By ILLIA NOVIKOV and EMMA BURROWS Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Ukrainian drone struck a Russian industrial plant some 1,300 kilometers (800 miles) from Ukraine, a local official said Tuesday, after Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy prioritized the weapon’s development and Russia pounded Ukraine with a monthly record of drones in June. Both sides
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By Hanna Park, Josh Campbell and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — The grieving family of 21-year-old Kaylee Goncalves spent weeks waiting for an arrest in her killing. Since then, they and relatives of the three other University of Idaho students fatally stabbed on a late 2022 night in their off-campus home have endured a legal
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By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Democratic Gov. Tony Evers and Republicans who control the state Legislature announced a deal Tuesday on a new two-year budget that cuts income taxes, increases funding for the Universities of Wisconsin despite a threatened cut and raises fees to pay for transportation projects. The deal
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By AAMER MADHANI and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Israel has agreed on terms for a 60-day ceasefire in Gaza and warned Hamas to accept the deal before conditions worsen. Trump announced the development as he prepares to host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for talks at
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By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Former UFC fighter Ben Askren is recovering from a double lung transplant, his wife said on Monday. Askren had been in hospital with severe lung damage caused by a sudden bout of pneumonia during which he spent time on life support, Amy Askren wrote. After weeks of waiting for
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CNN, BROADCASTIFY, KHQ, MARK LANTHROP, SPOKANE VALLEY FIRE DEPARTMENT, CITY OF COEUR D’ ALENE, KOOTENAI COUNTY FIRE AND RESCUE, CNN VIA WEBEX CISCO, FROM SOCIAL MEDIA By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — Two firefighters were fatally shot and a third is seriously injured after investigators say a lone gunman opened fire on crews responding to
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By SAMUEL PETREQUIN and JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Europe sizzled in its first major heat wave of the summer on Tuesday, as Barcelona recorded its hottest June in over a century and the summit of Paris’ iconic Eiffel Tower was closed to visitors. Health warnings remained in effect in several countries. The
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TODAY’S SPORTS SCHEDULE ___ INTERLEAGUE Detroit at Washington 1:05 p.m. (Postponed) Cincinnati at Boston 2:30 p.m. (Suspended) Final Miami 2 Minnesota 0 Final L.A. Angels 4 Atlanta 0 Final Chicago Cubs 5 Cleveland 2 Final Houston 6 Colorado 5 Final L.A. Dodgers 6 Chicago White Sox 1 ___ AMERICAN LEAGUE Final Toronto 12 N.Y. Yankees
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By NADIA LATHAN Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Former Texas congressman Colin Allred launched another run for the U.S. Senate on Tuesday after the Democrat’s challenge against Republican Sen. Ted Cruz last year broke records for spending but did not deliver his party the breakthrough it has sought for decades in the state. This
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Associated Press Kansas Daybook for Tuesday, Jul. 01. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Kansas City bureau is reachable at 816-421-4844. Send daybook items to Kansas@applanner.com. To
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Continue Reading Associated Press Nebraska Daybook for Tuesday, Jul. 01. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Omaha bureau is reachable at 402-391-0031. Send daybook items to Nebraska@applanner.com. To see
Continue Reading By LISA MASCARO, MARY CLARE JALONICK and MATT BROWN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans hauled President Donald Trump’s big tax breaks and spending cuts bill to passage Tuesday on the narrowest of margins, pushing past opposition from Democrats and their own GOP ranks after a turbulent overnight session. The sudden outcome capped an
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Kansas City Royals (39-46, fourth in the AL Central) vs. Seattle Mariners (44-40, second in the AL West) Seattle; Tuesday, 9:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Michael Lorenzen (4-8, 4.91 ERA, 1.38 WHIP, 73 strikeouts); Mariners: Emerson Hancock (3-4, 5.30 ERA, 1.42 WHIP, 52 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Mariners -137, Royals
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By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — The Constitutional Court’s suspension of Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has raised questions about whether her family’s political comeback last year would end with another downfall. Paetongtarn was the third prime minister in her family, after her father, Thaksin Shinawatra, a telecom billionaire who has been one
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By OMER FAROOQ and RAJESH ROY Associated Press HYDERABAD, India (AP) — The death toll from Monday’s massive explosion and fire at a pharmaceutical factory in India’s southern state of Telangana has risen to at least 36 while about three dozen were left injured, authorities said Tuesday. The fire department recovered the charred bodies of
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Same old, same old I’d like to know when Republicans quit being Republicans. This deficit busting bill that they have, all these tax cuts for the rich, which is a Republican thing. But it’s the same old crap, trickledown economics. Where’s we’re always for balancing the budget, reducing the deficit? This bill doesn’t do anything
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By HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa became the first state to remove gender identity from its civil rights code under a law that took effect Tuesday, meaning transgender and nonbinary residents are no longer protected from discrimination in their job, housing and other aspects of life. The law also explicitly
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By HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa became the first state to remove gender identity from its civil rights code under a law that took effect Tuesday, meaning transgender and nonbinary residents are no longer protected from discrimination in their job, housing and other aspects of life. The law also explicitly
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 24 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – NEWS —————————— AP-US-TRANSGENDER-CIVIL-RIGHTS DESCRIPTION: A new state law taking effect Tuesday will strip gender identity from Iowa’s civil rights
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 24 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – NEWS —————————— AP-US-TRANSGENDER-CIVIL-RIGHTS DESCRIPTION: A new state law taking effect Tuesday will strip gender identity from Iowa’s civil rights
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 24 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – NEWS —————————— AP-US-TRANSGENDER-CIVIL-RIGHTS DESCRIPTION: A new state law taking effect Tuesday will strip gender identity from Iowa’s civil rights
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 24 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – NEWS —————————— AP-US-TRANSGENDER-CIVIL-RIGHTS DESCRIPTION: A new state law taking effect Tuesday will strip gender identity from Iowa’s civil rights
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KANSAS CITY, Kan. – James Patrick Hawkins Sr., 94, passed away surrounded by family on Wednesday, June 25, 2025. James was born on Aug. 24, 1930, in Sioux City, Iowa, to John Edward and Mary Celestine Hawkins. James graduated from Trinity High School in Sioux City and then served in the United States Army from
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Late Notices Maxine Lang TARKIO, Mo. – Maxine Lang, 95, Tarkio, Missouri, died June 28, 2025. Funeral 11 a.m. July 5 at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Westboro, Missouri. Visitation 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday, prior to service. No open visitation. Arrangements: Davis Funeral Home, Tarkio. www.minterfuneralchapels.com James E. Shelton James “Eddie” Edward Shelton, 66, of
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Shirley Ann Wheeler Simmons, 96, of St. Joseph, passed away June 29, 2025, after a short illness. She was born in St. Joseph on Dec. 29, 1928, to Paul and Ethyl Wheeler. She lived in St. Joseph her entire life. She was a lifetime member of Ashland Avenue Methodist Church. Shirley attended Humboldt and Pickett
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Karen Sue Chavez, 76, of St. Joseph, passed away Saturday, June 28, 2025, at her home, She was born July 30, 1948, in St. Joseph, daughter of the late Ethel and Frederick Penland. She attended Benton High School and worked at the Northwest Psychiatric Rehab Center as a custodial supervisor. She was a member of
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