MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Authorities say a Wamego woman was critically injured when a child accidentally shot her. The Wamego police department said first responders who went to a Wamego home early Wednesday found a 31-year-old woman suffering from a gunshot wound to the chest. She is hospitalized in Topeka in critical condition. Officials say
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By CATHY BUSSEWITZ and MARTHA IRVINE Associated Press Parents who send their children to a day care center in Arlington, Texas, will be able to breathe easier after the city refused to let a major energy company drill more gas wells a few hundred feet from the center’s playground. The Arlington City Council voted 5-4
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By Kevin Liptak and Jeff Zeleny, CNN Two weeks before becoming president, Joe Biden watched the January 6 attack on television from his home in Delaware, horrified as the unspeakable images of the insurrection unfolded and aghast at the sitting President’s unwillingness to condemn it. A year later, he marked that day with a speech
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By Kevin Liptak and Jeff Zeleny, CNN Two weeks before becoming president, Joe Biden watched the January 6 attack on television from his home in Delaware, horrified as the unspeakable images of the insurrection unfolded and aghast at the sitting President’s unwillingness to condemn it. A year later, he marked that day with a speech
Continue Reading By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The revelation of text messages from Sean Hannity offering advice for former President Donald Trump raises ethical issues for both the prime-time host and his network, Fox News Channel. The congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the Capitol revealed a series of
Continue Reading By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The former chief financial officer for the New Mexico Spaceport Authority has filed a whistleblower lawsuit. Zach DeGregorio alleges he was forced to resign after raising concerns about financial malfeasance. DeGregorio also claims top officials committed securities fraud by refinancing spaceport gross receipts tax bonds
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By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The former chief financial officer for the New Mexico Spaceport Authority has filed a whistleblower lawsuit. Zach DeGregorio alleges he was forced to resign after raising concerns about financial malfeasance. DeGregorio also claims top officials committed securities fraud by refinancing spaceport gross receipts tax bonds
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By Yoonjung Seo, CNN North Korea said it successfully test-fired a hypersonic missile on Wednesday, the state-run news agency KCNA reported Thursday. According to the report, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un did not attend the launch. “The successive successful test launches in the hypersonic missile sector have a strategic significance of accelerating the task
Continue Reading By Brad Lendon and Gawon Bae, CNN North Korea’s launch last week of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), reported to be its most formidable yet, may have been a less advanced weapon than previously believed, according to a South Korean military official. The official, who spoke under the condition of anonymity, said South Korean and
Continue Reading By JONATHAN MATTISE and KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A top Tennessee House Republican lawmaker has apologized for losing his temper and being ejected from watching a high school basketball game after getting into a confrontation with a referee. Video footage of the game appears to show Rep. Jeremy Faison make either
Continue Reading By Laura Terrell Click here for updates on this story PELLA, Iowa (KCCI) — Some people want a controversial book banned from the Pella Public Library. There was a heated debate over the topic at the city council meeting Tuesday night. Banning controversial books is a topic popping up in many school districts across Iowa,
Continue Reading By DÉBORA ÁLVARES Associated Press BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazilian health officials have announced that vaccination of children between the ages of 5 and 11 will begin in January, without the demand for prescriptions from doctors the government had previously signaled. The government’s guidelines come almost three weeks after the health regulator authorized use of
Continue Reading By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story MULTNOMAH COUNTY, Oregon (KPTV) — Part of a roadway on Sauvie Island has collapsed due to water damage, according to Multnomah County officials. A short section of Northwest Reeder Road has been reduced to one lane in the 26200 block, which is on the east
Continue Reading KANSAS CITY, Mo . (AP) — The parents of a man who died in a crash involving a Kansas City firetruck are suing the city, the fire department and the truck driver. Michael Elwood was one of three people who died when the firetruck hit a car and then struck a pedestrian before crashing into
Continue Reading By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa’s Keegan Murray has gone from overlooked recruit out of high school to the nation’s leading scorer. The sophomore forward is coming off a 35-point game in Monday’s 80-75 win over Maryland. That performance prompted Terrapins’ interim coach Danny Manning to call Murray a first-round
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Continue Reading By Stephanie Baumer Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — St. Louis CITY SC has named its first-ever head coach! Bradley Carnell is a retired defender who was named the team’s head coach Wednesday morning. “I am grateful to be a part of the St. Louis CITY family, a team where
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The Missouri Department of Transportation warned drivers Wednesday of the likelihood that extreme temperatures and light snow will affect the Thursday morning commute.
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson Seúl, Corea del Sur (CNN) — El piloto de un avión de combate F-35A de Corea del Sur realizó un “aterrizaje de vpanza” de emergencia en una base aérea este martes después de que su tren de aterrizaje funcionara mal debido a problemas electrónicos, dijo un portavoz de la Fuerza Aérea de Corea
Continue Reading By Vickie Welborn Click here for updates on this story Many, Louisiana (KTBS) — The body of a Many woman gunned down 35 years ago as she worked as a clerk at a local convenience store was exhumed Tuesday in the hopes of finding new information that could lead to her killer. The brutal shooting
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