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Kansas City StarKansas lawmakers fail in last-ditch effort to pass Medicaid expansion ahead of elections
Kansas Republican lawmakers have resisted efforts to expand Medicaid for the past decade.
- Associated Press
At least 70 people killed by flooding in Kenya as more rain is expected through the weekend
Flooding and heavy rains in Kenya have killed at least 70 people since mid-March, a government spokesperson said Friday, twice as many as were reported earlier this week. The East African country has seen weeks of heavy rains and severe flooding in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, as well as in the country's western and central regions. Kenya's government spokesperson Isaac Mwaura on Friday refuted claims that hundreds of people have died in the ongoing flooding and said the official tally now stands at 70.
- USA TODAY
Top Education Department official steps down amid crisis over college financial aid
Richard Cordray, the official in charge of the Federal Student Aid office, which oversees the FAFSA, will conclude his tenure at the end of June.
- Digital Spy
BBC newsreader does seagull impression live on air
Newsreader Maryam Moshiri has once again gone viral after doing a seagull impression live on BBC News, joking: "I'm hearing in my ear that I've been sacked."
- Sky News
Carmarthenshire: Teachers injured in school stabbing incident 'cannot comprehend' what happened
Fiona Elias and Liz Hopkin thanked well-wishers after they were stabbed at Amman Valley School in Ammanford, Carmarthenshire, on Wednesday. Ms Hopkin, who is an additional learning needs co-ordinator, said: "Ysgol Dyffryn Aman is a big part of my life, and it is hard to comprehend that this has happened."
- The Telegraph
Trump to set interest rates himself under secret presidential plan
Donald Trump’s aides have drawn up secret plans to oust the chairman of the Federal Reserve and allow the president to set interest rates, according to reports.
- Associated Press
Help is coming for a Jersey Shore town that's losing the man-vs-nature battle on its eroded beaches
It could still be another two years before the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection begin pumping sand onto North Wildwood's critically eroded shores. In January, parts of the dunes reached only to the ankles of Mayor Patrick Rosenello.
- Yahoo Sports
Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper stopped by Charlotte bar that criticized his draft strategy
“Please Let The Coach & GM Pick This Year" read a sign out front.
- The Canadian Press
Surging auto insurance rates squeeze drivers, fuel inflation
NEW YORK (AP) — Relentlessly rising auto insurance rates are squeezing car owners and stoking inflation. Auto insurance rates rose 2.6% in March and are up 22% from a year ago. Premium costs have been marching steadily higher since 2022, even as inflation at the consumer level steadily cooled from its 9.1% peak in the middle of that year. Consumers have had some relief as the rate of cost increases for food and energy, two key components of most budgets, has eased greatly. But auto insurance and
- Yahoo Sports Videos
What must the Houston Astros do to get back on track?
Yahoo Sports national MLB insider Russell Dorsey breaks down the Houston Astros' struggles and what they need to focus on moving forward to see more success.
- Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Damaging winds and quarter-sized hail expected with thunderstorms Friday
Get the latest information on the current severe thunderstorm warning with our updates
- Lexington Herald-Leader
How much do you know about the first Kentucky Derby? Test your knowledge with our quiz
As we gear up for the the 150th Kentucky Derby, take our quiz about the first running of the Derby in 1875.
- Investor's Business Daily
AI Chip Leader Arm Stock Plunges 31%, Is It A Buy Right Now?
AI chip stock Arm Holdings surged more than 152% past a recent buy point. Following that advance, is Arm stock a buy in today's stock market?
- Raleigh News and Observer
Lottery player thought top prize win was ‘cruel’ joke — but it wasn’t. ‘So unreal’
“It feels amazing and so unreal,” the Virginia woman said.
- Investor's Business Daily
Magnificent Seven Stocks: Nvidia Stock Surges Above Key Level
Magnificent Seven stocks, including AI leader Nvidia, are among the best stocks to watch in today's stock market.
- PA Media: Sport
Ken Doherty urges snooker chiefs to keep World Championship at ‘sacred’ Crucible
The deal to play the tournament at the Sheffield venue expires in 2027.
- Associated Press
A man accused in a Harvard bomb threat and extortion plot is sentenced to 3 years probation
A New Hampshire man accused of participating in a plot in which a caller issued bomb threats last year to Harvard University and demanded a large amount of bitcoin was sentenced Thursday to three years of probation. The threats caused the evacuation of Harvard’s Science Center Plaza and surrounding academic buildings, and the controlled detonation of what was later determined to be a hoax device on April 13, 2023, according to prosecutors. William Giordani, 55, was arrested last year on charges including making an extortionate bomb threat.
- PA Media: UK News
King to resume public duties after positive cancer treatment
Charles has been receiving care as an outpatient since early February.
- The Telegraph
Would you pay hundreds of pounds to skip the queue for a restaurant?
Annabel’s, the private member’s club in Mayfair’s Berkeley Square, prides itself on being one of the most exclusive venues in London, if not the world. This is the watering hole of royalty and rockstars, where everyone from Mick Jagger to Princess Beatrice heads to wet their beaks. It is even said to be the only club Queen Elizabeth II ever went to. Security is tighter than a Swiss bank vault.
- BBC
Blinken says China helping fuel Russian threat to Ukraine
The US Secretary of State was speaking to the BBC at the end of a three-day trip to China.