By Jack Hannah, CNN (CNN) — One of the doctors accused of providing ketamine to actor Matthew Perry, who died in October 2023, has pleaded guilty to four counts of distribution of ketamine, according to federal prosecutors. Salvador Plasencia will face a statutory maximum sentence of ten years in federal prison for each count at
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POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. (AP) — POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. (AP) — Southern Missouri Bancorp Inc. (SMBC) on Wednesday reported net income of $15.8 million in its fiscal fourth quarter. The Poplar Bluff, Missouri-based company said it had net income of $1.39 per share. The bank holding company posted revenue of $77.9 million in the period. Its
Continue Reading SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — O’Reilly Automotive Inc. (ORLY) on Wednesday reported second-quarter earnings of $668.6 million. On a per-share basis, the Springfield, Missouri-based company said it had net income of 78 cents. The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 12 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for
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By Eric Levenson, Dakin Andone, Maureen Chowdhury, Antoinette Radford, CNN (CNN) — The family of Kaylee Goncalves, one of the four University of Idaho students killed by Bryan Kohberger in 2022, called him a “joke,” “loser,” and “as dumb as they come” in a day of searing victim impact statements. “If you hadn’t attacked them
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By Hannah Rabinowitz and Kara Scannell, CNN Washington (CNN) — A Florida federal judge on Wednesday declined to release additional grand jury documents from the criminal investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, marking the first roadblock in the Justice Department’s efforts to quell the public backlash over the handling of the case. The request is related to
Continue Reading CNN By Hannah Rabinowitz and Kara Scannell, CNN Washington (CNN) — A Florida federal judge on Wednesday declined to release additional grand jury documents from the criminal investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, marking the first roadblock in the Justice Department’s efforts to quell the public backlash over the handling of the case. The request is related
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By Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — House Oversight Chair James Comer has subpoenaed Jeffrey Epstein’s former associate Ghislaine Maxwell for a deposition. The committee said in a release that the deposition will take place at the Federal Correctional Institution in Tallahassee, Florida, on August 11. “The Department of Justice is cooperating and will help facilitate
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By Christian Edwards, Daria Tarasova-Markina, Anna Chernova, Gul Tuysuz, CNN (CNN) — Russia and Ukraine agreed a prisoner swap during their third set of direct talks in Istanbul on Wednesday, but appeared to make little progress on ceasefire terms or a possible summit between their presidents – with their meeting ending after less than an
Continue Reading CNN By Eric Levenson, Dakin Andone, Maureen Chowdhury, Antoinette Radford, CNN (CNN) — The family of Kaylee Goncalves, one of the four University of Idaho students killed by Bryan Kohberger in 2022, called him a “joke,” “loser,” and “as dumb as they come” in a day of searing victim impact statements. “If you hadn’t attacked
Continue Reading CNN By Eric Levenson, Dakin Andone, Maureen Chowdhury, Antoinette Radford, CNN (CNN) — The family of Kaylee Goncalves, one of the four University of Idaho students killed by Bryan Kohberger in 2022, called him a “joke,” “loser,” and “as dumb as they come” in a day of searing victim impact statements. “If you hadn’t attacked
Continue Reading CNN By Eric Levenson, Dakin Andone, Maureen Chowdhury, Antoinette Radford, CNN (CNN) — The family of Kaylee Goncalves, one of the four University of Idaho students killed by Bryan Kohberger in 2022, called him a “joke,” “loser,” and “as dumb as they come” in a day of searing victim impact statements. “If you hadn’t attacked
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By Natasha Bertrand, Zachary Cohen, CNN (CNN) — The Pentagon’s inspector general has received evidence that the military plans shared from Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s Signal account to a group chat earlier this year were taken from a US Central Command document that was marked classified at the time, according to two people familiar
Continue Reading By The Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — An Iranian navy helicopter confronted a U.S. warship attempting to approach Iranian territorial waters in the Gulf of Oman on Wednesday, Iranian state TV reported. The incident was the first direct encounter reported between Iranian and U.S. forces since the 12-day war between Iran and Israel, which
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By JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Trump administration on Wednesday canceled a $4.9 billion federal loan guarantee for a new high-voltage transmission line for delivering solar and wind-generated electricity from the Midwest to the eastern U.S., but the company indicated that project would go forward anyway. The U.S. Department of Energy
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By JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Trump administration on Wednesday canceled a $4.9 billion federal loan guarantee for a new high-voltage transmission line for delivering solar and wind-generated electricity from the Midwest to the eastern U.S., but the company indicated that project would go forward anyway. The U.S. Department of Energy
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By Ben Higgins Click here for updates on this story SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — The Los Angeles Chargers returned to their former home city today, holding a practice at the University of San Diego. The team, which left San Diego in 2017, is in town for two days of training. For head coach Jim Harbaugh,
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By Michael Chen Click here for updates on this story CARLSBAD, California (KGTV) — A cyclist who was looking down at his bike computer crashed into a parked police motorcycle in Carlsbad, with the entire collision captured by a passing Tesla’s cameras. Dustin Laemmlen was driving in the right lane of La Costa Ave. Thursday
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By MOLLY QUELL and MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The United Nations’ top court has issued a landmark advisory opinion on climate change, its 15 black-robed judges weighing in for the first time on what the court’s president called “an existential problem of planetary proportions that imperils all forms of life
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW)– Training camp is where the excitement for the season begins.
