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By KMBC Staff Click here for updates on this story LAWRENCE, Kansas (KMBC) — There was a happy reunion Tuesday for a Lawrence boy and his scooter after it was stolen over the weekend. On Sunday, 7-year-old Brantley’s Lightning McQueen scooter was taken from outside the Walmart while his family was inside. Brantley is autistic
Continue ReadingScottie Andrew, CNN James Patterson, the best-selling crime and mystery novelist, apologized for saying that White men are kept from getting writing jobs due to “racism.” Patterson, who recently co-authored a book with Dolly Parton and this month published his autobiography, made the initial comment in an interview with the UK’s Sunday Times. Patterson said
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By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Laura Romani, a Chicago-area resident with a background in education and library science, had been thinking of a new career. “I was at home a couple of years ago reflecting on all the experience I gained and how I wanted to contribute to the Latino
Continue ReadingLeah Dolan, CNN A rare portrait by celebrated painter Francis Bacon sold for £43.4 million ($52.8 million) at Sotheby’s London on Wednesday, the first time the artwork has been auctioned in its almost six-decade history. “Study for Portrait of Lucian Freud,” painted in 1964, was intended to be the centerpiece of a large triptych —
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Don’t count Bill Gates among the fans of cryptocurrencies and NFTs. Those digital asset trends are “100% based on greater fool theory,” the Microsoft co-founder said Tuesday at a TechCrunch conference, referencing the notion that investors can make money on worthless or overvalued assets as long as people are willing
Continue ReadingBy Michele Fiore Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — A devastating discovery on Milwaukee’s south side. Family members are grieving after crews recovered the body of a 10-year-old boy near Pulaski Park. The boy was swept into a drainage tunnel near 27th and Loomis. His father, and a Good Samaritan who
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Korn and David Goldman, CNN Business After nearly 27 years, an iconic Microsoft product is finally being put to rest. Internet Explorer 11 is now incompatible with Microsoft products, as announced by the company in a blog post Wednesday. The move comes over a year after Microsoft first announced its intention to phase
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN They may have ended their engagement decades ago, but Gwyneth Paltrow and Brad Pitt still have love for each other. The former couple sat down for a chat that was published on Paltrow’s Goop site. In honor of Father’s Day, Paltrow brought up her late father, TV director Bruce Paltrow,
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SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov’s centrist coalition government will face a no-confidence vote brought by the main opposition party. It will be the first such vote since the government took power at the end of last year. The GERB party of former Prime Minister Boyko Borissov is accusing the government of
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Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Amber Heard tiene miedo de ser demandada de nuevo por su exmarido Johnny Depp, aunque admite que todavía lo ama. Eso se reveló en la segunda parte de la entrevista exclusiva de Heard con Savannah Guthrie de NBC News, la primera de Heard desde el juicio por difamación de alto
Continue Reading DETROIT (AP) — Ford is recalling over 2.9 million vehicles to fix a transmission problem that can increase the risk of inadvertent rollaway crashes. The recall covers certain 2013 to 2019 Escape, 2013 to 2018 C-Max, 2013 to 2016 Fusion, 2013 to 2021 Transit Connect, and 2015 to 2018 Edge vehicles. The National Highway Traffic
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s vice chancellor says Russia’s announcement that it would reduce natural gas flows through a key European pipeline by roughly 40% appears to be a political move rather than a result of technical problems. Russia’s state-controlled energy giant Gazprom also told Italian gas giant Eni that it would reduce gas through a
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Budget airline Ryanair says it has scrapped its controversial Afrikaans language test for South African travelers aimed at weeding out people with phony passports. The Dublin-based airline changed its policy of requiring South African travelers to the U.K. to pass the quiz after the furor erupted earlier this month. Ryanair CEO Michael
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore, CNN Business The high cost of gas and food is causing US consumers to pull back spending on other items, suggesting a slowdown in the economy’s main driving force. The monthly reading on retail sales showed a 0.3% drop in May compared with April, the first decline in spending since December. More
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By Rebekah Riess and Dakin Andone, CNN A suspect who allegedly made a mass shooting threat that prompted the cancellation of summer school events in at least eight Missouri school districts Wednesday is in police custody, according to the Blue Springs Police Department. “There is no threat to the public and as in all threats
Continue Reading By Aya Elamroussi and Chris Boyette, CNN Leaders of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) voted Tuesday to pass two reform measures to address how it deals with sexual abuse allegations within its churches, a statement on its communications website said. The move comes after an independent investigation commissioned by the SBC found that it mishandled
Continue Reading By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Americans trimmed their spending unexpectedly in May compared with the month before, underscoring how surging inflation on daily necessities like gas is causing them to be more cautious about buying discretionary items. U.S. retail sales fell 0.3% last month, down from a revised 0.7% increase
Continue ReadingBy Fredreka Schouten, CNN Former Nevada state Assemblyman Jim Marchant will win the Republican nomination for secretary of state in the Silver State, CNN projects. Marchant, an unsuccessful 2020 congressional candidate, has been a vocal proponent of election lies, saying on his website that his No. 1 priority would be to “overhaul the fraudulent election
Continue Reading By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The British government vowed Wednesday to organize more flights to deport asylum-seekers from around the world to Rwanda, after a last-minute court judgment grounded the first plane due to take off under the contentious policy. Home Secretary Priti Patel said ”preparation for the next flight begins now”
Continue Reading By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Tesla reported 273 crashes involving partially automated driver-assist systems, according to statistics about the industry released by U.S. safety regulators on Wednesday. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration cautioned against using the numbers to compare automakers, saying it didn’t weight them by the number of vehicles
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