By Matt Evans Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KMBC) — The Missouri legislative session is over. Among the 43 bills passed and waiting for action by Governor Mike Parson is one meant to provide relief to seniors. The bill would do a couple of things to reduce the tax burden
Continue ReadingBy Alex McLoon Click here for updates on this story VALLEY, Nebraska (KETV) — A family of Ukrainian refugees made their own plans during the Memorial Day weekend, away from their host family. It’s another sign their connection to Omaha has grown, as they wait for a bill to grant them driver’s licenses based on
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By Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — Staff Sgt. Ken Wallingford had only days left to serve in the US Army when he found himself trapped – and seconds away from being burned alive. He’d spent the previous night hiding in a bunker with another soldier at a base that had been overrun by the North
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By FREIDA FRISARO and TRISHA AHMED Officials in Iowa are making plans to demolish a six-story apartment building a day after it partially collapsed, injuring at least one person and displacing countless residents and business owners. No fatalities have been reported. City officials in Davenport, a city in eastern Iowa, said in a news release
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Alexandra Ferguson Hong Kong (CNN) — El enviado de China para la guerra en Ucrania finalizó una gira de casi dos semanas por Europa con una parada en Moscú el viernes, cerrando una misión que sirvió como una prueba clave del intento de Beijing de negociar el fin del conflicto. El interés declarado de Beijing
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds will host FREE viewing parties for Western Conference Finals at the Spotlight Showroom at Spotlight 29 Casino this week. Fans of all ages are invited to come together to cheer on the Firebirds as they battle the Milwaukee Admirals for Game 3 on Monday, May 29, Game 4 on Thursday, June 1, and
Continue Reading By AAMER MADHANI and REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden lauded the sacrifice of generations of U.S. troops who “dared all and gave all” fighting for their country and called on Americans to ensure their “sacrifice was not in vain” in Memorial Day observances at Arlington National Cemetery. Biden was joined
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By NICK EL HAJJ Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates has unveiled plans to send a spaceship to explore the galaxy’s main asteroid belt, the latest space project by the oil-rich nation after it launched the successful Hope spacecraft to Mars in 2020. Dubbed the Emirates Mission to the
Continue Reading By ANNA FURMAN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Pro soccer player Jess McDonald was traded across six teams in her first five years as a single parent, making it difficult to find, let alone afford, child care in new cities. She and her then-8-month-old son were often forced to share a hotel room with
Continue Reading By GABE STERN Associated Press/Report for America CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Lawmakers are considering a proposal to finance and incentivize construction of a Major League Baseball stadium on the Las Vegas Strip, with an initial public hearing scheduled Monday at the Nevada Legislature. The plan would authorize up to $380 million in incentives, mainly
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By GABE STERN Associated Press/Report for America CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Lawmakers are considering a proposal to finance and incentivize construction of a Major League Baseball stadium on the Las Vegas Strip, with an initial public hearing scheduled Monday at the Nevada Legislature. The plan would authorize up to $380 million in incentives for
Continue ReadingCNN By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — The past winter was a heavy one for respiratory viruses, dominated by surges of RSV, influenza and Covid-19. But just as it was winding down, a little-known virus that causes many of the same symptoms – a lower lung infection, hacking cough, runny nose, sore throat and fever
Continue Reading By RADUL RADOVANOVIC and LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press ZVECAN, Kosovo (AP) — The NATO-led peacekeeping force said on Monday that 25 of its troops were injured in clashes with ethnic Serbs in northern Kosovo after they tried to take over the offices of one of the municipalities where ethnic Albanian mayors took up their posts
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By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer PARIS (AP) — Pretty much everyone expects to see, and likely wants to see, Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic face each other in the French Open semifinals. There’s work to be done first, of course, and both began their journeys at Roland Garros with straight-set victories Monday against opponents
Continue Reading urielblanco (CNN Español) — El genio del fútbol de Rosario lo hizo de nuevo. Lionel Messi sumó una nueva corona este fin de semana y llegó a la marca de 43 vueltas olímpicas, que lo ubican, junto al brasilero Dani Alves, como el futbolista con más títulos logrados en la historia del fútbol. Messi logró
Continue ReadingBy Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — If your diet is low in flavanols — antioxidant compounds found in foods such as green tea, apples, berries and cocoa — adding 500 milligrams a day to your diet may slow and possibly improve age-related mental decline, according to a new study. Age-related mental decline is typically subtle.
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The Coachella Valley Public Cemetery District and the Indio Post 739 American Legion is honored to celebrate local fallen heroes at its annual Memorial Day ceremony. The event was held on Monday, May 29, 2023, at 9 a.m. at the cemetery in front of the Wall of Honor. Activities started at the cemetery when the gates
Continue ReadingBy Lee Anne Denyer Click here for updates on this story FOLSOM, California (KCRA) — Firefighter Nicholas Boule knows a shift can change in an instant. And earlier this week it did, he recalled Saturday from the Folsom Fire Department. “This is a career call,” Boule said. “You don’t know when the tones are going
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