Maine on Friday became the latest state to rename Columbus Day as Indigenous Peoples' Day when Gov. Janet Mills signed a bill making the change official. Other states that have made the change include neighboring Vermont, Alaska and South Dakota "Our history…
Four months before he was found dead in a shallow grave, an Illinois boy described possible parental abuse to a doctor, according to state child welfare records released on Friday. The records say Andrew "AJ" Freund told a child welfare…
Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Tyreek Hill has been banned from team activities after CBS Kansas City affiliate KCTV aired troubling audio of him and his fiancee, Crystal Espinal, discussing the circumstances that led to their 3-year-old son's broken arm.…
More than 900 students and staff members at two Los Angeles universities were quarantined on campus or sent home this week in one of the most sweeping efforts yet by public health authorities to contain the spread of measles in…
"there are a lot of individuals in our communities that don't have access to the gig."
Last Updated Apr 26, 2019 7:17 PM EDT Lawrence, Kansas -- University of Kansas student Victoria Snitsar keeps her Smith & Wesson .40-caliber gun in her bedroom. She said it's not loaded but she will have it on her while…
For barbecue lovers, Brad's Bar-B-Que in Oxford, Alabama, is heaven on Earth. But 80-year-old Eleanor Baker said her visit here earlier this month was especially divine. "I think it was a God thing. I think God sent me there," she…
Amazon uses an automated system that tracks warehouse workers' productivity and can issue termination notices if they miss targets. Amazon said it is "absolutely not true" that the software alone is responsible for firing workers, noting that managers may intervene…
Caracas, Venezuela — An American man detained during a wave of unrest in Venezuela has been freed after being held for five years. Todd Leininger, 37, was arrested in April 2014 on what his family describes as trumped-up charges. Leininger…
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Sen. Gardenhire explains why his version of the bill excludes our area
"Once the scene is worked, the body will be transported to Nashville for an autopsy."
President Trump made it clear this week that he does not want his aides testifying before Congress, as his administration shoots down subpoenas for current and former officials to appear before Congress. "There is no reason to go any further,…
WARNING: Mild spoilers ahead. For big Marvel fans, the day they've been anticipating for over a decade is finally here. But some may be shocked when the "Avengers: Endgame" credits end without one tradition many have grown to expect. The…
Police charge driver who hit pedestrians An Iraq War veteran who plowed into a crosswalk intentionally targeted the victims based on their race and his belief they might be Muslim, authorities in Sunnyvale, California, said Friday. The investigation into Isaiah…
Judge urges Elon Musk & SEC to settle dispute Tesla CEO Elon Musk and the the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission reached a deal Friday to settle a lawsuit concerning his controversial usage of Twitter to boost the company's standing…
FBI Director Chris Wray laid out a complex view of persistent and evolving threats ranging from China's efforts to engage in economic espionage to the reach of ISIS' "virtual caliphate" at an appearance Friday at the Council on Foreign Relations…
Mom of Charlottesville victim on Biden video The mother of slain activist Heather Heyer didn't take issue with Joe Biden's 2020 campaign announcement in which he invoked an attack at a rally in Charlottesville that killed her daughter. "This is politics.…
Another brand of sleeping rockers is being recalled, after five infants died in them over the past seven years. Kids II said Friday that it is recalling nearly 700,000 rocking sleepers that were sold since 2012 at Walmart, Target and…
President Trump is holding a series of meetings with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Friday, as the U.S. and Japan attempt to reach a trade deal. Abe is in Washington for two days, as they discuss a range of security…
police have searched the suspect's home and retrieved a pellet gun
They say 29 year old Christopher Bell was involved in a collision with another vehicle on April 18th in a parking lot.
States moving on abortion "trigger" laws The Kansas Supreme Court ruled on Friday that the state's constitution protects a women's right to abortion, a surprisingly pro-choice decision for the traditionally conservative state. Thanks to the decision, even if Roe v.…
Maria Butina, the 30-year-old Russian national who admitted to secretly working for the Kremlin to infiltrate political groups in the U.S., was sentenced to 18 months in prison Friday. Butina has been jailed since last July on charges of conspiracy…