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Trump administration has a new plan to keep Reflecting Pool clean
2+ hour, 55+ min ago (615+ words) A new, intensive plan to keep the Reflecting Pool on the National Mall clean is emerging after the Trump administration spent months trying to turn the iconic memorial sparkling blue at the behest of President Donald Trump. The Department of…...
Man pleads guilty to sending false ransom note in Nancy Guthrie disappearance
4+ hour, 26+ min ago (315+ words) A California man has pleaded guilty to making a fake ransom demand in relation to the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie. Derrick Callella, 42, of Hawthorne, was arrested in February, accused of sending two text messages to the Guthrie family. He then…...
US service member arrested at Capitol after calling for Trump's impeachment
2+ hour, 27+ min ago (544+ words) A U. S. Air Force major was arrested on the steps of the U. S. Capitol on Wednesday after delivering a speech calling for the impeachment and removal of President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance. The arrest of Jason Watson occurred after…...
9 Things to know: July 3
7+ hour, 52+ min ago (40+ words) KMBC Search location by ZIP code 9 Things to know: July 3 It's match day in Kansas City on the final day of the round of 32. Here are your 9 things to know....
Hot for today's World Cup match, chance of rain July 4th
3+ hour, 52+ min ago (114+ words) KMBC Search location by ZIP code Hot for today's World Cup match, chance of rain July 4th This will be the warmest World Cup match in Kansas City so far. Then we have a chance for multiple rounds of rain Saturday....
This heat wave would be "virtually impossible" if not for fossil fuel pollution, study says
4+ hour, 2+ min ago (826+ words) The dangerous, multi-day heat wave is tightening its grip on the eastern U. S. , shattering records, straining the electric grid and raising the risk for millions of people preparing to celebrate the Fourth of July outdoors. And human-caused climate change is making…...
Democratic governors press US Postal Service to drop plan tied to Trump's election order
13+ hour, 10+ min ago (429+ words) A group of Democratic governors asked the U. S. Postal Service on Thursday to withdraw its proposed rule seeking to implement an executive order from President Donald Trump to create a federal list of eligible voters and potentially limit who can receive…...
Installation details may explain Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool problems
18+ hour, 12+ min ago (1213+ words) Independent waterproofing experts reviewing project documents say installation details " not the waterproof coating itself " may explain why the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool's new lining is already peeling. A $14 million taxpayer mystery has been unfolding at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool,…...
Marine heat wave causes mass bird deaths off California; Scientists fear it could get worse
20+ hour, 27+ min ago (869+ words) Within minutes of walking on a San Diego beach, marine ornithologist Tammy Russell found feathered carcasses " one after another. Some were mixed in with washed-up kelp. Others were under rocks. Each month, scientists and volunteers conduct surveys of dead seabirds…...
Union Station honors Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce with light display
15+ hour, 13+ min ago (131+ words) Kansas City is sending Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce off to marriage with a colorful tribute. Union Station glowed Thursday night in orange and teal for Swift and red and gold for Kelce, celebrating the couple ahead of their expected…...