Central High School presents ‘Night of Jazz’
The St. Joseph High School All Star Jazz Band plays in a Coleman Hawkins Jazz Festival in 2017.
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The following AP stories are planned for today or have moved. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS —————————— US–SEVERE WEATHER Upper Midwest braces for severe weather with the potential for strong tornadoes SUMMARY: The upper Midwest
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The following AP stories are planned for today or have moved. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS —————————— US–SEVERE WEATHER Upper Midwest braces for severe weather with the potential for strong tornadoes SUMMARY: The upper Midwest
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The following AP stories are planned for today or have moved. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS —————————— US–SEVERE WEATHER Upper Midwest braces for severe weather with the potential for strong tornadoes SUMMARY: The upper Midwest
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The following AP stories are planned for today or have moved. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS —————————— US–SEVERE WEATHER Upper Midwest braces for severe weather with the potential for strong tornadoes SUMMARY: The upper Midwest
Continue Reading Gangs attack another town in Haiti’s central region, killing an 11-year-old child and three others
By EVENS SANON Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Gangs have attacked another town in Haiti ’s central region, killing at least four people, including an 11-year-old child, a human rights activist told The Associated Press on Monday. At least 15 other people were injured by gunfire, and more than a dozen homes were burned
Continue Reading The Memphis church pivotal in Martin Luther King Jr.’s final days suffers a devastating fire
By ADRIAN SAINZ and TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A historic Black church in downtown Memphis that was the organizing point for Martin Luther King Jr.’s final campaign in 1968 caught fire early Monday morning and suffered significant damage. “The inside is a total loss, but we’re still somewhat hopeful that some
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After ‘The Idol,’ Abel Tesfaye’s new movie ‘Hurry Up Tomorrow’ brought ‘joy back into filmmaking’
By KRYSTA FAURIA Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Abel Tesfaye has always known he wanted to pursue a career in cinema. He sees his meteoric rise to fame as one of today’s biggest pop superstars under the moniker The Weeknd as a detour to make that happen. Nearly two years after he made his
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Autopsy confirms Gene Hackman died from heart disease, notes his Alzheimer’s and prolonged fasting
By JACQUES BILLEAUD and MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The main cause of Gene Hackman’s death was heart disease, but he was also in the advanced stages of Alzheimer’s disease and likely had not eaten for a long time, according to a new autopsy report. The report documents the 95-year-old actor’s
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Autopsy confirms Gene Hackman died from heart disease, notes his Alzheimer’s and prolonged fasting
By JACQUES BILLEAUD and MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The main cause of Gene Hackman’s death was heart disease, but he was also in the advanced stages of Alzheimer’s disease and likely had not eaten for a long time, according to a new autopsy report. The report documents the 95-year-old actor’s
Continue Reading Things to know about the retrial of Karen Read in the killing of her police officer boyfriend
By MICHAEL CASEY and PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press Prosecutors at Karen Read’s second murder trial on Friday focused on DNA found on items collected from the crime scene and on clothing of her Boston police officer boyfriend. Read, 45, is accused of backing her SUV into John O’Keefe, 46, and leaving him to die on
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Thousands of LA County workers set to strike over alleged unfair labor practices
KABC By KABC News Staff Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES, California (KABC) — More than 55,000 Los Angeles County workers are expected to go on strike Monday night, which could disrupt some services for residents. Members of SEIU 721 – which include public works employees, public and mental health professionals, social
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Council OKs key grant for water plant upgrade, funds for sewer repairs
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — Upwards of $3 million in funds to upgrade the city’s Wastewater Treatment Facility and various sewer main lines received the green light from City Council on Monday. Councilmembers unanimously approved an ordinance to accept a $2.1 million grant from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for the blower replacement
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Georgia governor’s race draws the former mayor of Atlanta, Keisha Lance Bottoms
By CHARLOTTE KRAMON Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms filed papers Monday to raise money for a 2026 run for Georgia governor. Bottoms, a Democrat who broke Atlanta tradition by not seeking an expected second term as mayor, says she’ll hold an official announcement of her campaign later. But she
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Rep. Gerry Connolly steps down as top Oversight Democrat and won’t seek reelection as cancer returns
By LEAH ASKARINAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Gerry Connolly of Virginia announced on Monday he is stepping down as the top Democrat on the powerful House Oversight Committee and will not be seeking reelection next year due to his cancer returning, ending his long career in public life. “The sun is setting on
Continue ReadingFire officials: House fire caused from combustion of construction materials in Pittsburgh
By Lily Coleman, Caitlyn Scott, Felicity Taylor Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH (WTAE) — Firefighters were on the scene Sunday morning battling a massive fire that broke out inside a home in South Oakland. The home has since been condemned. In a post from the Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire, officials were called
