BOSTON (AP) — US judge blocks Trump administration from reallocating $4 billion meant to help communities protect against disasters.
Continue Reading CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — United Fire Group Inc. (UFCS) on Tuesday reported earnings of $22.9 million in its second quarter. On a per-share basis, the Cedar Rapids, Iowa-based company said it had net income of 87 cents. Earnings, adjusted for investment costs, came to 90 cents per share. The
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — As the school year approaches, local organizations are helping stuff backpacks for students of all grades.
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By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump raised the tariffs on Canadian goods to 35% last week, but a key exemption for Canada and Mexico shields the vast majority of goods from the punishing duties. Goods that comply with the 2020 United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement that Trump negotiated during his first
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By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — News that Attorney General Pam Bondi is advancing a criminal investigation into the Obama-era origins of the Trump-Russia investigation means that one of the most studied, and politically polarizing, chapters of modern American history will be under the microscope yet again. Here’s a look at what’s known
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By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A woman charged with selling Matthew Perry the dose of ketamine that killed him is headed for a September trial. Jasveen Sangha’s trial — the only one forthcoming in the death of the “Friends” star after four other defendants reached plea agreements with prosecutors —
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By Marisa Sardonia Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — PBS North Carolina announced it is offering a series of voluntary separation offers to its employees following a significant loss of federal funding. The public media network confirmed via a press release on Tuesday that its “most permanent employees” will
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By Thomas Robertson Click here for updates on this story FAIRFAX COUNTY, Virginia (WTOP) — A 4-year-old boy who was found dead in Lorton, Virginia, more than 50 years ago, and whose name has remained a mystery, has finally been identified after a flood of tips, a series of DNA tests and decades of twists
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Ozzy Osbourne died of a heart attack and had coronary artery disease in addition to suffering from Parkinson’s disease for years, his death certificate said. The singer had suffered from coronary artery disease as well as Parkinson’s, according to the certificate filed at a register office in London and obtained by The
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By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department will seek to indict the man accused of killing two Israeli Embassy staff members in Washington, DC, on federal hate crime charges this week, according to sources familiar with the matter. The indictment against Elias Rodriguez is expected to include special findings for capital punishment, where
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Continue Reading To see stories that have already moved, please visit AP Newsroom. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan ——————————-— NEBRASKA ————-——————— US–Congress-Town Hall-Nebraska GOP congressman faces heated town hall where hundreds boo him for supporting Trump’s big bill SUMMARY: Republican congressman Mike Flood has gotten
Continue Reading To see stories that have already moved, please visit AP Newsroom. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan ——————————-— NEBRASKA ————-——————— US–Congress-Town Hall-Nebraska GOP congressman faces heated town hall where hundreds boo him for supporting Trump’s big bill SUMMARY: Republican congressman Mike Flood has gotten
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By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press It might be hard to find someone to have your back in politics if you get caught lying about your life story, become one of a handful of people ever expelled from Congress and then are thrown into federal prison. But George Santos is no ordinary former politician. In a
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By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — It’s only rock ‘n’ roll, but it’s messy. A guitar once played by two members of the Rolling Stones is at the center of a dispute between the band’s former guitarist Mick Taylor and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The 1959 Gibson Les Paul was donated to
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By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — After watching his Kansas City Chiefs get dismantled by the Philadelphia Eagles in the Super Bowl, general manager Brett Veach identified two specific areas where the three-time reigning AFC champions needed to improve. One was left tackle, where a rotating cast struggled all season
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By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — After watching his Kansas City Chiefs get dismantled by the Philadelphia Eagles in the Super Bowl, general manager Brett Veach identified two specific areas where the three-time reigning AFC champions needed to improve. One was left tackle, where a rotating cast struggled all season
Continue Reading By JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s day began typically enough, with a television interview and a call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Then it took an unexpected and unusual turn when he appeared on the roof of the White House’s West Wing. Late Tuesday morning, Trump emerged from a door
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — The Kansas City Chiefs Training Camp is buzzing with excitement — and fans in red are showing up in full force.
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By SEUNG MIN KIM and MEG KINNARD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday established a task force on the 2028 Olympic Games being held in Los Angeles that he said would ensure the event is “safe, seamless and historically successful.” The 2028 Games will be the first Olympics to be hosted
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By Alexandra Skores, Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — Acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy has directed the agency to fast-track plans to put a nuclear reactor on the moon. Expediting work to place a reactor on the lunar surface to help power moon exploration efforts would keep the United States ahead of China and Russia, both
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By Pat Reavy Click here for updates on this story SPANISH FORK, Utah (KSL) — The man charged with capital murder in the death of Santaquin Police Sgt. Bill Hooser is now facing additional charges for allegedly attacking multiple deputies at the Utah County Jail. Michael Aaron Jayne, 43, of Garrett, Indiana — who is
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By Kate Devine Click here for updates on this story WICHITA, Kansas (KAKE) — Boeing is facing its second strike in less than a year, but Spirit AeroSystems employees in Wichita say they aren’t concerned, at least for now. About 3,200 Boeing defense workers in the St. Louis area walked off the job just after
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — George Clooney wants everyone to know Adam Sandler is much more than a funnyman. The pair star in the forthcoming Netflix film “Jay Kelly” which centers around “famous movie actor Jay Kelly (Clooney) and his devoted manager Ron (Sandler) as they embark on a whirlwind and unexpectedly profound
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By KAKE News Staff Click here for updates on this story SALINE COUNTY, Kansas (KAKE) — For the fifth time in four days, an earthquake has been reported in Saline County. The U.S. Geological Survey says a 3.3 magnitude earthquake centered around 3.1 miles (5 kilometers) east of Assaria was reported around 11:20 p.m. Monday.
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By GABRIELA SÁ PESSOA and NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump has made clear who his new Latin America priority is: former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, a personal and political ally. In doing so, he has damaged one of the Western hemisphere’s most important and long-standing relationships, by levying
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