By Jose Alvarez, Fidel Gutierrez and David Shortell, CNN (CNN) — Three bodies were found Friday in the Mexican region where an American and two Australians have been missing for several days, multiple sources told CNN. Authorities haven’t confirmed if the bodies correspond to the three missing tourists, a source said. The remains were found on a cliff to the south of Ensenada municipality, Baja California, according to two security sources and a member of an activist group specialized in searching for missing people. American Jack Carter Rhoad and Australian brothers Jake and Ca ..read more

By AVERY OSEN Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Salvador Perez hit a three-run homer, Brady Singer pitched six dominant innings and the Kansas City Royals beat the Texas Rangers 7-1. Perez hit his eighth home run of the season in Kansas City’s six-run seventh inning to break open what was a pitcher’s duel. Kyle Isbel, Bobby Witt Jr. and Vinnie Pasquantino had RBI singles before Perez gave the Royals a 7-1 lead. Cole Winn (0-1) gave up four runs in one-third of an inning and Jose Urena gave up two more before closing out the inning. Singer allowed just one run and four hits while strikin ..read more

…The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill MO has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Missouri… Missouri River at Boonville affecting Cooper and Howard Counties. * WHAT…Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE…Missouri River at Boonville. * WHEN…From late tonight to early Tuesday afternoon. * IMPACTS…At 21.0 feet, Low-lying rural areas along the river flood. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS… – At 8:04 PM CDT Friday the stage was 20.5 feet. – Forecast…The river is expected to rise above flood stage just after midnight tonight to a crest of 22.0 feet tomorrow evening. It will then fall below f ..read more

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (AP) — A late-season storm is expected to hit the Sierra Nevada this weekend, bringing rain and mountain snow to Northern and Central California. The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for the mountain range from 11 a.m. Saturday to 8 a.m. Sunday for elevations above 5,000 feet. Rain is likely to hit lower elevations. Heavy snowfall is expected to accumulate from 5 to 10 inches at 5,000-foot elevations. Above 9,000 feet, the snow could reach 1 to 2 feet, with wind gusts in the area of up to about 55 mph. The post Late-season storm expected to br ..read more

COLUMBIA, S.C. (KMIZ) The No. 15 Mizzou softball team holds a one-game advantage over South Carolina, following Friday night's series opener. The Tigers shut out the Gamecocks 2-0 to secure the victory in game one of a three-game set. Senior Laurin Krings got the start in the circle and improved to 12-7 in 2024. She tossed for five innings three-hit, shutout softball, as she fanned three batters. Freshman Marissa McCann came in in relief for the final two innings and earned her second save of the season. At the dish, Jefferson City native Kara Daly got the Tigers going first, when she drove i ..read more

Opinion by Norman Eisen (CNN) — It’s a cliché to say that electricity surged through a courtroom — but it did when Hope Hicks took the stand Friday morning for her testimony in the election interference trial of former President Donald Trump. In an overflow room of the courthouse where members of the public watch the proceedings, audible gasps were reported. Even Hicks, who was the Trump campaign’s press secretary for the 2016 presidential election at issue in the case, seemed to feel the significance of the moment. Experienced, battle-hardened communications veteran that s ..read more

By Amy Gunia, CNN (CNN) — A young Shaolin monk runs horizontally across a wall, intense concentration, and perhaps a hint of astonishment, visible in his face. Four other trainees at a martial arts academy near the Shaolin Temple in China’s Henan province lounge nonchalantly, seemingly unaware of the gravity-defying action taking place above their heads. Their bright orange robes and Feiyue sneakers stand in contrast to the earthen wall behind them. The blurred back of a man on the left side of the image highlights the sharp movement at its center. A monk stretching in the background ..read more

By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii lawmakers are wrapping up a legislative session that heavily focused on addressing Maui’s needs after last year’s deadly Lahaina wildfire. They also took on Hawaii’s housing shortage, tax cuts and measures to support distinctive Hawaii agricultural products like coffee and macadamia nuts. Lawmakers tackled Hawaii’s acute housing shortage with bills to reform zoning and boost vacation rental regulations during the 60-day session that ended on Friday. The zoning measure requires the counties to allow two additional dwellings on each reside ..read more

Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN) — Cuando la misión Chang’e-4 aterrizó en el cráter Von Karman el 3 de enero de 2019, China se convirtió en el primer y único país en aterrizar en la cara oculta de la Luna, la cara que siempre está de espaldas a la Tierra. Ahora, China está enviando otra misión al lado oculto, y esta vez su objetivo es devolver a la Tierra las primeras muestras del “lado oscuro” de la Luna. La misión Chang’e-6, lanzada este viernes, pasará 53 días explorando la cuenca Polo Sur-Aitken para estudiar su geología y topografía, así como para recolectar muestras de diferentes puntos del cr ..read more

By Aaron Pellish and Eva McKend, CNN (CNN) — A high-ranking ballot access consultant for Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s presidential campaign was charged with assault in Manhattan last week, the New York Police Department told CNN. Trent Pool, a consultant who works closely with the team coordinating the independent candidate’s ballot access effort, was arrested early Saturday morning last week at the Soho Grand Hotel in Manhattan and charged with assault and criminal obstruction of breathing. A New York City police spokesperson told CNN an unidentified 25-year-old woman said that following a ve ..read more