By Rachel Clarke from reporting by Dakin Andone, Taylor Galgano, Lauren Mascarenhas, John Miller, Mark Morales, Sharif Paget, Shimon Prokupecz, Andy Rose, Ray Sanchez and Jessie Yeung, CNN New York (CNN) — Hundreds of people call 345 Park Avenue in Manhattan their work home. The skyscraper soars more than 600 feet and occupies the entire
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By CHRIS MEGERIAN and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Jeffrey Epstein “stole” young women who worked for the spa at Mar-a-Lago, the latest evolution in his description of how their highly scrutinized relationship ended years ago. One of the women, he acknowledged, was Virginia Giuffre, who was
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By MATT BROWN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats reintroduced a bill Tuesday to restore and expand protections enshrined in the Voting Rights Act of 1965, their latest long-shot attempt to revive the landmark law just days before its 60th anniversary and at a time of renewed debate over the future administration of American
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By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats are imploring President Donald Trump’s administration to step up its role in addressing suffering and starvation in Gaza, with more than 40 senators signing onto a letter Tuesday urging the resumption of ceasefire talks and sharply criticizing an Israeli-backed American organization that had been created
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By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene announced Tuesday that she won’t run for governor in Georgia in 2026, putting an end to her flirtation with the race in a long social media post saying she is turned off by a political “good ole boy” system and alleging that
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) – After 44 years of dedicated service, leadership and mentorship, Battalion Chief Paris Jenkins has officially retired from the St. Joseph Fire Department, marking the end of an extraordinary career that has left a lasting impact on the department and the community.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs is asking a judge to free him on a $50 million bond while he awaits sentencing in October after a jury found him not guilty of the most serious federal charges he faced earlier this month. In a court filing Tuesday, Combs’ lawyer argued that conditions
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Tuesday afternoon and evening will bring the final hours of excessive heat and humidity across Northwest Missouri and Northeast Kansas, before a front triggers scattered t-storms to the region and eventually much cooler air.
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By JILL LAWLESS and DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The U.K. will recognize a Palestinian state in September unless Israel agrees to a ceasefire in Gaza, allows the U.N. to bring in aid and takes other steps toward long-term peace, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Tuesday. Starmer, who is under mounting domestic pressure
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By OPE ADETAYO, TOUSSAINT NGOTTA and MARK BANCHEREAU Associated Press ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara said Tuesday that he would seek a fourth term leading the West African nation, which is due to hold an election in October. Ouattara’s candidacy is contested after he changed the constitution in 2016 to
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By RUSS BYNUM and MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Residents in the Southeast U.S. are no strangers to heat in the summertime. But this week’s sweltering hot weather set at least one record and has forecasters urging residents to limit time outside on Tuesday if possible — and stay hydrated. The all-time
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By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the U.S. will partner with Israel to run new food centers in Gaza to address the worsening humanitarian crisis there, but he and U.S. officials offered few additional details about the plan or how it would differ from existing food
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By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the U.S. will partner with Israel to run new food centers in Gaza to address the worsening humanitarian crisis there, but he and U.S. officials offered few additional details about the plan or how it would differ from existing food
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By MARY CLARE JALONICK and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate confirmed former Trump lawyer Emil Bove 50-49 for a lifetime appointment as a federal appeals court judge Tuesday as Republicans dismissed whistleblower complaints about his conduct at the Justice Department. A former federal prosecutor in the Southern District of New York,
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Martin Luther King, Jr., once said that faith is not being able to see the whole staircase; rather, it is seeing and taking the next step.It’s hard to move ahead when we don’t know what the outcomes will be. And, we seldom know what the outcomes will be. Yet we are compelled by things like
