By JuYeon Kim Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KSHB) — Telle Tire on Main Street in Kansas City, Missouri, has seen an uptick in customers due to damage from construction and aging roads. The shop responds to at least 20 service calls daily, around 50 to 60 percent of which
Continue ReadingBy MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s military says a soldier who was stabbed last month from behind a barrier at the border with Belarus has died. It says the soldier was stabbed in the chest by a migrant who reached through the border barrier bars. The soldier was hospitalized in serious
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Get ready for both a familiar and a new face turning chairs on “The Voice.” It was announced Wednesday that Maroon 5 lead singer Adam Levine is returning to the NBC singing competition and will be joined by a new coach, country and pop singer/songwriter Kelsea Ballerini. The
Continue ReadingBy Lily O’Shea Becker Click here for updates on this story LAWRENCE, Kansas (KSHB) — Papercut artist Rosa Leff visited Lawrence for only the second time this weekend to debut her exhibit at the Lawrence Arts Center. The arts center found Leff, who is known for creating cityscape papercuts, online and asked her to create
Continue ReadingBy Jeremy Lee Click here for updates on this story WAIKOLOA VILLAGE, Hawaii (KITV) — On Hawaii Island, efforts have been underway to prevent the spread of the coconut rhinoceros beetle. The invasive insect has been found in Waikoloa village several times since last October 2023. Palm trees, threatened by the beetle, aren’t anywhere near
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — It sounds like Jennifer Lopez is trying to keep it positive. Following her cancellation last week of her summer concert tour so she could spend more time with her family, Lopez has offered a note of gratitude to her fans. Visitors to her On The Jlo were greeted
Continue ReadingPENDLETON, Ind. (AP) — A man charged with killing an Indiana police officer has died at a state prison while awaiting trial. Authorities say Phillip Lee was alone in his cell and unresponsive early Thursday. Lee was charged with murder and other crimes in the death of Richmond Officer Seara Burton, who was shot in
Continue ReadingBy Kayli Pascal-Martinez Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU (KITV) — A women’s rowing team, Hericane, announced that it will make its way to Hawaii, across the Pacific Ocean, all the way from California. Engage Communication, a mission critical telecommunication solutions, announced its recent sponsorship to Hericane, an all women’s rowing team. Hericane
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Red Lobster wants to close several dozen more restaurants following its bankruptcy, and it has identified which ones are in danger of shutting down if the court approves its plan. The chain, which brought affordable shrimp and lobster to middle-class America and grew to become the largest
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer The NHL is getting the “Drive to Survive” treatment, with a hockey series from the makers of the popular Formula 1 show coming to Prime Video in the fall. After getting players to buy in to the project with Box to Box Films, the league is hoping for the
Continue ReadingSPRINGFIELD, Va. (AP) — Police in northern Virginia say a child and two adults walking on a railroad bridge were killed when they were struck by a train. Fairfax County Police say their preliminary investigation shows that the three were walking on the elevated tracks near Accotink Park Road in Springfield when they were struck.
Continue ReadingBy MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer Artificial intelligence systems like ChatGPT could soon run out of what keeps making them smarter — the tens of trillions of words people have written and shared online. A new study released Thursday by research group Epoch AI projects that tech companies will exhaust the supply of publicly available
Continue ReadingATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities have confirmed that they are searching for Michael Mosley, a well-known British television doctor who popularized intermittent fasting for weight loss. Greek police said Thursday that a broad search and rescue operation is underway on Symi, which is on the eastern side of the Aegean Sea and not far
Continue ReadingBy DIARLEI RODRIGUES and GABRIELA SÁ PESSOA Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — When Rio de Janeiro hosted the Olympics in 2016, videos of the extensive lagoon complex surrounding the Olympic Park were everywhere. Long polluted by sewage and garbage, many hoped the surge of investments tied to the international sports event would restore
Continue ReadingBy Brittany Breeding Click here for updates on this story CADDO PARISH, Louisiana (KTBS) — It’s been nearly a year since a mass shooting at a Fourth of July party in Shreveport left four people dead and injured seven others. Now, a Caddo Parish sheriff’s deputy is being honored for his heroic actions that night.
Continue ReadingBy Kimberly King Click here for updates on this story HENDERSONVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — The Hendersonville, North Carolina, aquarium that owns Charlotte the stingray has temporarily closed in the wake of the May 30 announcement that the fish that gained international fame in February for becoming pregnant without a male mate was no longer
Continue ReadingBy Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — The US job market showed a softer side in April when just 175,000 jobs were added, marking one of the weakest months in the past three years. It was also well shy of economists’ expectations (for 235,000 jobs added) and sharply lower than the 315,000 net gain for March.
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By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer SpaceX’s mega Starship rocket completed its first full test flight Thursday, returning to Earth without exploding after blasting off from Texas. It was the fourth launch of the world’s biggest and most powerful rocket, standing nearly 400 feet (121 meters) tall. The three previous flight demos ended in explosions.
Continue ReadingBy MATT OTT AP Business Writer The number of Americans applying for jobless claims rose last week, but layoffs remain at healthy levels despite lingering inflation and high interest rates. Unemployment benefit applications for the week ending June 1 rose by 8,000 to 229,000, up from 221,000 the week before, the Labor Department reported Thursday.
Continue ReadingBy Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — A searing heat dome will reach peak intensity Thursday afternoon and usher in the hottest day of the year so far for millions in the western US. Temperatures Thursday topped out up to 25 degrees above what’s normal for the time of the year, making it feel like
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