By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Burger King is giving away free fries — but there’s a catch. The new perk is available only to members of Burger King’s free Royal Perks digital loyalty program. Beginning Monday, customers can add french fries of any size (small, medium or large) to their purchase once a week at
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By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas district court judge on Monday struck down a new Republican-backed congressional map that would likely make it harder for the only Democrat in the state’s delegation to win reelection this year. It was the first time a court has declared that the Kansas
Continue ReadingBy WDJT Staff Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — Milwaukee police are investigating a fatal triple shooting on the city’s south side late Sunday night. Police were called to the area of W. Rogers St. and S. 5th Pl. around 9:30 p.m. A 13-year-old Milwaukee girl sustained life threatening injuries and
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By Jamie Gangel, Jeremy Herb and Elizabeth Stuart, CNN CNN has obtained 2,319 text messages that former President Donald Trump’s White House chief of staff Mark Meadows sent and received between Election Day 2020 and President Joe Biden’s January 20, 2021 inauguration. The vast trove of texts offers the most revealing picture to date of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 has received contract details via an open records request concerning Mizzou men’s basketball assistant coach Kyle Smithpeters. The contract says that Smithpeters has agreed to a one-year deal with a $150,000 salary. The contract states that Smithpeters will be considered a benefit-eligible employee of the University and has some perks
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By CNN CNN has obtained 2,319 text messages that former President Donald Trump’s White House chief of staff Mark Meadows sent and received between Election Day 2020 and President Joe Biden’s January 20, 2021 inauguration. The vast trove of texts, which Meadows selectively provided to the House committee investigating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol, offers the
Continue ReadingBy Trevor Sochocki and Anna Muckenfuss Click here for updates on this story BAY CITY, Michigan (WNEM) — A mid-Michigan man is embarking on a nationwide tour this summer to bring attention to the need for kidney donations. It’s very personal to him because he donated a kidney to a Bay City girl years ago.
Continue ReadingBy Marnie Hunter, CNN Hawaiian Airlines plans to offer free Wi-Fi service through SpaceX’s Starlink, the airline announced Monday. The satellite-based internet service will be available as early as next year on Hawaiian Airlines’ transpacific fleet, making it the first major airline to offer Starlink. The service, created by Elon Musk’s private spaceflight company SpaceX,
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By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer The fear is UEFA is creating a “monster” with changes to the Champions League that will make the elite even richer. Eintracht Frankfurt CEO Axel Hellman says he is working with other middle-ranking clubs to try to thwart UEFA plans to give two places to teams based on
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ELOY, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities are investigating the crash of one of two planes that were part of a Red Bull stunt in which two pilots attempted to swap planes in mid-air on Sunday evening. One plane spun out of control over the Arizona desert. The Federal Aviation Administration said the pilot of the plane
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With the 2022 NBA Playoffs underway, OLBG compiled a list of the highest point-scorers in every team’s history using data from Basketball Reference.
Continue Reading LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Swimming’s world governing body FINA is investigating after Russian swimmer Evgeny Rylov competed at the national championships while serving a ban for appearing at a rally in support of President Vladimir Putin and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The double Olympic backstroke gold medalist was handed a nine-month ban from competition by
Continue ReadingVictoria Fernandez (CNN Español) — La UEFA Champions League es el torneo de clubes de fútbol más prestigiosos de Europa. En ella se concentran los mejores equipos en busca de la Copa de Campeones. Actualmente, hay un solo rey que se encuentra en solitario en la cima de campeones, el Real Madrid de España, que
Continue Reading By EMILY WANG and KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Beijing authorities have announced they will conduct mass testing of most of the city’s 21 million people as a new COVID-19 outbreak sparks worries among residents of a Shanghai-style lockdown. So far, 70 cases have been found in the Chinese capital since the outbreak
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By Abbas Al Lawati, CNN As Gulf Arab states lose faith in the United States’ commitment to their security, two Middle East archrivals are taking matters into their own hands. On Monday, Iran revealed that it held a fifth round of talks with Saudi Arabia late last week. The negotiations between the two regional heavyweights
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By Toyin Owoseje, CNN Sharon Osbourne has said her latest facelift left her looking like a Cyclops. The 69-year-old TV personality underwent the five-and-a-half-hour cosmetic procedure back in October. However, she was stunned by the “horrendous” results when the bandages were removed, and her face appeared lopsided. Recounting her initial shock in an interview with
Continue Reading By JAY REEVES Associated Press This month marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Civil War general and two-term president Ulysses S. Grant, and his legacy isn’t getting any less complicated. Grant battered the slave-owning South into surrender as President Abraham Lincoln’s top Union general. Yet he owned at least one enslaved person before
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Mackenzie Click here for updates on this story FLETCHER, North Carolina (WLOS) — A western North Carolina woman is making it her mission to help a critically endangered species. Leeann Shearouse, owner of Carolina Avian Research and Education (CARE) in Fletcher, received four goslings from California on Friday April 22. Just four days
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz has moved up to No. 9 in the ATP rankings at age 18. He is the youngest man to break into the top 10 since Rafael Nadal did it exactly 17 years ago. Alcaraz rose two spots after winning the Barcelona Open on Sunday. Alcaraz is a little more than
Continue Reading By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Republican Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has signed legislation that will add harsh penalties against public schools that allow transgender athletes to participate in girls’ sports. Lee quietly signed the proposal last Friday without comment. The bill will go into effect July 1. The governor had previously
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