By JIM VERTUNO and WILL WEISSERT, Associated Press PFLUGERVILLE, Texas (AP) — A 25-minute cellphone video left behind by the bomber whose deadly explosives terrorized Austin for weeks details the differences among the weapons he built and amounts to a confession, police said. But his motive remains a mystery. Mark Anthony Conditt, an unemployed college dropout…
By JIM VERTUNO, Associated Press ROUND ROCK, Texas (AP) — The suspect in the deadly bombings that terrorized Austin blew himself up early Wednesday as authorities closed in on him, bringing a grisly end to a three-week manhunt. But police warned that more bombs could be out there. The young man behind the attacks was identified…
St. Louis County, MO (KTRS) Health officials are warning about a possible measles exposure in St. Louis County. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services and the St. Louis County Department of Public Health reports the exposures may have occurred on March 13 at The Magic House and Racanelli’s New York Pizzeria in Kirkwood, and…
ROUND ROCK, Texas (AP) — Austin’s mayor is urging residents to remain vigilant, despite the death of a man suspected in this month’s string of bombings in Texas’ capital city. Mayor Steve Adler said Wednesday on NBC’s “Today” show that: “We’re just really relieved and just incredibly thankful for this army of law enforcement that…
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s government now says 101 of the 110 schoolgirls abducted a month ago by Boko Haram are confirmed freed, and it indicates that the release is not over. An aide to President Muhammadu Buhari says on Twitter that the number “would be updated after the remaining ones have been documented.” Nigeria’s…
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has approved Bayer’s buyout of Monsanto in a massive agriculture business deal, but says they will have to shed some $7.4 billion in firms and other remedies to ensure fair competition in the market. The $57 billion takeover has been watched by rivals and environmental groups, who are fearful…
St. Louis County, MO (KTRS) An Endangered Person Advisory is in effect for a missing north county man. Police say 28-year-old Dajuan Delap hasn’t been seen since Sunday. He suffers from bipolar disorder and schizophrenia and may be without his medications. . Delap is described as black, six-foot in height,190 lbs, with black hair, brown eyes, and…
By JIM SALTER, Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court granted a stay of execution for the second time in four years on Tuesday to a Missouri inmate who has a rare medical condition that he says could cause blood-filled tumors to burst inside his head during the lethal injection. Russell Bucklew was…
By JIM VERTUNO, Associated Press ROUND ROCK, Texas (AP) — The suspect in a series of bombing attacks in Austin blew himself up early Wednesday as authorities closed in, a dramatic end to a weekslong siege of the Texas capital, where two were killed and four injured in a series of blasts. Authorities had zeroed in…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Attorneys for Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens say in a court filing that a grand jury has not been presented with evidence indicating that Greitens transmitted a compromising cellphone photo of a woman with whom he had an affair — a key element in determining if he committed a felony. The St.…