By Lauren Johnson Click here for updates on this story BOONE, Iowa (KCCI) — Boone resident Lori Harvey is still mourning the loss of her husband Thomas, who lost his battle with cancer in April. Last month, she says a letter arrived at their home addressed to him. And it read that he owed Iowa
Continue ReadingMarysabel E. Huston-Crespo (CNN Español) — Los aristas colombianos Paola Jara y Jessi Uribe fueron unos de los primeros artistas colombianos en ofrecer un concierto virtual durante la fase inicial de confinamientos por la pandemia del nuevo coronavirus. Ahora ese show, “La Conquista”, ya está recorriendo ciudades de Estados Unidos. Esta semana, la pareja se presentará
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By Leah Asmelash, CNN From the Winter Olympics to Tom Brady’s unretirement, it’s been a wild year in sports. And this year’s ESPYS will highlight just that. The ESPYS, ESPN’s annual awards show celebrating the year in sports, is set to air Wednesday night. Here’s everything you need to know about the show. Steph Curry
Continue ReadingBy KMBC Staff Click here for updates on this story NORTH KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KMBC) — A North Kansas City police officer was fatally shot during a traffic stop Tuesday. Officer Daniel Vasquez, 32, was mortally wounded by a driver that he stopped for expired temporary tags. Authorities said Vasquez pulled over the driver about
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes (CNN Español) — El presidente de México, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, respondió públicamente a la controversia con Estados Unidos por la política energética de México, luego de que Washington denunciara un “trato injusto” a las empresas de su país e iniciara un proceso de consultas en el marco del Tratado de Libre Comercio
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MIAMI (AP) — Robert Lewandowski has been officially introduced by Barcelona saying he is ready to make history with the Spanish club. Barcelona last weekend reached a deal to sign the Poland striker from Bayern Munich in a transfer worth nearly 50 million euros. In Miami as Barcelona begins its preseason tour Lewandowski says he
Continue Reading By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Sam Hartman walked off the field at Charlotte’s Bank of America Stadium in December in despair after throwing four interceptions in Wake Forest’s 45-21 loss to Pittsburgh in the 2021 ACC championship game. The 22-year-old quarterback was so downtrodden he declined interviews after the game.
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By Manu Raju and Clare Foran, CNN A bipartisan group of senators reached a deal to make it harder to overturn a certified presidential election, marking the most significant response by Congress to former President Donald Trump’s relentless pressure campaign to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. The proposal still needs to be
Continue Reading By Tami Luhby, CNN With their once-sweeping budget reconciliation package whittled down to two health care measures, Senate Democrats are moving ahead with pushing the legislation through the chamber. Another hurdle, however, remains, and it’s not Sen. Joe Manchin, the West Virginia Democrat who has blocked his party from including climate, tax, social safety net
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By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Florida quarterback Anthony Richardson, who wears No. 15, has shed the nickname “AR-15” because he doesn’t want to be linked to the semiautomatic rifle used in mass shootings. Richardson said Wednesday at the Southeastern Conference Media Days he is “just trying to rebrand myself and become
Continue Reading By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Florida quarterback Anthony Richardson, who wears No. 15, has shed the nickname “AR-15” because he doesn’t want to be linked to the semiautomatic rifle used in mass shootings. Richardson said Wednesday at the Southeastern Conference Media Days he is “just trying to rebrand myself and become
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By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Georgia’s law banning abortions as early as six weeks of pregnancy with some exceptions can take effect immediately, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday. The 11th US Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday immediately stayed a federal district court’s order that had blocked the abortion law from going into effect. “It
Continue Reading By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — It’s no easy task to live with expectations at the top of the Southeastern Conference. Alabama’s 2021 season has been described as a disappointment even though the Crimson Tide won the SEC title and played in the national championship game. Georgia won its first national championship
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By René Marsh and Angela Fritz, CNN The water off the coast of northwest Greenland is a glass-like calm, but the puddles accumulating on the region’s icebergs are a sign that a transformation is underway higher on the ice sheet. Several days of unusually warm weather in northern Greenland have triggered rapid melting, made visible
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By Marika Gerken, CNN The Monday evening dinner dilemma: You’re adding up all the money you spent on food over the weekend and thinking, “I should really cook tonight.” But that will require grocery shopping and cleaning. And you’re hungry now. So you pick up your phone and suddenly you’ve spent $35 on a carb-heavy
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By Chloe Melas, CNN Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Kevin Hart are always keeping us laughing. Johnson posted a video to his Instagram of the two stars doing a “tortilla challenge,” a TikTok trend that involves two individuals slapping each other across the face with a tortilla while trying not to spit out a mouthful
Continue Reading By JIM VERTUNO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A woman accused of killing professional cyclist Anna Moriah Wilson as a romantic rival has pleaded not guilty to murder and the judge granted her attorneys request for a quick trial, scheduling it to begin in late October. The 25-year-old Wilson, who was a Vermont native,
Continue ReadingBy Julie Cornell Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — Some people ease gently into their 50th birthday with the caution of a middle-aged adult dipping a toe in the waters of retirement. Mike Straub is not one of those people. “You live your passions,” said Straub, who has the license
Continue Reading OCEANPORT, N.J. (AP) — Taiba is the slight 7-5 favorite over the undefeated Jack Christopher in the $1 million Haskell Stakes on Saturday, the first major race for 3-year-olds following the Triple Crown. Taiba is trained by Hall of Famer Bob Baffert, who is seeking to extend his stakes record with a 10th Haskell victory
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By Marshall Cohen and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN A former Trump White House aide who met with the January 6 committee earlier this week went on a profane and sexist rant on a livestream after his testimony, where he railed against the lawmakers and attacked other witnesses, according to audio posted to his Telegram. The aide,
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