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‘Your Ex is Trash, Find Someone Loyal’: KC Pet Project hosts weekend adoption special
From Thursday, June 12, through Sunday, June 15, KC Pet Project is waiving adoption fees for hundreds of deserving pets.
What to know about the protests over Trump’s immigration crackdown in LA and other cities
The showdown over President Donald Trump’s decision to send troops to Los Angeles to quell immigration protests is set for a ...
Gov. Abbott deploys over 5,000 Texas National Guard troops ahead of planned ‘No Kings’ protests
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Thursday he has ordered the deployment of more than 5,000 Texas National Guard troops, along with ...
US faith leaders opposed to ICE raids counsel nonviolent resistance and lead by example
When the Rev. Edward Anderson rallied in Los Angeles this week against the Trump administration’s intensifying immigration crackdown, he positioned himself between law enforcement and his ...
Federal task force established to fight transnational crime in KC region
The Federal Bureau of Investigation and Homeland Security Investigations announced that a new task force in the Kansas City area will be working to identify and prosecute criminals.
At the US Open, Patrick Reed hits the rarest of shots — an albatross
Patrick Reed made only the fourth double-eagle since the U.S. Open started keeping records some four decades ago, dunking in his second shot from 286 yards Thursday on the ...
A Grammy category is created for album covers just as Sabrina Carpenter’s takes the spotlight
The Recording Academy has tweaked some of its rules for the 2026 Grammy Awards, including carving out a stand-alone category for best album cover — a day after Sabrina Carpenter ...
Numerous sites, services experience outages amid apparent widespread issue
(NEXSTAR) — Numerous websites and online services, including Google services, Spotify, DoorDash, and more, are reportedly encountering outages Thursday afternoon amid what appears to be a widespread ...
Road closures ramp up in Overland Park for event-filled weekend
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – Downtown Overland Park is gearing up for a weekend of fun-filled events with multiple road closures. A car show will take place on Thursday, June 12, from 6-9 p.m., with food ...
Grand Slam Track scraps LA event, leaving 2028 Olympic host without a major track meet this summer
Grand Slam Track canceled the final meet of its first season, in Los Angeles, leaving the host of the 2028 Olympics and the country’s second-largest city without a major track meet this ...
AP PHOTO: Air India plane’s tail juts from a building
At first glance, the photo looks unreal: the tail of an airliner jutting out from an unremarkable building. There are no people in the image — no rescuers, no police, none ...
Democrats criticize latest effort by Congress to regulate college sports as setback for athletes
The latest effort by Congress to regulate college sports generated predictable partisan outrage on Thursday, with Democrats saying Republican-led draft legislation would claw ...