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Month: August 2023

Over 100 residents get past offenses expunged at Wyandotte County expungement fair

By Brian Johnson Click here for updates on this story     KANSAS CITY, Kansas (KMBC) — The Wyandotte County District Attorney’s office held an expungement fair at Kansas City Kansas Community College. The fair offered a chance for some to have their criminal records cleared, eliminating barriers that had previously restricted their access to education, housing,

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Indigenous people in northeast Nicaragua say armed settlers are pushing them off their land

By GABRIELA SELSER Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Indigenous communities of the Mayangna people in northeast Nicaragua are under growing pressure from armed attackers who use kidnappings and killings to move people off their land. A Mayangna leader, who requested anonymity because he fears reprisals from the government of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, said

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Another Threshold candle recall? Target recalls 2.2 million products over burn and laceration risks

NEW YORK (AP) — It’s time to check your candle supply again. According to a Thursday notice from federal regulators, Target is recalling 2.2. million candles due to laceration and burn hazards. The recall impacts Threshold-branded glass jar candles sold in multiple sizes and various scents — including frosted vanilla cupcake, rose petal & lotus,

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ProPublica report offers broadest look yet at Clarence Thomas’ luxury travel bankrolled by wealthy friends and reveals private jet and helicopter rides and VIP sporting event tickets

CNN By Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — The lifestyle Justice Clarence Thomas has enjoyed over the last three decades bankrolled by gifts and hospitality from his wealthy friends is more extensive than previously known, according to a new ProPublica report, and has included numerous flights on private planes, skybox tickets to sporting events, stays at

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Iran puts 5 Iranian-American prisoners under house arrest, lawyer says; Tehran does not acknowledge

By JON GAMBRELL and MATTHEW LEE Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran has put five Iranian-American prisoners to house arrest. That’s what a U.S.-based lawyer said Thursday. The move comes as Tehran for months has suggested a prisoner swap was possible between it and Washington. Iran did not immediately acknowledge the move.

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Ukraine orders evacuation of northeastern city of Kupyansk as Russia claims advances

By Tim Lister, Olga Voitovych and Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — A mandatory evacuation has been ordered for the Ukrainian city of Kupyansk and its surrounding areas, as Russia intensified shelling of Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region and claimed to have captured Ukrainian positions near the city on Thursday. Kupyansk, which lies close to the Russian

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Maui’s economy was recovering from the pandemic. Wildfires are dealing a shattering blow

By Nathaniel Meyersohn and Ellie Stevens, CNN New York (CNN) — The catastrophic wildfires in Maui have destroyed homes, churches, businesses and key cultural sites on Hawaii’s second-largest island. At least 36 people have died. The fires also threaten to derail Maui’s economy, just as it was rebounding from the pandemic. Maui’s economy depends heavily

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