By JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican legislators in Kansas on Tuesday shrunk what already was among the nation’s shortest windows for voting by mail, arguing that problems with the U.S. Postal Service’s handling of ballots required the move. Critics called it voter suppression. The GOP-supermajority Legislature overrode Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — Amid end-of-year staffing changes, the St. Joseph School District Board of Education has approved the appointments of four new administrators. Tabitha Kieser will serve as the Director of Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment, taking over from Stacia Studer. Kieser began her career with SJSD in 2012, and has spent time
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By CHRISTINE FERNANDO and CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The Republican National Committee on Tuesday launched a massive effort to probe voter registration lists nationwide amid a broader strategy to seize on voter rolls to question the integrity of elections. RNC sent public records requests asking for documents related to voter roll
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By HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa cannot, for now, continue to enforce part of its book ban law, a federal judge said Tuesday, giving major publishers that sued the state the second temporary reprieve they requested. The new decision from U.S. District Judge Stephen Locher again temporarily blocked the part
Continue ReadingCNN Español El Mundial de 2026 será el primero en jugarse con 48 selecciones, un torneo de 104 partidos que se disputará en Estados Unidos, México y Canadá. Se conocen los estadios y el cronograma de cada partido de cada fase. El torneo de selecciones más prestigioso del planeta cobra vida, sin embargo, a medida
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Continue ReadingAnálisis por Rocío Muñoz-Ledo, CNN en Español Los inmigrantes indocumentados que viven en Estados Unidos pagan cada año miles de millones de dólares en impuestos aun cuando saben que no podrán disfrutar de sus beneficios al jubilarse, a menos que su estatus se regularice. Pero los planes del presidente estadounidense Donald Trump contra la inmigración
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By Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — One of the international broadcasters targeted for termination by President Donald Trump has been granted a reprieve by a federal judge. US District Judge Royce C. Lamberth has granted Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s request for a temporary restraining order that will help the broadcaster stay on the air and
Continue ReadingCNN Radio Argentina (CNN Radio Argentina) – Ignacio Murua, asesor financiero y portfolio manager, dialogó este martes con CNN Economía y Actualidad de Julieta Tarrés sobre el comportamiento del mercado argentino y las expectativas en materia cambiaria y financiera. El especialista analizó la reciente performance de los activos financieros argentinos y destacó que “el mercado
Continue ReadingCNN Radio Argentina (CNN Radio Argentina) – Alejandro Catterberg, titular de la consultora Poliarquía, analizó este martes en Regreso CNN, con Mariana Arias y Pepe Gil Vidal, la evolución del apoyo popular al gobierno de Javier Milei y las tendencias políticas actuales en Argentina. Catterberg destacó que, si bien marzo ha sido un mes de
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By Ben Morse, Ana Melgar Zuñiga and Gerardo Lemos, CNN (CNN) — Asphyxiation has been ruled out as the cause of death for Miller Gardner, the 14-year-old son of former New York Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner, Costa Rican officials told CNN on Tuesday. Gardner and his wife Jessica announced on Sunday that their son Miller
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By HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa cannot, for now, continue to enforce part of its book ban law, a federal judge said Tuesday, giving major publishers that sued the state the second temporary reprieve they requested. The new decision from U.S. District Judge Stephen Locher again temporarily blocked the part
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By Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — Republican Rep. Randy Weber on Wednesday introduced a resolution to censure Rep. Jasmine Crockett over recent comments the Democratic congresswoman made about Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, according to a draft of the resolution shared with CNN and the congressman’s office. Weber is seeking the punishment in response to Crockett
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By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A pilot and his two young daughters survived on the wing of a plane for about 12 hours after it crashed and was partially submerged in an icy Alaska lake, then were rescued after being spotted by a good Samaritan. Terry Godes said he saw a
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By JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press The gunman who killed 23 people in a racist attack targeting Hispanic shoppers at a Walmart near the U.S.-Mexico border in 2019 would avoid the death penalty under a plea offer announced Tuesday, abruptly ending years of efforts by prosecutors to see that he face execution by lethal injection. El
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By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the troubled Social Security Administration told senators Tuesday that he would swiftly improve the agency’s customer service and slash its payment error rate, all while protecting Americans’ personal information. The bold promises, including a pledge to dramatically cut telephone answer wait times, come
Continue ReadingCNN Radio Argentina (CNN Radio Argentina) – El exministro de Cultura de la Nación y periodista, Pablo Avelluto, conversó este martes con Regreso CNN de Mariana Arias y Pepe Gil Vidal sobre el gobierno de Javier Milei, el futuro del PRO y el panorama político argentino. Avelluto expresó una fuerte crítica al rumbo del gobierno
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By Christopher Lamb, CNN (CNN) — The medical staff looking after Pope Francis considered stopping his treatment so he could die, according to the lead doctor, while the 88-year-old pontiff was hospitalized with a drawn-out respiratory illness. Professor Sergio Alfieri told Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera the most critical moment came on February 28 when
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By Jeremy Herb, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday declassified a host of materials from the FBI’s 2016 investigation into the Trump campaign and Russia, the latest instance of Trump using the power of his office to relitigate his past political grievances. In signing the executive action, Trump completed a process he started
Continue ReadingBy Jimena De La Quintana and Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — Peruvian President Dina Boluarte has called for general elections to be held on April 12, 2026, saying she hopes the call can “put an end to a period of instability” that the country has experienced in recent years. “We hope for the good of
Continue Reading DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa’s law banning school library books that depict sex acts is on hold once again, after a federal ruling.
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By Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — A fight is breaking out among House Republicans over whether to allow new parents in Congress to vote remotely — a politically explosive issue that is gaining traction in the chamber at a critical time for Speaker Mike Johnson. A group of GOP hardliners from the House Freedom Caucus
Continue ReadingAnálisis por Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Las ambiciones arancelarias del presidente de EE.UU., Donald Trump, han sido difíciles de vender. Han generado nerviosismo entre los inversionistas, desplomado los mercados financieros, le han costado el apoyo de muchos miembros de su propia base electoral y han enfurecido a los CEOs. En lugar de dar marcha atrás y
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By ALI SWENSON and CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed a sweeping executive action to overhaul elections in the U.S., including requiring documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote in federal elections and demanding that all ballots be received by Election Day. The order says
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — National Book Award winner Sigrid Nunez and Booker Prize winner Anne Enright are among eight recipients of literary honors that include a $175,000 cash award. The Windham-Campbell Prizes are given each year for literary achievement and to enable writers to work independently. Other winners announced Tuesday include legal scholar Patricia Williams,
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By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Angry over the crush of court rulings against the Trump administration, Republicans in Congress are trying to slap back at the federal judiciary with proposals to limit the reach of its rulings, cut funding and even impeach judges, tightening the GOP’s grip on government. House GOP
Continue Reading By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Angry over the crush of court rulings against the Trump administration, Republicans in Congress are trying to slap back at the federal judiciary with proposals to limit the reach of its rulings, cut funding and even impeach judges, tightening the GOP’s grip on government. House GOP
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News-Press NOW’s Leah Rainwater, left, interviews SJSD School Board candidate Kenneth Reeder.
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By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — With distinctive two-fingered claws, the remains of a previously unknown species of dinosaur suggest it looked like a bizarre mix of sloth, giraffe and cult movie hero Edward Scissorhands, according to new research. Paleontologists unearthed the fossil in Mongolia’s Gobi Desert, and the find is unique because the sheath
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Tickets are on sale for the Saint Joseph Symphony’s final show of its 65th anniversary season.
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