By Brian Fung and Chandelis Duster, CNN The Federal Communications Commission proposed a record-breaking $5 million fine against right-wing political operatives Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman on Tuesday, after an investigation by the agency found that the two men appeared to have violated US robocalling laws. The decision, which is not yet final, follows charges
Continue ReadingBy ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer FIFA president Gianni Infantino has asked British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to lift quarantine requirements for players to allow them to travel next week to compete in World Cup qualifiers. Infantino himself took advantage of an exemption in place for the European Championship so he could fly into
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Continue ReadingBy TALI ARBEL and BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writers OnlyFans says it has suspended a plan to ban sexually explicit content following an outcry from its creators and advocates for sex workers. The company says the ban is no longer required because of assurances from its banking partners. OnlyFans had said last week that it
Continue ReadingBy CURT ANDERSON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Just over half of Florida’s 2.8 million public school students now face mandates to wear masks in classrooms. More districts are defying Gov. Ron DeSantis amid a courtroom battle over the Republican’s efforts to leave such decisions to parents. The Orange County School Board voted
Continue ReadingBy Rachel Clarke, CNN Children are heading back to school with the academic cost of the pandemic now being laid bare. Tumbling test scores reveal how much learning was not absorbed by students driven to virtual schooling when their classrooms were closed overnight, often staying shut for over a year. As school buildings finally reopen
Continue ReadingBy KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — A new show examining how some of the Nazis’ favorite visual artists were able to successfully continue their work in postwar Germany is set to open in Berlin this week. The exhibition, which opens Friday at the German Historical Museum, traces the careers and works of many
Continue ReadingBy Jackson Hicks Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — A Kansas City man is suing the city and other officials after he says a projectile fired by KCPD left him blind in one eye. Sean Stearns was attending a Black Lives Matter rally on the plaza in may of
Continue ReadingBy Taylor Johnson Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — A common bond surrounding the love of beer has come a historic business venture called Vine Street Brewing. It will be the first of its kind. “We’ll be the first Black-owned brewery in Missouri and Kansas City,” said co-owner, Kemet
Continue ReadingBy Jackson Hicks Click here for updates on this story TONGANOXIE, Kansas (KCTV) — A Tonganoxie man has died after his motorcycle crashed into a dump truck Tuesday morning. William Guthrie, 34, of Tonganoxie was driving his Yamaha motorcycle on US-24 when a dump truck exited a construction site and made a U-turn against a
Continue ReadingBy RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer The Atlantic Coast Conference, Big Ten and Pac-12 unveiled what they are calling an alliance of the three Power Five conferences. Is this a big deal? On the latest AP Top 25 College Football Podcast, Brett McMurphy of The Action Network joins the AP’s Ralph Russo to
Continue ReadingLEUVEN, Belgium (AP) — Belgium soccer great Wilfried Van Moer has died. He was nicknamed the “Little General,” played in two World Cups and led Belgium to the 1980 European Championship final. He was 76. The Belgian soccer association says the former midfielder suffered a brain hemorrhage and died at a hospital in Leuven. Van
Continue ReadingBy Caroline Hecker Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — Extreme heat across the St. Louis region is forcing local high school and middle school sports teams to rethink outdoor workouts, as high temperatures rise about 100 degrees. The state’s high school sports association regulates how districts go about outdoor workouts,
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed, CNN When it comes to holding the January 6 US Capitol rioters to account, the Justice Department has plenty of tools in its prosecutorial toolbox — and plenty of critics who have questioned whether they are prosecuting defendants to the fullest extent of the law. Some of the alleged rioters are facing
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Federal ocean regulators are considering new rules to protect endangered North Atlantic right whales from fishing gear. The whales number only about 360 and are vulnerable to entanglement in the gear. Most of the government’s efforts to protect them has focused on regulating gear used to harvest lobsters and Jonah crabs.
Continue ReadingBy John O’Sullivan Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — Earlier this month, World War II veteran Charlie Kohler made it to a major milestone in his life and he celebrated his 100th birthday. “I made it through a tough time of my life, the war years and getting out of
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The operator of the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant says it plans to build an undersea tunnel so that massive amounts of treated but still radioactive water can be released into the ocean about 1 kilometer (0.6 mile) away from the plant to avoid interference with local
Continue ReadingHILLSBORO, Ore. (AP) — A Hillsboro man convicted of felony sex crimes for the third time has been sentenced to life in prison without parole. The Washington County District Attorney’s Office says 37-year-old Justin Lugo was convicted of sexually abusing a female while she slept at his parents’ home in 2019. On May 4, Washington
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of comedian, actor and writer Bob Newhart. Personal Birth date: September 5, 1929 Birth place: Oak Park, Illinois Birth name: George Robert Newhart Father: George David Newhart, part-owner of a plumbing and heating business Mother: Julia Pauline (Burns) Newhart Marriage: Virginia (Quinn) Newhart (January 12, 1963-present)
Continue ReadingBy TERRY TANG Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — From ube cakes to mochi muffins, bakeries that sweetly encapsulate what it is to grow up Asian and American have been popping up more in recent years. Their confections are a delectable vehicle for young and intrepid Asian Americans to celebrate their dual identity. Ingredients they
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