By Angie Ricono Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — A Kansas City student captured a road rage moment with her cell phone and now questions the lack of response from the Johnson County prosecutor. Maya Kalmus was heading to classes at Johnson County Community College more than a year
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By Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — With jackpots reaching ludicrous amounts, lottery pools are quickly flooding offices. At first, they sound like a great idea. Why play alone, when teaming up with your coworkers could improve your odds of hitting the jackpot? But before you either chip in or organize an office pool, experts say
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By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business New York (CNN) — Gap has named a new CEO, from toy giant Mattel, nearly a year after its previous leader departed. The retailer announced Wednesday that Richard Dickson, currently Mattel’s president and chief operating officer, will assume the position. He’s been with the toymaker for a collective 20 years,
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CNN By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN Business) — Prices at the gas pump are suddenly surging, causing headaches for consumers and central bankers alike. The two-day jump in gasoline prices — the biggest in a year — is combining with a rally in wheat and other agricultural commodities. A lasting spike in food
Continue ReadingBy SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says he is committed to paying out compensation swiftly to thousands of people affected by the country’s infected blood scandal, which saw more than 2,000 patients die after contracting HIV or hepatitis from transfusions of tainted blood in the 1970s and 1980s.
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Kevin Spacey charmed the jury in his sexual assault trial with humor, humility and emotion as he dropped names of fellow stars and stories from his once-celebrated career while his lawyer called his accusers liars and said the Oscar winner was the real victim. Spacey was acquitted
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By Jake Tapper, Anchor and Chief Washington Correspondent (CNN) — Former US Marine Trevor Reed is expected to make a full recovery after being wounded in battle approximately two weeks ago serving alongside Ukrainian forces fighting Russia, a source close to Reed told CNN. Reed is currently receiving medical care in Germany after being evacuated
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By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — Three four-hour flights high above the jungles of Campeche on Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula exposed a hidden gem on the ground below: a lost city that was likely abandoned more than 1,000 years ago. It was all in a day’s work for Juan Carlos Fernandez-Diaz, an assistant professor in civil
Continue ReadingBy WAYNE PARRY Associated Press BRICK, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey is pushing an ambitious agenda to move its 9 million residents away from natural gas and gasoline to heat their homes and power their cars, in favor of electricity to do the job of both. But like many other places in the country, the
Continue ReadingBy JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Typhoon Doksuri has lashed northern Philippine provinces with ferocious wind and rain, leaving at least six people dead and displacing thousands of others as it blew roofs off houses, flooded low-lying villages and triggered dozens of landslides. Schools and workplaces were shut as a precaution. Tens
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story WILSONVILLE, Oregon (KPTV) — A former Oregon Corrections nurse has been found guilty of sexually assaulting nine female prisoners, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office – District of Oregon. Tony Daniel Klein, 38, of Clackamas County, Oregon, was convicted Tuesday of 17 counts of depriving
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — A military court in Moscow has sentenced a dual Russian-Ukrainian citizen to 22 years in a penal colony for blowing up a railroad track last summer allegedly at the behest of Ukraine. The court also handed Belavin a fine of 800,000 rubles ($8,875). The July attack in the Bryansk region which borders
Continue ReadingOpinion by Rep. Barbara Lee and Abigail E. Disney (CNN) — The two of us have led very different lives. One is a multimillionaire who grew up flying her famous family’s private plane to her famous family’s private castle in Ireland. The other is a member of Congress who was born in the hallway of a
Continue ReadingBy Jiani Navarro Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — Some Kansas City bus drivers are complaining that their safety is at risk and that turnover will continue if their safety concerns aren’t addressed. Bus operators said they have been putting their lives on the line after experiencing one too
Continue ReadingBy TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Seven major automakers say they’re joining forces to build a North American electric vehicle charging network that would rival Tesla’s and nearly double the number of fast-charging plugs in the U.S. and Canada. General Motors, BMW, Honda, Hyundai, Kia, Mercedes and Stellantis said Wednesday that they
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By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — A brief power outage at NASA’s mission control center in Houston caused a voice communications blackout with the International Space Station and forced the space agency to rely on backup systems for the first time. The outage occurred Tuesday morning and lasted about 90 minutes, according to ISS Program
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By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Mountain rescuers came to the aid of a woman and her pet parrot in the United Kingdom this week after she became stranded trying to find one of her feathered friends, who was scared off by a peregrine falcon. The woman was part of a group of parrot owners
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are drifting Wednesday, as Wall Street waits to hear what the Federal Reserve will do with interest rates later in the afternoon. The S&P 500 was 0.2% lower in midday trading, coming off its best closing level in more than 15 months. The Dow
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Un jurado de Londres declaró al ganador del Oscar Kevin Spacey inocente de los nueve cargos de agresión sexual, según un productor de CNN en Southwark Crown Court y medios de PA. La estrella de Hollywood, de 64 años, se había enfrentado a cargos por delitos sexuales históricos que supuestamente
Continue ReadingST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — Some African leaders have arrived in Russia for a summit with President Vladimir Putin as the Kremlin seeks more allies amid the fighting in Ukraine. Putin has billed the two-day summit that opens Thursday in St. Petersburg as a major event that would help bolster ties with a continent of
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