St. Joseph Christian announces leadership change
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — The Board of Directors of St. Joseph Christian School (SJCS) announced a leadership transition set to take effect next school year.
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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 ——————————-— MISSOURI ————-——————— US–Army-Helicopter-Crash Army identifies 4 soldiers killed in military helicopter crash in Washington state SUMMARY: The Army has released the names of four soldiers killed
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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 ——————————-— MISSOURI ————-——————— US–Army-Helicopter-Crash Army identifies 4 soldiers killed in military helicopter crash in Washington state SUMMARY: The Army has released the names of four soldiers killed
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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 ——————————-— MISSOURI ————-——————— US–Army-Helicopter-Crash Army identifies 4 soldiers killed in military helicopter crash in Washington state SUMMARY: The Army has released the names of four soldiers killed
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Trump’s Federal Reserve appointee seeks steeper rate cuts
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s appointee to the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors said Monday that the central bank’s key interest rate should be much lower than its current 4.1% level, staking out a position far different than his colleagues. Stephen Miran, who is also a top economic
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Venezuelans in ‘reverse migration’ pushed to new perils in effort to return home
By MATIAS DELACROIX and MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press JAQUE, Panama (AP) — As the boat bounced across choppy Pacific waters, Mariela Gómez and her two children huddled for 17 hours on top of sloshing gas tanks, uncertain of what lay ahead in the dense jungle. The 36-year-old Venezuelan mother was among a million migrants who
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The White House says it blocked US Steel’s decision to stop processing steel at Illinois plant
By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The White House said Monday that it intervened under the terms of a three-month-old national security agreement with Japan-based Nippon Steel to block a decision to stop processing raw steel at U.S. Steel’s Granite City Works plant in Illinois. In a statement, the White House said
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Former judge with brief TV stint enters Georgia race for secretary of state
By CHARLOTTE KRAMON Associated Press/Report for America ATLANTA (AP) — A former state judge who briefly handled family court disputes on TV and later served in the federal government has announced she’s running to be secretary of state in Georgia, where elections have been marred by controversy and conspiracy theories. “I will protect our democracy,”
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Trump backer running for Wisconsin governor followed sexually explicit accounts online
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Republican manufacturer running for governor in Wisconsin as a conservative supporter of “family values” and President Donald Trump followed numerous sexually explicit accounts online, including a nonbinary pornography performer. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported Monday that Bill Berrien, the CEO of Pindel Global Precision and
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At least 11 children killed in el-Fasher drone strike, UN says
BY FATMA KHALED and AHMED HATEM Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — At least 11 children were killed in a drone strike four days ago that hit a mosque in the besieged city of el-Fasher, the capital of North Darfur, the U.N. children’s agency said Monday. Local aid groups and activists and the Sudanese army accused
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France recognizes Palestinian statehood at UN meeting to revive peace efforts
By JOSEPH KRAUSS and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — As the Gaza war rages on, France recognized Palestinian statehood on Monday at the start of a high-profile meeting at the United Nations aimed at galvanizing support for a two-state solution to the Mideast conflict. More nations are expected to follow, in defiance
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Fall arrives in St. Joseph
ST. JOSEPH, Mo (News-Press NOW) — Fall has officially arrived, creating excitement for a cool down, compared to summer temperatures.
