International Landscape Photographer of the Year competition reveals winning images 

Definitely a tonic for troubled times.  These are the winning and shortlisted images in the seventh International Landscape Photographer of the Year competition, with stunning shots documenting everything from magical mountains in Norway to dramatic storm clouds over Kansas and the lush green forest of Wistman’s Wood in Dartmoor National Park.  There were almost 3,800 entries … Read more

Patrick Mahomes’ fiancee Brittany Matthews shows off their first child’s nursery

With Super Bowl-winning quarterback Patrick Mahomes and his fiancee Brittany Matthews expecting their first child next year, Matthews showed off the progress of the child’s nursery. Matthews, 25, and Mahomes, 25, announced their engagement in early September, when the Kansas City Chiefs quarterback picked up his Super Bowl ring, and they revealed they were expecting … Read more

REVEALED: Rural counties experiencing the worst coronavirus surges voted overwhelmingly for Trump

Though many Democrats viewed President Donald Trump’s handling of the pandemic as his greatest weakness, election returns show that in places where the virus is most rampant now, Trump enjoyed enormous support. In 376 counties with the highest number of new cases per capita, the overwhelming majority – 93 percent of those counties – went … Read more

Kansas woman gets life in prison for decapitating ex-boyfriend’s mom

A Kansas woman received life in prison Tuesday for decapitating her ex-boyfriend’s mother with two steak knives and leaving her head in the kitchen sink. Rachael Hilyard, 38, of Wichita, was sentenced in the 2017 death of 63-year-old Micki Davis in what prosecutors claimed was a planned killing. Hilyard apologized at the hearing, which several … Read more

Janelle Monae calls for Kansas City cops who violently arrested peaceful protester to be ‘fired’

Celebrities are continuing to use their platforms to speak out as Black Lives Matter protests continued Tuesday across the United States. And the issue of police oppression came close to home for Janelle Monae who took to Twitter Tuesday to denounce an incident in her hometown of Kansas City. Monae retweeted cell phone video showing … Read more

Kelly Clarkson calls out Kansas City PD as she retweets video of peac eful protester being arrested

Celebrities are continuing to use their platforms to speak out as Black Lives Matter protests continued Tuesday across the United States. Singer and TV personality Kelly Clarkson expressed her outrage at an incident captured on camera in Kansas City where police arrested a young black man as he yelled at them while peacefully protesting along … Read more

Coronavirus UK: 1000% spikes seen in Tennessee and Kansas

Tennessee and Kansas, both states that have eased lockdown restrictions, are home to counties where coronavirus infections have spiked by 1,000 percent in a week, an unreleased White House COVID-19 taskforce report shows.  The report indicates that cases are increasing in heartland pockets of the United States despite President Donald Trump’s claim on Monday that infections are … Read more

Kansas man drank cleaning product after Trump suggested injecting disinfectant to fight coronavirus 

Two men in Georgia and one man in Kansas drank liquid cleaning products ‘to ward off COVID-19’ after Trump suggested injecting disinfectant into the lungs to combat the virus The Georgia Poison Center on Tuesday revealed that two men guzzled cleaning solution over the weekend in misguided attempts to prevent catching COVID-19  GPC Director Gaylord … Read more

Second US coronavirus vaccine trial launches in Pittsburgh and Kansas City

Second US coronavirus vaccine trial which was given funding by Bill Gates launches in Pittsburgh and Kansas City as drug company promises 1 million doses of its shot by year-end Inovio Pharmaceuticals announced Monday that it has begun recruiting volunteers for its coronavirus vaccine trial  The company will enroll 40 healthy subjects in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, … Read more

Modern Family’s Eric Stonestreet donates 200k meals to Kansas food bank amid coronavirus pandemic

Modern Family’s Eric Stonestreet donates 200k meals to Kansas City food bank amid coronavirus pandemic and urges others to ‘donate if you have the means’ By Ellie Phillips For Mailonline Published: 09:32 GMT, 20 March 2020 | Updated: 09:32 GMT, 20 March 2020 He’s best known for playing Cameron Tucker in ABC mockumentary sitcom Modern … Read more