By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Kansas will play its entire schedule on the road next season, though some of those games will be played just down the road in venues that should create a home atmosphere. The school is building a new stadium and had hoped to play in the
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Kate Hudson may be known for playing the queen of all rock groupies in the Oscar-winning film “Almost Famous,” but she’s on her way to amassing her own gaggle of “band-aids” as she launches her own singing career. On Tuesday, Hudson released her debut single “Talk About Love,” a
Continue ReadingBy CAROLINA BORGES Click here for updates on this story FLORIDA CITY, Florida (WSVN) — After a vicious attack on a wheelchair-bound man in Florida City, officials have decided to put down two dogs involved in the incident. One dog was euthanized on Monday while the other is scheduled for humane euthanasia on Tuesday. The
Continue ReadingBy OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The number of western monarch butterflies overwintering in California dropped by 30% last year, likely due to how wet it was, researchers said Tuesday. Volunteers who visited sites in California and Arizona around Thanksgiving tallied more than 230,000 butterflies, compared to 330,000 in 2022, according
Continue ReadingBy OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The number of western monarch butterflies overwintering in California dropped by 30% last year, likely due to how wet it was, researchers said Tuesday. Volunteers who visited sites in California and Arizona around Thanksgiving tallied more than 230,000 butterflies, compared to 330,000 in 2022, according
Continue ReadingBUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — An Argentine court has overturned labor rules proposed by President Javier Milei that would make it easier to fire workers, in a new blow to the leader’s efforts to shake up regulations that he says have hampered the country’s struggling economy. The appeals court already temporarily suspended the incoming president’s
Continue ReadingBy Jesse Sarles, Jennifer McRae Click here for updates on this story COLORADO (KCNC) — An Amtrak train with dozens of people on board derailed in Northern Colorado after hitting a semi truck that was obstructing the tracks. It happened on Monday night near Keenesburg in Weld County. Officials with Amtrak say the eastbound train
Continue ReadingBy Anna Bahney, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — Half of renters in the United States have found themselves paying more than they can afford, following years of surging rents. But an increase in the construction of multiple-unit buildings has boosted the supply of apartments, which is slowly beginning to rein in runaway rents. Nationally, rents
Continue ReadingBy Bryan Mena, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady Wednesday for the fourth straight meeting, keeping its benchmark lending rate at a 23-year high, as Wall Street eagerly awaits rate cuts sometime this year. The central bank has raised rates 11 times since March 2022 in a bid to combat the
Continue ReadingBy LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Molly Manning Walker makes her directorial debut with “How to Have Sex,” a cheekily titled film about three British teens on a booze-fueled holiday trip in Greece. Tara (Mia McKenna-Bruce) and her two friends, Em (Enva Lewis) and Skye (Lara Peake) are looking to drink and dance and meet
Continue ReadingDry and mild weather has reduced the base at most of the resorts. The warmer conditions continue into the middle of the week and beyond but will be chilly enough to support some snow overnight. The forecast is calling for some off and on snow each of the next several days so expect to see
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El presidente de la Cámara de Representantes, Mike Johnson, dijo en privado a los republicanos de la Cámara de Representantes que el acuerdo bipartidista de inmigración del Senado “no puede continuar”, según los legisladores que asistieron a una reunión a puerta cerrada el martes, el último golpe a un importante paquete
Continue ReadingBy Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — More than 2.5 million cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis were reported in the United States in 2022 as the country’s epidemic of sexually transmitted infections continues to grow. Chlamydia accounted for about two-thirds of the STIs that were reported in 2022, according to an annual report published Tuesday
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The area is on the mild and dry side, with only slight chances for some light precipitation before sunrise Wednesday. Winds are the main feature that could cause some issues Wednesday afternoon as gusts near 35 mph are possible. The lows tonight will once again be in the middle 40s along 97 with southern cities
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — The television audiences for the NFL playoffs and last Sunday’s conference championship games are the highest on record going back to 1988. According to the league and Nielsen, the first three weekends of the postseason averaged 38.5 million viewers on television and digital platforms, a 9% increase over last year. The
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin judge has ordered the Wisconsin Elections Commission to implement his ruling allowing election clerks to accept absentee ballots that have partial witness addresses, a decision that is expected to expand the number of ballots that will be counted in battleground Wisconsin. Each of the
Continue ReadingBy Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — PayPal is cutting about 9% of its workforce, the company said Tuesday. The layoffs join the long list of tech companies that have trimmed staff, from Amazon to eBay, in just the first month of the new year. CEO Alex Chriss cited the need to push forward
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Preliminary figures from Mexico’s National Statistics Institute show the country’s economy barely eked out a 0.1% increase in the fourth quarter, bringing estimated growth for 2023 to 3.1%. Services advanced 0.1% in the fourth quarter while agricultural output declined by the same amount. Manufacturing remained unchanged. Inflation declined to 4.66% by
Continue ReadingBy JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Farmers have captured France’s attention by showering government offices with manure and snarling Parisian traffic with barricades of tractors and hay bales. The farmers say their protests aren’t a moment too soon. Grievances have long been brewing in the European Union’s leading agricultural power. The war between
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer McRae Click here for updates on this story PENROSE, Colorado (KCNC) — One of the co-owners of the Return to Nature Funeral Home in Penrose has bonded out of custody. Jon Hallford posted bond late Monday night. Earlier this month, a judge reduced his bond from $2 million to $100,000. Jon and Carie
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