Unprecedented ocean heat has triggered the world’s worst mass coral bleaching event on record – a coral massacre so severe, reef experts are looking to one of nature’s most dangerous and destructive forces to provide relief: hurricanes. Since January 2023, 72% of the planet’s reef areas have been bleached by heat stress, surpassing 65.7% during […]
Donald Trump’s Republican allies on Capitol Hill want him to play nice in his first 2024 debate with President Joe Biden on Thursday. They’re urging the former president ― who frequently veers off script and goes on wild tangents during campaign appearances ― to stick to policy and contrast his plans for another term in […]
As Congress grapples over abortion rights two years after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, two physicians specializing in obstetrics and gynecology are hoping to bring their expertise and exam room experiences to Capitol Hill. Dr. Kristin Lyerly and Dr. Kelly Morrison are running for Congress for the chance to become the only pro-abortion […]
Almost ten years after her acquittal in a notorious murder trial, the US-American Amanda Knox is back in court in Italy. The now 36-year-old appeared before an appeals court in Florence on Wednesday because she wants to obtain another acquittal in connection with the murder of a British exchange student in 2007. Knox now lives […]
Scottie Scheffler admitted he had yet to fully put his arrest during the US PGA Championship behind him, despite all charges being dropped. Scheffler was detained ahead of his second round last month after he tried to drive into the course in heavy traffic which had been caused by an unrelated accident in which a […]
Jude Bellingham is determined to help Real Madrid and England become kings of the continent as the midfielder looks to end a remarkable season on the highest of highs. The 20-year-old has flourished since last summer swapping Germany for Spain, where he recently won LaLiga and was crowned the competition’s best player. Bellingham is now […]
Marco Reus is excited about the prospect of a fairytale finish to his Borussia Dortmund career and has told his team-mates to believe anything is possible in Saturday’s Champions League final with Real Madrid. It was announced earlier this month that Reus would depart Dortmund this summer after 428 appearances and 12 years at the […]
We get it. Nobody likes taxes. It’s a tale as old as time. Whenever a candidate is running for office in Yuba-Sutter or an elected official brings up the need for more revenue via taxation, we hear the same old and tired line: “I don’t like taxes either, but …” Whether we like it or […]
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — There is a new visionary for Downtown Wichita. Heather Schroeder was hired as the executive director of Downtown Wichita and the executive vice president of the Greater Wichita Partnership. Schroeder has spent the last nine years in Syracuse, New York. Spirit AeroSystems to lay off up to 450 She says she […]
Recent history was against Rory McIlroy as he attempted to put personal turmoil to one side and secure an overdue fifth major title in the 106th US PGA Championship. McIlroy claimed the last of his four majors to date when Valhalla staged the event in 2014, with Australia’s Jason Day succeeding the Northern Irishman as […]
SMITHVILLE, Mo. — Several people made the lake a part of their Friday night plans mainly to try and see the northern lights. You’ve got to get out of the city and up north for the best chance, so why not try at Smithville Lake. Can’t see the northern lights? Try using your phone camera […]
Fingers Crossed Boeing is set to launch two astronauts to the International Space Station on board its Starliner space capsule later tonight — and the stakes couldn’t be higher. The aerospace giant has been reeling from a number of disasters plaguing its avionics department, and the development of its much-maligned spacecraft hasn’t been spared, either. […]