The Cleveland Guardians roster is set. Opening Day has arrived. The Guardians kick off the 2025 regular season Thursday afternoon against the Royals in Kansas City. The game has a first-pitch time of 4:10 p.

Kansas and Ohio health officials have confirmed several measles cases among mostly unvaccinated children and adults, as the total number of states reporting measles outbreaks reaches 18.

Twenty-three measles cases have been reported in Kansas, and the state health department said they could be linked to an ongoing outbreak that has infected at least 379 people across Texas, New Mexico and Oklahoma.

Even without these two expanding clusters, the total number of cases in the U.S. has exceeded the case count for the entire year of 2024

The vote comes after Mayor Quinton Lucas suspended Platt following a jury ruling in favor of a former employee who said Platt lied to the media.

Kansas City will be looking for a new city manager. The city council voted unanimously to remove Brian Platt, who had been recently suspended.

Kansas City Council voted unanimously to fire city manager Brian Platt, who was suspended three weeks ago after the city lost a whistleblower retaliation lawsuit. Platt is being represented by a law firm that specializes in employment discrimination.