Former Iowa physician charged with sex trafficking faces new civil lawsuit
By Web staff Click here for updates on this story DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) — An Ames man facing more than a dozen sex trafficking charges is now…
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Should college essays touch on race? Some feel the affirmative action ruling leaves them no choice
By COLLIN BINKLEY, ANNIE MA and NOREEN NASIR Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — When she started writing her college essay, Hillary Amofa told the…
Continue ReadingShould college essays touch on race? Some feel the affirmative action ruling leaves them no choice
By COLLIN BINKLEY, ANNIE MA and NOREEN NASIR Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — When she started writing her college essay, Hillary Amofa told the…
Continue ReadingNCAA President Charlie Baker urges states with legal wagering to ban prop bets on college athletes
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Sports Writer In the midst of March Madness, the NCAA is pushing for states with legal wagering on sporting events to…
Continue ReadingOlivia Colman and Jessie Buckley on the joys of foul language and friendship
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Olivia Colman and Jessie Buckley play women brought together by letters in the new film “Wicked…
Continue ReadingNigerian parents finally get a chance to see their children who spent more than 2 weeks in captivity
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press KADUNA, Nigeria (AP) — Parents of more than 130 Nigerian schoolchildren who were rescued after more than two…
Continue ReadingThe British royal family learns that if you don’t fill an information vacuum, someone else will
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A media frenzy was born on Feb. 27, when the hashtag #WhereIsKate exploded online with speculation…
Continue ReadingApple announces Worldwide Developers Conference dates, in-person event
Apple has announced their annual developers conference will take place June 10 through June 14. The big summer event will be live-streamed, but some…
Continue ReadingCorrection: Small Business-Tax Season Tips story
In a story published March 27, 2024, about small business tax tips, The Associated Press erroneously reported the name of BDO Global. It is BDO, not…
Continue ReadingSettlement reached in lawsuit between Disney and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ allies
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Allies of Gov. Ron DeSantis and Disney reached a settlement agreement Wednesday in a state…
Continue ReadingYellen says China’s rapid buildout of its green energy industry ‘distorts global prices’
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen called out China’s excess production in green energy,…
Continue ReadingHere’s what we know about the allegations against Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Only a week has passed since the Los Angeles Dodgers abruptly fired Ippei Mizuhara, the…
Continue ReadingFirefighters rescue child on bike pinned under school bus in Vancouver
By Web staff Click here for updates on this story VANCOUVER, Washington (KPTV) — A child has been hospitalized after…
Continue ReadingAn inside look at the challenges in the organ donation process
By Audrey Russo Click here for updates on this story ANSONIA, Connecticut (WFSB) — Ahead of National Donate Life Month,…
Continue ReadingProtestors scale cranes, tether themselves to equipment at another Midtown worksite
By Jennifer Lifsey and Don Shipman Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WANF) — Protestors have once…
Continue ReadingBanksy tree mural that sprouted in London is fenced off after apparent vandalism
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — It was nice while it lasted. An environmentally themed mural by elusive street artist Banksy that…
Continue ReadingIsrael-Hamas ceasefire talks are ‘stuck but ongoing,’ sources tell CNN
By Alex Marquardt and Jeremy Diamond, CNN Talks over a hostage deal and a ceasefire in Gaza between Israel and Hamas have reached another stalemate…
Continue ReadingQuran-burning Iraqi man who faces an expulsion order from Sweden plans to seek asylum in Norway
STOCKHOLM (AP) — An Iraqi man who carried out several Quran burnings in Sweden has told a newspaper in the country that he would seek asylum in…
Continue ReadingKia invests in new compact car even though the segment is shrinking as Americans buy SUVs and trucks
NEW YORK (AP) — Kia is rolling out a revamped compact car in the U.S. even though sales of the small cars are dropping as the nation continues to…
Continue Reading‘It’s amazing’: 90-year-old mail carrier recognized for nearly 65 years at USPS
WNEM, FAMILY PHOTOS, CNN By Lauren Piesko Click here for updates on this story SAGINAW, Michigan (WNEM) — Rain, snow,…
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