Author: Associated Press

Police search for a University of Missouri student in Nashville

Source: National Center For Missing and Endangered, Inc. (Facebook). NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Police in Tennessee are searching for a University of Missouri student who was last seen by friends at a Nashville bar Friday night. Metropolitan Nashville Police released video Tuesday that shows Riley Strain, 22, crossing a downtown street Friday night. Police have said Strain was last seen…

Kelly Clarkson and Peyton Manning join NBC’s Paris Olympics opening ceremony coverage as hosts

By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Singer Kelly Clarkson and NFL legend Peyton Manning will bring a new flavor to NBC Universal’s upcoming Paris Olympics coverage this summer. Clarkson and Manning are expected to join Mike Tirico to host the opening ceremony, the network announced Tuesday night. The ceremony’s live coverage will air July 26 on NBC and Peacock at noon ET….

House passes a bill that could lead to a TikTok ban if Chinese owner refuses to sell

By KEVIN FREKING, HALELUYA HADERO and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House on Wednesday passed a bill that would lead to a nationwide ban of the popular video app TikTok if its China-based owner doesn’t sell, as lawmakers acted on concerns that the company’s current ownership structure is a national security threat. The bill, passed by a vote of 352-65, now goes to the Senate, where its…

Angela Chao, shipping industry exec and sister-in-law of McConnell, died after her car went into a pond, report says

JOHNSON CITY, Texas (AP) — The Wall Street Journal reports that shipping business CEO Angela Chao died on a Central Texas ranch in February after her car went into a pond and became submerged in water for an extended period of time. According to an incident report from the Blanco County fire department, Chao’s car was submerged in water while…

2 National Guard soldiers, 1 Border Patrol agent killed in Texas helicopter crash are identified

(L-R) Border patrol agent Christopher Luna, chief warrant officer 2 Casey Frankoski and trooper John M. Grassia III. Source: National Border Patrol Council. LA GRULLA, Texas (AP) — A National Guard soldier from New York who was seriously injured in the crash of a helicopter flying over the U.S.-Mexico border remained hospitalized Sunday while authorities released the names of the…

Alabama woman set for a plea hearing months after police say she faked her own kidnapping

Photo source: Hoover (AL) Police DepartmentBESSEMER, Ala. (AP) — A new plea hearing has been set for an Alabama woman accused of falsely telling police she was abducted last summer after stopping her car to check on a toddler wandering near a highway. Carlee Russell’s two-day disappearance, and her story of being abducted, captivated the nation before police called her…

Airbnb is banning the use of indoor security cameras in the platform’s listings worldwide

NEW YORK (AP) — Airbnb said Monday that it’s banning the use of indoor security cameras in listings on its site around the world by the end of next month. The San Francisco-based online rental platform said it is seeking to “simplify” its security-camera policy while prioritizing privacy. “These changes were made in consultation with our guests, Hosts and privacy…

Trump says banning TikTok would help Facebook, even if it’s a national security threat

NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump says he still believes TikTok poses a national security risk. But he opposes banning the hugely popular app because doing so would help its rival, Facebook, which he continues to lambast over his 2020 election loss. Trump told CNBC’s “Squawk Box” on Monday that “without TikTok you’re going to make Facebook bigger…

School shootings prompt more states to fund digital maps for first responders

By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press

  When a motion detector went off overnight at Kromrey Middle School, a police dispatcher called up a digital map of the building, pinpointed the detector, clicked on a live feed from the nearest camera and relayed the intruder’s location to responding police. Within moments, they captured the culprit: a teenager, dressed in dark clothes and a ski mask but…

‘Oppenheimer’ crowned best picture at an Academy Awards shadowed by war

Source: POOL via CNN Newsource. LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Oppenheimer,” a solemn three-hour biopic that became an unlikely billion-dollar box-office sensation, was crowned best picture at a 96th Academy Awards that doubled as a coronation for Christopher Nolan. After passing over arguably Hollywood’s foremost big-screen auteur for years, the Oscars made up for lost time by heaping seven awards on…