By Jack Laurie Click here for updates on this story LAKE OZARK, Missouri (KOMU) — The Lake Ozark Fire Protection District announced Tuesday it will be adding a new kind of life-saving equipment to its medical arsenal: oxygen masks for pets. According to a press release, the new masks come after a recent residential fire
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN A different show might go on now that Todd and Julie Chrisley are in prison. The couple’s daughter said in an episode of her podcast “Unlocked with Savannah Chrisley” that the family will embark on another reality series about their lives since her parents recently began serving federal prison sentences
Continue ReadingBy JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas ethics commission has been investigating Republican campaign activities for at least a year. Now, the GOP-controlled Legislature is moving to reduce the agency’s power and legalize practices apparently under scrutiny. Republicans back a bill to overhaul the Governmental Ethics Commission and rewrite campaign
Continue ReadingBy Pete Muntean, MJ Lee and Maegan Vazquez, CNN Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg will visit the site of the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, on Thursday. The secretary has come under intense pressure from East Palestine residents and other critics to visit the town in the wake of the February 3 derailment of a
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore, CNN Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw pledged Tuesday the freight railroad will spend $6.5 million to help those affected by the release of toxic chemicals from its derailment nearly three weeks ago in East Palestine, Ohio. But in a plan released earlier this year, the company said it’s planning to spend more
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — La exgobernadora de Carolina del Sur, Nikki Haley, defendió el derecho de los estados a separarse de Estados Unidos, el Mes de la Historia Confederada de Carolina del Sur y la bandera confederada en una entrevista concedida en 2010 a un grupo activista local que “lucha contra los ataques a la
Continue ReadingAMSTERDAM (AP) — Automaker Stellantis says earnings grew in 2022 from a year earlier and its push into electric vehicles led to a jump in sales even as it faces growing competition from the industrywide shift. The company says net revenue of 179.6 billion euros was up 18% from 2021. It reported net profit of
Continue ReadingBy George Ramsay, CNN The wreckage of Romain Grosjean’s Formula One car from his crash at the 2020 Bahrain Grand Prix will be displayed at an exhibition in Madrid next month. Grosjean was trapped in the flaming car for 28 seconds after colliding with the track wall at close to 120 miles per hour. He
Continue ReadingBy Brittni Johnson Click here for updates on this story IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (eastidahonews.com) — A 52-year-old Idaho Falls mother is living a “bad dream” and wishes she could wake up from it. Jana Nelson is married to her husband Kenny and has two children and two stepchildren. For years, she was an independent and
Continue ReadingBy Sam Fossum, CNN The Biden administration on Wednesday sanctioned a network of Sinaloa Cartel members and associated entities for their involvement in the illegal and deadly fentanyl and methamphetamine trade, providing chemicals to “super labs” that produce illicit drugs for the cartel once run by the notorious drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmán. In
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Several British supermarket chains have limited the amount of some fresh fruits and vegetables that customers can buy amid shortages blamed on bad weather in Spain and Morocco. Tesco, the U.K.’s largest grocery chain, said Wednesday that it would temporarily limit customers to buying three items each of tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers.
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Several British supermarket chains have limited the amount of some fresh fruits and vegetables that customers can buy amid shortages blamed on bad weather in Spain and Morocco. Tesco, the U.K.’s largest grocery chain, said Wednesday that it would temporarily limit customers to buying three items each of tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers.
Continue ReadingBy Nathan Hodge, CNN One day after delivering a state of the nation speech before Russia’s parliament, President Vladimir Putin made an appearance before a flag-waving crowd at Moscow’s Luzhniki stadium. It was a chilling spectacle. The Kremlin leader was essentially presiding over a militaristic pep rally aimed at drumming up public support for his
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Korn Vanderbilt University’s Peabody School has apologized to students for using artificial intelligence to write an email about a mass shooting at another university, saying the distribution of the note did not follow the school’s usual processes. Last Friday, the Tennessee-based school emailed its student body to address the tragedy at Michigan State
Continue ReadingBy IAN PHILLIPS Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The United Nations’ educational, scientific and cultural agency chief is urging a global conversation on the regulation of social media and its role in the spread of misinformation in order to make the internet a safer place. Audrey Azoulay, the director general of UNESCO, addressed a gathering
Continue ReadingBy IAN PHILLIPS Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The United Nations’ educational, scientific and cultural agency chief is urging a global conversation on the regulation of social media and its role in the spread of misinformation in order to make the internet a safer place. Audrey Azoulay, the director general of UNESCO, addressed a gathering
Continue ReadingReview by Brian Lowry, CNN Landing on Netflix as the trial of Alex Murdaugh continues, “Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal” will certainly benefit from its timeliness, but this three-part production isn’t as compelling as its subject matter. Relying almost entirely on those involved to tell the story, the project has a slapdash feel from beginning
Continue ReadingBy Julia Horowitz, CNN JPMorgan Chase is temporarily clamping down on the use of ChatGPT among its employees, as the buzzy AI chatbot explodes in popularity. The biggest US bank has restricted its use among global staff, according to a person familiar with the matter. The decision was taken not because of a particular issue,
Continue ReadingBy TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Air Force is expanding its review of cancers among its nuclear missile corps. It now will include all personnel who worked on, guarded, supported or operated the nation’s ground-based warheads, at the three bases that house the 450 silo-based Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles. The broader
Continue ReadingBy ALI ZERDIN Associated Press LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — Slovenia’s iconic band Laibach will hold a concert in Ukraine’s capital next month, saying this will make them the first foreign band to perform a full show in Kyiv since the beginning of Russia’s invasion last February. The band said Wednesday they will hold a “very
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