By RYAN J. FOLEY Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A group of parents of disabled students has filed a federal lawsuit seeking to strike down Iowa’s law banning schools from requiring masks, arguing it endangers their health and denies equal access to education. The lawsuit is backed by the American Civil Liberties Union
Continue ReadingBy Alan Shope Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KMBC) — Kansas City schools are struggling to get enough school lunches. School districts say two of the three major school food distributors have stopped serving schools. The stoppage is causing a huge backload of orders and a limited supply of meals.
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By Jen Christensen, CNN Kids are heading back into the classroom for yet another pandemic school year, but this time with the more contagious Delta variant getting more people sick. Navigating school safely will be trickier than ever. “Everyone keeps reflecting back on last year and saying: ‘Oh, we got through it with school last
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Three-time world champion Nathan Chen will begin his preparation for the Winter Olympics at Skate America in late October in Las Vegas. Chen, who has won the last five U.S. titles and is undefeated internationally since not medaling at the 2018 Olympics, is considered a strong favorite for the Beijing Games.
Continue ReadingBy KCRA Staff Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KCRA) — KCRA 3 Investigates has obtained photos showing a Sacramento area high school student’s assignments stamped with the face of Kim Jong-Un, and posters from inside the child’s classroom meant to divide students by their political ideologies. This is the latest development
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By Gregory McNamee, CNN Countdown to the next spacewalk: On Friday, September 3, Russian cosmonauts Oleg Novitskiy and Pyotr Dubrov will stretch their legs on a nearly seven-hour spacewalk outside the International Space Station. Any spacewalk is a momentous occasion, one that speaks to the brilliant efforts of generations of scientists, astronauts, politicians and civilians.
Continue Reading WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A top European Union official has condemned Belarus and expressed support for Poland, Lithuania and Latvia. EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell spoke Friday hours after a state of emergency took effect in areas of eastern Poland following a surge in illegal migration. He said EU members “are ready to take
Continue Reading TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — A capsule look at the American team for the Solheim Cup. The three major champions on the team include Nelly Korda. She’s also the No. 1 player in the world who won her first major and the Olympic gold medal this year. Nelly and Jessica Korda were dominant as foursomes partners
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — A woman has testified that R&B singer R. Kelly paid $200,000 to settle a lawsuit she brought accusing him of giving her herpes two decades ago without disclosing he had it. The woman testified on Friday at Kelly’s sex-trafficking trial. She told jurors when they began having sex, she told him
Continue ReadingBy KCCI Staff Click here for updates on this story ANKENY, Iowa (KCCI) — An Ankeny teenager is fighting for her football team on field and fighting her own battle off the field. Savannah Gunn, 14, was diagnosed with leukemia this summer. Thursday was the only night she cheered alongside her squad at Ankeny Centennial
Continue ReadingGermán Padinger (CNN Español) — La presunta muerte del lÃder de ISIS, Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi, en una redada en Siria de las fuerzas especiales de Estados Unidos -anunciada este jueves por el presidente Joe Biden- volvió a poner al grupo en el primer plano internacional. Ya en agosto 2021 el retorno de los talibanes
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LeCLAIRE, Iowa (AP) — Officials for LeClaire in eastern Iowa say the city was scammed out of more than $220,000 by thieves posing as vendors the city has worked with. The Quad-City Times reports that $222,373 in city funds were sent to three fraudulent accounts that had been disguised to resemble those of legitimate city
Continue ReadingBy LeVon Whittaker Click here for updates on this story ELKHART, Indiana (WBND) — The incident took place just a few days ago, in the middle of the night, when the burglar caught the homeowner off-guard. Carla Stanfill is recalling where she was when the unthinkable happened on early morning hours of August 28th. Around
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Una mujer de Texas dijo a la policÃa en 2002 que el candidato al Senado por Herschel Walker la habÃa amenazado y acosado, según un informe policial obtenido por CNN. La mujer, amiga de la exesposa de Herschel Walker, dijo a la policÃa que la estrella de fútbol americano la habÃa
Continue Reading By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — Bumpy field, outdated stadiums. They are part of playing on the road in CONCACAF, which allows conditions elite leagues don’t tolerate. The U.S. men returned to World Cup qualifying 1,424 days after the infamous defeat in Trinidad ended a streak of seven appearances
Continue Reading By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zambia’s parliament has elected its first female speaker, days after new President Hakainde Hichilema began shaking up the government by firing security commanders and promising economic reforms. Earlier this month the long-time opposition leader was elected after campaigning to break with the past. Since his inauguration
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The New York Giants are going to retire the No. 92 jersey of Hall of Fame defensive end Michael Strahan this season. The ceremony will take place on Nov. 28 at MetLife Stadium at a game against the Philadelphia Eagles. Strahan spent his entire 15-year career with the Giants and was
Continue Reading By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Mohammed Saeed al-Hakim, one of Iraq’s most senior and influential Muslim Shiite clerics, has died, members of his family said. He was 85.  A relative, Mohsen al-Hakim, told The Associated Press that al-Hakim died at the Al Hayat hospital in the southern holy city of Najaf on
Continue ReadingBy Richard Bodee Click here for updates on this story SOUTH BEND, Indiana (WBND) — After a 6-month-old baby dies in St. Joseph County back in late-January, ABC57 Investigates looks into the case. Now, we’re learning more details from the baby’s autopsy report and from court documents. We want to warn you, some of what
Continue Reading By ROXANA HEGEMAN and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press BELLE PLAINE, Kan. (AP) — Civil rights advocates and federal public defenders have urged the White House to intervene to ensure that a privately run federal prison in Leavenworth, Kansas, shuts down when its contract expires at the end of this year. The letter emailed Thursday to
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