By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is taking the biggest gamble of his political life by calling a general election for July 4. He could have waited until January next year. Sunak will be hoping that calmer economic conditions will be rewarded at the ballot box. Sunak became
Continue ReadingBy MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ‘s conservative majority on Thursday preserved a Republican-held South Carolina congressional district, rejecting a lower-court ruling that said the district discriminated against Black voters. In dissent, liberal justices warned that the court was insulating states from claims of unconstitutional racial gerrymandering. In a 6-3
Continue ReadingBy Nick Nelson Click here for updates on this story GREENSBURG, Kansas (KAKE) — A Kansas Highway Patrol trooper saved the life of a baby, only 18 days old, after she stopped breathing. Little Brexley’s parents saw she wasn’t breathing in the car on the way to church in Greensburg on Mother’s Day. They quickly
Continue ReadingBy Leon Purvis Click here for updates on this story WICHITA, Kansas (KAKE) — Two newlyweds have a story they will be telling for a long time. Their wedding was on Sunday during all the severe weather. Makayla and Trapper Shore caught the perfect moment for their wedding photos. The couple and photographer tell us
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The menu for the state dinner at the White House honoring Kenya starts with a chilled tomato soup and ends with a white chocolate basket of fruit. White House executive chef Cris Comerford says the main course is a “best of both worlds” combination of smoked beef short ribs and butter-poached
Continue ReadingBy SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Get ready for what nearly all the experts think will be one of the busiest Atlantic hurricane seasons on record, thanks to unprecedented ocean heat and a brewing La Nina. There’s an 85% chance that the Atlantic hurricane season that starts in June will be above
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By Amy Woodyatt and George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — An alleged doping case involving 23 Chinese swimmers took a diplomatic twist on Wednesday after US lawmakers called on the US Department of Justice and the International Olympic Committee to launch inquiries into the controversy. The Chinese swimmers tested positive for trimetazidine, a banned performance-enhancing substance,
Continue ReadingBy Quinn Ritzdorf Click here for updates on this story COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado (KRDO) — The Colorado GOP recommends parents find alternatives to the state’s public school system after they claim recently passed legislation is pushing education toward indoctrination. The GOP put out a newsletter Tuesday titled, “LGBTQ indoctrination in public schools.” It said the
Continue ReadingBy Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — The official start of what is likely to be an active Atlantic hurricane season is almost here. While that introduces the threat of tropical trouble across the eastern US, the Gulf Coast states are at even higher risk to a hurricane’s deadliest threat: water. Federal forecasters joined the chorus
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By Brian Fung, Hannah Rabinowitz and Sabrina Souza, CNN Washington (CNN) — In a groundbreaking antitrust lawsuit that threatens to upend the way concertgoers pay for tickets, the US government and dozens of states sued Live Nation on Thursday, alleging that for years the parent company of Ticketmaster abused its industry dominance to harm fans
Continue ReadingBy ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department sued Ticketmaster and its parent company Thursday, accusing them of running an illegal monopoly over live events in America and asking a court to break up the system that squelches competition and drives up prices for fans. Filed in federal
Continue ReadingBy Quinn Ritzdorf Click here for updates on this story FORT CARSON, Colorado (KRDO) — A former Fort Carson soldier is facing state felony charges for defrauding women. He was recently discharged from the Army for the same scheme. On April 26, at a general Fort Carson court martial, Sgt. Gavin Pobst pleaded guilty to
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — After years of being off the radar, Michael Richards appears to be reemerging. In an interview with People ahead of the release next month of his memoir “Entrances and Exits,” the “Seinfeld” star talked about getting caught on camera hurling racial slurs, including the N-word at a group
Continue ReadingBy JESSICA DONATI Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Chad has sworn in Mahamat Deby Itno as the president on Thursday after holding elections earlier this month, completing a disputed transition to democratic rule after he seized power three years ago. Deby Itno took power after his father, who ruled the country for three decades,
Continue ReadingBy GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) — Myanmar’s military government appears to be considering reviving a massive China-backed hydroelectric dam project. Work on it was suspended more than a decade ago after protests over its possible impact on the environment. A notice from the Information Ministry published in the latest issue of the
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By John Fritze, Tierney Sneed and Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court upheld a pro-Republican South Carolina congressional map Thursday, rejecting the argument raised by civil rights groups that lawmakers impermissibly used race as a proxy to bolster the GOP’s chances. But the high court also said that the civil rights groups that
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By Justin Gamble, CNN (CNN) — Residents of a small county in North Carolina filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday to have a Confederate-era monument to “faithful slaves” removed from outside the county courthouse. The monument in Tyrrell County, North Carolina, features a Confederate soldier on top of a pedestal with the inscription “In appreciation of our faithful slaves” written
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree allowing Russia to confiscate U.S. assets to compensate for any Russian assets confiscated in the United States. The decree was published Thursday as top finance officials from the Group of Seven nations began a meeting at which the question of what to do with
Continue ReadingPaulina Nares (CNN Español) — Medios centroamericanos dicen que no han logrado comunicarse en los últimos días con Humberto Ortega, excomandante y fundador del Ejército Popular Sandinista, exministro de la Defensa y hermano del presidente nicaragüense Daniel Ortega, según dijo a CNN una persona cercana al caso este miércoles. La Policía Nacional de Nicaragua y
Continue ReadingBy Dakin Andone, Amanda Musa and Amy Simonson, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge has sentenced Baltimore’s former top prosecutor Marilyn Mosby to time served and 12 months of home confinement – to be served concurrently with 3 years of supervised release – for mortgage fraud and perjury. In addition, Mosby was ordered to complete
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