commit, following two days of testimony. Christopher Dunn was convicted of first-degree murder in the 1990 shooting death of 15-year-old Ricco Rogers. St. Louis
Continue ReadingBy Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — The official start of what is likely to be an active Atlantic hurricane season is almost here. While that introduces the threat of tropical trouble across the eastern US, the Gulf Coast states are at even higher risk to a hurricane’s deadliest threat: water. Federal forecasters joined the chorus
Continue ReadingBy HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — TikTok said Thursday its putting in place new rules to limit the reach of state-affiliated media accounts. The company started labeling state-affiliated media accounts two years ago. On Thursday, it said when it identifies these accounts, the content they post will no longer appear on
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — A German far-right party set for big gains in upcoming European elections has suffered another setback after it was expelled from a right-wing group in the European Parliament. The Identity and Democracy group decided to expel Alternative for Germany from the group with immediate effect. The move comes amid growing controversy surrounding
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CNN By Nectar Gan, Brad Lendon and Eric Cheung, CNN (CNN) — China has launched two days of large-scale military drills surrounding Taiwan in what it called “punishment” for so-called “separatist acts,” days after the self-ruling island swore in a new democratically elected leader who called on Beijing to cease its intimidation tactics. As part of the
Continue ReadingBy John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — A flag that was on display during the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol was flown outside Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito’s vacation home in New Jersey, according to a report in the New York Times on Wednesday. Citing photographs and interviews with neighbors, the Times reports that the
Continue ReadingBy AAMER MADHANI and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has praised Kenya’s William Ruto for “his bold leadership” as the White House marks the first state visit to the United States by an African leader in more than 15 years. The visit comes as the Nairobi government is sending
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — After years of being off the radar, Michael Richards appears to be reemerging. In an interview with People ahead of the release next month of his memoir “Entrances and Exits,” the “Seinfeld” star talked about getting caught on camera hurling racial slurs, including the N-word at a group
Continue ReadingBy Nick Nelson Click here for updates on this story GREENSBURG, Kansas (KAKE) — A Kansas Highway Patrol trooper saved the life of a baby, only 18 days old, after she stopped breathing. Little Brexley’s parents saw she wasn’t breathing in the car on the way to church in Greensburg on Mother’s Day. They quickly
Continue ReadingBy Leon Purvis Click here for updates on this story WICHITA, Kansas (KAKE) — Two newlyweds have a story they will be telling for a long time. Their wedding was on Sunday during all the severe weather. Makayla and Trapper Shore caught the perfect moment for their wedding photos. The couple and photographer tell us
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The menu for the state dinner at the White House honoring Kenya starts with a chilled tomato soup and ends with a white chocolate basket of fruit. White House executive chef Cris Comerford says the main course is a “best of both worlds” combination of smoked beef short ribs and butter-poached
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Technology stocks propelled by a blowout profit report from Nvidia are working against weakness elsewhere in the market on Thursday to keep U.S. stock indexes mixed. In the latest example of how good news for the economy isn’t necessarily good for Wall Street, strong economic
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — DuPont de Nemours, the American multinational chemical company that traces its history back to 1802, announced plans to split into three publicly traded companies on Wednesday. The company plans to spin off its electronics and water businesses into their own yet-to-be-named companies in a transaction that is tax-free to
Continue ReadingBy SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Get ready for what nearly all the experts think will be one of the busiest Atlantic hurricane seasons on record, thanks to unprecedented ocean heat and a brewing La Nina. There’s an 85% chance that the Atlantic hurricane season that starts in June will be above
Continue ReadingBy John Fritze, Tierney Sneed and Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court upheld a pro-Republican South Carolina congressional map Thursday, rejecting the argument raised by civil rights groups that lawmakers impermissibly used race as a proxy to bolster the GOP’s chances. But the high court also said that the civil rights groups that
Continue ReadingBy ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department filed a sweeping antitrust lawsuit against Ticketmaster and parent company Live Nation Entertainment on Thursday, accusing them of running an illegal monopoly over live events in America — squelching competition and driving up prices for fans. The lawsuit, filed in
Continue ReadingBy Quinn Ritzdorf Click here for updates on this story COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado (KRDO) — The Colorado GOP recommends parents find alternatives to the state’s public school system after they claim recently passed legislation is pushing education toward indoctrination. The GOP put out a newsletter Tuesday titled, “LGBTQ indoctrination in public schools.” It said the
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — A former top prosecutor for the city of Baltimore is being sentenced for lying about her finances to improperly access her retirement funds during the COVID-19 pandemic. Former state’s attorney Marilyn Mosby drew supporters outside the hearing and inside, where several said her crimes were victimless
Continue ReadingBy Quinn Ritzdorf Click here for updates on this story FORT CARSON, Colorado (KRDO) — A former Fort Carson soldier is facing state felony charges for defrauding women. He was recently discharged from the Army for the same scheme. On April 26, at a general Fort Carson court martial, Sgt. Gavin Pobst pleaded guilty to
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