Changing bell times among options for schools facing bus driver shortage
Click here for updates on this story LEE’S SUMMIT, Missouri (KCTV, KSMO) — Lee’s Summit school parents could find…
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Why Ellen DeGeneres is living at Courteney Cox’s house
Don’t worry, Ellen DeGeneres is still very much married. The talk show host is explaining why she’s currently living in friend Courteney…
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Ohio GOP Central Committee votes to censure Rep. Anthony Gonzalez, calls for resignation
The Ohio Republican Party Central Committee voted on Friday to both censure and call for the resignation of Ohio Rep. Anthony Gonzalez, one of their…
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Furry Friends: Pepper is a sweet, energetic pup
Pepper is a sweet 6-month-old puppy, as energetic as you’d expect, waiting at Redmond’s BrightSide Animal Center for her forever…
Continue ReadingMore than 100 US colleges and universities are now requiring students to get Covid-19 vaccinations
College students hesitant to receive a Covid-19 vaccination may need to rethink their decision. As most colleges in the US inch toward the end of the…
Continue Reading Homeland Security reverses Trump-era DNA collection plan for immigration vetting
The Department of Homeland Security on Friday withdrew Trump-era plans to vastly expand the collection of biometric data, including DNA samples,…
Continue ReadingWhat is bitcoin cash?
A cryptocurrency that looks and sounds a lot like bitcoin has creeped up into the top 10 biggest digital currencies list: bitcoin cash. Bitcoin cash…
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Mikalson named Jefferson County ESD superintendent
Jefferson County Education Service District and the High Desert Education Service District announced this week that Shay Mikalson will serve as…
Continue ReadingFederal grand jury indicts four former Minneapolis police officers in George Floyd’s death
A federal grand jury has indicted four former Minneapolis police officers in connection with the death of George Floyd, alleging the officers…
Continue ReadingWashingtonian staffers protest CEO’s ‘public threat’ to return to in-person work
Staffers at the Washingtonian, a monthly DC-based magazine, are protesting Friday in response to their CEO’s opposition of remote work. On…
Continue Reading‘The Bachelor’ Matt James explains getting back together with Rachel Kirkconnell
Matt James isn’t ready to give up on his relationship with Rachael Kirkconnell The first Black “Bachelor” and the woman he chose to…
Continue ReadingAmnesty apologizes to Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny as it restores his ‘prisoner of conscience’ status
Amnesty International has reversed its decision to strip the jailed Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny of his “prisoner of conscience” status,…
Continue ReadingA Liechtenstein prince is accused of killing one of Europe’s biggest bears
Romanian authorities are investigating after one of Europe’s largest brown bears was allegedly shot and killed by a prince from Liechtenstein.…
Continue ReadingSean Hannity used to rule Fox. But in the post-Trump era, Tucker Carlson is king
Sean Hannity finds himself in familiar territory as of late: second place. For most of his career, the right-wing Fox propagandist has been in the…
Continue ReadingOur lives are changing, again, and so must our rituals that give it meaning
Birthdays. Weddings. Graduations. When the Covid-19 pandemic hit last year, we watched as old milestones — and the rituals we depended on to mark…
Continue Reading Covid-19 outbreak at US diplomatic mission in India worsens as State Department allows some employees to depart
There has been an outbreak of more than 200 cases of coronavirus at the US diplomatic mission in India, a source tells CNN, as the State Department…
Continue Reading‘Monster’ gets a belated Netflix showcase, but the cast is better than the movie
“Monster” represents a minor coup for Netflix, not as much due to the movie’s merits as who’s in it. More than three years…
Continue ReadingJudge says Andrew Brown Jr. family can see footage of his fatal shooting
A judge has issued a written order to allow the immediate family of Andrew Brown Jr. to see the videos of his fatal encounter with law enforcement.…
Continue ReadingWhy investors are paying attention to elections in Scotland
Investors are waiting for the final results of parliamentary elections in Scotland that could spark radical changes to the political and economic…
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‘Here Today’ pairs Billy Crystal and Tiffany Haddish in a gone-tomorrow comedy
In the spirit of Billy Crystal’s last directing effort for the baseball movie “61*,” “Here Today” serves up slow…
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