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Sports
10 hours ago in Sports
Larry Bird Museum officially opens in Terre Haute
The Indiana State University and Boston Celtics great addressed a public ceremony Thursday for the official opening of the Larry Bird Museum inside the Terre Haute Convention Center. After the ceremony, Bird took questions from the media, which he jokingly said might be his last interview.
17 hours ago in Sports
Charges against world’s top golfer Scottie Scheffler dropped after arrest outside PGA Championship
Criminal charges against Scottie Scheffler have been dismissed, ending a legal saga that began with images of the world's top golfer being arrested and handcuffed in Louisville during the PGA Championship.
17 hours ago in Sports
Minnesota beats Boston 3-0, wins inaugural Walter Cup as Professional Women’s Hockey League champs
Kendall Coyne Schofield once showed off her speed racing against men in a skills competition at NHL All-Star weekend. On Wednesday night, she sprinted into women's hockey history.
1 day ago in Sports
Josh Gibson becomes MLB career and season batting leader as Negro Leagues statistics incorporated
Josh Gibson became Major League Baseball's career leader with a .372 batting average, surpassing Ty Cobb's .367, when Negro Leagues records for more than 2,300 players were incorporated Tuesday after a three-year research project.
2 days ago in Sports
French Open 2024: Here’s how to watch on TV, betting odds and more you should know
Catch up on the French Open with a guide that tells you everything you need to know about what happened at the clay-court Grand Slam tennis tournament, how to watch it, what the betting odds are, what the schedule is and more.
3 days ago in Sports
Shohei Ohtani lost sleep after translator was accused of stealing millions of dollars from him
Shohei Ohtani says he lost sleep after his translator was accused of stealing millions of dollars from the two-way baseball star.
National
10 hours ago in National, Trending
Guilty: Trump becomes first former U.S. president convicted of felony crimes
Donald Trump became the first former president to be convicted of felony crimes Thursday as a New York jury found him guilty of falsifying business records in a scheme to illegally influence the 2016 election through hush money payments to a porn actor who said the two had sex.
1 day ago in National
Power outages could linger for days after storms batter Texas again, leaving 1 dead
Power outages scattered across storm-weary Texas on Wednesday could linger into the weekend after storms flooded streets in Houston for the second time this month and ripped off roofs in Dallas, leaving a teenager dead and injuring others.
1 day ago in National
Jurors in Trump hush money trial end 1st day of deliberations after asking to rehear testimony
The jury in Donald Trump's hush money trial ended its first day of deliberations without a verdict Wednesday but asked to rehear testimony from key witnesses about the alleged hush money scheme at the heart of the history-making case.
2 days ago in National
Democrats plan to nominate Biden by virtual roll call to meet Ohio ballot deadline
President Joe Biden will be formally nominated as the Democratic presidential nominee through a virtual roll call ahead of the party's official convention in Chicago in August — a maneuver that will allow Biden to appear on the November ballot in Ohio.
3 days ago in National, Trending
OpenAI forms safety committee as it starts training latest artificial intelligence model
OpenAI says it's setting up a safety and security committee and has begun training a new AI model to supplant the GPT-4 system that underpins its ChatGPT chatbot.
3 days ago in National, Trending
23 are dead across the US after weekend tornadoes. Texas is getting battered again
Strong storms with damaging winds and hail pummeled north Texas on Tuesday morning as much of the U.S. recovered from severe weather, including tornadoes, that killed at least 23 people during the Memorial Day holiday weekend.
Lifestyle
10 hours ago in Lifestyle, Trending
One Tech Tip: Want to turn off Meta AI? You can’t — but there are some workarounds
If you use Facebook, WhatsApp or Instagram, you've probably noticed a new character pop up answering search queries or eagerly offering tidbits of information in your feeds, with varying degrees of accuracy.
17 hours ago in Features
On spelling’s saddest day, hyped National Spelling Bee competitors see their hopes dashed
When Achyut Ethiraj's final appearance in the Scripps National Spelling Bee ended far earlier than he anticipated, the 14-year-old grimaced at the microphone, walked off the stage quietly and exited the ballroom with his mother's arm draped around his back.
17 hours ago in Lifestyle
Lab-grown meat isn’t on store shelves yet, but some states have already banned it
Lab-grown meat is not currently available in any U.S. grocery stores or restaurants. If some lawmakers have their way, it never will be.
17 hours ago in Features
At 100, this vet says the ‘greatest generation’ moniker fits ‘because we saved the world’
A profile of Andrew "Andy" Negra Jr., of Helen, Georgia, one of a dwindling number of veterans took part in the Allies' European war effort that led to the defeat of Nazi Germany.
1 day ago in Features, Trending
What you will and won’t see from June’s planetary parade
Six planets will link up before dawn on June 3 in what's known as a planetary parade. But the spectacle won't be as eye-catching as expected: Only two planets will be visible to the naked eye.
