WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The largest school district in Kansas will not require students and staff to wear masks indoors despite the threat posed by COVID-19′s more contagious delta variant. The Wichita Eagle reports that the Wichita school board instead decided to strongly recommend that students and staff wear masks whether or not they’ve been
Continue Reading LEAVENWORTH, Kan. (AP) — A 27-year-old Missouri woman has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of a Kansas teenager who was struck while riding her bicycle. Leavenworth County Prosecutor Todd Thompson said Amber Nicole Alexander. pf Parkville, was charged Monday with second-degree murder or the alternative of DUI involuntary manslaughter. Prosecutors allege Alexander
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By Amir Vera and Kay Jones, CNN An argument over unpaid rent ended with a shooting Tuesday, leaving two women dead and a man injured, according to a Las Vegas Police Department news release. Arnoldo Sanchez, 78, who was renting rooms to the three victims, was charged with two counts of murder and one count
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Grammy Award-winning artist Michael Jackson. Personal Birth date: August 29, 1958 Death date: June 25, 2009 Birth place: Gary, Indiana Birth name: Michael Joseph Jackson Father: Joseph Jackson, crane operator/The Jackson 5 manager Mother: Katherine (Scruse) Jackson Marriages: Debbie Rowe (November 15, 1996-October 8,
Continue Reading By DAVID PITT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A group of animal rights and public interest groups filed a lawsuit Tuesday to challenge the latest Iowa law designed to criminalize investigations into animal treatment on livestock farms. The lawsuit, filed in federal court, alleges violations of First Amendment free speech rights and asks
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(COLUMBIA, MO) – A Columbia man surrendered to police early Tuesday morning after SWAT responded to a domestic disturbance. Columbia police responded to a domestic assault at a residence in the 10 block of Bright Star Dr. at 12:20 a.m. The victim told police that Drake Adam Stockton-Kenney, 29, of Columbia, allegedly assaulted her and
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of US Senator John McCain. Personal Birth date: August 29, 1936 Death date: August 25, 2018 Birth place: Panama Canal Zone Birth name: John Sidney McCain III Father: John McCain Jr., Navy admiral Mother: Roberta (Wright) McCain Marriages: Cindy (Hensley) McCain (May 17, 1980-August 25,
Continue Reading FORT DODGE, Iowa (AP) — A 45-year-old Fort Dodge man has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for shooting his estranged wife to death last year. Justin Christopher Hurdel was convicted in July of first-degree murder in the death of 38-year-old Maggie Flint. During his sentencing on Monday, he was
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By Amir Vera and Maria Cartaya, CNN The Broward County School Board voted Tuesday to maintain the school district’s mask mandate that was originally approved July 28. After listening to 48 public speakers and reviewing more than 350 written comments from local residents, the board voted 8-1 to keep the mask mandate in place, allowing
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Tuesday morning, 33 new citizens were naturalized at a special bicentennial ceremony presided over by Judges Beth Phillips and Stephen Limbaugh Jr.
Continue ReadingBy Christina Maxouris, CNN Serenade Foods is recalling nearly 60,000 pounds of frozen, raw, breaded and pre-browned stuffed chicken products that could be contaminated with Salmonella Enteritidis, the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service announced Monday. The products were produced on February 24 and February 25, 2021, and were shipped to distributors across the country,
Continue Reading By JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Advocates and state officials say Kansas has committed to expanding mental health services to help move more than 600 people from adult care homes into their communities. The promises to improve services over the next eight years result from a 13-page agreement among two state agencies
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By Leah Asmelash, CNN The Louisiana Civil Rights Trail is steadily growing after officials in the state unveiled a fourth marker this week honoring a historic march against anti-Black violence. The new marker, unveiled on Monday, is in Young Park in Baton Rouge — marking the 105-mile march from Bogalusa to Baton Rouge. The march,
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By Kristin Fisher and Ashley Strickland, CNN NASA’s goal of returning American astronauts to the moon by 2024 isn’t feasible because of significant delays in developing spacesuits, NASA Inspector General Paul K. Martin said in a new report. Even though NASA will have spent more than a billion dollars on the next-generation spacesuits, Martin concluded
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Judi Hayes, the mother of a student with Down syndrome, is suing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis over his anti-mask mandate. She discusses with CNN.
Continue Reading By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Will Hayes was supposed to start the new school year Tuesday, but instead he’s staying home because of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ ban on mask mandates in schools, his mother said. Will, 10, has Down syndrome and other underlying health conditions, but has always been included in a general education class
Continue Reading TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — It appears the Evel Knievel Museum might be jumping from Topeka, Kansas, to Las Vegas. A Las Vegas newspaper reported Monday that a developer is working to move the museum. On Tuesday, Amanda Beach, the museum’s marketing director in Topeka, said the report was premature but the deal is “imminent.” She
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An attorney for Carjay Lyles said the parties settled the lawsuit for $1.1 million just weeks before a lengthy jury trial was set to start.
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By Chandelis Duster and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN New York Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul will become governor of New York after Andrew Cuomo announced on Tuesday that he will resign in two weeks following the state attorney general’s investigation that found he sexually harassed multiple women. Hochul will become the state’s first female governor and stands
Continue Reading DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa has tossed out tens of thousands of expired COVID-19 vaccine doses and could toss out hundreds of thousands more if demand for the vaccine continues to lag in the state. Iowa Department of Public Health spokeswoman Sarah Ekstrand tells the Des Moines Register that the state has tossed more
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