By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — Starting this fall, a cane sugar-sweetened version of Coca-Cola will be on store shelves, the company announced Tuesday. The news comes several days after President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that he had been speaking with the Coca-Cola Company about using “REAL Cane Sugar in Coke in the
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By The Associated Press Stephen Colbert received messages of support and affection from his fellow late-night hosts after announcing that CBS was canceling his show, “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert,” next May. Jimmy Fallon said he was “just as shocked as everyone,” and Seth Meyers called him a great host and comedian but an
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By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s plan to end birthright citizenship for the children of people who are in the U.S. illegally will remain blocked as an order from one judge went into effect Friday and another seemed inclined to follow suit. U.S. District Judge Joseph LaPlante in New Hampshire
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By SOPHENG CHEANG Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Authorities in Cambodia continued their stepped-up campaign against online scam centers, arresting at least 500 suspects in two provinces on Thursday and Friday, the country’s information minister said. The arrests in Kandal province on the outskirts of the capital Phnom Penh, and in the northeastern
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By MICHELLE GUMEDE Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Dozens of South African chefs, community cooks, caterers, and culinary students joined forces Friday in Johannesburg to make 67,000 liters (17,700 gallons) of soup to feed the hungry, in celebration of Nelson Mandela Day. First officially recognized by the United Nations in 2009, International Nelson Mandela Day
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ST. JOSEPH, MO (News-Press NOW) — Tick season has been in full force for the past few weeks, and experts warn that the risk will remain high through the summer.
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By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER and JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has looked to the marble finishes and hefty price tag of the Federal Reserve headquarters to claim grounds to fire Chair Jerome Powell, with whom he has tussled for years over interest rates. But the extensive use of marble in the
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BBO–TWINS-DODGERS DESCRIPTION: Minnesota plays Los Angeles at Dodger Stadium. 150 words, more on merit. UPCOMING: By 07/21/2025
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BBO–TWINS-DODGERS DESCRIPTION: Minnesota plays Los Angeles at Dodger Stadium. 150 words, more on merit. UPCOMING: By 07/21/2025
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BBO–TWINS-DODGERS DESCRIPTION: Minnesota plays Los Angeles at Dodger Stadium. 150 words, more on merit. UPCOMING: By 07/21/2025
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BBO–TWINS-DODGERS DESCRIPTION: Minnesota plays Los Angeles at Dodger Stadium. 150 words, more on merit. UPCOMING: By 07/21/2025
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By Rebekah Riess, Josh Campbell, Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — An explosion at a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department training facility killed three veteran members assigned to the agency’s arson and explosives detail Friday morning – a tragedy that marks the “largest loss of life” at the department since 1857, according to Sheriff Robert Luna.
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — St. Joseph Parks and Recreation is set to unveil a slew of new features to a centerpiece of the city’s parkway system next month.
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — In response to citizen concerns regarding roadway safety, the St. Joseph Police Department’s Traffic Unit conducted a focused traffic enforcement operation on the Belt Highway on Thursday, July 17.
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — When it was announced in 2014 that Stephen Colbert would succeed David Letterman as host of the CBS “Late Show,” reaction was mixed. Letterman, who retired after helming the talk show for 22 years, had a loyal audience. At that point, Colbert was best known for playing a
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By Lauren del Valle, CNN (CNN) — Attorneys for the man accused of gunning down the UnitedHealthcare CEO last December now claim in a new court filing that Manhattan prosecutors wrongfully obtained Luigi Mangione’s medical records from his insurance carrier. In a letter filed Thursday, attorneys for Mangione said the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office obtained
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By AHMAD SEIR Associated Press BOOM, Belgium (AP) — Fans roared in excitement and organizers sighed with relief as the Tomorrowland music festival kicked off Friday — two days after a massive fire engulfed the main stage and threw one of Europe’s biggest summer concert events into doubt. Workers labored around the clock to clear
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By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Saturday, July 19 AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (MEN’S) 5:30 a.m. FS1 — AFL: Melbourne at Carlton 1 a.m. (Sunday) FS2 — AFL: Fremantle at Collingwood AUTO RACING 8:55 a.m. FS1 — FIM MotoGP: The Czechia Grand Prix – Sprint Race, Ostrovacice, Czechia 10:30
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By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer Chris Lindstrom has spent much of his six-year career under the radar playing for an Atlanta team that hasn’t made the postseason since 2017. But Lindstrom’s play deserves much more attention as his ability to create holes in the run game and protect the passer is a key
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Toronto 56 41 .577 — New York 53 44 .546 3 Boston 53 46 .535 4 Tampa Bay 51 47 .520 5½ Baltimore 43 53 .448 12½ Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 59 39 .602 — Cleveland 47 49 .490 11 Minnesota 47 50
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By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer The one main constant on Kansas City’s defense during a run of seven straight appearances in the AFC title game has been defensive tackle Chris Jones. While Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce have carried the offense, Jones has done the same on the defensive end for the Chiefs
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — A local high school band is preparing to take the big stage at the annual National Night Out event at Civic Center Park in downtown St. Joseph.
Continue Reading All Times EDT East Division W L Pct Philadelphia 55 41 .573 New York 55 42 .567 Miami 44 51 .463 Atlanta 42 53 .442 Washington 38 58 .396 NOTE: Games back data omitted because not all teams have played the same number of games due to postponements. Postseason qualification this season is determined based
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By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Fifty years ago, “Jaws” unlocked dread in millions about man-eating sharks. This summer, that fear may be somewhat reduced as they become contestants on a TV dance show. Former “Dancing With the Stars” host Tom Bergeron steps up for a marketing masterstroke by Discovery Channel’s
Continue ReadingBy JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — In every career, there are plenty of consequential decisions to be made. And they tend to get more consequential as time goes on. So it was when Gillian Murphy, one of the most admired American ballerinas for nearly three decades, began contemplating not only when,
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By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer Alan Bergman, the Oscar-winning lyricist who teamed with his wife, Marilyn, for an enduring and loving partnership that produced such old-fashioned hits as “How Do You Keep the Music Playing?,” “It Might Be You” and the classic “The Way We Were,” has died at 99. Bergman died late Thursday
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By Andrew Freedman, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration has changed course and is moving ahead with work to develop a new database that would provide Americans with precise estimates of their flash flood risk in a warming world, according to a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration official and an internal NOAA email seen by
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Trump’s appointees requested more marble for the Fed’s $2.5 billion renovation now attacked by White House as excessive.
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — “Tell me your secrets and ask me your questions,” Chris Martin sings in the Coldplay song, “The Scientist.” Questions are definitely being asked about a viral “kiss cam” moment from a Coldplay concert at Gillette Stadium in Massachusetts this week. The group was performing “The Jumbotron Song,” when
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By CNN Meteorologists Mary Gilbert, Briana Waxman, and CNN’s Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — Tens of millions of people are at risk of dangerous flash floods in pockets of nearly every region of the contiguous United States Friday, as the nation’s summer of flooding continues. As summer heat starts to peak, July has seen the
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