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Kansas has a new anti-DEI law, but the governor has vetoed bills on abortion and even police dogs 04/23/2024 02:12pm • TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) ��� Kansas' Democratic governor on Friday vetoed proposed tax breaks for anti-abortion counseling centers while allowing restrictions on college diversity initiatives approved by the Republican-controlled Legislature to become law without her signature. Gov. Laura Kelly also vetoe Lithuanian soprano Asmik Grigorian makes belated Metropolitan Opera debut as Madame Butterfly 04/23/2024 01:24pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Asmik Grigorian laughs when she recalls that she had been singing professionally for more than a decade when the International Opera Awards proclaimed her the ���best young female singer��� of 2016. ���So for 12 years I was nothing, and then I immediately became the best!��� the Li What it���s like to be a ���glass child��� 04/23/2024 12:05pm • (CNN) ��� Growing up in Chicago, Alicia Meneses Maples had two younger brothers who were born with disabilities. David was diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder called severe combined immunodeficiency, and Mario was eventually diagnosed with autism. Throughout��her childhood, Meneses Maples��� m General Motors reports strong first-quarter profits as prices help offset small US sales dip 04/23/2024 11:35am • DETROIT (AP) ��� Despite a small dip in U.S. vehicle sales, General Motors' first-quarter net income rose more than 25% on strong deliveries of pickup trucks and other higher-profit vehicles. The automaker said that while its average sales price per vehicle was down slightly from last year at just u Richmond mayor pulls out of Va. governor's race, clearing path for Rep. Spanberger 04/23/2024 10:14am • Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney has pulled out of the race for Virginia governor in 2025, leaving 7th District Rep. Abigail Spanberger as the presumptive Democratic nominee. In an announcement Tuesday morning, Stoney said he will instead run for lieutenant governor, the state's second-highest office, Mississippi lawmakers move toward restoring voting rights to 32 felons as broader suffrage bill dies 04/23/2024 12:30am • JACKSON, Miss. (AP) ��� Mississippi legislators advanced bills Monday to give voting rights back to 32 people convicted of felonies, weeks after a Senate leader killed a broader bill that would have restored suffrage to many more people with criminal records. The move is necessary due to Mississippi Chicago Bears schedule a Wednesday announcement on new stadium near lakefront 04/22/2024 09:52pm • CHICAGO (AP) ��� The Chicago Bears have scheduled a Wednesday news conference to announce plans for ���a state-of-the-art, publicly owned enclosed stadium��� on the city's Museum Campus near Lake Michigan. The announcement Monday said the plans also call for additional green and open space with acce Rail spikes hammered, bullet train being built from Sin City to the City of Angels 04/22/2024 09:31pm • LAS VEGAS (AP) ��� A $12 billion passenger bullet train linking Las Vegas and the Los Angeles area was dubbed the first true high-speed rail line in the nation on Monday, with the private company building it predicting millions of ticket-buyers will be boarding trains by 2028. ���People have been dr 11 of the Best Investing Books for Beginners 04/22/2024 08:00pm • Books can hold decades of earned knowledge in the span of a few hundred pages. When it comes to understanding finances, fewer decisions are easier, cheaper or more impactful than the move to educate yourself with a great investing book. Money touches everything we do, so learning how to properly inv 7 Best Electric Vehicle ETFs to Buy 04/22/2024 08:00pm • Electric vehicles, or EVs, are once again capturing the attention of investors this year, but the sentiment is not as optimistic as it once was. The current controversy revolves around Tesla Inc. (ticker: TSLA), a titan in the EV industry. Tesla has experienced a significant downturn in 2024, and it 8 Best Cheap Stocks to Buy Under $10 04/22/2024 08:00pm • Stocks trading under $10 can be attractive for investors looking to scoop up some cheap shares. Unfortunately, quality stocks trading for less than $10 are few and far between. Stocks priced at this level can be a red flag for investors that something serious is wrong with a company. Many of these s Should You Wait for Mortgage Rates to Fall to Buy a House? 04/22/2024 08:00pm • Over the past two years, mortgage rates have surged from around 3% to well past 7%, leaving many would-be homebuyers simply priced out of the market. Others have decided to wait on the sidelines, holding out for lower rates. In fact, two-thirds of homebuyers are waiting for rates to fall before buyi KC Current owners announce plans for stadium district along the Kansas City riverfront 04/22/2024 06:38pm • KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) ��� The ownership group of the Kansas City Current announced plans Monday for the development of the Missouri River waterfront, where the club recently opened a purpose-built stadium for the National Women's Soccer League team. CPKC Stadium will serve as the hub for the project The Latest | Lawyers in Trump hush money case paint competing portraits of him in opening statements 04/22/2024 03:04pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� In opening statements in Donald Trump's historic hush money trial, prosecutors said Monday that the former president ���orchestrated a criminal scheme to corrupt��� the 2016 presidential election. Defense attorneys countered, calling Trump ���innocent��� and saying the Manhattan di Iowa lawmakers address immigration, religious freedom and taxes in 2024 session 04/22/2024 02:26pm • DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) ��� After a marathon day that stretched into Saturday's early hours, Iowa lawmakers wrapped up a four-month legislative session that focused on reforming the way special education is managed and speeding up tax cuts. The Republican-led General Assembly also waded into issues li