By Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — He was a delightful charmer known as a little “ladies’ man.” A gregarious Houston boy who loved cooking as much as he adored sports and video games. But instead of playing soccer with his friends, 11-year-old Julián Guzman will be laid to rest Saturday – exactly one week after
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By MATTHEW LEE, REGINA GARCIA CANO and JACQUELYN MARTIN Associated Press QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — The United States is designating two Ecuadorian gangs as foreign terrorist organizations, marking the Trump administration’s latest step to target criminal cartels in Latin America. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio made the announcement Thursday while in Ecuador as part
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By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer Building a team through the draft is a consistent mantra from almost every NFL team because getting cost-controlled young players in a salary-capped league is crucial to success. Pulling that off isn’t as easy with the draft often looking like a crapshoot, with some widely heralded prospects taken
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The Missouri NAACP is suing Gov. Mike Kehoe to stop a special session on congressional redistricting, arguing that the move is unconstitutional and racially motivated.
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By LINLEY SANDERS and AMELIA THOMSON-DEVEAUX Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Most Americans say kids should be vaccinated to attend school. But as Florida plans to become the first state to eliminate childhood vaccine mandates, U.S. adults are also less likely to think these immunizations are important than they were several decades ago. Routine childhood
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Are you ready for a little escape from your daily life? The St. Joseph Public Library has some recommendations this month for fun romance books. The books discussed here are available at the St. Joseph Public Library, at other Missouri Evergreen libraries, or from one of the SJPL eContent vendors. Visit the library’s catalog at
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The Associated Press Efforts to redraw U.S. House districts for partisan advantage are spreading to more states ahead of next year’s elections. Missouri on Friday became the third state where lawmakers have approved new congressional districts since President Donald Trump began pushing for mid-decade redistricting. The trend began in Texas, where the Republican-led Legislature passed
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The Associated Press Efforts to redraw U.S. House districts for partisan advantage are spreading to more states ahead of next year’s elections. Missouri on Friday became the third state where lawmakers have approved new congressional districts since President Donald Trump began pushing for mid-decade redistricting. The trend began in Texas, where the Republican-led Legislature passed
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The Associated Press Efforts to redraw U.S. House districts for partisan advantage are spreading to more states ahead of next year’s elections. Missouri on Friday became the third state where lawmakers have approved new congressional districts since President Donald Trump began pushing for mid-decade redistricting. The trend began in Texas, where the Republican-led Legislature passed
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NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice has requested access to voting equipment used in the 2020 election in two Missouri counties in what appears to be a wide-ranging effort to more closely monitor election processes around the country.
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By Jennifer Hansler, Kylie Atwood, CNN (CNN) — The US State Department is designating two Ecuadorian criminal organizations as foreign terrorist organizations, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced in the country’s capital, Quito, on Thursday. The designations of Los Lobos and Los Choneros “brings with it all sorts of options in the United States to
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By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer Once again, the Kansas City Chiefs open the season coming off a Super Bowl. This time is different, though. They’re not the champions. Last year, the Chiefs were trying to become the first team in NFL history to win three straight Super Bowls. But they got blown out 40-22
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By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer Once again, the Kansas City Chiefs open the season coming off a Super Bowl. This time is different, though. They’re not the champions. Last year, the Chiefs were trying to become the first team in NFL history to win three straight Super Bowls. But they got blown out 40-22
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By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump likes to boast about how much money the U.S. Treasury is raking in from the massive taxes – tariffs — he’s slapped this year on imports from almost every country in the world. “We have trillions of dollars coming into our country,” Trump
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By The Associated Press Italian fashion designer Giorgio Armani’s work spanned the worlds of celebrity, fashion and power. His death announced Thursday at age 91 has elicited an outpouring of tributes. Ralph Lauren “I have always had the deepest respect and admiration for Giorgio Armani, not only as a designer who never strayed from his
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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 – SPORTS —————————— BBO–TWINS-ROYALS DESCRIPTION: KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Minnesota plays Kansas City at Kauffman Stadium. By Marc Bowman. UPCOMING:
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–TWINS-ROYALS DESCRIPTION: KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Minnesota plays Kansas City at Kauffman Stadium. By Marc Bowman. UPCOMING:
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–TWINS-ROYALS DESCRIPTION: KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Minnesota plays Kansas City at Kauffman Stadium. By Marc Bowman. UPCOMING:
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–TWINS-ROYALS DESCRIPTION: KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Minnesota plays Kansas City at Kauffman Stadium. By Marc Bowman. UPCOMING:
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By ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press The documentary crew that followed the employees at Dunder Mifflin paper company on “The Office” must sure love paper. In its new spinoff, the cameras are back up and filming the day-to-day at another paper company — a newspaper called the Toledo Truth Teller. The newspaper at the heart of
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By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, CNN There’s nothing like shutting the bathroom door, maybe even locking it and hiding away from one’s family, even just for a few minutes. The toilet has long been a sanctuary to catch up on some light reading and, for the harried parent, a spot for some rare “me time.” But the
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By Marvin Hurst Click here for updates on this story DALLAS, Texas (KTVT) — A North Texas couple wasn’t sure what to do after finding a homeless man using their outside spigot to shower. It wound up sparking community debates about compassion and boundaries. Kelvin Simpson said he had to develop a system to survive
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By Gabe Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Washington, DC, officials are suing the Trump administration, accusing the president of violating the Constitution and federal law by sending thousands of National Guard troops into the city without consent from local leaders. The lawsuit, filed Thursday by DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb, claims the troops – many from
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CAIRO (AP) — Sudanese authorities said Thursday they recovered and buried the bodies of hundreds of people who died in a landslide over the weekend in Sudan’s western region of Darfur. Mujib al-Rahman al-Zubair, head of the Civil Authority in the Liberated Territories, said in a video address shared with The Associated Press that the
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — United Way of Greater St. Joseph began its 2025 campaign on Thursday morning with a kickoff breakfast.
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By Marissa Sulek Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — More than 90 cars were reported found in the Chicago River system on Wednesday. CBS News Chicago rode along Wednesday with Chaos Divers, the dive crew searching for the cars. The Chaos Divers team travels the country looking for cars involved in
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By ANNA FURMAN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — When asked where she lives, Big Thief lead vocalist Adrianne Lenker will tell you “the forests.” The Grammy-nominated writer drifts between the Northeast, Minnesota and Texas, like a folk-rock musician of another era. But as the band was splintering last year, she hunkered down with them
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By MAURICIO SAVARESE AP Sports Writer SAO PAULO (AP) — Kansas City Chiefs tight end and three-time Super Bowl winner Travis Kelce made teammate Patrick Mahomes and reporters laugh on Thursday when asked what has changed in his life since announcing his engagement to pop superstar Taylor Swift last week. “I got one more ring
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By MAURICIO SAVARESE AP Sports Writer SAO PAULO (AP) — Kansas City Chiefs tight end and three-time Super Bowl winner Travis Kelce made teammate Patrick Mahomes and reporters laugh on Thursday when asked what has changed in his life since announcing his engagement to pop superstar Taylor Swift last week. “I got one more ring
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By MAURICIO SAVARESE AP Sports Writer SAO PAULO (AP) — Kansas City Chiefs tight end and three-time Super Bowl winner Travis Kelce made teammate Patrick Mahomes and reporters laugh on Thursday when asked what has changed in his life since announcing his engagement to pop superstar Taylor Swift last week. “I got one more ring
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