2 days ago in Features
Melinda French Gates to donate $1 billion over next 2 years in support of women’s rights
Melinda French Gates says she will be donating $1 billion over the next two years to individuals and organizations working on behalf of women and families globally, including on reproductive rights in the United States.
World
17 hours ago in World
A violent, polarized Mexico goes to the polls to choose between 2 women presidential candidates
Mexico goes into Sunday's election deeply divided: friends and relatives no longer talk politics for fear of worsening unbridgeable divides, while drug cartels have split the country into a patchwork quilt of warring fiefdoms.
1 day ago in World
The US-built pier in Gaza broke apart. Here’s how we got here and what might be next
A string of security, logistical and weather problems has battered the plan to deliver desperately needed humanitarian aid to Gaza through a U.S. military-built pier.
2 days ago in World
Transitional council in Haiti selects new prime minister for a country under siege by gangs
Garry Conille was named Haiti's new prime minister Tuesday evening, nearly a month after a coalition within a fractured transitional council had chosen someone else for the position.
2 days ago in World
Fears rise of a second landslide and disease outbreak at site of Papua New Guinea disaster
Authorities fear a second landslide and a disease outbreak are looming at the scene of Papua New Guinea's mass-casualty disaster because of water streams and bodies trapped beneath the tons of debris that swept over a village. Thousands are being told to prepare to evacuate, officials said Tuesday.
Pope apologizes after being quoted using vulgar term about gay men in talk about ban on gay priests
Pope Francis apologized Tuesday after he was quoted using a vulgar and derogatory term about gay men to reaffirm the Catholic Church's ban on gay priests.
3 days ago in World
Zimbabwe authorities mix charm with force in an attempt to shore up the world’s newest currency
Although money typically doesn't require publicity, Zimbabwe's sixth national currency in 15 years needs all the help it can get.
The KMIT Morning Show
Someone Paid $28,417 For a FEATHER
A single feather from an extinct huia bird became the most expensive feather in the world when it sold for…
6-Foot, 4-Inch Steer Officially the Tallest in the World
A 6-year-old Holstein steer from Oregon has been officially named the tallest in the world at a height of 6…
Man Breaks Record For Building ‘Star Wars’ Lego Set
A Canadian man built a 75,192-piece Lego “Star Wars” Millennium Falcon in a record-breaking time of 7 hours, 36 minutes and…
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Entertainment
17 hours ago in Entertainment
Harvey Weinstein may face new charges as more accusers come forward, New York prosecutors say
Manhattan prosecutors told a judge Wednesday they are evaluating more claims of sexual misconduct made against Harvey Weinstein and could potentially seek a new indictment against him before his scheduled retrial on rape and sexual assault charges.
17 hours ago in Entertainment
Usher, Victoria Monét will receive prestigious awards from music industry group ASCAP
Usher will add another prestigious award to his already loaded trophy case. The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers said Thursday that Usher will receive its Voice of the Culture Award.
1 day ago in Entertainment
Rapper Sean Kingston agrees to return to Florida, where he and mother are charged with $1M in fraud
Rapper and singer Sean Kingston on Tuesday waived his right to fight extradition in a California court and agreed to be turned over to authorities in Florida, where he and his mother are charged with committing more than a million dollars worth of fraud.
2 days ago in Entertainment
Wu-Tang Clan’s unreleased ‘Once Upon a Time in Shaolin’ is headed to an Australia museum
The sole physical copy of Wu-Tang Clan's unreleased "Once Upon a Time in Shaolin" is headed to Australia's Museum of Old and New Art. Only a handful of ears have listened to Wu-Tang Clan's seventh studio album to date.
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10 hours ago in Lifestyle, Trending
One Tech Tip: Want to turn off Meta AI? You can’t — but there are some workarounds
If you use Facebook, WhatsApp or Instagram, you've probably noticed a new character pop up answering search queries or eagerly offering tidbits of information in your feeds, with varying degrees of accuracy.
10 hours ago in National, Trending
Guilty: Trump becomes first former U.S. president convicted of felony crimes
Donald Trump became the first former president to be convicted of felony crimes Thursday as a New York jury found him guilty of falsifying business records in a scheme to illegally influence the 2016 election through hush money payments to a porn actor who said the two had sex.
1 day ago in Features, Trending
What you will and won’t see from June’s planetary parade
Six planets will link up before dawn on June 3 in what's known as a planetary parade. But the spectacle won't be as eye-catching as expected: Only two planets will be visible to the naked eye.
3 days ago in National, Trending
OpenAI forms safety committee as it starts training latest artificial intelligence model
OpenAI says it's setting up a safety and security committee and has begun training a new AI model to supplant the GPT-4 system that underpins its ChatGPT chatbot.