WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A prosecutor says that a Wichita police officer who fatally shot a fleeing bank robbery suspect last year is immune from prosecution under Kansas law. Sedgwick County District Attorney Marc Bennett released his findings Thursday into the Dec. 21 death of Paul Peraza following a robbery at the Golden Plains Credit
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BOSTON (AP) — Jerseys, baseball bats, and other items that belonged to the former college baseball player who helped popularize the ALS ice bucket challenge are being auctioned. Auctioneer KBK Sports says proceeds from the online auction that runs through Tuesday will benefit the Peter Frates Family Foundation. It assists ALS patients and their families
Continue ReadingBy Onclave Networks, Inc. Click here for updates on this story November 4, 2021 (Security Television Network) — Program recognizes companies with potential of ‘transforming scientific and engineering discoveries into products and services with commercial and societal impact’ Onclave Networks, Inc. has been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant
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By JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A 21-year-old Kansas lawmaker charged with domestic battery over a disturbance involving his brother says he’s stepping away from his legislative duties for a week. Freshman Democratic state Rep. Aaron Coleman of Kansas City tweeted Thursday that he’s taking what he called a leave of absence
Continue Reading By JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A 21-year-old Kansas lawmaker charged with domestic battery over a disturbance involving his brother says he’s stepping away from his legislative duties for a week. Freshman Democratic state Rep. Aaron Coleman of Kansas City tweeted Thursday that he’s taking what he called a leave of absence
Continue Reading By The Associated Press News of Derrick Henry’s foot injury early this week removed some of the luster from the Tennessee Titans’ visit to Los Angeles for a prime-time clash between surging conference co-leaders. A few hours later, Von Miller’s trade to the Rams turned a spotlight back up on a showdown between two teams
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Mid-Missourians vouch for new voting districts to be drawn within existing county lines at Thursday morning’s public hearing.
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — El exreceptor de los Raiders de Las Vegas Henry Ruggs III viajaba a más de 250 kilómetros por hora -su nivel de alcohol era más del doble del lÃmite legal- antes de que su automóvil chocara por detrás con otro, matando a una mujer de 23 años, dijeron los fiscales este miércoles.
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By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business A federal judge delivered a major blow to Jeff Bezos’ space company, Blue Origin, on Thursday by ruling in favor of NASA in a dispute over who will build the lander intended to take humans back to the moon. Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk, the two wealthiest people on this
Continue ReadingBy Marc Cota-Robles Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KABC) — After more than 10 hours that included a dramatic chase and a standoff that halted traffic, the driver of a stolen big rig finally surrendered to authorities Thursday morning. California Highway Patrol officers along with Santa Ana Police Department’s SWAT team
Continue Reading FORT MADISON, Iowa (AP) — Police in the southeastern Iowa town of Fort Madison have arrested a 17-year-old boy in connection with the fatal shooting of a 15-year-old. Officers were called to a home just after 5 p.m. Wednesday and found the victim in a bedroom. He was taken to a hospital where he was
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By Nicole Chavez, CNN More than half of Latinos think their skin color hurts their chances at social mobility and makes them a target of discrimination, a new study from the Pew Research Center shows. The report, published Thursday, is based on a survey of more than 3,300 Hispanic adults in March of this year,
Continue ReadingBy Gregory Lemos, CNN A 16-year-old student who was shot in the head Tuesday while waiting for the school bus in a neighborhood in Gwinnett County, Georgia, has died, police said Thursday. A charge of malice murder has been added to the list of charges being brought against a 17-year-old suspect in the case, said
Continue Reading VILAMOURA, Portugal (AP) — Nino Bertasio has shot a 10-under 61 for the lowest European Tour round of his career to take a four-shot lead after the first round of the Portugal Masters. The Italian had a bogey-free round and birdied six of the last seven holes at the Dom Pedro Victoria Golf Course. Spaniard
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza La Habana, Cuba (CNN) — Un dramaturgo delgado, con gafas y de tendencia izquierdista, cuyas obras hasta hace poco fueron promovidas por el gobierno, parecerÃa un candidato poco probable para convertirse en el enemigo público número uno de Cuba. Pero los funcionarios cubanos apuntan cada vez más a Yunior GarcÃa Aguilera y
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Notre Dame begins month of November on three-game winning streak and is No. 10 in the first College Football Playoff rankings. The Fighting Irish need to beat Navy, Virginia, Georgia Tech and Stanford and get plenty of help if they hope to make the four-team CFP for the third time in
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By JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — Finland’s capital city says it will no longer serve meat at seminars, staff meetings, receptions and other events to reduce Helsinki’s carbon footprint. Instead, the city government plans to offer vegetarian dishes and sustainable local fish. Helsinki’s spokesperson said Thursday that the change takes effect in January
Continue Reading By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press A federal appeals court has upheld a judge’s ruling that Baltimore city officials cannot ban a conservative Roman Catholic media outlet from holding a rally at a city-owned pavilion during a U.S. bishops’ meeting. A three-judge panel from the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals didn’t explain its decision late
Continue Reading By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer CINCINNATI (AP) — The underachieving Cleveland Browns get a chance to regain some confidence in a crucial AFC North matchup Sunday with the Cincinnati Bengals. The Bengals will be trying to rebound from a baffling loss to the then one-win New York Jets. A victory by the Bengals would
Continue Reading MOSCOW (AP) — The presidents of Russia and Belarus have signed an array of measures to deepen the integration of the two countries but stop short of a full merger. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko approved the integration measures on Thursday. The measures call for the creation of a single gas
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