By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has welcomed the NBA champion Milwaukee Bucks to the White House. The president praised team members not just for their achievements on the court, but also for their efforts to promote coronavirus vaccinations and for speaking out after the 2020 police shooting of Jacob
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By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has welcomed the NBA champion Milwaukee Bucks to the White House. The president praised team members not just for their achievements on the court, but also for their efforts to promote coronavirus vaccinations and for speaking out after the 2020 police shooting of Jacob
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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Five teenagers have been arrested after shots were fired from their car at police during a chase from Omaha, east into Iowa and back into Omaha. Omaha police said that the five people arrested early Monday morning were a woman who turned 19 on Monday, an 18-year-old man, two 17-year-old boys
Continue Reading By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press From the soils underground to eyes in the sky, officials say the federal probe into the deadly collapse of a Florida condominium building is gaining steam but is far from completion. The National Institute of Standards and Technology did not provide any firm timetable at a meeting Monday for results
Continue Reading By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida coach Dan Mullen fired two close friends in hopes of saving his program — and maybe, ultimately, his job. Mullen also took responsibility for the team’s failures. He offered an assessment that anyone who has watched the Gators’ slide this season already knew. He
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By Noah Sheidlower and Radhika Marya, CNN In 2006, before the advent of augmented reality games like Pokémon GO, artist Mary Flanagan wanted to find a way to get random people to play a game together. Her solution? Create a 9-foot-tall video game joystick — which made it into the Guinness World Records 2022 as
Continue Reading By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer CARLSBAD, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers have agreed to an $8.5 million, one-year contract with free agent left-hander Andrew Heaney, according to a person with knowledge of the deal. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the agreement hadn’t been announced. The
Continue Reading ST. LOUIS (AP) — Left-handed reliever T.J. McFarland became the first of this year’s major league free agents to reach an agreement, getting a one-year contract to stay with the St. Louis Cardinals. McFarland stabilized the Cardinals bullpen down the stretch after signing as a free agent July 1 for a deal that paid $1
Continue Reading ST. LOUIS (AP) — Left-handed reliever T.J. McFarland became the first of this year’s major league free agents to reach an agreement, getting a one-year contract to stay with the St. Louis Cardinals. McFarland stabilized the Cardinals bullpen down the stretch after signing as a free agent July 1 for a deal that paid $1
Continue Reading NEWTON, Kan. (AP) — Authorities in Harvey County say a 66-year-old Wichita man died when a recreational vehicle rolled off its safety equipment and onto him. The accident happened Saturday afternoon, killing Robert Brooks. Harvey County authorities say Brooks was making repairs to the RV that was partially lifted off the ground with a floor
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By ELLIOT SPAGAT and CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Parents held children born while they were stuck abroad. Long-separated couples kissed, and grandparents embraced grandchildren who had doubled in age. The happy reunions played out Monday as the U.S. fully reopened to many vaccinated international travelers. The easing of pandemic restrictions allowed
Continue Reading By ELLIOT SPAGAT and CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Parents held children born while they were stuck abroad. Long-separated couples kissed, and grandparents embraced grandchildren who had doubled in age. The happy reunions played out Monday as the U.S. fully reopened to many vaccinated international travelers. The easing of pandemic restrictions allowed
Continue Reading By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Many Kansas families would save hundreds of dollars a year under a proposal from Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly to eliminate the state’s sales tax on groceries. The proposal outlined Monday by Kelly would save consumers $6.50 on every $100 of groceries they buy and a
Continue Reading By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Federal Reserve says that the risks to the U.S. financial system have eased significantly compared to a year earlier. The central bank noted Monday that as the economy recovers from the pandemic-driven recession, the balance sheets of individual Americans and businesses continue to strengthen.
Continue Reading By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has welcomed the NBA champion Milwaukee Bucks to the White House. The president praised team members not just for their achievements on the court, but also for their efforts to promote coronavirus vaccinations and for speaking out after the 2020 police shooting of Jacob
Continue Reading WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — One teenage girl is dead and another wounded after an argument turned into a shooting in Wichita. Police say the shooting happened around 10:30 p.m. Sunday. Sixteen-year-old Brandi Williams was found unresponsive in the front yard of a home and died at a hospital. An 18-year-old female was also shot but
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By AnneClaire Stapleton, Hannah Ritchie and Mitch McCluskey, CNN China’s military has constructed mockups in the shape of a US Navy aircraft carrier and US warships, possibly for target practice, according to Maxar satellite images reviewed by the independent United States Naval Institute (USNI). Satellite images from China’s northwest Xinjiang region appear to show a
Continue Reading By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Odell Beckham Jr. is up for grabs. The challenging wide receiver was formally waived by the Cleveland Browns and can now be taken by any NFL team that wants him at a $7.25 million price tag for the rest of this season. Beckham essentially forced his
Continue Reading By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press The Biden administration wants the multiple challenges to its workplace COVID-19 vaccination rule consolidated in a single federal court and has asked for a decision by early next week. The U.S. Department of Justice said in court filings Monday that one of the federal circuit courts should be chosen at
Continue ReadingBy KMOV Staff Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — A St. Louis man who is a suspected serial killer has been arrested for crimes that span Missouri. Perez Reed, who turns 26 on Nov. 10, is accused of shooting six people, four fatally, with the same .40 caliber gun. He
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