The story behind Juneteenth and how it became a federal holiday
Many Americans are celebrating Juneteenth, marking the day in 1865 when the last enslaved people in the United States learned they were free. For…
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Justice Dept. moves closer toward possible indictment of Trump in classified documents investigation
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal grand jury investigating Donald Trump in Florida heard from at least one additional…
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The 2 killed in mass shooting after Virginia high school graduation ceremony were an 18-year-old graduate and his stepfather
Originally Published: 07 JUN 23 01:49 ET Updated: 07 JUN 23 12:58 ET By Nouran Salahieh and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — An 18-year-old…
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‘Vanderpump’ star Lala Kent on Scandoval, ex Randall Emmett and building ‘a freaking empire’
By ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press Lala Kent would like to thank her “Vanderpump Rules” co-stars Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss. Since their…
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“World’s Toughest Row” from Monterey Bay to Hawaii ends with record-breaking voyage
MONTEREY CA. – UPDATE ON JULY 12, 2023 AT 12:36 PM: Nearly 30 days later and 2,800 miles across teh Pacific Ocean, the first team competing in the…
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WWE Hall of Famer The Iron Sheik dead at 81
(KION-TV)- WWE Hall of Famer The Iron Sheik has passed away on Wednesday morning at the age of 81, according to an announcement made on his Twitter…
Continue ReadingNevada revisits Oakland Athletics stadium plan in special legislative session
By GABE STERN Associated Press/Report for America CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — The Oakland Athletics’ search for a new home drew Nevada lawmakers…
Continue Reading Owner of funeral homes accused of spraying insecticide at cops, assaulting media at Jan. 6 riot
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press An owner of several funeral homes in Long Island was arrested Wednesday on charges that he sprayed wasp…
Continue Reading FIFA made false claims about ‘carbon-neutral’ World Cup in Qatar, Swiss regulator says
ZURICH (AP) — An advertising regulator says FIFA made false claims about last year’s World Cup in Qatar being carbon neutral. The Swiss…
Continue Reading FBI agents arrive in Peru for transfer of Joran van der Sloot, suspect in Natalee Holloway case
By Florencia Trucco, Jimena de la Quintana, Claudia Rebaza and Josh Campbell, CNN (CNN) — FBI special agents arrived in Peru on Wednesday for…
Continue Reading Wide disagreement reigns in trial of deputy accused of not stopping Parkland killer
By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Opening statements are underway in the trial of a former Florida sheriff’s…
Continue Reading Harvard women’s hockey coach retires amid allegations she verbally abused, hazed players
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — One of the most decorated coaches in women’s hockey history has stepped down after nearly 30 years leading Harvard’s…
Continue ReadingGreek island temple complex reveals ‘countless’ offerings left by ancient worshippers
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Archaeologists excavating a hilltop sanctuary on the Aegean Sea island of Kythnos have discovered “countless” pottery…
Continue Reading Authorities raise alert level as Kilauea volcano erupts
By Mitchell McCluskey, CNN (CNN) — Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano began erupting on Wednesday morning, the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reported.…
Continue Reading Security guards at London’s Heathrow Airport to escalate strikes over pay into busy summer months
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Security guards at London’s Heathrow Airport will escalate their strike action over pay into the busy…
Continue Reading Atlanta organizers unveil plan to stop ‘Cop City’ at the ballot box
By R.J. RICO Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Activists announced an effort Wednesday to force a referendum that would allow Atlanta voters to…
Continue Reading UN judges declare 88-year-old Rwandan genocide suspect unfit to stand trial because of dementia
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — United Nations judges have declared that an 88-year-old Rwandan genocide suspect…
Continue Reading CNN ousts CEO Chris Licht after a brief, tumultuous tenure
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The chief executive CNN pushed out of a job on Wednesday faced mounting problems in his first year…
Continue Reading Man pleads guilty to assisting in plot to kidnap Michigan governor
By JOHN FLESHER Associated Press BELLAIRE, Mich. (AP) — Prosecutors in Michigan have notched another conviction in a 2020 plot to kidnap Gov.…
Continue Reading Prince Harry to tabloid newspaper’s lawyer: ‘Nobody wants to be phone hacked’
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry has rejected a suggestion that a lack of evidence meant his phone wasn’t hacked by…
Continue Reading Andrew Young was at Martin Luther King’s side throughout often violent struggle for civil rights
By GARY FIELDS Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Andrew Young, one of the last surviving members of Martin Luther King Jr.’s inner circle,…
Continue Reading Iga Swiatek beats Coco Gauff to reach French Open semifinals
PARIS (AP) — Top-ranked Iga Swiatek kept her French Open title defense on track with a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Coco Gauff to reach the semifinals at…
Continue Reading New version of ‘The Wiz’ will be led by Wayne Brady and Alan Mingo Jr. sharing the title role
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Two men who stepped into 6-inch heels for “Kinky Boots” on Broadway will play the title…
Continue Reading Platonic co-parenting offers an alternate model for family building
By LEANNE ITALIE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Nick Farrow wanted what a lot of people do: a child, and a parenting partner. At 45, after a…
Continue ReadingGray Skies Greet the Central Coast Again this Wednesday Morning
A few more showers/thundershowers will be possible in the far southeastern corner of the KION coverage area overnight with an area of low pressure…
