Kansas City Chiefs select Nixa’s Jackson Cantwell for Nike’s ‘The Next Ones’ combine

According to KTLA news and the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner, beloved KCAL-TV evening news anchor Chauncy Glover died of an accidental “acute intoxication” from methamphetamine and chloroethane.

The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Virginia announced today that five additional defendants involved in a conspiracy to file fraudulent claims for pandemic unemployment benefits have been sentenced to federal prison.

My mom married my Texan stepdad two years ago after splitting with my dad (who moved to Florida). My stepdad’s ultra-conservative—he hates that I’m applying to art school (“useless degree!”), shames me for dating (my boyfriend’s 25 and a mechanic!), and constantly trashes my mom’s “California parenting.” Now that Mom’s pregnant, he’s pushing me to leave our Arizona home by August when I graduate. Mom says she’s “too stressed” to stand up to him, even though I planned to live here while working part-time.

Disclosure: State of Alabama-based writer. This article is a work from cited sources for informational purposes and is used with permission. No affiliate links are included. According to the Office of Inspector General, on January 28, 2025, a Kansas couple was sentenced to prison for illegally taking proceeds from a relative's Social Security and retirement benefits for years after his death.

Regional offices assisting U.S. citizens with Social Security benefits are being closed by the Trump administration. The Department of Government Efficiency has terminated leases for five of Georgia’s 34 Social Security offices.

In an announcement on the Senate floor on his 83rd birthday, Senator Mitch McConnell, the longest serving Senate leader in U.S. history, said he would not be seeking reelection for an eighth term at the end of his current term in 2026.

Health officials with the Kentucky Department for Public Health (KDPH) and Franklin County Health Department announced a confirmed case of measles identified in an adult Kentucky resident.

As employees at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development sit anxious in anticipation of losing their jobs, they were visibly absent from a conference held in Los Angeles this week by the National Alliance to End Homelessness.

Homeless people often are immersed in drugs and they aren’t getting the substance abuse treatment they need, an original investigation published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, or JAMA, shows.

Sandy Paws Rescue Inc., a foster-based rescue in Massachusetts, recently introduced a young dog named Coco who is searching for her forever family. This adorable 3-month-old puppy may be small in size, weighing in at approximately 4.5 pounds, but she makes up for it with her endless energy and loving personality. Despite her tiny stature, even smaller than the resident cats in her foster home, Coco approaches life with curiosity and enthusiasm. "She has bounds of energy, loves playing with all types of toys, and then ultimately adores snuggling up on her foster mom's lap to get lots of pets," explains Sandy Paws Rescue.

Representatives from the Denver Zoo attended the Land Use, Transportation, and Infrastructure Committee of the Denver City Council on Tuesday. They made a pitch for eliminating lower admission fees in the winter after this season. The committee agreed to the change. The fee structure still must be approved by the full council.

The 101st Airborne Division sent an unspecified number of soldiers to the U.S. southern border in January, and a Thursday press release said about 300 more soldiers are being sent.

So here’s the deal: My Bengal cat, Mr. Whiskers (aka “the tiny serial killer with a cute face”), vanished two days ago. I assume he slipped out when we opened the door in the morning. Panicked, I posted a “Lost Cat” plea in our neighborhood group chat. Minutes later, the property management called saying Mr. Whiskers had been “rescued” by a local wildlife sanctuary. It was already dark, so I had no choice but to beg them to help.

A judge has entered an emergency protective order against former Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin sought by his adopted son, Jonah Bevin, now 18, directing him to have no contact with Jonah until the matter can be heard in court.

Denver has at least one interested party for its $10 homeless hotel for sale, a former Stay Inn, after a woman expressed a desire to buy it during Monday's City Council meeting.

CALIFORNIA – A team from the Air Force and Space Force worked together to test-launch an unarmed Minuteman III missile, early February 19, at Vandenberg Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County.

The exterior of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education Building, located at 400 Maryland Ave. SW in Washington, D.C. Credit: Andy Feliciotti | Unsplash. In a Friday letter posted on the Department of Government Efficiency — or DOGE — X account , the Department of Education threatened to remove federal funding from public education institutions if the elimination of diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives isn’t achieved by the end of the month.

