CNN, KCBD, KOCO By Clare Duffy, CNN Business In the wake of the Supreme Court’s controversial decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, people have flooded social media platforms with information about how to access in-person or medication abortions to help those in states that have outlawed the procedure or could soon do so. But the
Continue ReadingATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s coast guard says it has prevented more than a thousand migrants and refugees crossing to its islands in boats from the nearby coast of Turkey over the past three days. The agency said it had turned back boats in 24 separate incidents involving an estimated 1,130 people, near five Greek
Continue ReadingAssociated Press General Electric CEO Larry Culp is taking on the additional role of CEO of the company’s aviation business. GE said Monday that aviation’s current CEO, John Slattery, will now serve as executive vice president and chief commercial officer of the business. GE announced in November that it would divide itself into three public
Continue ReadingBy Ariane de Vogue and Chandelis Duster, CNN The Supreme Court on Monday ruled in favor of two doctors who were convicted of prescribing dangerous opioids without valid medical justification in violation of federal law. Lawyers for the doctors appealed their convictions, arguing that a jury should have been able to consider whether they reasonably
Continue ReadingGOOD MONDAY MORNING, EVERYONE… After quite the hot weekend, we can expect one more hot day today. With plenty of sunshine, our highs will reach the mid to upper 90’s. Westerly breezes will stay light for much to the morning and turn a bit gusty through the afternoon. Breezes become light and variable this evening
Continue ReadingBy Tina Burnside, CNN A Georgia man who was recently sentenced to death in the killing of two prison guards in 2017 died Sunday in an apparent suicide, according to a news release from the Georgia Department of Corrections. Ricky Dubose was found unresponsive in his cell Sunday by correctional officers at the Georgia Diagnostic
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week. MOVIES — The biggest new movie streaming this week is “The Princess,” coming to Hulu on Friday, starring Joey King as a royal who refuses to marry her intended
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey Lil Nas X is calling out the BET Awards for a lack of inclusivity. The rapper and recording artist has expressed his disappointment that he was shut out of nominations this year. Earlier this month, he tweeted: “thank you bet awards. an outstanding zero nominations again. black excellence.” He added that he
Continue ReadingBy Rachel Ramirez Before the era of satellites, it was next to impossible to know whether a hurricane occurred out in the open ocean unless a ship was unlucky enough to run into it. And scientists for decades have been trying to piece together a historical record to better understand how the climate crisis is
Continue ReadingBy LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer U.S. health authorities are facing a critical decision: whether to offer new COVID-19 booster shots this fall that are modified to better match recent changes of the shape-shifting coronavirus. Moderna and Pfizer have tested updated shots against the super-contagious omicron variant, and advisers to the Food and Drug Administration
Continue ReadingBy LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer U.S. health authorities are facing a critical decision: whether to offer new COVID-19 booster shots this fall that are modified to better match recent changes of the shape-shifting coronavirus. Moderna and Pfizer have tested updated shots against the super-contagious omicron variant, and advisers to the Food and Drug Administration
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By Sharon Chen Click here for updates on this story RIVERSIDE, Missouri (KCTV) — One week away from the Independence Day holiday and sales are sizzling at Fireworks stores around the metro. “We’ve got some artillery shells, a lot of rockets,” said Lenin Sanchez. Lenin and the family just stocked up and they’re ready to
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — The company planning to buy Donald Trump’s new social media business disclosed Monday that it has received subpoenas from a federal grand jury in New York. Shares of Digital World Acquisition Corp. dropped almost 10% Monday as the company reported that the subpoenas and related investigations by the Justice Department and
Continue ReadingNICE, France (AP) — French club Nice has hired Lucien Favre as coach saying he replaced Christophe Galtier who is expected to take over at Paris Saint-Germain. Nice says Favre returns after a first spell that was “engraved in the history” of the club. Favre’s first season in 2016-17 ended with a third-place finish in
Continue ReadingBy Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Business Whether or not the US economy falls into an official recession, there are still plenty of difficult financial and economic factors hitting investors and consumers. Take inflation. Prices in May rose 8.6% from a year ago — the fastest rate in 40 years. Add to that stocks that are now
Continue ReadingGENEVA (AP) — The Swiss intelligence service says authorities should do whatever they can to prevent Russian spies who have been expelled from Western countries after President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine from turning up in countries like Switzerland. The Federal Intelligence Service released its annual report Monday. It surveyed an array of threats including
Continue ReadingCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Five-time All-Pro linebacker Luke Kuechly is returning to the Carolina Panthers as a member of its radio broadcast team. A seven-time Pro Bowler who retired in 2020, Kuechly will be joining play-by-play announcer Anish Shroff and either Jordan Gross or Jake Delhomme for seven games this season. Kuechly will be in
Continue ReadingBy MUNIR AHMED and ASIM TANVEER Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan has sentenced one of the militants linked to the 2008 terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India to 15 years in prison for terror financing unrelated to the assaults. That’s according to court documents viewed by The Associated Press on Monday. Sajid Majeed Mir, 43,
Continue ReadingBy Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business The first half of the year was lousy for investors as stocks sank, cryptocurrencies crashed and even the supposedly less risky bond market performed poorly. That bond slump is bad news for conservative investors, retirees living on a fixed income and anyone trying to buy a house. But
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Activistas por el derecho al aborto en todo el país están enviando un mensaje claro después de la anulación del histórico fallo Roe v. Wade: no se están echando atrás. Desde Minnesota hasta California y Florida, se planean más de una docena de protestas este lunes contra la decisión de
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