By JON KRAWCZYNSKI AP Basketball Writer Four-time scoring champ Kevin Durant decides to leave the Oklahoma City Thunder and join the Golden State Warriors. His decision to join the Splash Brothers and a team that just set the NBA record with 73 wins last season sent tremors through the league. Players and executives throughout the
Continue ReadingBy Greg Payne Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — Ochai Agbaji was named the most outstanding player after yesterday’s incredible comeback victory for the Jayhawks to win the national championship. Ochai’s success has left a major impact on many people including those still at his former Oak Park High
Continue ReadingBy TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — A person familiar with the deal tells AP that All-Star third baseman José Ramírez and the Cleveland Guardians have reached agreement on a five-year, $124 million contract. Ramírez’s deal runs through the 2028 season, said the person who spoke on condition of anonymity because numerous details
Continue ReadingBy Anna Cooban, CNN Business Auto sales in Russia plummeted by almost two-thirds in March, as the war in Ukraine, Western sanctions and an exodus of foreign businesses wreaked havoc on the country’s economy. Just 55,000 new cars and light commercial vehicles were sold in Russia last month, down 63% from March 2021, according to
Continue ReadingBy Shain Bergan Click here for updates on this story KANSAS (KCTV) — Gov. Laura Kelly has issued a State of Disaster Emergency for Kansas because of a “significant threat for wildland fires” due to current weather conditions. The Governor’s Office made the declaration Tuesday morning, warning that the weather conditions over the next six
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN It’s not that Paula Patton doesn’t give a cluck, she’s just taking getting roasted over her chicken frying skills in stride. The actress caused quite a stir recently when she shared a video on Instagram in which she prepared her mother Joyce Patton’s “famous” fried chicken recipe. In it, Patton
Continue ReadingVATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has kissed a battered Ukrainian flag that was brought to him from the Ukrainian city of Bucha and called again for an end to the war. Francis welcomed a half-dozen Ukrainian children up to the stage of the Vatican audience hall at the end of his Wednesday general audience
Continue ReadingGermán Padinger (CNN) — A finales de la década de 1980 y principios de la de 1990, varias mujeres fueron asesinadas o víctimas de agresión sexual en una serie de ataques en hoteles situados a lo largo del corredor de la autopista Interestatal I-65 en Kentucky e Indiana. Primero, Vicki Heath fue encontrada muerta en
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — France’s bureau that investigates air crashes and aviation safety says it is looking into a “serious incident” involving an Air France flight from New York’s JFK airport that suffered flight control problems on approach to landing in Paris. The BEA said Wednesday that it has opened a safety investigation and that the
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak, Betsy Klein and Kaitlan Collins, CNN President Joe Biden declared “major war crimes” were being discovered in Ukraine as Russian forces retreat from areas around Kyiv, citing scenes of brutal, cold-blooded executions as rationale for ratcheting up US sanctions on Moscow. “Responsible nations have to come together to hold these perpetrators accountable,”
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — The season-opening game between the Boston Red Sox and Yankees in New York was postponed by a day until Friday because of weather. All-day rain was forecast for Thursday in New York. Gerrit Cole of the Yankees and Nathan Eovaldi of the Red Sox had been the scheduled starting pitchers. Meeting
Continue ReadingBy WALA Staff Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — There’s a new program that could help people in Mobile get repairs for roof damage. The city’s neighborhood development department is taking applications until April 29 for the Critical Repair Program. It’s funded by $700,000 that came from a federal grant.
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN Sean Penn appeared on both Fox News and MSNBC on Tuesday night to advocate support of Ukraine. In February, the actor was in Ukraine shooting a documentary for Vice about the Russian invasion of the country. He has since traveled between Ukraine and Poland. Penn revealed how he had first been
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Timeline of the National Basketball Association during the 2010s to the NBA’s 75th season. The timeline includes milestone moments in the league’s history and key moments off the court as the NBA celebrates its 75th season.
Continue ReadingBy WALA Staff, Ariel Mallory Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — Foley police arrested three people when they were called to a house after shots were fired early Tuesday morning. It happened around 2:30 a.m. on Orchid Avenue. Officers said Hannah Diehl fired shots during an argument and hit several
Continue ReadingBy JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — A person with direct knowledge of the deal tells The Associated Press that Buffalo Bills receiver Stefon Diggs agreed to a four-year contract extension worth $96 million. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because the contract has not yet been signed in
Continue ReadingBy Tajma Hall Click here for updates on this story SHEBOYGAN FALLS, Wisconsin (WDJT) — The family of Oliver Hitchcock, 8, is speaking out following his death. Eric Hitchcock sat in the courtroom Tuesday as his sister-in law, Natalia Hitchcock, faced charges in the death of her son, Oliver. According to the criminal complaint, Natalia
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN Director Michael Bay knows Will Smith from working with him on the first two “Bad Boys” films and has some feelings about “the slap.” “So I really don’t care,” Bay told Yahoo. “It wasn’t right. I’ve worked with him. He is not that guy. I’ve never seen him lose his
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — La tensión en Perú no cede. Al menos nueve vías del país continúan bloqueadas este miércoles a raíz del paro de transportistas, informó la Policía Nacional en su cuenta de Twitter. Agregó que, debido a los disturbios del martes, hay unos 18 detenidos que serán denunciados por la posible
Continue ReadingKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Supreme Court has thrown out the convictions of a Kansas City man who has spent 16 years in prison for a slaying that he and others contend he did not commit. In a two-paragraph order Tuesday setting aside Keith Carnes’ convictions, the state’s high court also ordered that
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