Having perused several dictionaries for the definition of the word thug, I found that the meaning is relatively colorblind. There is no particular race attached to the word. Merriam-Webster defines it as “a violent or brutish criminal or bully.” The Oxford Dictionary defines it as “a violent person, especially a criminal.” People can assign cultural […]
The signs of rot in the Big Apple are endemic and worsening daily. Some of us were there for New York City’s descent into squalor and crime in the 1970s and ’80s, and we saw its stunning reversal which the mighty Mayor Rudy Giuliani was able to conjure with his common-sense, law and order […]
Denver is buckling under a financial crisis caused by illegal immigration. But the fault lies not in the stars, but with the city itself. “Denver will cut hours at recreation centers, end in-person vehicle-registration renewals and eliminate spring flower beds to save $5 million this year, a response to the migrant crisis that is expected […]
Lisa Lopez-Galvan was a music lover and DJ in the Kansas City area who played at weddings, quinceañeras and an American Legion bar and grill. She mixed Tejano, Mexican and Spanish music with R&B and hip-hop, and volunteered as a host on a radio program. She also was a devoted fan of Kansas City‘s professional […]
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A missile strike on the Russian city of Belgorod near the Ukraine border on Thursday killed five people, including a child, and injured 18 others, a Russian official said. It was the latest in exchanges of long-range missile and rocket fire in Russia‘s war on Ukraine. Hours earlier, Russia fired two […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – A DJ for Kansas City’s KKFI was killed in Wednesday’s shooting at the end of the Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade, the radio station said Wednesday. “This senseless act has taken a beautiful person from her family and this KC Community,” the station said in a statement. Authorities said 22 people […]
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Atlantic City casinos would be able to continue to allow gamblers to smoke on the casino floor under a new bill that would impose additional restrictions on lighting up. New Jersey state Sen. John Burzichelli introduced a bill Monday giving the casinos much of what they want amid a push by […]
A shooting at the end of the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory parade on Wednesday has left at least one dead and nine injured. “Fire Department Battalion Chief Michael Hopkins said eight to 10 people were injured but declined further comment, saying only that additional information will be released soon,” the Associated Press initially […]
Downtown Kansas City is turning into a sea of red for Valentine’s Day as Chiefs fans prepare to celebrate their third Super Bowl title in five seasons with a parade. “It never gets old,” Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, on the eve of Wednesday’s festivities to mark the […]
NEW YORK — When New York City officials got wind of the major winter storm headed their way, they rewound the clock four years, reopened their coronavirus pandemic playbook, and announced that instead of canceling school, teachers and students would once again meet online. No snow day. Mayor Eric Adams said it was important to […]
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