By JOSH FUNK and HAYA PANJWANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — About 10,000 pages of records related to the 1968 assassination of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy were released Friday, including handwritten notes by the gunman, who said the Democratic presidential candidate “must be disposed of” and acknowledged an obsession with killing him. Many of the
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By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal judiciary is warning that Congress is not providing enough money for judges’ security, at a time of escalating threats and chilling efforts at intimidation. More than five dozen judges handling lawsuits against the Trump administration are receiving “enhanced online security screening” that typically includes scrubbing
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By MORGAN LEE Associated Press CHIMAYÓ, N.M. (AP) — A unique Holy Week tradition is drawing thousands of Catholic pilgrims to a small adobe church in the hills of northern New Mexico, in a journey on foot through desert badlands to reach a spiritual wellspring. For generations, people of the Upper Rio Grande Valley and
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By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The sex trafficking trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs will proceed as scheduled in early May despite his lawyer’s claims that they need an extra two months to prepare, a judge said Friday. Judge Arun Subramanian said at a Manhattan federal court hearing that the hip-hop mogul’s
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By GISELA SALOMON Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — A U.S. citizen was arrested in Florida for allegedly being in the country illegally and held for pickup by immigration authorities even after his mother showed a judge her son’s birth certificate and the judge dismissed charges. The man was released after his case received widespread coverage.
Continue ReadingWTVD By Tom George Click here for updates on this story North Carolina (WTVD) — The North Carolina Innocence Inquiry Commission makes up a very small portion of the budget in the grand scheme of things, with 13 full employees and a budget of $1.6 million a year. Advocates say it’s important to right injustices
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By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge who ordered the Trump administration to stop blocking The Associated Press from presidential events refused Friday to take immediate steps to get White House officials to comply — an incremental development in a two-month dispute between the global news agency and administration officials
Continue Reading By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge who ordered the Trump administration to stop blocking The Associated Press from presidential events refused Friday to take immediate steps to get White House officials to comply — an incremental development in a two-month dispute between the global news agency and administration officials
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — Customers can once again dine in at a popular and new-look airport eatery, this time in a state-of-art terminal building. B&B Runway Cafe held its much anticipated reopening Friday morning at the new Rosecrans Memorial Airport terminal building, just next door to the previous location. The cafe temporarily closed
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By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — U.S. Vice President JD Vance met with Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni in Rome on Friday for a second day of talks on tariffs and then attended Good Friday services at the Vatican amid speculation of a possible pope greeting this weekend. “I’ve been missing you,” Meloni jokingly
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By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — President Donald Trump’s executive order to boost the U.S. commercial fishing industry drew praise from commercial fishing groups and condemnation from environmental organizations who said they fear cutting regulations will harm fish populations that have already dwindled in some areas of the oceans. The order represents
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By Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — A second round of nuclear talks between the United States and Iran concluded on Saturday, with both sides indicating progress. Delegations from both countries met in Rome on Saturday for negotiations following an initial round in Oman last weekend. The Gulf Arab nation has mediated both rounds of the
Continue ReadingBy Willie Daniely Click here for updates on this story WAKE COUNTY, North Carolina (WRAL) — A family in Wake County is searching for answers Thursday after they say someone shot their cat nearly a week earlier in Raleigh. Cheryl Privette said her family adopted their cat, a tuxedo cat named Henry, five years ago.
