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Jay Ashcroft running for Missouri governor in 2024

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:31:57 GMT

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Missouri Secretary of State John "Jay" Ashcroft announced Thursday morning he is running for governor in 2024.Ashcroft, 49, was elected as Secretary of State in November 2016 and again in 2020. He is an attorney and engineer for trade. In 2014, he ran for a state senate seat in St. Louis County, but did not win.The Ashcroft name is well known throughout Missouri, not only because of his successful terms as Secretary of State, but also his father, who served as a U.S. Senator before becoming U.S. Attorney General in 2001. John Ashcroft also was appointed as Missouri State Auditor by Gov. Kit Bond and, in 1976, he was elected to the first of two terms as Missouri Attorney General before becoming governor in 1984. Top Story: Predawn Missouri tornado kills at least 5, sows destruction "Growing up, I made the decision of never going into politics, and I'd never be an attorney, and evidently, I failed at both of those, but serving as Secretary of State, I really ju...

Chillier temps, scattered cloud cover to start Thursday morning

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:31:57 GMT

ST. LOUIS - After severe weather threats Wednesday morning, there's a much calmer start to your Thursday morning, though chillier. Temperatures will start the day in the low 40s. A cold front has settled in from yesterday, and we're not adding to that drop with any sort of wind chill. St. Louis radar: See a map of current weather here Skies have been a tale of two halves in our area. Further to the east and southeast, there's been more cloud cover overnight into the morning. There's been bit more of clearing overnight in the western part of the St. Louis region, and some temperatures that way are a bit cooler. Mild conditions are expected through Easter with temperatures expected to climb to the 60s and 70s over the next several days. There could be some storm chances over the weekend, but severe weather threats are not anticipated.

University of Missouri research teams heading to capitol Thursday

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:31:57 GMT

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Researchers from the University of Missouri campuses in Columbia, Kansas City, St. Louis and Rolla are headed to the state capitol Thursday. The visits are part of the University of Missouri System's Undergraduate Research Day.Around 50 students will showcase their research accomplishments with state lawmakers. Top Story: Predawn Missouri tornado kills at least 5, sows destruction There will be presentations over agriculture, biology, chemistry, education, engineering, health, social services and infrastructure, among other field. Undergraduate Research Day is meant to highlight the work of students and faculty who conduct cutting-edge and groundbreaking research

Ask Amy: An in-law is tired of being an “out-law”

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:31:57 GMT

Dear Amy: I’ve been married for 36 years.Whenever we see my husband’s family, there would be a point when the “family” would be in one room and the “not-family” in another.A few years ago, one of his sisters was very ill and needed help. All the siblings pitched in.She is healthy now, and it made them realize that they wanted to spend more time together.However, they exclude the “non-family” in these gatherings.They get together three or four times a year.My husband and I moved a distance away a few years ago.They got together just before we moved and celebrated his birthday.I was not included.Last year when we traveled for one of these gatherings, I had dinner with a friend, and then waited for 30 minutes for my husband to come out of the restaurant, where he was with his siblings!He now says I could have joined them, but I know they don’t want anyone but siblings.Related ArticlesAsk Amy | Ask Amy: Modern family unit faces ...

Italian companies to build Sicily bridge, deputy PM says

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:31:57 GMT

A consortium led by Italy is likely to win the contract for the Messina bridge that connects Sicily and the mainland. This was announced on Tuesday (4 April) by Infrastructure Minister and Deputy Prime Minster Matteo Salvini.Italian group Salini Impregilo led the consortium that won the 2006 European tender for the bridge. However, the plan was later withdrawn due to cost concerns.The project has been revived by Rome's nationalist government. Although there is a lot of interest from overseas companies, Salvini stated that he believed the original Italian group could retain the contract.Salvini, a member of the Foreign Press Association in Rome, stated that the government has received expressions from around the globe, including China, but the goal is to have the bridge constructed by Italian companies.In an interview with Pei Minshan, the group's deputy general manager, Il Sole 24 Ore stated that China Communications Construction Company had expressed interest in the Messina bridge ...

