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LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Sex and the City” actor Chris Noth has been accused of sexually assaulting two women, who shared their accounts with the trade publication The Hollywood Reporter. Noth denies the allegations, saying his interactions with the women in 2004 and 2015 were “consensual.” The actor isn’t under criminal investigation over the allegations.…
GRANITE CITY, Ill. (AP) — Three people died and four others were injured Thursday after a fire tore through a Granite City apartment complex. Granite City Fire Chief Rich Wilson says that when fire crews arrived about 12:45 p.m., several people were leaping from a second-floor window to escape flames that had begun to engulf…
DAWSON SPRINGS, Ky. (AP) — Several tight-knit communities of the South and Midwest are turning to the somber task of burying their dead after tornadoes killed dozens of people across eight states. The fierce storms tore Friday night from Arkansas to Illinois and also through much of Kentucky and parts of Tennessee and other states.…
ST. CHARLES, Mo. (AP) — The damage from last week’s tornado in St. Charles County is now estimated at more than $3.4 million. The suburban St. Louis County was among several areas of the Midwest and South ravaged by tornadoes and storms on Friday. A news release from the county on Wednesday said 26 structures…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress has approved a $2.5 trillion debt limit hike, sending legislation to avert a catastrophic default to President Joe Biden for his signature. The flurry of action, which stretched into Wednesday’s early morning hours, came just shy of a deadline set by Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen for avoiding a national default. The…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A man who was effectively sentenced to life in prison for a robbery he committed as a teenager in St. Louis has been granted parole. The American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri says 42-year-old Bobby Bostic was granted parole Monday and will be released from prison late next year. Bostic was…
ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich. (AP) — The parents of a Michigan teen charged with killing four students at his high school are scheduled to return to court on charges of involuntary manslaughter. A probable cause conference is scheduled Tuesday for James and Jennifer Crumbley. Police say the Oxford couple was found Dec. 4 hiding in a…
EDWARDSVILLE, Il. (AP) — The federal Occupational Health and Safety Administration said Monday it has opened an investigation into the collapse of an Amazon warehouse in Edwardsville, Illinois, after it was struck by a tornado on Friday, leaving six people dead and another hospitalized. OSHA will look into whether workplace safety rules were followed. OSHA…
MAYFIELD, Ky. (AP) — Dozens of people in five states have been killed by tornadoes that leveled entire communities on Friday night, but the toll at a Kentucky candle factory is not as devastating as initially feared. Officials initially said only 40 of 110 workers at Mayfield Consumer Products had been rescued. But spokesman Bob…
NEW YORK (AP) — Veteran anchor Chris Wallace has left Fox News after 18 years for CNN. His announcement Sunday deals a significant blow to Fox’s news operation at a time it’s been overshadowed by the network’s opinion side. Wallace delivered the surprising news that he was leaving at the end of the “Fox News…