By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Unbeaten four-division world champion Terence “Bud” Crawford encouraged graduating University of Nebraska at Omaha students Friday to devote themselves to hard work, never give in to negativity and never stop setting goals. Crawford, the keynote speaker at the school’s commencement ceremony at Baxter Arena, told
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By Laura Fay Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — The Philadelphia Zoo welcomed three new additions to its animal family this week after a group of male Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoises hatched. The boys join the Golden Girls — four female tortoises hatched earlier this year who were named Dorothy,
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — A local nonprofit is helping expecting mothers with baby clothing and necessities.
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By JOHN HANNA Associated Press Missouri’s governor said Friday that he will call the Legislature into a special session to consider incentives aimed at keeping the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals from moving to Kansas after lawmakers failed to pass a plan during their regular, annual session. Republican Gov. Mike Kehoe wants his state to
Continue Reading By JOHN HANNA Associated Press Missouri’s governor said Friday that he will call the Legislature into a special session to consider incentives aimed at keeping the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals from moving to Kansas after lawmakers failed to pass a plan during their regular, annual session. Republican Gov. Mike Kehoe wants his state to
Continue Reading By JOHN HANNA Associated Press Missouri’s governor said Friday that he will call the Legislature into a special session to consider incentives aimed at keeping the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals from moving to Kansas after lawmakers failed to pass a plan during their regular, annual session. Republican Gov. Mike Kehoe wants his state to
Continue Reading By JOHN HANNA Associated Press Missouri’s governor said Friday that he will call the Legislature into a special session to consider incentives aimed at keeping the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals from moving to Kansas after lawmakers failed to pass a plan during their regular, annual session. Republican Gov. Mike Kehoe wants his state to
Continue Reading By JOHN HANNA Associated Press Missouri’s governor said Friday that he will call the Legislature into a special session to consider incentives aimed at keeping the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals from moving to Kansas after lawmakers failed to pass a plan during their regular, annual session. Republican Gov. Mike Kehoe wants his state to
Continue ReadingBy DESTINY HERBERS/Flatwater Free Press Flatwater Free Press Early this year, the Nebraska Public Power District paid $5 million for a piece of rural Lancaster County land. The price tag — around five times the land’s assessed value — is eyebrow raising on its own. Even more surprising is who sold the land to NPPD:
Continue ReadingPor Uriel Blanco, CNN en Español Ximena Arias Cristóbal tiene 19 años y es una estudiante universitaria que es beneficiaria de una importante beca en Estados Unidos. Es mexicana de origen, pero llegó a suelo estadounidense junto a su familia cuando tenía apenas 4 años. Por tanto, EE.UU. ha sido su hogar prácticamente toda su
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By Beth Germano Click here for updates on this story BOSTON (WBZ) — It was an encounter that nearly cost John Baglio his life outside Tufts Medical Center last Friday night. His face was slashed by a total stranger who pounced on him as he and his wife took a break outside the hospital while
Continue ReadingPor Lauren Izso y Tim Lister, CNN Israel y el nuevo régimen sirio han mantenido recientemente conversaciones directas, según una fuente israelí familiarizada con el asunto, una indicación de la dinámica cambiante entre los antiguos enemigos a medida que Israel expande su presencia militar en el país. Las conversaciones se llevaron a cabo en Azerbaiyán
Continue ReadingPor CNN en Español Los equipos Los Angeles FC y el Club América disputarán el 31 de mayo el partido de repesca por la última plaza al Mundial de Clubes de la FIFA. El encuentro se jugará en el BMO Stadium de Los Ángeles, casa del LAFC, a las 7:30 p.m. hora local, anunció este
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CNN By John Miller and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — Former FBI Director James Comey was interviewed by US Secret Service agents at their Washington, DC, field office on Friday afternoon, according to law enforcement sources. Comey was interviewed by agents investigating a social media post he posted Thursday showing shells in the sand on
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By DYLAN LOVAN Associated Press LONDON, Ky. (AP) — At least 27 people have been killed by storms systems that swept across part of the U.S. Midwest and South, with Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announcing Saturday that 18 of the deaths came in his state and 10 others were hospitalized in critical condition. A devastating
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By MOLLY QUELL Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has stepped down temporarily pending the outcome of an investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct, the court announced Friday. Karim Khan has categorically denied accusations that he tried for more than a year to coerce a female aide into
