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By KMBC Staff Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KMBC) — All westbound lanes of I-70 on the Missouri side of the state line remain closed at the Benton Curve after a serious fire under the bridge in the area Thursday. That fire at a homeless camp under a bridge over
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By MICHAEL R. SISAK and MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers want the Senate to have a say in who leads the troubled federal Bureau of Prisons. A bill introduced late Thursday would require Senate confirmation for the bureau’s director. Currently, the attorney general can just appoint someone to the position. The bill
Continue ReadingBy Maricela De La Cruz Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KCRA) — The impact of inflation runs deep, affecting more than just food prices. In Sacramento, more people are turning to food banks as grocery costs keep rising. Food prices increased by half a percent in December. Overall, food prices are
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Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Baby Shark, la ineludible canción pegadiza amada por algunos niños y a menudo temido por sus padres, alcanzó un nuevo récord: 10.000 millones de visitas en YouTube. No solo es el video más visto en la plataforma, un récord que estableció en noviembre de 2020, sino que ahora es el
Continue Reading By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The inspection of voting machines in a heavily Republican county in Pennsylvania appears ready to go forward in a GOP effort inspired by former President Donald Trump’s baseless claims about fraud in the 2020 election. A judge on Friday morning rejected attempts by Democratic Gov. Tom
Continue ReadingHarmeet Kaur, CNN Many will know the iconic photo of Black Panther Party co-founder Huey P. Newton sitting on a rattan peacock chair, with a spear in one hand and a shotgun in the other. Taken in 1968, the image would become one of the defining symbols of Black Power — a cultural and political
Continue ReadingBy Forrest Brown, CNN Martin Luther King Jr. was born and raised in the American South, but his dream of racial equality and social justice reverberated out of his region, into the whole country and around the world. And it wasn’t just his vision that spanned the globe — the man himself embarked on travels
Continue Reading By AAMER MADHANI, NOMAAN MERCHANT and VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has determined that a Russian effort is underway to create a pretext for its troops to potentially further invade Ukraine. A U.S. official says Moscow has already prepositioned operatives to conduct “a false-flag operation” in eastern Ukraine. The official,
Continue Reading By MARK GILLISPIE Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Ohio investigators have found 89 sets of cremated remains in an abandoned Akron church. The state attorney general’s office said Thursday that the search was conducted Tuesday at the Greater Faith Missionary Baptist Church. A search warrant affidavit says an “urban explorer” spotted the remains Sunday and
Continue ReadingBy Priscilla Alvarez, CNN As ambitious Republicans plot their return to power in the midterm elections and in statewide races across the country, a familiar face is ready and willing to help them capitalize on President Joe Biden’s sagging poll numbers on immigration. Stephen Miller, the architect of former President Donald Trump’s immigration policy, is
Continue ReadingCNN By Andrew Kaczynski and Melanie Zanona, CNN House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said publicly and privately in the days following the deadly riots at the US Capitol that President Donald Trump admitted personally bearing some responsibility for the attack — one of several reasons why the select committee on January 6 wants to hear
Continue Reading WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A judge has sentenced a young Florida man to life in prison for the stabbing death of a 13-year-old during a sleepover party five years ago. Judge Cheryl Caracuzzo denied a request to have Corey Johnson spend 40 years behind bars for the killing of Jovanni Sierra. Johnson, now
Continue ReadingBy Dalal Mawad, CNN A French mechanic died in an accident on Friday during the Dakar Rally held in Saudi Arabia, according to a statement by Dakar Rally organizers. The statement said the accident, which involved an assistance vehicle and a local truck, killed 20-year-old Quentin Lavalée on the assistance liaison route. The passenger, Belgian
Continue Reading ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A substitute teacher in Florida has resigned after students said she yelled a racial slur in the classroom. Pinellas County school officials say the 59-year-old white woman continued using the slur after going to the principal’s office Wednesday at Lealman Innovation Academy. Principal Connisheia Garcia is Black, as are about
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TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Victoria Sinitsina and Nikita Katsalapov took the lead in the ice dance competition at the European figure skating championships after the rhythm dance. Sinitsina and Katsalapov scored 87.89 points to stay ahead of Russian teamamtes Alexandra Stepanova and Ivan Bukin with 86.45. Italian pair Charlene Guignard and Marco Fabbri are in
Continue Reading Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Family and friends of a New Orleans man who was the oldest World War II veteran when he died earlier in January will gather to remember him at a ceremony. Lawrence Brooks died Jan. 5 at the age of 112. Funeral services will be held Saturday at The National
Continue Reading YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — Senegal’s struggle to get going at the African Cup of Nations continues as it was held 0-0 by Guinea in its second group game. The result does leave both teams in good shape to qualify from Group B. The battle of Liverpool stars Sadio Mané of Senegal and Naby Keita of
Continue ReadingCNN By Austin Mabeus, CNN A family escapes a house fire thanks to a boy’s quick thinking, Jimmy Kimmel has a touching moment, and an Uber driver helps a stranded teen in need. These are the must-watch videos of the week. Child saves his family A 9-year-old boy is credited with saving his family after
Continue ReadingCNN, CNN BUSINESS By Austin Mabeus, CNN A family escapes a house fire thanks to a boy’s quick thinking, Jimmy Kimmel has a touching moment, and an Uber driver helps a stranded teen in need. These are the must-watch videos of the week. Child saves his family A 9-year-old boy is credited with saving his
Continue ReadingCNN, WTVF By Austin Mabeus, CNN A family escapes a house fire thanks to a boy’s quick thinking, Jimmy Kimmel has a touching moment, and an Uber driver helps a stranded teen in need. These are the must-watch videos of the week. Child saves his family A 9-year-old boy is credited with saving his family
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