Abstract: To optimize the solving efficiency of multi-objective path planning problems, this paper proposes an improved solution based on Whale Optimization Algorithm (IDWOA). First, a greedy strategy ...

Christal Watson, Mayor of Kansas City, Kansas, addresses the crowd after Governor Laura Kelly’s announcement on Monday, Dec. 22, 2025, that the Kansas City Chiefs will build their new stadium in ...

Bo Bichette is as enticing a free agent as there is in this year's MLB free agency class. Sure, there are some defensive concerns, but Bichette flat-out rakes, and won't turn 28 years old until March.

A nature reserve is being created as part of a key walking and cycling route across rural Somerset. Volunteers working on Hollybrook reserve are fencing off a piece of land next to the Strawberry Line ...

Manchester United have discussed a move for Sporting CP winger Salvador Blopa, a report has revealed. Despite plenty of speculation, Amorim is yet to turn to his former employers in search of ...

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Editor’s note: The IJ is reprinting some of the late Beth Ashley’s columns. This is from 2010. I heard the wondrous author Anne Lamott speak the other night and was taken by a couple of her statements ...

Dear Annie: Several months ago, I wrote as “Concerned Nephew” about a brief bathroom moment -- I didn’t wash my hands and fibbed to my aunt -- that led to embarrassment and a misunderstanding I’d let ...

The University of Missouri-Kansas City is forcing KCUR, Kansas City’s NPR station, to move out of its home at 48th Street and Troost Avenue by the end of January, citing concerns about the building ...

Whenever In-N-Out opens in a new state, it’s a big deal. So big, in fact, the massive lines become their own news story. When the cult-favorite fast food chain opened in Idaho two years ago, customers ...

Around a couple hundred people have gathered outside the ICE building in Portland's South Waterfront neighborhood, several hours after two people, identified by the Department of Homeland Security as ...

A worker exits 2441 Broadway Street as the supportive housing project nears completion. Photo by Ryan Geller. VALLEJO - Some homeless Vallejo residents began moving into a long-delayed supportive ...