NPR criticizes Twitter for slapping it with a ‘state-affiliated media’ label

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:31:57 GMT

By Brian Fung | CNNNPR sharply criticized Twitter on Wednesday after the social media platform, in an apparent violation of its own policies, labeled the radio broadcaster as a “state-affiliated media” organization akin to foreign propaganda outlets such as Russia’s RT and Sputnik.In a statement, NPR CEO John Lansing called the decision to lump NPR in with other outlets that Twitter identifies as being under government control as “unacceptable.”“We were disturbed to see last night that Twitter has labeled NPR as ‘state-affiliated media,’ a description that, per Twitter’s own guidelines, does not apply to NPR,” Lansing said. “NPR and our member stations are supported by millions of listeners who depend on us for the independent, fact-based journalism we provide. NPR stands for freedom of speech and holding the powerful accountable. It is unacceptable for Twitter to label us this way. A vigorous, vibrant free press is e...

Tech executive Bob Lee, founder of Cash App, dead after apparent stabbing attack in San Francisco

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:31:57 GMT

By Catherine Thorbecke | CNNBob Lee, the former chief technology officer of Square who helped launch Cash App, has died after an apparent stabbing attack in San Francisco.Lee’s death was confirmed by Josh Goldbard, the CEO of his current employer, MobileCoin. Lee joined MobileCoin, a cryptocurrency and digital payments startup, in 2021 as its chief product officer.“Our dear friend and colleague, Bob Lee passed away yesterday at the age of 43, survived by a loving family and collection of close friends and collaborators,” Goldbard said in a statement to CNN Wednesday morning. “Bob was a dynamo, a force of nature. Bob was the genuine article. He was made for the world that is being born right now, he was a child of dreams, and whatever he imagined, no matter how crazy, he made real.”Goldbard continued: “We will miss you Bob. We love you.”Rick Lee, Bob’s father, also confirmed the news in a statement on Facebook, writing, “I just lo...

Four-bedroom home sells in Saratoga for $3.5 million

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:31:57 GMT

19616 Ladera Court – Google Street ViewThe property located in the 19600 block of Ladera Court in Saratoga was sold on March 17, 2023. The $3,505,000 purchase price works out to $1,753 per square foot. The house, built in 1965, has an interior space of 1,999 square feet. The property features four bedrooms, three baths, a garage, and two parking spaces. It sits on a 10,880-square-foot lot, which also has a pool.These nearby houses have also recently been sold:On Northampton Drive, Saratoga, in October 2022, a 2,792-square-foot home was sold for $3,800,000, a price per square foot of $1,361. The home has 6 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.A 2,520-square-foot home on the 12200 block of Titus Avenue in Saratoga sold in October 2022, for $2,500,000, a price per square foot of $992. The home has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.In September 2022, a 1,484-square-foot home on Bibel Avenue in San Jose sold for $2,530,000, a price per square foot of $1,705. The home has 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. 

Manhattan Beach formally apologizes for taking Bruce’s Beach, other Black-owned land

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:31:57 GMT

Manhattan Beach has formally apologized to the Bruces and other Black families who had their land taken from them in the 1920s by previous city leadership that, at the time, wanted to preserve the town as a White community.The formal apology, which the City Council approved this week, came two years after the panel stopped short of doing so, instead condemning and acknowledging the actions of their early 20th centure predecessors.Black entrepreneurs Willa and Charles Bruce ran a seaside resort for Black beachgoers in Manhattan Beach in the early 20th century — between 26th and 27th streets by what’s now the Strand. The resort, Bruce’s Beach Lodge, was also near where several other Black families owned cottages on land that is now a city-owned park.But the City Council at the time used eminent domain to take their property and others for racially motivated reasons, under the guise of needing more park land, the historical record shows.Other tactics to deter Black residents and visito...

California doctor indicted for allegedly poisoning husband with liquid drain cleaner

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:31:57 GMT

An Irvine woman who allegedly poisoned her husband by putting Drano in his drinks last year was indicted by a grand jury on three felony counts of poisoning and one felony count of domestic battery with corporal injury, authorities said Wednesday, April 5.Dr. Yue “Emily” Yu, who works as a dermatologist in Mission Viejo, faces a maximum sentence of more than eight years if convicted as charged, said Kimberly Edds, spokeswoman for the Orange County District Attorney’s Office. Yu was scheduled to make her first court appearance on the charges on April 18.Yu’s husband suspected she had been putting something in his drinks after he had noticed a strange taste to his tea beginning in April 2022, Edds said. He installed a pair of video cameras in their kitchen, one of which was placed in a cabinet under the sink.Dr. Yue “Emily” Yu, 45, leaves court at the Lamoreaux Justice Center in Orange, CA on Thursday, August 18, 2022. Yu’s husband, Jack Chen, is seeking a new restraining order preven...