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ABC ends Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension and his show will return Tuesday
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — ABC will reinstate Jimmy Kimmel’s late night show in the wake of criticism over his comments about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, officials with the network said Monday. “We have spent the last days having thoughtful conversations with Jimmy, and after those conversations,
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By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — ABC will reinstate Jimmy Kimmel’s late night show in the wake of criticism over his comments about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, officials with the network said Monday. “We have spent the last days having thoughtful conversations with Jimmy, and after those conversations,
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UK charities cut ties to Sarah Ferguson after reported email describing Jeffrey Epstein as ‘friend’
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A number of charities on Monday severed ties with Sarah Ferguson, the ex-wife of Prince Andrew, after British newspapers published an email that she reportedly wrote to the late convicted sex offender and financier Jeffrey Epstein, describing him as a “supreme friend.’’ Julia’s House, a children’s hospice,
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UK charities cut ties to Sarah Ferguson after reported email describing Jeffrey Epstein as ‘friend’
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A number of charities on Monday severed ties with Sarah Ferguson, the ex-wife of Prince Andrew, after British newspapers published an email that she reportedly wrote to the late convicted sex offender and financier Jeffrey Epstein, describing him as a “supreme friend.’’ Julia’s House, a children’s hospice,
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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 – NEWS —————————— US MINNESOTA SENATOR ARRESTED DESCRIPTION: Former Minnesota state Sen. Nicole Mitchell is scheduled to be sentenced for
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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 – NEWS —————————— US MINNESOTA SENATOR ARRESTED DESCRIPTION: Former Minnesota state Sen. Nicole Mitchell is scheduled to be sentenced for
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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 – NEWS —————————— US MINNESOTA SENATOR ARRESTED DESCRIPTION: Former Minnesota state Sen. Nicole Mitchell is scheduled to be sentenced for
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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 – NEWS —————————— US MINNESOTA SENATOR ARRESTED DESCRIPTION: Former Minnesota state Sen. Nicole Mitchell is scheduled to be sentenced for
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Reports: Justice Department closed probe into Trump’s border czar, Tom Homan, for accepting bag of cash
CNN By Isabelle D’Antonio, CNN (CNN) — Tom Homan, now the president’s border czar, was recorded last year accepting a bag with $50,000 in cash by undercover FBI agents in an investigation the Trump Justice Department later closed, The New York Times reported Saturday. The September 2024 payment arose from a probe that was not
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Jennifer Aniston, Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks join 400 artists to back Jimmy Kimmel against ‘government threats’
CNN By Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN (CNN) — More than 400 celebrities are backing Jimmy Kimmel and speaking out against “government threats to our freedom of speech” in an open letter organized by the ACLU. Jennifer Aniston, Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks, Selena Gomez, Billy Crystal, Robert DeNiro, Jane Fonda, Rosie O’Donnell, Jason Bateman, Ben Stiller, Christine
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By Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN (CNN) — More than 400 celebrities are backing Jimmy Kimmel and speaking out against “government threats to our freedom of speech” in an open letter organized by the ACLU. Jennifer Aniston, Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks, Selena Gomez, Billy Crystal, Robert DeNiro, Jane Fonda, Rosie O’Donnell, Jason Bateman, Ben Stiller, Christine Baranski,
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Angelina Jolie says ‘I don’t recognize’ America right now
By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Angelina Jolie spoke up about the free speech debate going on in the United States. The Oscar-winning actress was asked at a film festival in Spain over the weekend, “What do you fear as an artist and an American?” “It is a very difficult question,” Jolie responded, according
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Two countries signed a peace deal in Washington. On the ground, little has changed
By Sarah Dean, Larry Madowo, CNN Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo (CNN) — In the heart of Africa, in the mineral-rich eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, new recruits are being trained for battle. The scores of militia groups that have fought for three decades in one of the most protracted and complex conflicts in the
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The Fed has a lot of catching up to do, says new central banker Stephen Miran
By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington (CNN) — Central bankers are underestimating how much pressure interest rates are putting on America’s labor market, said Federal Reserve Governor Stephen Miran, a staunch ally of President Donald Trump, on Monday. “I view policy as very restrictive, (and) believe it poses material risks to the Fed’semployment mandate,” Miran said
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West Point is violating the First Amendment with a crackdown on professors, lawsuit says
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. Military Academy at West Point is banning opinions by professors in the classroom and some books and courses in a crackdown that violates the First Amendment, a law professor at the military school said in a lawsuit Monday seeking class action status. Tim Bakken
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Banking scams hit St. Joseph residents
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — Banking scam texts are being reported in the St. Joseph area, following nationwide trends of scammers trying to fish for personal information and money via texts.
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Medical information potentially compromised in City of St. Joseph security breach
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — In a press release sent to News-Press NOW, the City of St. Joseph, on behalf of the St. Joseph Health Department, announced medical information may have been compromised in its June security breach.
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Army identifies 4 soldiers killed in military helicopter crash in Washington state
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — The Army has released the names of four soldiers killed Wednesday when the military helicopter they were on crashed near a base in Washington state. The victims are chief warrant officers Andrew Cully and Andrew Kraus, and sergeants Donavon Scott and Jadalyn Good, the Army said Monday in a release. Cully,
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