LENEXA, Kan. (AP) — Lenexa police say a shooting that left three people dead over the weekend apparently was a murder-suicide. Police spokesman Danny Chavez identified those killed early Sunday as 20-year-old John Williamson, of Lenexa, Kansas, and 22-year-old Sara Beck and 37-year-old Dustin Johnson, both of Belton, Missouri. KSHB-TV reports Chavez said Monday that
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By Kara Scannell and Paula Reid, CNN Lawyers for former President Donald Trump, Ivanka Trump and Donald Trump Jr. are appealing a New York state judge’s decision earlier this month ordering them to sit for depositions in the New York attorney general’s civil investigation into the Trump Organization. The notice of appeal, filed on Monday,
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By Forrest Brown, CNN Beth Pratt first explored the wonders of Yellowstone National Park through the pages of a book. Inside a tattered hardcover entitled “National Parks of the U.S.A.,” she still has a list where she penned in five Western parks she dreamed of visiting. Among the quintet was Yellowstone. “I can still remember
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NEW YORK (AP) — New York City FC has signed 14-year-old midfielder Maximo Carrizo to a homegrown contract that makes him the youngest first-team signing in MLS history. Carrizo signed his deal on the same day he celebrated his 14th birthday. The contract runs through the 2027 season with an option for 2028. He’s the
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NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Monday: BP, EPAM Systems fall; Tupperware, First Horizon rise.
Continue Reading By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer Grambling State continues to face scrutiny after hiring disgraced former Baylor coach Art Briles to be the program’s new offensive coordinator. Briles has been a pariah in college football since 2016, when he was fired by Baylor after an investigation concluded he and his staff took no action against
Continue Reading By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is launching a major overhaul of nursing home quality in his State of the Union speech. White House officials Monday outlined steps to set minimum staffing levels, increase inspections and continue efforts to keep COVID-19 out of nursing homes. Experts say staffing levels are
Continue Reading WINDSOR, Mo. (AP) — Authorities say a 63-year-old southwest Missouri man is charged with killing a man he thought had stolen from his property. Authorities say Mark Fielder, of Windsor, and two other people chased a car after allegedly seeing someone steal what one witness described as three fishing poles from Fielder’s property. Prosecutors allege
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear with lows in the upper 30s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and breezy with highs near 70. Avoid open burning with elevated fire conditions through the day. EXTENDED: The forecast this week is fairly straightforward with temperatures reaching the upper 60s to low 70s tomorrow and Wednesday before a dry cold front works in from the north Wednesday night into Thursday.
Continue ReadingGermán Padinger (CNN Español) — La invasión de Ucrania por parte de Rusia continúa y los combates en varios puntos del país no se detienen, al igual que los bombardeos sobre las ciudades ucranianas. Esta es la cronología de los hechos, a un año del inicio de la guerra. La contienda comenzó el 24 de
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By Richard Roth, CNN The United States has asked 12 Russian United Nations diplomats to leave the US, accusing them of “espionage activities,” as Russia continues its attack on Ukraine. The Russian diplomats were asked to leave due to their alleged engagement in “activities that were not in accordance with their responsibilities and obligations as
Continue Reading By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Commissioner Rob Manfred and top deputy Dan Halem met with players on the final day of negotiations to end the lockout before Major League Baseball’s deadline to salvage a March 31 start to the regular season and a 162-game schedule. Emotions became more heated as
Continue Reading By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — This week’s stodgy, old NFL scouting combine is going Hollywood. The sound of silence will be replaced by music as players work out inside. Results and interviews will appear on the stadium’s video boards. Fans even will be encouraged to cheer. Whether all these changes signal
Continue Reading By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russian authorities have blocked the websites of some Russian media outlets over their reporting of the invasion of Ukraine, while hackers transposed a message across the main pages of others condemning the war. The interference on media hints at a growing anti-war sentiment among ordinary Russians, even
Continue Reading HILLSBORO, Kan. (AP) — Authorities in central Kansas say two Tabor College football players from California died in a crash near Hillsboro. The Kansas Highway Patrol said the single-vehicle crash happened just before 4 a.m. Sunday on a rural road south of Hillsboro. First responders found Johnethon Aviles, of Paso Robles, California, and Christopher Castillo
Continue Reading By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — No. 23 Florida removed the interim tag from Kelly Rae Finley’s title Monday and gave her a five-year contract to be the team’s head coach. The 36-year-old Finley took over in July when Cam Newbauer resigned amid allegations that he physically and verbally abused players.
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes (CNN) — Cinco días después del inicio de la invasión a Ucrania, parece que las cosas no han salido exactamente como las había planeado Vladimir Putin hasta ahora. Funcionarios de inteligencia de Occidente informaron en repetidas ocasiones durante el fin de semana que las fuerzas rusas han encontrado una resistencia “más dura de
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s vice chancellor is traveling to Washington for talks with U.S. officials that will focus on energy security and the need to ramp up renewable energy in the wake of Russia’s attack on Ukraine. Germany gets a large share of its energy from Russia in the form of coal, oil and gas.
Continue ReadingBy Alecia Reid Click here for updates on this story CAPE MAY, New Jersey (KYW) — Imagine you’re in the middle of dinner eating seafood and you bite into something worth more than the bill. That’s what happened to one couple down The Shore recently. “It’s like a once in a lifetime event,” Maria Spressler
Continue Reading By TOM KRISHER and DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writers DETROIT (AP) — Labor unions and worker advocates have applauded President Joe Biden’s nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson for the Supreme Court. Yet a look back at Jackson’s decisions in cases involving business and labor suggest that she won’t always rule as they want or
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