By Jenna Barackman Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — Jeffrey Tyler, 67, pled guilty in federal court today to stealing more than $340,000 by continuing to collect his grandmother’s veteran survivor benefits almost three decades after her death in 1993. The Lee’s Summit man pled guilty to one count
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — A 25-year-old man was sentenced on Tuesday after he pleaded guilty in connection with the stabbing of his 18-month-old son. According to the Blue Springs Police Department, a car driven by Tabatha Ong was involved in a crash at the
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — Paris Saint-Germain has signed highly-rated midfielder Cher Ndour. The Italian teenager is the team’s sixth new signing of the offseason. PSG has been active on the transfer market following the departure of Messi and Sergio Ramos coupled with the uncertainties regarding the future of Kylian Mbappé at the club. The club fired
Continue ReadingBy ED KOMENDA Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Nick Brown, who recently stepped down as U.S. attorney in Seattle, announced Wednesday he’s running to be Washington’s next attorney general, setting up a contest with state Sen. Manka Dhingra, a longtime prosecutor herself. Brown, 46, served less than two years as the top federal prosecutor for
Continue ReadingBy Bryant McCray Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin (WDJT) — In two days, thousands of motorcyclists will be hitting the streets of Milwaukee celebrating Harley’s anniversary, and on Saturday, women are revving up their hogs for a worthy cause. For Nikki Panico, this is the sound of freedom. This bike is
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business New York (CNN) — Domino’s Pizza has long been a holdout of using third-party delivery apps in the United States. But now, the pizza chain has struck a deal with one of the world’s largest food delivery services. Customers can soon order Domino’s full menu on Uber Eats and Postmates,
Continue ReadingBy Anna Cooban, CNN London (CNN) — The chief executive of an Indian startup laid off 90% of his support staff after the firm built a chatbot powered by artificial intelligence that he says can handle customer queries much faster than his employees. Summit Shah, the founder and CEO of Dukaan, a Bangalore-based e-commerce company,
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — ¡Qué diferencia hace un año! La inflación anual de EE.UU. se redujo al 3% el mes pasado, según el último índice de precios al consumidor publicado el miércoles por la Oficina de Estadísticas Laborales. Eso es un fuerte enfriamiento desde junio del año pasado, cuando la inflación se disparó al 9,1%,
Continue ReadingBy MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The Webb Space Telescope is marking one year of cosmic photographs with one of its best yet: the dramatic close-up of dozens of stars at the moment of birth. NASA unveiled the latest snapshot Wednesday, revealing 50 baby stars in a cloud complex 390
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press HIGHLAND, Ill. (AP) — A Greyhound passenger bus crashed into three tractor-trailers parked along a highway exit to a rest area early Wednesday in southern Illinois, killing three people and injuring 14 others, some seriously, state police said. The St. Louis-bound bus was traveling westbound along Interstate 70 in Madison County
Continue ReadingMichelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — There was no jackpot winner in Tuesday night’s Mega Millions drawing according to the lottery’s website, prompting another drawing scheduled for Friday at 11 p.m. ET. The estimated jackpot is up to $560 million, Mega Millions said. There were at least three ‘Match 5’ winners from Tuesday’s drawing, with one
Continue ReadingBy JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spain is sweltering under an unrelenting heat wave as temperatures start to build toward what is forecast to be a torrid weekend across southern Europe. Spain’s weather service says thermometers could potentially hit 113 degrees Fahrenheit in some areas of the Iberian Peninsula, which are under
Continue ReadingCNN By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — Spending at US retailers rose in June for the third month in a row, in a subdued show of resilience from American consumers. Retail spending, which is adjusted for seasonality but not inflation, rose 0.2% in June, the Commerce Department reported Tuesday. That was a slower
Continue ReadingBy Alicia Wallace, CNN Minneapolis (CNN) — What a difference a year makes. US annual inflation slowed to 3% last month, according to the latest Consumer Price Index released Wednesday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That’s a sharp cooldown from June of last year, when surging energy costs helped inflation spike to 9.1% —
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — After two years of painfully high prices, inflation in the United States has reached its lowest point in more than two years — 3% in June compared with a year earlier — thanks in part to easing prices for gasoline, airline fares, used cars and groceries.
Continue ReadingBy PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The Bank of England has warned that households across the U.K. are facing mounting problems from the sharp increase in interest rates but says the country’s biggest banks are resilient enough to offer more help than they were able to before the global financial crisis 15 years
Continue ReadingVILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez says his country will sign on to a Group of Seven declaration on security guarantees for Ukraine. Spain isn’t a G-7 nation but has helped Ukraine with military and humanitarian aid, including Leopard tanks. Sánchez’s government also announced on Wednesday that it plans to deploy some
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story DETROIT, Michigan (WWJ) — A 43-year-old Oklahoma man charged with kidnapping and criminal sexual conduct in Macomb County has been sentenced. According to the Macomb County Prosecutor’s Office, Bryan Harper was sentenced on Tuesday to at least 12 years for two counts of first-degree criminal
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story DETROIT, Michigan (WWJ) — A Detroit man pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiring with a former contract worker from the Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency and stealing more than $550,000. The U.S. Attorney’s Office says William Haynes, 26, admitted to conspiring with former contract worker, Autumn Mims,
Continue ReadingBy Amy Woodyatt and Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) — Former world No. 1 Naomi Osaka has given birth to a daughter, the WTA announced. The four-time major champion announced her pregnancy in January, posting a photo of an ultrasound scan on her social media accounts, and in June, she confirmed that she and her boyfriend,
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