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By Lisa Eadicicco and Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — The Trump administration on Wednesday unveiled its AI action plan, a package of initiatives and policy recommendations meant to cement the United States as a global leader in a technology that’s expected to be as influential as the internet itself. The White House largely
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By Saskya Vandoorne, Joseph Ataman, CNN Paris (CNN) — PARIS – French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte, filed a 22-count defamation lawsuit in the United States against right-wing podcaster Candace Owens Wednesday over the claim that Brigitte could be a man. The lawsuit filed in Delaware Superior Court alleges Owens has broadcast “a relentless
Continue Reading To see stories that have already moved, please visit AP Newsroom. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan ——————————-— IOWA ————-——————— US–Trump-Higher Education Far beyond Harvard, conservative efforts to reshape higher education are gaining steam SUMMARY: Far beyond Harvard University and its standoff with the
Continue Reading To see stories that have already moved, please visit AP Newsroom. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan ——————————-— IOWA ————-——————— US–Trump-Higher Education Far beyond Harvard, conservative efforts to reshape higher education are gaining steam SUMMARY: Far beyond Harvard University and its standoff with the
Continue Reading To see stories that have already moved, please visit AP Newsroom. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan ——————————-— IOWA ————-——————— US–Trump-Higher Education Far beyond Harvard, conservative efforts to reshape higher education are gaining steam SUMMARY: Far beyond Harvard University and its standoff with the
Continue Reading To see stories that have already moved, please visit AP Newsroom. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan ——————————-— IOWA ————-——————— US–Trump-Higher Education Far beyond Harvard, conservative efforts to reshape higher education are gaining steam SUMMARY: Far beyond Harvard University and its standoff with the
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CHICAGO (AP) — The Kansas City Royals placed infielder/outfielder Nick Loftin on the seven-day concussion injured list and recalled outfielder MJ Melendez from Triple-A Omaha before Wednesday afternoon’s series finale against the Cubs in Chicago. Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. and Cubs right fielder Kyle Tucker both got the day off to rest sore right
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By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A top Iranian official warned Wednesday that European threats to reimpose sanctions could lead Iran to withdraw from an international pact that limits the spread of nuclear weapons, one of the last remaining safeguards against the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program. Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi
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By The Associated Press The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee has become the latest governing body in the sports world to enact a policy change around transgender athlete competition. Here’s a glance at the most prolific of those that have clarified or altered such rules this year: U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee Effectively barring transgender
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Three Haitian policemen and an informant were killed and a fourth officer is missing in the country’s central region, where gang violence has surged, Haiti’s National Police said Wednesday. The officers were members of a specialized unit known as UDMO, which is largely activated during protests and disturbances. A video shared
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By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine admitted Wednesday that he violated the conditions of his supervised release from prison by possessing drugs, marking his latest run-in with the law since he completed a federal prison sentence on racketeering and conspiracy charges. The 29-year-old performer, whose real name is Daniel
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