By Gabe Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has fired two dozen Federal Emergency Management Agency IT employees, including top leaders, for allegedly neglecting security protocols and compromising sensitive data. A DHS press release Friday claims a routine cybersecurity review uncovered major vulnerabilities that allowed a “threat actor” to breach FEMA’s network.
Continue Reading
By DAVID A. LIEB and ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo (AP) — Republican Gov. Mike Kehoe said Friday that he is calling Missouri lawmakers into a special session to redraw the state’s U.S. House districts as part of a growing national battle between Republicans and Democrats seeking an edge in next year’s congressional
Continue Reading
Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court is set to decide whether a Texas law to give police broad powers to arrest migrants suspected of illegally entering the U.S. can take effect. The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday vacated an earlier ruling by a three-judge panel that the law is
Continue Reading
By STEVE KARNOWSKI and DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A shooting at a Catholic church full of schoolchildren in Minnesota has prompted calls for gun safety legislation. But translating action into policy may be difficult in a state that mirrors the nation’s partisan divisions and split opinions on how best to prevent
Continue Reading
BUCHANAN COUNTY, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — A bus containing 29 kids from a religious school in Westwood, Kansas, flipped over at the 35.2-mile marker on Interstate 29, injuring eight kids on board.
Continue Reading JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri governor orders redrawing of US House map, expanding Trump’s push to tilt more seats toward Republicans in 2026.
Continue Reading JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri governor orders redrawing of US House map, expanding Trump’s push to tilt more seats toward Republicans in 2026.
Continue Reading
By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Thursday’s big NFL trade in which star pass rusher Micah Parsons was sent by Dallas to Green Bay has bettors believing in the Packers and even more soured on the Cowboys. The Packers sent their 2026 and 2027 first-round draft picks as well as defensive
Continue Reading
Seasonably warm and dry conditions will continue across Northwest Missouri and Northeast Kansas Friday and much of Saturday, before rain chances increase Sunday and Labor Day as a low pressure system slowly tracks across the region.
Continue Reading
By REBECCA SANTANA, AMANDA SEITZ and VALERIE GONZALEZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is planning to remove nearly 700 Guatemalan children who had come to the U.S. without their parents, according to a letter sent Friday by Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon, and the Central American country said it was ready to
Continue Reading
By Riley Rourke, Kristina Rex Click here for updates on this story CONCORD, Massachusetts (WBZ) — A woman is accused of pulling a fire alarm at a Dunkin’ in Concord, Massachusetts and causing a bomb scare at the store next door. April Grueter, 48, of Webster, was ordered held on $3,500 bail Friday at her
Continue Reading
By Arlette Saenz, Phil Mattingly, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump has notified Congress he is moving to cancel $4.9 billion in congressionally approved foreign aid using a rare “pocket rescission,” drawing criticism from Democrats and at least one top Republican senator who questioned the legality of the move. The Office of Management and Budget’s
Continue Reading
By Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — Italy’s most famous film festival is well underway, and the canals of Venice are filled with celebrities being ferried to the red carpet. Now in its 82nd year, the Venice Film Festival will run until September 6 and showcase a number of hotly anticipated films such as “Bugonia” by
Continue Reading
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s military will soon carry out “sensitive missions,” the country’s army chief said Friday, in an apparent reference to the Lebanese government’s U.S.-backed plan to disarm the Hezbollah militant group by the end of the year. Lebanon’s military will take necessary steps to ensure the missions’ success while preserving peace among the
Continue Reading
By ED WHITE and KENDRIA LAFLEUR Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — This could buy a lot of Labor Day weekend sunblock: Saturday’s Powerball jackpot is estimated at $1 billion, the sixth-largest prize in the game’s history. Powerball, which costs $2 per ticket, is played in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the
Continue Reading
By Ashley Sharp Click here for updates on this story VACAVILLE, California (KPIX) — Vacaville Fire Station 71 was home to a heartwarming reunion on Thursday night. There, a Dixon man who had a heart attack behind the wheel earlier this year met the first responders who saved his life for the first time. Michael
Continue Reading
By Julia Falcon Click here for updates on this story BURLESON, Texas (KTVT) — The Burleson Police Department has a new addition to the team. BPD said its victim assistance coordinator heard “the tiniest meow” from a drain near the police station on Thursday and ended up saving a kitten. The police department said that
Continue Reading
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A grand jury refused to indict a man who was captured on video hurling a sandwich at a federal agent. Prosecutors dropped another case after complaints that police illegally searched a man’s satchel and found a gun. Judges, too, have balked at keeping several defendants in jail,
Continue Reading
By Mindy Weisberger, CNN (CNN) — A well-preserved human skeleton that scientists recently excavated in Vietnam dates back about 12,000 years ago to the Ice Age and contains the oldest human mitochondrial DNA found in the region. It belonged to a man who died when he was around 35 years old after being pierced in
Continue Reading
By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press President Donald Trump’s administration this week told 40 states to eliminate parts of lessons that focus on LGBTQ+ issues from federally funded sexual education materials or that they will lose funding. The move is the latest in a line of efforts since Trump returned to the White House in January
Continue Reading
By ISABELLA VOLMERT Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer called a special election Friday for a state Senate seat that has been vacant for nearly nine months, setting up a contest that could let Republicans hobble Whitmer’s agenda in the Democrat’s final year in office. The 35th Senate District has been
Continue Reading
By ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press Taylor Kitsch’s character ends up a villain in 2022’s Chris Pratt-led series, “The Terminal List,” and in a new series, viewers learn how he got that way. “The Terminal List: Dark Wolf,” now streaming on Prime Video, is set about five years before the original show. Kitsch plays Ben Edwards,
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 ——————————-— IOWA ————-——————— US–Election 2026-Iowa-Senate Sen. Ernst of Iowa is expected to announce next month that she won’t run for reelection in 2026 SUMMARY: U.S. Sen. Joni
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 ——————————-— IOWA ————-——————— US–Election 2026-Iowa-Senate Sen. Ernst of Iowa is expected to announce next month that she won’t run for reelection in 2026 SUMMARY: U.S. Sen. Joni
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 ——————————-— IOWA ————-——————— US–Election 2026-Iowa-Senate Sen. Ernst of Iowa is expected to announce next month that she won’t run for reelection in 2026 SUMMARY: U.S. Sen. Joni
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 ——————————-— IOWA ————-——————— US–Election 2026-Iowa-Senate Sen. Ernst of Iowa is expected to announce next month that she won’t run for reelection in 2026 SUMMARY: U.S. Sen. Joni
Continue Reading
By SEUNG MIN KIM, HANNAH FINGERHUT and JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst, an Iraq War combat veteran and Iowa’s first woman elected to Congress, is expected to announce next month she will not seek reelection, leaving another vacancy in an Iowa seat that could have ripple effects
Continue Reading
By SEUNG MIN KIM, HANNAH FINGERHUT and JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst, an Iraq War combat veteran and Iowa’s first woman elected to Congress, is expected to announce next month she will not seek reelection, leaving another vacancy in an Iowa seat that could have ripple effects
Continue Reading
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Broadway rom-com “Maybe Happy Ending” isn’t in a very happy place these days. A casting controversy threatens to dampen the show’s post-Tony Award-winning glow. The strife began when producers of the South Korea-based musical chose to cast Andrew Barth Feldman as the male lead
Continue Reading
By JIM VERTUNO and ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday signed into law a new congressional voting map designed to help Republicans gain more seats in the 2026 midterm elections, delivering a win for President Donald Trump and his desire to hold on to a slim GOP
Continue Reading