MOSCOW (AP) — The Latest on the deadly explosion at a college in Crimea (all times local): 8 p.m. Russian officials says an 18-year-old student attacked his vocational school in Crimea, going on a rampage that killed 17 students and left more than 40 people wounded before killing himself. One student says the shooting Wednesday…
CHICAGO, IL (AP) — Billionaire Democrat J.B. Pritzker is showing no reluctance to pour his own money to unseat multimillionaire Republican Bruce Rauner from the Illinois governor’s office. New state campaign reports show Pritzker has pumped $146.5 million into his campaign. Pritzker’s self-funding and $50 million that Rauner gave his campaign in 2016 have fueled…
CHICAGO, IL (AP) — A former Miss America who is running for Illinois attorney general once said that many victims of sexual harassment “become very promiscuous” and that young people who are called names such as “whore” or “slut” think: “That’s what I want to be.” Republican Erika Harold is stressing her experience as an…
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The Latest on the disappearance of Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi, a Washington Post columnist who went missing after entering the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul earlier this month (all times local): 5:30 p.m. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says America takes the disappearance of Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi “seriously.” Pompeo made…
JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — Hillary Clinton was seemingly unharmed when the Secret Service vehicle she was riding in was involved in a crash. The former secretary of state and first lady was headed to a fundraiser for Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey in Jersey City on Tuesday night. The vehicle pulled…
WASHINGTON (AP) — First lady Melania Trump’s plane was forced to return to a Washington area military base on Wednesday because of smoke in the cabin, temporarily delaying her trip to a Philadelphia hospital. Her spokeswoman, Stephanie Grisham, said “everyone is fine and everyone is safe” after the plane returned to Joint Base Andrews. Mrs.…
WHITEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A driver opened fire on a North Carolina state trooper during a traffic stop early Wednesday, killing the officer, authorities said. The suspect was arrested after a chase. Around 12:15 a.m., the trooper stopped the white pickup truck on suspicion of speeding on a highway in rural Columbus County southwest of…
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV and NATALIYA VASILYEVA , Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian official said a student attacked a vocational college Wednesday in Crimea, a rampage that killed 17 other students and left more than 40 people wounded, before killing himself. The comments from Sergei Aksyonov, the regional leader in Crimea, were the latest…
St. Charles, MO (KTRS)  An Endangered Silver Advisory is in effect for a missing St. Charles woman. Police say 61-year-old Christine Bray was last seen leaving her residence in the 1200 block of Trails of Sunbrookon around 1 p,m. Sunday. She suffers from bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, anxiety, depression, and has shown recent signs of dementia. Bray…
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s top investigative body says it has identified the man who opened fire in a college in a Crimean town, killing 18 people and wounding more than 40. The Investigative Committee said an 18-year old student identified as Vladislav Roslyakov arrived at the vocational college in Kerch early Wednesday afternoon with a…