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By Jason Hicks Click here for updates on this story MERRIAM, Kansas (KCTV) — An hours long police stand off on Interstates 35 and 635 ended without incident late Saturday night. According to police, officers were called to the scene of a domestic incident between an adult male and a family member. A short time
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says he has tested negative for COVID-19, just four days after testing positive. “I’m told that my infection was brief and mild because of the vaccination that I received,” Abbott said in a video clip posted on his Twitter account on Saturday. “So I encourage others who
Continue ReadingBy Lee Peck Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — Mobile County Public School students — just wrapped up their first full week of school with masks. The mask mandate — made at a last minute special meeting — with parents on the other side of the issue leaving frustrated after
Continue ReadingBy WDJT Staff Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — The Milwaukee Police Department is investigating a non-fatal shooting that happened in the city’s Franklin Heights neighborhood on Saturday, Aug. 21. Police say a 16-year-old child from Milwaukee was shot near 27th and Nash shortly before 4 p.m. The victim was transported
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By AMY BETH HANSON and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A Montana school district is dangling $4,000 bonuses and inviting people to test drive big yellow school buses in hopes of enticing them to take a job that schools are struggling to fill as kids return to in-person classes. A Delaware school
Continue Reading By AMY BETH HANSON and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A Montana school district is dangling $4,000 bonuses and inviting people to test drive big yellow school buses in hopes of enticing them to take a job that schools are struggling to fill as kids return to in-person classes. A Delaware school
Continue Reading MIAMI (AP) — U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida eloped to Southern California, marrying his girlfriend Ginger Luckey in a small ceremony on Catalina Island. The 39-year-old Republican announced the Saturday wedding on his personal Twitter page. He exclaimed “I love my wife!” along with a photo of them together. Vanity Fair reports that a
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WOLVERHAMPTON, England (AP) — Harry Kane has made his first appearance of the season for Tottenham in its 1-0 win at Wolverhampton, which was secured by Dele Alli’s ninth-minute penalty. Kane has been heavily linked with a move to Manchester City. He entered as a substitute in the 71st minute to applause by Spurs’ travelling
Continue Reading By MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Pop-up restaurants, many started as stopgap measures by struggling chefs and owners, may have staying power as consumers continue to embrace takeout and delivery and the delta variant threatens to make dining in less of an option. Pop-up restaurants can take a variety of forms,
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By MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Pop-up restaurants, many started as stopgap measures by struggling chefs and owners, may have staying power as consumers continue to embrace takeout and delivery and the delta variant threatens to make dining in less of an option. Pop-up restaurants can take a variety of forms,
Continue Reading By MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Pop-up restaurants, many started as stopgap measures by struggling chefs and owners, may have staying power as consumers continue to embrace takeout and delivery and the delta variant threatens to make dining in less of an option. Pop-up restaurants can take a variety of forms,
Continue ReadingCNN By Devan Cole, CNN Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger on Sunday placed blame on the Trump administration for the unfolding crisis in Afghanistan, saying its 2020 agreement with the Taliban sowed the seeds for the US’ turbulent exit from the country. “Let’s keep in mind, (former Secretary of State) Mike Pompeo met with the Taliban.
Continue Reading By YURAS KARMANAU and GEIR MOULSON Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Chancellor Angela Merkel sought to move forward stalled peace efforts for eastern Ukraine on Sunday and stressed Germany’s commitment not to let Russia use a new gas pipeline as a “weapon” as she made what is likely her last visit to Ukraine as
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Dale, Holmes Lybrand and Tara Subramaniam, CNN There’s been no shortage of fact-based criticism aimed at the Biden administration’s handling of the US withdrawal from Afghanistan. But some of the criticism from former Trump administration officials has departed from the truth. In public statements this past week, former Vice President Mike Pence, former
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A beautiful, sunny day is in store for the desert on this Sunday. Temperatures will be slightly warmer than yesterday’s high of 99° but remaining below the seasonal average for the date (108°). Dew point temperatures will be slightly elevated in the upper 50s to low 60s, bringing a touch of humdity to the morning
Continue Reading By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press Back in 2018, when there was talk he might run for president, Andrew Cuomo insisted there was only one reason he would leave office early. And it wasn’t the White House. “The only caveat,” he said, “is if God strikes me dead.” Another possibility will be realized this week, when
Continue Reading BOSTON (AP) — Sunday’s game between the Boston Red Sox and the Texas Rangers at Fenway Park has been postponed because of the approach of Tropical Storm Henri. The series finale will be made up on Monday at 1:10 p.m. The Boston area was hit by heavy rains on Sunday morning as Henri approached the
Continue Reading STOCKHOLM (AP) — Stefan Lofven, Sweden’s Social Democratic prime minister since 2014, said Sunday that he will step down as head of government and the party in November. The unexpected announcement — made during his annual summer speech —- came ahead of next year’s general election and after Lofven in June became the first Swedish
Continue Reading By EVENS SANON and MARKO ALVAREZ Associated Press LES CAYES, Haiti (AP) — A Haitian gang leader on Sunday offered a truce and help for communities shattered by a devastating earthquake — potentially offering a break for a relief effort that has been plagued by hijacked aid trucks and disorder. The offer came as many
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By Kristen Rogers, Ashley Strickland and Sarah Molano, CNN This weekend is your next chance to catch the rare full blue moon before it again becomes “just a memory” until 2024. A blue moon is the third full moon in a season containing four full moons, rather than the usual three, according to Sky &
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