Continue Reading Japan supports Sweden’s NATO membership as defense ministers strengthen ties
By RAF WOBER Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s defense minister has expressed his country’s support for Sweden’s NATO membership during…
Continue Reading Missouri prosecutor Wesley Bell vies for GOP Sen. Hawley’s seat
By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Black prosecutor who stepped into leadership during protests over the fatal…
Continue Reading Groundbreaking held for Cambodia’s second expressway, linking capital to Vietnam
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has presided over a groundbreaking ceremony for construction of the country’s second…
Continue Reading Rishi Sunak goes to Washington with Ukraine, economy and AI on agenda for Biden meeting
By JILL LAWLESS and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The war in Ukraine is top of British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s agenda as…
Continue Reading From swords to fishing lures to “sprinklers,” MLB celebrations have become full-scale productions
By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — There are very few things that make Scott Bonnett panic. Spending the last 15 years making sure…
Continue Reading From swords to fishing lures to “sprinklers,” MLB celebrations have become full-scale productions
By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — There are very few things that make Scott Bonnett panic. Spending the last 15 years making sure…
Continue Reading New York City goes after Hyundai, Kia after security flaw leads to wave of social media fueled theft
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer New York City has filed a lawsuit against Hyundai and Kia, joining a host of other cities beset by a social…
Continue Reading US Balkan envoy urges Kosovo and Serbia to deescalate tensions or jeopardize progress toward EU
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — A U.S. envoy for the Balkans has urged Kosovo and Serbia to deescalate simmering ethnic tensions in the former Serbian…
Continue Reading For many Southern Baptists, the only campaign question is which Republican candidate to support
By PETER SMITH Associated Press Southern Baptists form a core part of the white evangelical Christian bloc that has reliably and overwhelmingly voted…
Continue Reading Lionel Messi picks MLS’s Inter Miami in a move that stuns soccer after exit from Paris Saint-Germain
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI (AP) — Lionel Messi has pulled off his latest stunning feat: He is headed to Major League Soccer and joining…
Continue Reading Three U.S. biologists win Spanish Asturias award for scientific and technical research
MADRID (AP) — Three U.S. biologists who are pioneers in microbial and bacteria studies have won Spain’s Princess of Asturias Award for Scientific…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for June 7: Pence, Hazardous air, Virginia shooting, Ukraine, Crypto
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — Many Americans are living paycheck to paycheck with little to no savings to cushion the blow of a job loss,…
Continue Reading Kuwait’s election brings little change to parliament or hope of overcoming years of gridlock
By NICK EL HAJJ Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Voters in Kuwait have returned most of their lawmakers to parliament in the…
Continue Reading Looking back on the last time a senior British royal testified in court — in the 19th century
The Associated Press When Prince Harry entered the witness box in his lawsuit against the publisher of the Daily Mirror, he became the first senior…
Continue Reading ‘It felt like an eternity.’ Parkland student testifies in trial of ex-school resource officer who stayed outside during massacre
By Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — Prosecutors in the trial of the former school resource officer who stayed outside a Parkland, Florida, high school…
Continue Reading With Von Miller and new addition Leonard Floyd, Bills stocking up on former Rams
By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — A year ago upon signing with the Bills, Von Miller jokingly second-guessed his decision…
Continue Reading Is it a ‘skip’ or a ‘pause’? Federal Reserve won’t likely raise rates next week but maybe next month
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Don’t call it a “pause.” When the Federal Reserve meets next week, it is widely…
Continue Reading Turkish lira declines to record lows following start of Erdogan’s new presidential term
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The Turkish lira has tumbled to fresh record lows, extending its slide against the U.S. dollar. The lira weakened by around…
Continue Reading NATO allies prepare unprecedented air deployment exercise over Europe in show of force to Russia
BERLIN (AP) — Germany is preparing to host the biggest air deployment exercise in NATO’s history. The show of force is intended to impress allies…
Continue Reading Spain registers hottest spring temperatures on record
MADRID (AP) — Spain registered its hottest spring on record this year, and its second driest ever, the state meteorological agency says. A…
Continue Reading 2 New York counties’ executive orders targeting migrants are temporarily blocked by federal judge
By Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN (CNN) — A federal district court judge on Tuesday granted a motion barring two New York counties from executing…
Continue Reading After years of threats, a feud ends with a Black mom dead and her white neighbor arrested
By CURT ANDERSON and FREIDA FRISARO Associated Press OCALA, Fla. (AP) — A woman accused of shooting and killing a mother in front of her kids last…
Continue Reading In Kenya, lions are speared to death as human-wildlife conflict worsens amid drought
By EVELYNE MUSAMBI and DESMOND TIRO Associated Press MBIRIKANI, Kenya (AP) — Parkeru Ntereka lost almost half of his goat herd to hungry lions that…
Continue Reading Pope Francis emerges from 3-hour abdominal surgery without complications
By NICOLE WINFIELD and MARIA CHENG Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis underwent successful surgery Wednesday to repair a hernia in his…
Continue Reading Persistent inflation, higher interest rates will weigh on global economy, OECD predicts
By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The global economy is bouncing back from an an energy price spike fed by…
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