Continue ReadingBy Liam Reilly, CNN Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company on Friday said a “rogue employee” was behind its chatbot’s unsolicited rants about “white genocide” in South Africa earlier this week. The clarification comes less than 48 hours after Grok — the chatbot from Musk’s xAI that is available through his social media platform, X —
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By Sarah Ferris, Lauren Fox and Haley Talbot, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s agenda has been thrown into chaos after a group of GOP hardliners blocked the bill in a key committee vote on Friday – dealing a major embarrassment to House Republican leaders and Trump himself. Speaker Mike Johnson and his leadership team
Continue ReadingPor Ana María Cañizares, CNN en Español El avance de la operación de grupos disidentes de las FARC y del ELN en territorio ecuatoriano obliga al Gobierno a tomar nuevas medidas en su lucha contra el crimen trasnacional. El presidente Daniel Noboa decretó este jueves que se identifique como “grupos armados organizados” a las estructuras
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By Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — Americans’ feelings about the US economy remain in the doldrums: Consumer sentiment continued its freefall this month, settling in at a near-record low. The University of Michigan’s closely watched consumer sentiment index fell 2.7% to a preliminary reading of 50.8 for May, dropping further from April’s reading of 52.2.
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By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Bahama Breeze abruptly closed more than one-third of its restaurants this week, further compounding the casual dining segment’s problems. Darden Restaurants, Bahama Breeze’s parent company, said in a statement that the closure of 15 locations was the “right decision because it will allow Bahama Breeze to focus
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By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — You’ve probably heard the stories: For every man who has cut carbs from his diet and dropped 10 pounds, there’s a woman who’s done exactly the same thing and lost 2. Research backs up this frustrating fact. Diet and exercise tend to benefit men much more than women when
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By TIFFANY STANLEY Associated Press FREDERICKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Kat Renfroe was at Mass when she saw a volunteer opportunity in the bulletin. Her Catholic parish was looking for tutors for Afghan youth, newly arrived in the United States. There was a personal connection for Renfroe. Her husband, now retired from the Marine Corps, had
Continue ReadingPor Sebastian Jimenez, CNN en Español Los cárteles mexicanos como el de Sinaloa y el Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG) encabezan la producción y el tráfico de drogas sintéticas como el fentanilo y la metanfetamina hacia Estados Unidos, revela el informe de 2025 de la Administración de Control de Drogas (DEA, por sus siglas en
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By Lauren Izso and Tim Lister, CNN (CNN) — Israel and the new Syrian regime have recently held direct talks, according to an Israeli source familiar with the matter – an indication of shifting dynamics between the former enemies as Israel expands its military presence in the country. The talks were held in Azerbaijan and
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By BERENICE BAUTISTA Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — For Colombian singer-songwriter Sebastián Yatra, life is full of small miracles that come from dance, family and freedom. “I saw happiness as a child as my long-term goal, one day to be happy, but I saw it as something very far away, and now I feel
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By WDJT News Staff Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — Storms raged throughout southeastern Wisconsin today, May 15, leaving toppled trees, large hail and damaged homes in its wake. Cory Orcholski was inside a house in Milwaukee County when a tree fell on top of it. “It felt like the whole
Continue Reading WDJT By WDJT News Staff Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — Storms raged throughout southeastern Wisconsin today, May 15, leaving toppled trees, large hail and damaged homes in its wake. Cory Orcholski was inside a house in Milwaukee County when a tree fell on top of it. “It felt like the
Continue ReadingPor Holmes Lybrand, CNN El exdirector del FBI James Comey eliminó el jueves una publicación de Instagram de conchas marinas que deletreaban los números “86 47” después de que los republicanos afirmaran que era una amenaza contra el presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump. El número 86 puede referirse a menudo a deshacerse o tirar
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By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina man who was twice sentenced to die for killing two people nearly two decades ago was scheduled Friday to be executed on June 13. The state Supreme Court issued the death warrant against Stephen Stanko for the Horry County shooting death of a
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