By Peyton Headlee Click here for updates on this story LENEXA, Kansas (KMBC) — In Lenexa, a runaway pet is finally back home. That pet — a 17-year-old tortoise who had been on the run for nine months. Fredericka the tortoise lives in Lenexa with her owner Jan Langton. She has been her proud owner
Continue ReadingBy WXII Staff Click here for updates on this story BURLINGTON, North Carolina (WXII) — The Board of Education for the Alamance-Burlington School System says more than 80 students from the district will not be allowed to participate in upcoming graduation ceremonies. “These students were identified entering our school buildings as part of senior pranks
Continue ReadingBy Claire Metz Click here for updates on this story NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Florida (WESH) — A New Smyrna Beach man had an amazing reunion on Tuesday with a woman he rescued from a sinking boat 41 years ago. “I’ll never forget him. I can’t thank him enough. He’s truly my hero,” Memory Wilks said.
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey (CNN) — Simon Cowell hit the golden buzzer for a very special contestant on “America’s Got Talent.” Seventeen-year-old Putri Ariani blew the judges away with her audition, receiving a standing ovation from the audience and the judges following her performance. “They are going crazy for you,” judge Sofia Vergara told her. Ariani
Continue ReadingBy Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — When asked serious public health questions related to abuse, suicide or other medical crises, the online chatbot tool ChatGPT provided critical resources – such as what 1-800 lifeline number to call for help – only about 22% of the time in a new study. The research, published Wednesday in
Continue ReadingBy ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal grand jury investigating Donald Trump in Florida heard from at least one additional witness Wednesday amid signs that the Justice Department was moving toward a possible indictment over the former president’s mishandling of classified documents. In the last week, his lawyers have met with Justice
Continue ReadingZURICH (AP) — An advertising regulator says FIFA made false claims about last year’s World Cup in Qatar being carbon neutral. The Swiss Commission for Fairness says FIFA was “not able to provide proof that the claims were accurate.” The commission judged complaints filed by environmental groups in five European countries. The commission says it
Continue ReadingZURICH (AP) — An advertising regulator says FIFA made false claims about last year’s World Cup in Qatar being carbon neutral. The Swiss Commission for Fairness says FIFA was “not able to provide proof that the claims were accurate.” The commission judged complaints filed by environmental groups in five European countries. The commission says it
Continue ReadingBy MARIA CHENG AP Medical Writer LONDON (AP) — Pope Francis emerged from a three-hour abdominal surgery at a Rome hospital on Wednesday evening, with no known complications, the Vatican said. The procedure was necessary to repair a painful hernia the pontiff developed, linked to a 2021 operation to remove a significant portion of his
Continue ReadingBy HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer PARIS (AP) — Coco Gauff has lost in the French Open quarterfinals to two-time champion Iga Swiatek in a rematch of last year’s final at Roland Garros. The No. 1-ranked Swiatek won 6-4, 6-2 on Wednesday and has not dropped a set in the tournament. Swiatek will face 14th-seeded
Continue ReadingBy KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Federal appeals court judges are seeking compromise among attorneys involved in a fight over government mandates for preventive health care. A federal judge in Texas ruled earlier this year that the Affordable Care Act’s requirements that insurers provide coverage for many types of preventive care were
Continue ReadingPRAGUE (AP) — Police say Fiorentina fans attacked West Ham supporters in a bar in downtown Prague ahead of the Europa Conference League final. They say three West Ham fans and one police officers were injured in the incident while 16 people have been detained. Police are still investigating the incident. Thousands of West Ham
Continue ReadingBy Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — When the golden light of the evening sun slants long across a vineyard’s even green rows and dances upon your glass as you sip wine on the terrace, it’s easy to embrace the importance of terroir. That’s the special character a wine earns from its environmental conditions, particularly soil
Continue ReadingBy TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Borussia Dortmund says it has reached an agreement to send Jude Bellingham to Real Madrid for a fee that could reach more than $139 million. Dortmund says the fixed fee will be $110 million. Variables could reach more than $32 million in total during the next
Continue ReadingBy PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Security guards at London’s Heathrow Airport will escalate their strike action over pay into the busy summer months. The Unite union said Wednesday that more than 2,000 of its members will walk out for 31 days from June 24 through to Aug. 27. It’s a move that
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Coca-Cola lanzó un nuevo sabor de edición limitada para “gamers”, un grupo demográfico cada vez más buscado por las grandes marcas de alimentos y bebidas. Para este nuevo sabor, llamado Coca-Cola Ultimate, el fabricante de refrescos se asoció con Riot Games, que publica el juego multijugador en línea League of
Continue ReadingATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek officials have launched a series of high-level contacts with the newly elected government in Turkey in an effort to counter a surge in attempted crossings by migrants over a river that divides the two countries. Defense Minister Alkiviades Stephanis spoke on a call Wednesday with his Turkish counterpart Yasar Guler,
Continue ReadingBy CNN staff (CNN) — Former Vice President Mike Pence will participate in a CNN town hall on Wednesday following the official launch of his 2024 presidential campaign earlier in the day. Pence, who served as President Donald Trump’s second-in-command from 2017 to 2021, has for months been positioning himself as a contender for the
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry has rejected a suggestion that a lack of evidence meant his phone wasn’t hacked by reporters for Mirror Group Newspapers. The Duke of Sussex said Wednesday that he didn’t believe the publisher’s denials and that phone hacking occurred on an industrial scale at British tabloids
Continue ReadingKYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine has appointed former Tottenham striker Serhiy Rebrov as coach of the men’s national soccer team as it aims to qualify for next year’s European Championship despite being unable to play at home because of the Russian invasion. Rebrov signed a three-year contract. He is the first permanent coach since Oleksandr
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