Continue Reading By JOHN HANNA Associated Press A 38-year-old man who previously served time in prison for aggravated robbery and other crimes has been charged with capital murder in Kansas in connection with the fatal shooting of a sheriff’s deputy in Kansas City, Kansas. Shawn M. Harris also is charged with violating a Kansas law that prohibits
Continue Reading By JOHN HANNA Associated Press A 38-year-old man who previously served time in prison for aggravated robbery and other crimes has been charged with capital murder in Kansas in connection with the fatal shooting of a sheriff’s deputy in Kansas City, Kansas. Shawn M. Harris also is charged with violating a Kansas law that prohibits
Continue Reading MERRIAM, Kan. (AP) — MERRIAM, Kan. (AP) — Seaboard Corp. (SEB) on Tuesday reported earnings of $102 million in its second quarter. The Merriam, Kansas-based company said it had net income of $105.22 per share. The pork production, processing and ocean transportation company posted revenue of $2.48 billion in the period. _____ This story was
Continue Reading KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — UMB Financial Corp. (UMBF) on Tuesday reported second-quarter profit of $215.4 million. The Kansas City, Missouri-based bank said it had earnings of $2.82 per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were $2.96 per share. The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate
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By Kara Peters Click here for updates on this story FORSYTH COUNTY, North Carolina (WXII) — A Triad family is starting from square one after their home exploded last Thursday in Forsyth County. It left five people injured, including a firefighter. Zach Shirley says his family lived at their home on Friedberg Church Road for
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Opinion by Dr. Jerome Adams (CNN) — The recently passed One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which experts predict will reduce Medicaid coverage for millions of Americans, combined with the proposed elimination of a $56 million grant for overdose reversal training and distribution, threatens to undermine progress in reducing opioid overdose deaths. Medicaid, particularly through its
Continue Reading OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Werner Enterprises Inc. (WERN) on Tuesday reported second-quarter net income of $44.1 million. On a per-share basis, the Omaha, Nebraska-based company said it had profit of 72 cents. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were 11 cents per share. The results topped Wall Street expectations. The
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By Andi Babineau, Eric Levenson, CNN Centennial, Colorado (CNN) — The fate of James Craig, the Colorado dentist accused of killing his wife with poisoned protein shakes, doctored pills and a lethal injection, is now in the hands of the jury. Jury deliberations in his murder trial began Tuesday afternoon after the prosecution and defense
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By Jake Shindel Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, Maryland (WBAL) — A van that was pulled out of the Inner Harbor on Thursday had likely been submerged underwater for years, Baltimore police told WBAL NewsRadio. Police said an underwater recovery team received a notification about a possible submerged vehicle near East Pratt
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ATCHISON, Kan. (News-Press NOW) — Benedictine College is hosting a free youth camp for young and aspiring baseball players.
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By NAYARA BATSCHKE Associated Press SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Chilean authorities said Tuesday they turned six valuable watches stolen from Canadian actor Keanu Reeves — including an engraved Rolex worth at least $9,500 — over to the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, months after recovering them in a police raid. The FBI will arrange for
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By MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press Strong storms that brought hurricane-force winds to an area stretching from the Upper Plains to the Midwest have been preliminarily classified by the National Weather Service as a derecho, defined as a long-lived line of storms with extreme winds. The weather service’s Storm Prediction Center said Tuesday it made
Continue Reading By EDITH M. LEDERER and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — High-level representatives at a U.N. conference on Tuesday urged Israel to commit to a Palestinian state and gave “unwavering support” to a two-state solution, signaling widespread international determination to end one of the world’s longest conflicts. The “New York Declaration” sets out
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All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Toronto 63 46 .578 — New York 58 49 .542 4 Boston 58 51 .532 5 Tampa Bay 54 54 .500 8½ Baltimore 50 58 .463 12½ Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 63 46 .578 — Cleveland 53 54 .495 9 Kansas City 53
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By MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press Strong storms that brought hurricane-force winds to an area stretching from the Upper Plains to the Midwest have been preliminarily classified by the National Weather Service as a derecho, defined as a long-lived line of storms with extreme winds. The weather service’s Storm Prediction Center said Tuesday it made
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