By Emily Holwick Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KMBC) — A firefighter from the Kansas City metro has spent three weeks helping with search and rescue efforts on the ground in Ukraine. KMBC 9 spoke with him about the toughest and most rewarding parts of the trip. A war zone
Continue ReadingBy VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Ukraine’s first lady, Olena Zelenska, says the war with Russia has not changed her husband, but only revealed to the world his determination to prevail. Zelenska also says she has not seen her husband, 44-year-old President Volodymr Zelenskyy, since Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24. She
Continue ReadingBy Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business Some Apple employees are pushing back on the tech giant’s return to office pilot program, which will soon require most of its corporate workers to be in the office at least three days per week. The employees, organizing under a newly-formed group known as Apple Together that advocates for
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration has set tentative dates in June to publicly review COVID-19 vaccines for the youngest American children. The FDA said Friday it plans to convene its outside panel of vaccine experts on June 8, 21 and 22 to review applications from Moderna
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration has set tentative dates in June to publicly review COVID-19 vaccines for the youngest American children. The FDA said Friday it plans to convene its outside panel of vaccine experts on June 8, 21 and 22 to review applications from Moderna
Continue ReadingCLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — A jury has convicted a Missouri man of first-degree murder in the death of his pregnant wife whose battered body was found about a week after she was reported missing in 2019. In addition to the murder count, Beau Rothwell, 31, Creve Coeur, was found guilty Thursday of tampering with physical
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN Español) — Las elecciones presidenciales de Colombia son este domingo 29 de mayo y los colombianos saldrán a votar en primera vuelta por presidente y vicepresidente. Los ciudadanos podrán salir a ejercer su voto a partir de las 8:00 am y hasta las 4:00 pm (hora local), de acuerdo con el Calendario Electoral
Continue ReadingMILWAUKEE (AP) — Actor Willem Dafoe is set to receive an honorary doctorate from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee next month. University officials announced Friday that Dafoe will receive the doctorate of arts on May 22. He’s slated to speak at the school’s two graduation ceremonies that day. He’ll receive the degree during the second ceremony
Continue ReadingBy JOHN CARUCCI Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The most commonly held taboo in the arts is uttering the word “Macbeth” inside a theater. Daniel Craig and Ruth Negga don’t buy it. Shakespeare’s tragedy was said to be cursed before its first performance more than 500 years ago. Since then, the superstition forbids the
Continue ReadingBy Kathryn Vasel, CNN Business You’ve made it through the interviews and now a potential employer is asking for references. But if you’re a recent graduate who doesn’t have a lot of work experience, who do you ask? First, consider what an employer is actually looking for. While your resume already shows your work history,
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — A six-story building has partially collapsed in central China, trapping an unknown number of people inside. It isn’t clear if anyone was killed when the structure caved in at around noon Friday in the city of Changsha in Hunan province. State media reported more than 130 rescuers were on the scene and
Continue ReadingHUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — A coyote attacked and seriously injured a girl on Southern California’s famed Huntington Beach, police said. Officers were called to the beach near the Huntington Beach Pier around 9:45 p.m. Thursday and found the girl, police spokesperson Jennifer Carey said in a statement. She received serious but non-life-threatening injuries and
Continue ReadingBy Ehsan Popalzai and Jonny Hallam, CNN At least 10 people were killed and 30 wounded after an explosion at a mosque in the Afghan capital Kabul after Friday prayers, Taliban spokesperson for the chief of police Khalid Zadran said — but eyewitnesses said they feared many more had died. The blast occurred in the
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STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Penn State has hired Boston College athletic director Patrick Kraft to be its next AD. The 43-year-old Kraft will take over for the retiring Sandy Barbour on July 1 after the Penn State Board of Trustees approved an agreement that had been in the works for several days. The former
Continue ReadingVictoria Fernandez (CNN Español) — Este sábado tendrá lugar un eclipse solar parcial que se conoce como “luna negra”. Te contamos de qué se trata, cómo lo puedes ver y desde dónde. ¿Qué es el eclipse solar “luna negra”? Un eclipse solar se produce cuando la Luna se ubica entre el Sol y la Tierra.
Continue ReadingBARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona says midfielder Nico González and forward Martin Braithwaite have been sidelined because of health issues. Nico fractured a toe on his left foot in practice and Braithwaite tested positive for COVID-19. The club did not say how long they are expected to be out. Barcelona has only five games left
Continue ReadingBy MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — It took eight long years for Sarah Solemani to get a murky part of Britain’s post-World War II history from the pages of a book to our TV screens. She had been impressed by Jo Bloom’s 2014 novel “Ridley Road” about a Jewish-led underground anti-fascist
Continue ReadingBy ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer Europe’s domestic leagues have told UEFA to scale back its plans to add more Champions League matches and help teams to qualify based on their historical performances in the competition. The Champions League is due to expand from 32 to 36 teams with two slots set aside for
Continue ReadingBy Edward-Isaac Dovere and Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden has been letting loose in private conversations in recent weeks, railing about the factors bogging down his approval ratings and the people he thinks aren’t helping — including Democrats eyeing his job despite his clear promise to run for reelection. He’s gearing up for intense
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