By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Israeli drones dropped four grenades close to U.N. peacekeepers in southern Lebanon near the border with Israel as they were working to clear roadblocks, the force said Wednesday. No one was hurt in the strike. The peacekeeping force, the U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon, described the Tuesday
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HARRISON COUNTY, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — A 71-year-old Stover, Missouri man was seriously injured in a crash just six miles north of Gilman City.
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By Amy Fleury Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin (WISN) — An elephant at the Milwaukee County Zoo needed some assistance Tuesday to get off the ground. Ruth, the zoo’s largest elephant, was unable to get up on her own. The zoo said Ruth tripped on a log in the outdoor habitat
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KHOU, ONSCENE, DANIEL GUZMAN, HARRIS CO SHERIFF’S OFFICE, CNN By Danya Gainor, Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — Eleven-year-old Julián Guzman and his cousin had been hanging out at a family party late Saturday when they decided to branch out on their own. But what started as innocent fun would soon take a devastating turn. They
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By Deidre McPhillips, Shawn Nottingham, CNN (CNN) — Florida will move to end all vaccine mandates in the state, Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo announced Wednesday. The move would make Florida the first state to end a longstanding – and constitutionally upheld – practice of requiring certain vaccines for school students. The state health
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By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Pledging communication about vaccines that will be “grounded in science, not ideology,” the governors of California, Washington and Oregon announced Wednesday they will form a West Coast Health Alliance to begin coordinating public health guidelines separate from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “The new alliance represents
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By Jonathan Ayestas Click here for updates on this story ANGELS CAMP, Calif. (KCRA) — Evacuations remain in effect after a series of fires sparked by lightning started in two Northern California counties. While Cal Fire, the state’s fire management agency, has not reported structure damage, KCRA 3 was able to visually confirm several structures
Continue Reading KCRA By Jonathan Ayestas Click here for updates on this story ANGELS CAMP, Calif. (KCRA) — Evacuations remain in effect after a series of fires sparked by lightning started in two Northern California counties. While Cal Fire, the state’s fire management agency, has not reported structure damage, KCRA 3 was able to visually confirm several
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By Sarah Ferris, Annie Grayer, Manu Raju, CNN (CNN) — A bipartisan group of lawmakers stood outside the US Capitol on Wednesday alongside nearly a dozen women who said they’d been abused by the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein with a poignant message: This is not a hoax. That included a direct plea from
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Joyce and Bob Ringel celebrated their 64th wedding anniversary on Sept. 2, 2025. They were married at the Immaculate Conception Church, in St. Joseph, on Sept. 2, 1961. Their children are Greg (Amy) Ringel, of Kansas City, Rick (Mary) Ringel, of Kansas City,Missouri, Ann (Mike) McCoy, of Kansas City, Jane (Joe) Stessman, of Omaha, Nebraska,
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Joyce and Bob Ringel celebrated their 64th wedding anniversary on Sept. 2, 2025. They were married at the Immaculate Conception Church, in St. Joseph, on Sept. 2, 1961. Their children are Greg (Amy) Ringel, of Kansas City, Rick (Mary) Ringel, of Kansas City,Missouri, Ann (Mike) McCoy, of Kansas City, Jane (Joe) Stessman, of Omaha, Nebraska,
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By Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — The New York attorney general’s office filed civil charges against far-right anti-immigration activist Peter Brimelow and his wife for allegedly misusing more than $2 million in assets, including a West Virginia castle, from a charitable foundation they run. Brimelow founded VDARE, whose website has been a platform for white
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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 GOP congresswoman joins 2026 Iowa Senate race after Sen. Joni Ernst confirms she won’t run SUMMARY: U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst is not seeking
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By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The conservative news network Newsmax filed an antitrust lawsuit against Fox News on Wednesday, saying Fox has sought to maintain its market dominance through intimidation and exclusionary business practices designed to stifle competition. Fox has sought to block television distributors from carrying Newsmax or minimize
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By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The conservative news network Newsmax filed an antitrust lawsuit against Fox News on Wednesday, saying Fox has sought to maintain its market dominance through intimidation and exclusionary business practices designed to stifle competition. Fox has sought to block television distributors from carrying Newsmax or minimize
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By AARON MORRISON Associated Press Artist and author Patrisse Cullors, best known for her role in co-founding the Black Lives Matter movement more than a decade ago, says she has written a love letter to a younger version of herself who knew what it was like to be homeless and seeking care from inadequate systems.
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By MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — The Democratic governors of Washington state, Oregon and California announced Wednesday that they have created an alliance to establish their own recommendations for who should receive vaccines because they believe the Trump administration is putting Americans’ health at risk by politicizing the U.S. Centers for Disease Control
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Conservative news network Newsmax files antitrust lawsuit against Fox News, saying it tried to stifle competition.
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By MATTHEW LEE and MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico and the United States on Wednesday agreed during U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s visit to keep collaborating on cross-border security, including fighting the trafficking of drugs, guns and fuel, but made clear it would be done from their respective sides of
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By SOPHIE BATES Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Scott Colom, a Democratic district attorney in Mississippi, is running for U.S. Senate, challenging incumbent Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith. Colom announced his candidacy in a video Wednesday that criticized Hyde-Smith for voting for President Donald Trump’s ’ big beautiful bill ’, a sprawling piece of legislation
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By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Florida plans to become the first state to eliminate vaccine mandates, a longtime cornerstone of public health policy for keeping schoolchildren and adults safe from infectious diseases. State Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo, who announced the decision Wednesday, cast current requirements in schools and elsewhere
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Some local pharmacies and health care providers are working to determine their vaccination protocols after new federal regulations limit who can receive them.
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By MEAD GRUVER Associated Press A judge has ruled that Utah lawmakers must proceed with redrawing the state’s congressional district map right away, pointing to Texas and California in rejecting their argument that the job can’t be done in time for the 2026 midterm elections. The ruling keeps Utah firmly among states where partisan redistricting
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By KATE PAYNE Associated Press/Report for America TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A Republican former speaker of the Florida House is joining the race to succeed term-limited Gov. Ron DeSantis next year. Paul Renner announced his bid for governor on Wednesday, even as President Donald Trump has already endorsed Republican Rep. Byron Donalds for the job.
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By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press Zohran Mamdani said Wednesday that he won’t participate in any debates in the New York City mayor’s race other than two next month that were organized by the local campaign finance board. In a video, the Democratic nominee said he’ll skip out on “unofficial” debates that pop up, but that
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Continue Reading By 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–WHITE SOX-TWINS DESCRIPTION: Chicago plays Minnesota at Target Field. 150 words, more on merit. UPCOMING: By 09/04/2025
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