By KCTV Staff Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — Newly re-elected Mayor Quinton Lucas will get a bump in salary, along with Kansas City Council members. They voted to approve a 15 percent pay increase to their salaries on Thursday, the first such increase in four years. The salary
Continue ReadingBy MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Central America is experiencing a wave of unrest that is remarkable even for a region whose history is riddled with turbulence. The most recent example is political upheaval in Guatemala as the country heads for a runoff presidential election in August. A look at various events
Continue ReadingBy Gabe Swartz and Zoe Brown Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — Storm damage and power outages were reported throughout the Kansas City metro Friday afternoon. KCTV’s Mark Poulose was in Lenexa, Kansas, where a tree fell down in a neighborhood near 87th Street and I-35. The Kansas City,
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — La Policía de Ecuador y la Fiscalía General del Estado informaron este viernes que en un operativo en Guayaquil las autoridades capturaron a dos personas, a quienes consideran autores materiales del asesinato de cuatro personas el 30 de marzo, incluyendo al empresario Rubén Cherres, que era buscado como
Continue ReadingBy BRUCE SCHREINER and DYLAN LOVAN Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s ban on gender-affirming care for young transgender people has been restored by a federal judge. The judge lifted on Friday an injunction he issued last month that temporarily blocked the restrictions. The latest ruling means the Kentucky prohibition takes effect. It prevents
Continue ReadingTORONTO (AP) — Scott Dixon loves racing in Toronto with good reason. The IndyCar driver from New Zealand has won four times on the street course, including last year. He has work to do this weekend, trailing Chip Ganassi Racing teammate Alex Palou and series leader by 110 points. The track has changed since Dixon’s
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — Un bebé de 9 meses murió en Florida después de que su madre adolescente supuestamente pusiera fentanilo en el biberón antes de acostarlo para dormir la siesta, dijo el sheriff del condado de Nassau, Bill Leeper. Los agentes acudieron este lunes a una casa en el área de Callahan tras una
Continue ReadingBy Jessica Willey Click here for updates on this story HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A young mother who was arrested after she, her daughter, and her dog were found sleeping in her car says she is homeless. Miriah Holmes, 24, was charged with felony child endangerment and animal cruelty, a misdemeanor. On Tuesday, Harris
Continue ReadingBy Mycah Hatfield Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Less than six months after a double murder of friends in the Timbergrove area, the suspects in the case are back on U.S. soil. Polie Phan and Jaiden Vu Nguyen were taken into custody by authorities in Vietnam, according to the
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El presidente Joe Biden recaudó US$ 72 millones para su reelección y para el Partido Demócrata en el primer trimestre desde que lanzó su candidatura a la reelección en abril, según anunció su campaña este viernes. Esta cifra podría ayudar a disipar algunas dudas sobre la capacidad del mandatario para recaudar
Continue Readingby Eric Zerkel, CNN (CNN) — A recent outbreak of wildfires in western Canada is again sending a plume of unhealthy smoke into the United States. Air quality alerts were in effect Saturday for at least eight states across the northern Plains and upper Midwest as smoke from the wildfires returns. Smoke will be heaviest
Continue ReadingEllie Stevens (CNN) — Three graphic designers are suing Chinese fast-fashion giant Shein over what they allege is “egregious” copyright infringement and racketeering. In the lawsuit, which was filed in a California federal court Tuesday, the designers allege Shein produced and sold exact copies of their designs. They claim Shein uses “secretive algorithms” to determine
Continue ReadingBy KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court Friday temporarily paused a lower court’s order limiting executive branch officials’ communications with social media companies about controversial online posts. Biden administration lawyers had asked the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans to stay the preliminary injunction issued on
Continue ReadingBy Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN New York (CNN) — Bank of America was fined $250 million this week by US federal regulators for allegedly harming customers by double-dipping on fees, withholding credit card rewards and opening fake accounts. Of those fines, $100 million is set to go directly to consumers who were impacted by the bank’s
Continue ReadingBy HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and TASSANEE VEJPONGSA Associated Press AMBLER, Pa. (AP) — Brenda Sepulveda stopped Friday at a suburban Philadelphia convenience store to buy lottery tickets as the Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots soared to some of their heftiest in the history of the games. “I think that people are drawn to this kind of
Continue ReadingMARATHON, Fla. (AP) — A juvenile green sea turtle rehabilitated at the Florida Keys-based Turtle Hospital has been fitted with a satellite-tracking transmitter and released to join an online race that follows long-distance migrations of sea turtles. The Tour de Turtles is organized annually by the Sea Turtle Conservancy. Beginning Aug. 1, the group will
Continue ReadingBy LEA SKENE Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore leaders are condemning what they called a “catastrophic breakdown” in how city police responded to 911 calls leading up to a mass shooting at a neighborhood block party earlier this month. Police received a call about hundreds of partygoers armed with guns and knives about three
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — India is close to buying new French warplanes and submarines and played a starring role in France’s Bastille Day celebrations Friday. There was plenty of camaraderie on display this week between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron. But their two countries remain sometimes-awkward allies. Macron skirted around concerns
Continue ReadingBy WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS and GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Thirteen Republican state attorneys general are cautioning CEOs of the 100 biggest U.S. companies on the legal consequences for using race as a factor in hiring and employment practices, demonstrating how the Supreme Court’s recent ruling dismantling affirmative action in higher education may
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — Se le puede poner diferentes nombres: magia, efecto, locura y otros más, pero siempre con el apellido que por estos días se apoderó de Miami: Messi. Magia Messi, efecto Messi, locura Messi, todas pueden ser usadas para describir lo qué están viviendo residentes y visitantes en el sur
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