Continue ReadingBy Joseph Buczek Click here for updates on this story LIVINGSTON COUNTY, Michigan (WWJ) — A former pastor at a Livingston County church has pleaded guilty to 15 charges after he admitted to placing a hidden camera in a unisex bathroom at the church. William Johnson, 38, pleaded guilty on April 14 to one count
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By Chelsea Donovan Click here for updates on this story RALEIGH, North Carolina (WRAL) — Raleigh police charged a paralegal in Raleigh with possession and trafficking of drugs. Authorities charged Katelin Rey on Sunday. Law enforcement is investigating Rey for allegations she used her position to smuggle drugs into three area prisons: Central Prison in
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By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin governor’s creative use of his uniquely powerful veto to lock in a school funding increase for 400 years may be “attention grabbing,” but it was constitutional, the state Supreme Court ruled Friday. The 4-3 ruling from the liberal-controlled court affirms the partial veto power
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By Casey Gannon, CNN (CNN) — The increase in high-profile cases this year has led to 67 judges being provided “enhanced” security measures by the US Marshals Service and the office that runs the federal judiciary, according to a letter to Congress seeking additional funds. The Judicial Conference outlined the threat in a letter to
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at Enron, an energy trading company that collapsed after a massive accounting fraud scheme was revealed. Its 2001 bankruptcy filing was the largest in American history at the time. Estimated losses totaled $74 billion. Facts Enron was ranked as America’s fifth largest company by Fortune magazine in
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By Shay Patterson Click here for updates on this story TENNESSEE (WRCB) — Calhoun Police Chief Tony Pyle says the man who shot at officers got to Buc-ee’s by kidnapping a woman and 10-year-old. Pyle says the suspect, Robert Smith, went to a woman’s house in Atlanta and held her at gunpoint to drive him
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By Sarah Metts Click here for updates on this story YORK COUNTY, Pennsylvania (WGAL) — On the anniversary of the deadly crash on Interstate 83 in York County that left multiple construction workers dead, an arrest has been made. The three people police say Davenport crashed into in the active work zone are Robert Hampe,
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — One professor from Northwest Missouri State University received the Governor’s Award for Excellence from Governor Mike Kehoe in Jefferson City on April 2. Shelly Hiatt is a professor of counseling at NWMSU’s School of Health and Wellness. Hiatt joined Northwest’s faculty in 1997 and teaches courses related to psychology
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By Kelsy Mittauer, Andrea Lucia Click here for updates on this story DALLAS, Texas (KTVT) — The fight against squatters in Texas could soon affect every renter in the state. Lawmakers are considering SB 38, the so-called squatters bill, which would allow landlords to evict someone without a trial in as little as 10 days.
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — April 18 marks Customer Appreciation Day, giving businesses an opportunity to celebrate their customers.
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By Kim Dacey Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WBAL) — Officers executing a search warrant in West Baltimore found a hearse packed with animal bodies. It stems from the investigation of Loving Care Pet Funerals, a pet cremation company in Catonsville, accused of dumping pets alongside roads and returning false ashes to
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Haley Joel Osment has expressed regret regarding his behavior during a recent arrest. Authorities confirmed to CNN that the former child actor was arrested and booked for alleged public intoxication and possession of a controlled substance at a ski lodge in Mammoth Lakes, California last week. The “Sixth
Continue ReadingBy Blair Young Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WBAL) — Goucher College announced the largest bequest in the school’s history as alumna Anica Rawnsley will gift $55 million to the school. The school made the announcement on Thursday and the $55 million will be the largest bequest in the school’s history. The
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By TOM NOUVIAN Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Four months after its long-awaited reopening, Notre Dame Cathedral welcomed worshippers and tourists alike on Friday for an emotional Easter ceremony centered on the Crown of Thorns, a circular band of branches encased in a golden tube and one of Christianity’s most revered relics. The ritual, held
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — City of St. Joseph facilities normally open on Sunday’s will be closed in observance of the Easter holiday. With Easter Sunday being on Sunday, April 20, all City offices, the landfill, recycling center, REC center and the Remington Nature Center will be closed. City facilities will resume to normal
Continue Reading By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Saturday, April 19 AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (MEN’S) 1:05 a.m. (Sunday) FS2 — AFL: Port Adelaide at Sydney AUTO RACING 9:25 a.m. ESPN2 — Formula 1: Practice, Jeddah Corniche Circuit, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia ESPNEWS — Formula 1: Practice, Jeddah Corniche Circuit, Jeddah, Saudi
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Community members sit in folding chairs at Remington Nature Center waiting for the band to play.
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