TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas House has approved a measure aimed at ensuring that counties don’t stop electing their sheriffs. The vote Wednesday was 97-24 on a proposed amendment to the Kansas Constitution declaring that sheriffs are elected to four-year terms. The constitution now says only that lawmakers will create county offices “as may
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BOSTON (AP) — The 2022 Boston Marathon will be the final one with Thomas S. Grilk as the Boston Athletic Association’s president and chief executive officer. The B.A.A., which manages the world’s oldest annual marathon, says the 74-year-old Grilk will be stepping down from his posts on April 30 and making a planned transition into
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By Clare Foran, CNN Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas on Wednesday offered rare praise for President Joe Biden over sanctions targeting the company behind a controversial pipeline that has become a flashpoint in the intensifying Ukraine-Russia crisis. Biden said Wednesday that he was moving ahead with sanctions on the company in charge of building
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Nueva York (CNN Business) — Tomar medidas para castigar a Vladimir Putin y a Rusia por su agresión a Ucrania nos costará en casa. Porque para golpear a Rusia donde realmente le duele, tendríamos que dañar a todo el mundo. Rusia es uno de los principales productores de petróleo y gas natural, por
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By Ella Nilsen, CNN The US Postal Service is moving ahead with a plan to replace its current fleet with 90% gas-powered trucks and 10% battery electric vehicles, after the Environmental Protection Agency and White House objected to the move and asked for further study of the impact of emissions. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy reiterated
Continue Reading By DAVID PITT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa’s Supreme Court has heard arguments about abortion restrictions Gov. Kim Reynolds signed into law in 2020. Many of the conservative justices deciding the case have replaced predecessors who affirmed four years ago that the state constitution guarantees women the right to have abortions. Abortion
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PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech government has agreed to further ease coronavirus restrictions as the wave of infections caused by the highly transmissible omicron variant has been receding. Health Minister Vlastimil Valek says that all limits on the number of people attending any public gatherings, including sports matches and concerts, will be lifted on March
Continue Reading KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Police Department has agreed to pay a $900,000 settlement to a Black man who was wrongly arrested when he was 15 and held for three weeks before being released without charges. Tyree Bell sued in 2017 over his arrest for a crime he did not commit. Attorneys
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FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) The Fulton Fire Department has ruled the cause of a house fire on Wednesday morning as accidental. Firefighters responded to the fire in the 700 block of Hollyhock Drive just before 8 a.m. Crews that arrived at the home were met with heavy smoke and flames, according to the fire department. Firefighters
Continue Reading DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The Robert Trent Jones Golf Club in Virginia is getting another cup. The LPGA Tour says it is bringing the Solheim Cup to RTJ in 2024. The course was designed by Robert Trent Jones Sr. It gained some measure of notoriety when the PGA Tour took the Presidents Cup to
Continue Reading By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan is not ready to declare the threat of a rival Saudi league over. But his message to players still tempted by Saudi riches was to make up their minds because the tour is ready to move on. Monahan has told players in a meeting
Continue Reading By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Hawks are hoping for a top-six spot in the NBA’s Eastern Conference playoffs. They know a repeat of their pace before the All-Star break won’t be close to good enough. One year after advancing to the conference finals, the Hawks feel a sense of
Continue Reading WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — A man who said he shot another Waterloo man last year in self-defense has been convicted of first-degree murder. The Courier reports that a jury convicted 29-year-old Stephen Devon Phillips on Wednesday in the killing of 30-year-old Terrell Bernard Flowers on May 15, 2020. Phillips took the stand during his trial
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El Consulado de México respondió al tiroteo del sábado cerca de Douglas, Arizona, que resultó en la muerte de un hombre mexicano, diciendo que “han solicitado oficialmente un relato detallado de los hechos, el estado actual de la investigación y las medidas tomadas para garantizar que se lleva a cabo
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Today: Temperatures top out in the mid-’20s for the high with snow and sleet moving in from the southwest. Chances of snow will be limited to the areas surrounding the I-70 corridor and south. Areas along and south of the I-44 corridor will experience increased chances of sleet. Tonight: There will be a break in
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The NBA recognized the popularity of the women’s game back in 1996. The league’s Board of Governors approved plans to start a new pro basketball league the following year. The NBA starts with plans for eight teams playing a 25- to 30-game schedule over 10 weeks in NBA cities. NBA Commissioner
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By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Two years ago people around the world pledged to jog, walk or run 2.23 miles, symbolic of the day Georgia man, Ahmaud Arbery was gunned down while running February 23, 2020. Today, many of those are doing it again under the hashtag #IStillRunWithMaud, to honor Arbery’s life and advocate for racial
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The “Dream Team” with the first U.S. Olympic men’s basketball team to field active NBA players rolls past Croatia 117-85 for the gold medal at the 1992 Barcelona Games. The Americans demolish the field. The U.S. goes unbeaten and wins all eight games by an average of 44 points. The guards
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By Caitlin Kaiser and Judson Jones, CNN As the second storm of the week sweeps across the US, clashing temperatures will cause dangerous winter weather to emerge across the country, with ice becoming a concern. It might seem like déjà vu in regard to a storm dropping a wintry mix and heavy rain across the
Continue Reading By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — New York Mets pitcher Max Scherzer arrived in a black Porsche and Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole joined the talks as baseball players and management met in Jupiter, Florida, for a third straight day in an attempt to salvage opening day on March 31. Free agent
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