Continue ReadingTony Blair Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair. Personal Birth date: May 6, 1953 Birth place: Edinburgh, Scotland Birth name: Anthony Charles Lynton Blair Father: Leo Charles Blair, lawyer Mother: Hazel (Corscadden) Blair Marriage: Cherie (Booth) Blair (1980-present) Children: Leo, Kathryn, Nicholas and Euan Education:
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Another federal judge expresses skepticism over Trump law firm executive orders
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Another federal judge in Washington has expressed skepticism about the legality of a Trump administration executive order targeting a prominent law firm, saying he was concerned that the clear purpose of the edict was punishment. U.S. District Judge John Bates had already temporarily halted President Donald Trump’s
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Another federal judge expresses skepticism over Trump law firm executive orders
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Another federal judge in Washington has expressed skepticism about the legality of a Trump administration executive order targeting a prominent law firm, saying he was concerned that the clear purpose of the edict was punishment. U.S. District Judge John Bates had already temporarily halted President Donald Trump’s
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The women of ‘Andor’ see their roles get bigger, and go deeper, in Season 2
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Mon Mothma was first introduced to “Star Wars” fans as the rebel leader who appears only long enough to move the plot forward by delivering battle plans in hushed tones. But in the last moments of the most recent “Andor” episodes on Disney+ (spoilers
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Johnson says it’s ‘game time’ as House committees draft first piece of Trump agenda
By Manu Raju, Haley Talbot, Morgan Rimmer and Ted Barrett, CNN (CNN) — Speaker Mike Johnson on Monday said the coming days will be critical in the House as committees begin to draft the contents of President Donald Trump’s sweeping legislative agenda. “We’ve been working on it for over a year, and now is game
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Continue ReadingThe mother of Steelers draft pick Derrick Harmon has died | Art Rooney II releases statement
By Raquel Ciampi Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH (WTAE) — The mother of Derrick Harmon, the Pittsburgh Steelers’ first-round draft pick, has died. The team confirmed the news in a written statement released by Steelers President Art Rooney II on Friday, one day after Harmon was selected in the first round of
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‘Nothing will ever be perfect’: Trump touches on immigration crackdown and Hegseth in Atlantic interview
By Kit Maher, Betsy Klein and Michael Williams, CNN (CNN) — Atlantic Editor-in-Chief Jeffrey Goldberg was a central figure in the first major self-inflicted crisis of Trump’s second term, when the prominent journalist was inadvertently added to a Signal chat where Cabinet officials discussed military strikes in Yemen. Weeks later, Trump sat for an interview
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99-year-old Florida woman turning heads on the golf course
By Bailey Smith Click here for updates on this story FORT MYERS, Florida (WBBH) — Gladys Hayes is living proof that age is just a number. Hayes just celebrated her 99th birthday, but she can do anything she puts her mind to. “I played baseball, and we had a girls team where I worked,” said
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Rep. Gerry Connolly will step down as top Democrat on House Oversight Committee, not seek reelection after cancer returns
By Manu Raju and Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — Rep. Gerry Connolly, a veteran Virginia Democrat and ranking member on the House Oversight Committee, announced on Monday he will not seek reelection and will soon step down from his leadership position on the powerful panel. Connolly said his esophageal cancer – a diagnosis he shared
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When kids are evicted, they often lose both home and school
By MORIAH BALINGIT AP Education Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Since her birth 10 years ago, Mackenzie Holmes has rarely called one place home for long. There was the house in Houston owned by her grandmother, Crystal Holmes. Then, after Holmes lost her Southwest Airlines job and the house, there was the trio of apartments in
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More than 100 migrants were detained during a raid on a Colorado nightclub. Here’s what we know
By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — US federal agents early Sunday raided what authorities described as an underground nightclub in Colorado Springs and took into custody more than 100 migrants accused of being in the country illegally, the US Drug Enforcement Administration said. “What was happening inside was significant drug trafficking, prostitution, crimes of violence,”
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Job cuts delay Pentagon plans to expand work to prevent sex assaults and suicides
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Personnel cuts across the Defense Department will delay plans to hire at least 1,000 more civilians to help prevent sexual assault, suicides and behavior problems within the military, senior defense officials said. But they insist that crucial programs aimed at addressing sexual misconduct and providing help
Continue ReadingPresidenta de la Comunidad de Madrid pide al gobierno desplegar las Fuerzas Armadas por el apagón masivo
Por Vasco Cotovio y Antoinette Radford, CNN La presidenta de la Comunidad de Madrid, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, ha instado al gobierno nacional a desplegar al Ejército mientras la ciudad enfrenta un importante corte de energía. El apagón comenzó alrededor de las 12:30 p.m. hora local (6:30 a.m. ET) y afectó a la mayor parte de
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