Past SUSI students engage in a workshop during their four-week program. Credit: Courtesy of Heather Harper. The Center for Latin American Studies was awarded a $645,000 grant by the U.S. Department of State to fund a cultural exchange program that will host a cohort of 20 students from Colombia, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Panama, Venezuela and the Dominican Republic at Ohio State.

(Update: The death toll has reached 12 from the weekend flooding.) Eastern Kentucky is reeling again from flood waters with at least eight people dead after a weekend of heavy rainfall caused widespread flooding, according to Gov. Andy Beshear.

After Arizona state troopers pulled her over in Tucson for driving under the speed limit, Yesenia begged to see her babies. The fear the migrant mother of four lived with — before and after fleeing the civil unraveling in her home country of Venezuela — didn’t prepare her for the pain of being separated from her children in the United States.

Sandy Paws Rescue, a dedicated foster-based dog rescue in Massachusetts, recently introduced a small approximately one to two year old dog named Cactus who is searching for his forever family. Originally found as a stray and brought to a high-kill shelter in Texas, this brave pup faced a dire situation when he developed a simple cold that nearly cost him his life. "Cactus had a rough start, found as a stray and brought to a high-kill shelter, he ended up on the euthanasia list simply because he caught a common doggy cold. Thankfully, he made it out just in time and is now looking for a forever home that will give him the love he deserves," explains Sandy Paws Rescue. Luckily for Cactus, the nonprofit rescue stepped in to save him and is now helping him find a loving home.

Three days after his adoptive parents — former Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin and his wife, Glenna — sent him to a youth facility in Jamaica, Jonah Bevin attempted to flee after witnessing staff brutally beat another youth.

Sandy Paws Rescue Inc., a dedicated foster-based rescue in Massachusetts, recently introduced a young puppy named Chucky who is searching for his forever family. Currently weighing in at only 12 lbs, this Great Pyrenees mix puppy is expected to be a larger dog when he grows up. At just 2 months and 3 weeks old, Chucky embodies all the delightful traits of a typical puppy. His daily routine revolves around the simple pleasures of eating, sleeping, and playing - a cycle that brings joy to everyone around him.

It's been over twenty years since the tragic death of actress Teresa Graves. Best known for performances in groundbreaking TV shows like the irreverent sketch show, Laugh-In (on which she made her debut), and Get Christie Love, Graves died in a horrific house fire in Los Angeles on October 10, 2002. This is her sad story.

Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman posted on Facebook Monday that “none of your demands will be met…no matter how much you disrupt our council and town hall meetings and harass us” to supporters of Kilyn Lewis.

They had the most cap money to spend this year and they have been busy using it. They had a need to retool their defense while also trying to get some weapons for their quarterback. And so far they have leaned heavily on shoring up the defensive side of the ball. In the process, the New England Patriots have acquired some of the top free agents and have released some of their top veterans.

Why isn’t there a movie about the life of Robert Smalls? Seriously. His story certainly deserves to be told; that of a true real-life hero who showed immense courage at the right time, in the right place in our Nation’s history.

(MA) Get ready to meet a sweet and loving pup who can not understand how anyone could possibly not like him. Buddy Aero is a 2-year-old Husky mix pup who recently came into Great Dog Rescue New England's care because "the resident in his previous home was not a fan of sweet Buddy Aero". Thankfully, Buddy does not need to live with that resident anymore, and is now residing with a foster family who appreciates him for the joy he is. Hopefully you too will be able to learn, and ideally show, how deserving of love Buddy really is.

Approximately 900 protestors gather in the Oval Tuesday in opposition to Ohio Senate Bill 1 and recent university diversity, equity and inclusion rollbacks. Credit: Sebastian Petrou Griffith | Lantern Reporter.

U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell introduced The Protecting American Farmlands Act, legislation that reduces the tax burden on selling farmland, encouraging farmers to keep their land in agricultural production and curbing the loss of farmland across the country.